1900

Jed Prouty writes from Chicago where, since the recent death of Sam Banning, he is the only 1900 representative, the nearest to him being Harold Holland at Galesburg, 150 miles away. Jed is doing little of his usual travelling these days. The commodities with which he has dealt so long are now so scarce that, whenever a supply is received, all that has to be done is to write up orders and send copies to his various customers. They will take anything at any price, with no questions asked.

Jim Woodman has been in the hospital for a long period for an operation and other treatment of a sadly creaking and otherwise dilapidated hip joint. He is getting along well and, although the process of recovery is slow, he hopes soon to be able to renew his usual activities, fixing up bum hip joints for others, instead of himself being the victim.

Arthur Virgin writes from New York, where he has been spending the winter at 230 East 48th St. He expects to return to North Hatley early in May.

Roland Eaton's son Roland has been released from the Navy with a certificate of satisfactory service as lieutenant commander. He has transferred his activities from the Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach, to the Drake, Spruce St., west of Fifteenth, Philadelphia, of which he is now manager. His mother has been spending the winter in Miami.

Clarence returned safely late in February from his mission to London as representative of the governing body of the International Labor Organization. He encountered some difficulties on his trip—priority delays holding him up at the airport in New York eleven days before a plane was available, great difficulty in securing hotel accommodations in London, wretched weather conditions in England, and a return journey on an army transport plane, providing few of the conveniences of travel. He endured all these vexations with his usual placidity, and, although tired, seems not to have been affected in health by his strenuous journey. Nevertheless, although the class is proud of Mac's activities, a movement is under way among us (limited at present to the secretary) to have a legal guardian appointed with power to restrain him from the more extreme of his current activities, just a bit too strenuous for those of our mature years.

Secretary, Hanover, N. H.

Treasurer, 212 Mill St., Newtonville, Mass.