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This columnist has been so engrossed with plans for the Matt Jones Fall Round Up during the last two or three days that he well nigh forgot the necessity of writing this patch of news. He is now two days late and must hurry, hurry, or else be shut out from the fold.

Since the Round Up is to be held October 21, no particular announcement of it is in order. It is being held in October in order to make sure of Victor Spooner, who after November I will be hibernating in Winter Park, Fla. It is hoped that a full report of the Round Up will appear in the December MAGAZINE.

The secretary hopes that this Round Up in October will be in part a celebration of the birthdays of the five '94 men who were born that month; namely, Welton, October 10; E. M. Stone, October 12;. Gibbon, October 16; Cassin, October 20; B. Smalley, October 29. This seems quite a number to have been born in one month. However, March and one or two other months go ahead of it. In this column last month reference was made to the achievements of George Duffy's grandson. By dint of hard work your writer has extracted from Bud Lyon some interesting information about a grandson of his who was a classmate and intimate friend of young Duffy in Worcester. His name is Sherman Lyon Baldwin, son of Sherman Baldwin '23. He graduated from Kimball Union Academy last June, but will postpone his entrance at Dartmouth until after he has taken a course with the United States Marines. He was one of four getting Cum Laude. He was editor-in-chief of the school paper, and president of his class. Athletically he was captain and pitcher of baseball and won his letter in football and hockey. Further information about grandsons will be welcome. Congratulations to our friend Bud, and would that George Duffy were here to know what his young man has done.

Since most readers of the August MAGAZINE (page 34) probably overlooked it, and since items are a bit scarce this month, your colum- nist may be forgiven if he refers to a little book which was published in June over his name. Its title "The State Conference: a Major Development in Congregational History." It is published by the Pilgrim Press, of Boston. It is a small venture in historical investigation.

Secretary, 74 Kirkland St., Cambridge 38, Mass.

Treasurer, 89 Prospect St., Somersworth, N. H.