1894

The Matt Jones Fall Roundup was held as scheduled on Monday evening, October 21, at the Boston City Club. The following were present: Ames, Griffin, Knowlton, Lewis, Lyon, Marden, C. C. Merrill, Parker, B. Smalley, Spooner, E. M. Stone.

Eleven in all. This is one ahead of the year before, and considering everything, was a very good attendance. In addition, letters were read from fourteen absentee members of the Class and from seven wives of deceased members. Before we sat down to dinner we had the pleasure of a chat with Mrs. M. B. Jones, our hostess of former years. It was certainly good to see her again and to be reminded of old times.

For the rest, it may be enough to tell the world that the Class of '94 is not so much "retired" as might appear. For example, to go no further than the eleven men who attended this Roundup, Billy Ames is still carrying on the business of the Ames Construction Company, frequently working from seven in the morning till six or seven at night; Frank Griffin is still making the people of Haverhill see better than they would without his glasses; Kent Knowlton is pursuing a multiform set of activities out in West Medway, which, however, do not preclude his taking up the study of Plato (it was Plato, wasn't it, Kent?); "Luce" Lewis is still making it possible for the Draper Company of Hopedale to continue its business of manufacturing textile machinery; Bud Lyon is actively engaged in the practice of law and has a large share in running one or two banking institutions on the side; Phil Marden is still treasurer (or is it president?) of the Courier-Citizen Co. of Lowell, large-scale printers, with branches in Philadelphia and Chicago; C. C. Merrill has a small church in Lynn and is preaching every Sunday; Woody Parker is acting as Class Agent for '94, and on the side is Town Clerk of Hudson, Massachusetts; B. Smalley is writing "Between Ourselves," the principal publication of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, and is doing it with an eclat which does not diminish with the years; Victor Spooner entertained this summer around 4000 visitors at his Antique Shop in North Bridgton, and for relaxation is now managing an apartment house in Winter Park; and "Stub" Stone is practicing his profession as a civil engineer in Hartford. Those who wish to be added to this list will please come to the Roundup next year.

Billy Wallis was kept away by being interned at the Framingham Union Hospital, where he had just undergone a major operation. However, he was shortly released and is rapidly convalescing. Ted Allen wrote us from his ancestral home at Hopkinton, Rhode Island. It was a cheerful letter and gave us to understand that he would join the Boston gang soon.

Among the most notable news was the disclosure by Jimmie Townsend that he and Cora had celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage on Monday October 7. Their three sons, Ted, Dartmouth '19, Dick, Dartmouth '23 and Jack, Stanford '32, gave a reception for them at their house with about one hundred of their intimate friends and relatives present to help them celebrate in proper manner their reaching this milestone. Congratulations, Jim and Cora!

While on the Pacific Coast, let us reveal that Major Tenney has moved from Seattle, and though he expects to roam widely, he can always be reached: c/o Col. W. C. Ryan, Holly Hill, Route 2, Box 34, Turner, Oregon.

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

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