1894

In preparing a monthly column like this a man is haunted and perhaps kept awake nights by the fear that some month he will come up against the fact that he has nothing to say—absolutely nothing. Thanks to the people at Hanover, this fear is now dissipated. Apparently it is going to be possible to record, month by month, the fact that our good friend, Phil Marden, has been at the Hanover Inn. The dates this particular month are March 13 to March 15. Keep it up, Phil!

When the Administration, under the leadership of President Hopkins, gave the green light to our class for having its 50th Year Reunion in 1944, they indeed did us a good turn. Since that Reunion eight of our number have died and six were present at this neverto-be-forgotten event.

For the sketch of Curly Bartlett, which probably appears elsewhere, we are indebted to Bud Lyon. For the sketch of Ted Ruggles we are indebted to Jim Townsend.

The six of us who attended Curly's funeral were: Howland, Knowlton, Lyon, Marden, C. C. Merrill, and B. A. Smalley. Those who attended Ted's funeral were: Tenney and Townsend, who was accompanied by his wife.

Letters of appreciation have been received from Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. Ruggles for the flowers that were sent in behalf of the class, and also for our attendance and help. Mrs. Bartlett writes:

Perhaps at one of your round-up luncheons you can convey to each member of the Class of '94 who was present last Saturday just how much the tried and true spirit of '94 meant to me in that hour. I was sorry our meeting had to be so brief, but it was good to see them.

Also, I wish to thank every member of '94 for the very lovely flowers that they sent to Rolla. In the midst of so much visible, and invisible, love and beauty, the pain of letting go Rolla's hand was mitigated and the hour lost some of its hurt.

Mrs. Ruggles writes:

Mr. Townsend was a great help and comfort to me and I appreciated all of his kindnesses more than words can express. The flowers the Class of '94 sent were beautiful, and I thank each and everyone.

Word comes about the complete success of the operation which Elmer Tenney had last November for a cataract on his right eye. He is, naturally, very happy and reports that the eye on which the operation was performed is today his better one. In other respects he is as well as when we saw him at our last Reunion.

John Henry Bartlett gives us the following interesting account:

On March 15 I spent my 77th birthday at my business office in Washington, D. C., but longing to get back to my home in Portsmouth, N. H., and to plant a garden on my one-acre home at Sunapee. Prior to that I had sunned myself on the Miami Beach, in Florida, where the prudent should have avoided the jam of folks and the "black market" in everything. I know and like Mr. Dickey, our new president. He fits the New World regime in the "One World" era.

Secretary, 74 Kirkland St., Cambridge, Mass. Treasurer, 89 Prospect St., Somersworth, N. H,