1886

Correspondence with living members of the class indicates that everything is about as usual with them. A few items about the ladies are of interest. Mrs. Edwin B. Frost has had the pleasure of visits to her Florida home in St. Petersburg from her daughter Katherine, and later from her son Frederick, his wife, the Mayoress of Portland, Me., and their son Edwin Brant Frost Third. Still later she entertained their daughter Holly, who is attending Northwestern University. This is the first time that Frederick or his family have been here.

Mrs. Chancellor L. Jenks has spent the winter with her sister in Carmel, Calif., and from there made a visit of several weeks to her daughter, Ruth, in Santa Barbara. She will be in her home in Evanston, 111., by May. Her son Herbert lives there. Mrs. Leslie P.Snow, whom we have often seen in St. Petersburg, has spent the winter at her home in Rochester, N. H. She has been busy with local interests, some of which have been increased by the absence of Conrad in Washington.

Henry W. Thurston Jr. has indicated his interest in all things which endeared his father to the members of the class, and his intention to continue to keep up his connection with us. Henry's Montclair home has been sold and its contents dispersed. The Newtons' and Kellys' will miss their frequent visits there while going back and forth to Florida.

The Universalist-Unitarian Church is one of the smaller ones in St. Petersburg, but it has a men's club of over 100 members, which holds weekly luncheon meetings with a speaker, and an almost perfect attendance. It is called The Liberal Club, a name which well describes it, for its members come from all churches and no church. Gage 'B7 and your secretary are quite regular in attendance because, like all the rest, we are attracted by the programs and the kind of men we meet there.

St. Petersburg is having growing pains. Population, both tourist and permanent, is increasing, as are rents and cost of living generally. Building permits for March exceeded a million dollars. The attractiveness of the place thus appears to be increasing. The Dartmouth men who have bought their homes are glad that they did so when they did. Fiftysix names were listed in the register of the Dartmouth Club here, which Gage '87 published soon after the annual meeting in February. About 25 of them attended a noonday luncheon in March and voted to have another in April.

All members of the class are reminded of the excellent standing of '86 in the Alumni Fund and the pride we feel in maintaining it this year. Remember that Newton should not be burdened with undue labor in soliciting our subscriptions as he has had a tough time with his injuries this year.

Secretary and Treasurer, Greensboro, Vt.