1899

The 48th Annual Roundup was held on schedule on the perennial date, the first Saturday in March, at the usual place, the University Club, Boston. The attendance was 23—the same number as last year. This included 21 class members and 2 sons—Mark Fuller, son of Montie, and Jack Donahue, son of the Judge. Newell Crolius dropped in for a while but could not remain for dinner. Paul Osgood, whom we had missed for a number of years, was a welcome sight, handsome and debonair in appearance. Montie Fuller arrived shortly before the dinner started. He had not been informed that his son Mark would be there. The surprise was arranged by Warren Kendall. As he came through the center door of the large room, Benezet played on the piano a song of greeting quickly improvised and rendered by a chorus—a very happy welcome to one whom we hadn't seen for a long time. At the conclusion of the repast the customary green candle was lit to burn until the end of the evening. Kenneth Beal presided graciously and effectively as he so well knows how to do. Everyone spoke a piece, as usual, and all were brief in their remarks, related mostly to im- mediate personal and family affairs. Even BillWiggin didn't shed any light on current domestic and world affairs. Montie spoke of his experience as a rural minister of God and said he would, as a young man, choose the same career again. He was not pessimistic about the future and predicted five-score years instead of the psalmist's span of life for himself. A fine message from a fine spiritual soul. The Secretary read some letters from the absent. All in all it was an epochal evening which will be long remembered. The group picture was taken by our own class photographer, Phil Winchester. The Boston Globe published a story about the Round-up the next day which included the names of all present and where they came from.

Charlie and Mrs. Adams have been spendingthe winter at Daytona Beach, Florida, enjoying life in their "Sparton Manor AluminumTrailer."

Peddy Miller writes from Black Mountain,N. C.:

"I miss the youth with whom I have spent my life. The only serious thing I do is a weekly talk in the lobby on the background of the news. As usual I am a long-run optimist. Most people have chronological myopia. K. Beal can translate that for you. We may as well be optimistic over the inevitable."

Hawley and Mrs. Chase joined the otherfortunate classmates in Florida, making theirheadquarters at Clearwater.

Ralph and Blanche Hawkes motored across the country again in March to attend the wedding of their son Edward. Their third trip to California in a year.

Galusha is buried in overtime work. Rush orders with time limit for Europe and China as well as the U.S.A.

Weary Wardle is convalescing from a long illness and conserving his energies for our fiftieth reunion next year. Like the rest of us he thinks Phil Winchester has been, and is, doing a grand job on the Alumni Fund.

Gerould, in writing from Princeton of his inability to attend the Round-up, said:

"I'm very proud of belonging to a class that has kept its solidarity for almost half a century, longer if we reckon back to '95."

So say we all.

An article about Clarence Joy is in the In Memoriam columns of this issue.

1899'S ANNUAL ROUND-UP: The forty-eighth round-up of the Class of 1899, held at the University Club in Boston on March 6, was attended by the following: left to right, front row—Donahue, Dearborn, Ful- ler Kendall, Watson, Rogers, Wiggin, Benezet, Winchester; second row—Clark, Mark Fuller, Jack Don- ahue Silver, Newell Crolius, Irving, Beal, Skinner, Surrey, Gannon, Hoban, Parker, Storrs, Osgood, and Huckins.

Secretary, The New York Times 229 West 43rd St., New York 18, N. Y. Treasurer, 34 Brighton Rd., Worcester, Mass. Class Agent, 659 Allen St., Syracuse, N. Y.