1903

You have heard about the reunion in the July issue. Those who did not come missed a good time.

The pleasant memories o£ the reunion were overshadowed by the sudden death of NedBurbeck on July 1. An account of his life appears in this month's In Memoriam.

Our members have been getting in the daily newsprint.

Harold Hess on April 29 was given a testimonial dinner in New York to mark his 20th anniversary as manager of the New York City division of the New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization.

Roy Bergengren has added more ornaments to his cap and gown. At Antigonish, Nova Scotia on May 25 the St. Francis Xavier University honored him with a Doctor of Laws.

At the 42nd annual reunion of New Jersey Consistory S.P.R.S. held May 20 and 21, a class of 150 candidates was named the Julius B. Walther plass in honor of our Julius B.Walther 3rd.

Found, at 1903 Headquarters, one knobby bowled, straight stemmed pipe. May have been left by some '04 or '05 visiting fireman.

Last spring when Bill Grant received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for his work in promoting better understanding between the United States and Great Britain, the Rocky Mountain News paid him the following tribute, to which all who know Bill will surely subscribe:

HE MERITS THE HONOR

Although as a rule I am not too hot about things like that, I am happy to see that "Will W. Grant has become a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

In my book, he should have been a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. If we had decorations of that sort—and maybe we should have—he would be a leading knight of Those Who Have Contributed Greatly to the Improvement of Denver and Colorado.

Mr. Grant's honor came to him "for his work in promoting a better understanding between the United States and Great Britain."

He has done that. More, he has contributed to a better understanding among the various and rather diverse groups that make up the community where he was born and which he has served so ably.

Will Grant seems to have a penchant for' nonpaid jobs of heavy responsibility. Always without salary, he has been in turn a member of the state and city Civil Service Commissions, of the Zoning Board, of the Board of Education.

Yet that is only part of his contribution to the community he loves and that loves him.

He is, in the best sense of the word, a thorough gentleman in that he feels that position and capability carry an obligation to serve others.

I know of no worthy cause in which he has not taken an active part. I can think of no finer citizen than Will Grant.

Henceforth Mr. Grant, if the article on that' subject in the Encyclopedia is to be trusted, will be authorized to wear upon his left breast the medal of the order, a cross paty; bearing in the center a medallion and circlet, with an imperial crown surmounting the cross. ,

So let it be. I gravely doubt, however, that Mr. Grant, whose modesty is as gentle as his conduct, will so place himself on display save on the most necessary occasions. But he will wear more than that—the confidence not merely of the British Empire, but of the people with whom he has lived and whom he has served so well.

Denver rejoices in this honor to one of its first citizens. Our regard is expressed in less tangible terms, but it is nonetheless constant and profound. —LEE CASEY

Secretary, 273 Forest Ave., Brockton, Mass. Treasurer, Rivermere Apts., Bronxville 8, N. Y.