1915

The Worcester Telegram of March 7 declares that Bud Doe was chosen a new selectman at Harvard, Mass.

Casey Jones has been appointed a delegate to the big Shrine Convention in Los Angeles, Calif., and consequently will be obliged to miss the Reunion. He plans to fly out to the West Coast with stops in Columbus, Cleveland and Boston on the return trip. I think it very rude for the Shriners to select the same dates we are using. Now what will we do without our old accordion player?

Cloughie reports that he dropped in on Stick Parnell around Easter, and found the Squire of Northwood Narrows in fine fettle and raring to go. Walt Meader spent last month in Florida, soaking up sunshine and ruining his insides with orange juice.

Montreal papers sure missed the beat of the century, when they omitted to mention that two distinguished visitors were in their midst. I'm referring, of course, to the celebration of the 20th wedding anniversary of Don andFannie Bennink in that fair city. Congratulations are in order.

Howie Stearns writes:

"After the grand letter you wrote me more than a year ago it is time that my conscience caught up with me and you received a reply. As a matter of fact at the time there did not seem to be much to write about, but during the last year assorted things have been happening which may be of interest to others. About two years ago -I was one of the incorporators of the Gravity Research Foundation which in reality was sponsored by Mr. Roger W. Babson. During the year, prizes were announced on essays on the subject of gravity with special reference to finding some insulation or absorber. As the only physicist in the group, I read the final papers and decided on the prizes. The announcement came at the same time as Mr. Einstein's announcement of the general field theory. The results were on the same page of Time magazine. (For the benefit of any physicists who may read this, I am very skeptical about the whole matter. It seems to violate the second law of thermodynamics.)

"Recently Mrs. Babson asked me to be a trustee of Webber College in Babson Park, Fla. During the spring vacation at Simmons College, where I teach, Mrs. Stearns and I went down to see the college and found such an attractiveness in the place and most of all in the people we met there that we disliked greatly to leave. Soon after the election as trustee of Webber College I was chosen president of the Twentieth Century Association of Boston. The Association meets on Beacon Hill, but has a somewhat modified Beacon Hill atmosphere. One of the fascinating members, who is old in years but very young in spirit is Dr. Godfrey Lowell Cabot.

"Last June my son graduated from Boston Uni- versity and spent the summer working with the Vermont Council of Churches in Vacation Schools for the rural areas of the state. This fall he entered Yale Divinity School and is enjoying his work there. He is assistant to the pastor in the Congregational Church in South Norwalk for his field work during the year."

Chink Chamberlain has been touring the south, stopped in to see Stan Llewellyn only to find the old boy out of town, and ended up in Ohio to attend his son's wedding. Chink is looking forward to the Reunion this June. Word has reached me that Ed Shea has been under doctor's orders to take a vacation. Truly sorry to hear it and hope that he improves enough to join us in June, although the outlook at present is very doubtful. Why not drop him a line? String Downing has been another commuter to the south, mostly on business of lining up promising college men for G. E. Understand String's generous offer to keep it filled has persuaded Cloughie to bring his famous Ice House to the Reunion.

A postcard from Johnnie Johnson arrived, revealing the cause of his absence from our midst. Johnnie has just returned from a trip to Rio and Buenos Aires. Bob McHale got wind of his arrival and promptly motored over and brought him back to Sao Paulo where he proceeded to entertain him right royally. He stated that he met so many presidents, ambassadors, generals, etc., that it made his head whirl. Bob is laying plans to attend the Reunion.

El Sharp, the Big Paint Man, has adopted the hobby of raising Chinchillas on his new estate in South Weymouth, Mass. If successful, he intends to retire from further traveling and devote all his time to breeding and raising those expensive critters. About next Christmas when your wives and daughters are hinting around, you can just send your orders in and I'm sure EI will be glad to accommodate you. El says he hopes to make the Reunion if he can find someone to look after his new "family" while he is absent in Hanover.

The Manchester Leader of Mar. 17 carried an item in its "Letters to the Editor" column from Jack Warren. It seems that some writer had made the statement that "outmoded law made subterfuge necessary." Evidently this statement aroused Jack's wrath and in a lengthy article, too long to include in this column, Jack proceeded to point out the writer's mistake in very stern language.

Speed Henderson has retired from the Shawmut Bank, but no details of his future plans are available at this writing.

Word has also reached me that Dud Woolworth was involved in an automobile accident with injuries that sent him to the hospital. I trust that he fully recovers in time to join us next June. Why not drop him a line?

Bob Bigelow dropped me a line to say that he had seen Jack Bolder in Hanover lately, and was glad to add that Jack had rearranged his plans so that he could reune with us before setting out on his Western trek.

Since this is the last column that your Secretary will write before turning over this office to my successor, may I take this opportunity to extend my thanks to one and all who have been so generous in making my term of office an enjoyable one?

Guests of the Inn:— Mr. and Mrs. Donald C.Bennink.

Address Changes:—Malcolm G. How land, Box 263, Auburn, Me.; George W. Hutchins, 203 Sioux Apts., Sioux City, Iowa; ArchibaldOwen, 7850 Kyle Ave., Sunland, Calif.

Secretary, Paul Revere Rd., Westwood Hills, Worcester 5, Mass. Treasurer, Ames Bldg., 1 Court St., Boston 8, Mass. Class Agent, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., 70 Pine St., New York 5, N. Y.