1885

St. Petersburg is well known as a haven for old people. That fact was evidenced by the attendance at the annual dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association at the Lakewood club on February 22 of Matthews '84, Austin '85, Kelley '86, Gage '87, Lougee '88, Frost '89, Leavitt '91 and A born '93. The 41 members and guests were privileged to hear a very interesting report on conditions in the Near East by Leslie Leavitt '16 of the American University, Beirut, Lebanon. His description of the peoples of the various countries around the eastern end of the Mediterranean, their distrust of the objects of the United States, Great Britain and France, their suspicion of each other, coupled with the short experience of some with self government, gave an insight into the problems faced by the authorities in Washington intrusted with the execution of our foreign policy. Those of us who are inclined to be critical of the way our foreign affairs are carried out may have but a faint realization of the problems to be solved before a decision can be made.

Dr. and Mrs. E.P. Buchanan (Marian Bayley) spent their annual holiday of one month at Pompano as is their custom. Their son Eustace has been accepted as Ensign in the Navy Supply Corps School at Bayonne, N.J.

As this letter is being written—February 24 —we can report that, after a very unusual winter for Florida, the cold spell is, apparently, over. However, cold as it has been there have been no reports in St. Petersburg of frozen water pipes or a rush to buy snow shovels. Neither has there been any criticism of the weather by visitors from the middle west. To them it has been "just right."

In the absence of any word from any member of the Class of '85 it is assumed that none has passed away since our last report.

Secretary and Treasurer, Warner, N.H. Class Agent. 101 Highland Ave., Middletown N.Y.