1894

Word comes from A. W. Rollins, son of Mrs. J. Irving Read, of a tragic accident which occurred July 18 near Alameda, Calif. Irving and his wife were driving down a steep hill when brakes failed to work and, as a result, Irving was killed instantly and his wife seriously injured. A sketch of Irving will appear in the November MAGAZINE. In the intimacy of this column what Mr. Rollins says about the happiness that his mother and Irving had during their short married life may be shared.

"I know that I speak for all the members of our family here when I express my sincere regrets at Mr. Read's passing. He was in good health, and only two days before the accident he had confidently spoke of spending the next twenty years with my mother. Although their time together was short, he and mother were good for each other and I believe they were much the better for their life together. I hope that mother will find it possible to still find in life, now that she is alone again, some of the sparkle that Mr. Read showed to her. I believe that she will be able to look back with real pleasure at the period they had together, and to regret only that they could not have had the twenty years."

Edward M. Stone and Walter H. Merrill also died in July and sketches of them appear elsewhere in this MAGAZINE. With regard to them quite personal words may also be given here.

Lawrence Stone, in sending in details about his father, gave this estimate of him:

"My father was a good man and a religious man. He really tried to live the moral and ethical life of a sincere Christian. He never swore and was always ready to help a person who needed his help. I wish I were as good a man."

Walter Merrill would undoubtedly have had much more to do with the Class if it had not been for the "occupational trouble" of which he speaks in the account of his life which is quoted elsewhere. However, the loss of the normal use of his hands which resulted from his pioneer work with X-rays did not prevent him from a very large service (called by him a "recreation") to the Boy Scouts of his area. How much this meant to these boys is indicated by one of them:

"I think you know how much I and the Scouts of my generation — revered 'Doc' Merrill. He was a part, a grand part, of our early lives. I shall never forget him, and I am sure that that goes for an extremely large number of the now grown 'boys' in and around Washington."

It will be remembered that Mr.s. Curly Bartlett moved to South Pasadena, Calif., some time ago. Your secretary found her there last summer very comfortably situated not far from her sister. Members of the '94 family who go in that direction must not fail to look her up. The address is 70 Brent Avenue, So. Pasadena. In this connection, please note that Mrs. Arthur Adams has moved to Virginia to be with a daughter and grandchildren. Her address is 8104 Kingston Road, Richmond 26, Va.

Secretary, 74 Kirkland St., Cambridge 38, Mass Treasurer, 60 Maple St., Somersworth, N. H.