1904

The first notes of your new secretary should be a tribute to Squid Lampee.

His Class Agent letter of August 11, giving the totals for 1904 of 101 contributors, with a sum total of $7,146 for the Alumni Fund, should make every man in the class proud of Squid, and proud too of the class.

Speaking of figures, here is another record: Puddie and Christine Cobb announce the arrival of Kathi Ellen, the seventeenth grandchild for the Cobbs. Can the Sewalls, the Rollins and Witheys match that record?

Immediately after the reunion in June, King Woodbridge left on a business trip for England and the Continent. In England he held the annual meeting of the Dictaphone Co. Ltd., and as Chairman of the Board, his speech to the directors was published in the leading English and Scottish papers.

Happily on his return voyage aboard the Mauretania he had the delightful surprise of meeting Mr. and Mrs. Hayward Rolfe, and King gave the Rolfes a full account of the reunion.

Johnnie and Augusta Fletcher, after the reunion, covered New England with visits to family friends and classmates before returning to the deep South. Bill Slayton is back in harness, taking over in a temporary capacity as Superintendent of Schools in Conway, N. H. Pete Maguire is back on his feet and attending to his law practice. Everyone in the class rejoices in Pete's recovery.

On July 2, Carl F. Woods was married to the former Mrs. Marion Fryer Wright of Dedham, Mass., in York Village, Maine. JudgeArthur E. Sewall of York officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Woods spent a month in Maine. While there they called on Charlie Tubbs and later were weekend guests of the Rollins in Newport, N. H. The Class extends to Carl and Marion their hearty congratulations and best wishes. They will make their home at 172 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.

Your class historian has received many letters since the Reunion Class Report was issued, telling him of many omissions which would have added interest to the report. At a later date he will print in the class news some of the omissions, especially the histories of some of the non-graduates — interesting stories of Oliphant and Crawford and other men who over the years failed to send to the class secretary news of themselves. Some of these men are dead. There is an old saying that after a man is dead there can be no more news about him, but history has proven that old saw to be wrong.

We have had a couple of changes in addresses and you will want to make the corrections in your address book. Jimmie Brotherhood has moved from Grand Rapids, Mich., to 3211 Scenic Drive, Muskegon, Mich. Jimmie was in the midst of this change over at reunion time and could not get away for the doings in Hanover in June.

Ike Maynard, now retired as chief engineer of the Rumford Falls Power Company at Rumford, Maine, has built himself a lovely cape cod cottage at 22 Meadow Way, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The warmth of his invitation to 1904 men to visit with him and Louise makes a trip to Maine an attractive prospect. The Maynards had planned to attend the reunion in June but a serious fall and a broken hip sustained by Louise made the trip impossible.

Brethren, paste this date in your hat. The annual round-up of 1904, the night before the Harvard game, will come on Friday, October 22. Carl and Squid will make arrangements as to time and place, and due notice will be sent you as to the details. Jig will be there to tell us why we should elect a Republican Congress, Hay Rolfe will stop long enough to tell us of his trip to Europe. Perhaps King will show up with a few foreign secretarial medals. Tuss McLaughry, our honorary classmate, may tell us about our prospects with Yale and Princeton. Pen plans to bring all the surplus bonded stuff left over in Hanover in June. Sid will bring news from the Far North, and it may be Tom Streeter may show up with a class surplus and furnish us a free dinner. It will be a big night; don't miss it.

Ned Bartlett is still taking an active interest in his company, The Hooker Electro Chemical Co. This summer he visited the company plants on the Pacific Coast.

In this first class news report by your new secretary, he would be remiss if he did not pay a tribute to "Our David," who for twenty years edited this column for the Class, and whose friendly letters always brought pleasure to classmates.

Secretary, 100 North St., Pittsfield, Mass.

Treasurer, Morristown, N. J.

Bequest Chairman,