1899

These October notes are brief, for most of the items of interest to '99ers were covered by the Newsletter of recent date. But with the absence of issues of the MAGAZINE for August and September, we skipped a few birthday greetings, to wit those of Bill Nye and BillHutchinson for August and those of SpadeHeywood and George Clark in September. Therefore, these belated greetings to them.

Back in June when Esther Parker and sister Ruth were at Kenneth Beal's at Bradford, N. H., Hawley Chase dropped in for a call. Joe Gannon entertained Hawley at his Ogunquit home in Maine in late August, and in July Joe and his daughter Genevieve had driven to Bradford to see the Beals, finding both well. At long last Louis Benzet's work on Shakespeare is to be published. It's now in the hands of the printer. Dr. Rodney Sanborn spends about half his time at the office, but the longer half at his summer home Stoneywall, Ossipee, N. H. Flower beds there and the refinishing of a piece of old furniture now and then occupy most of his time. He writes that Stoneywall with its lawns and flowers never looked more attractive. He and Margaret have had a very happy summer.

Death has played a tragic part with '99 these past months. Dr. Charles W. Bonney passed away on July 21 at his home in Germantown, Pa., and Dr. E. V. Hardwick died at his home in Milton, Mass., on August 18. Memorial notices appear in this issue. In Tune, when driving three other boys home from the final school party of the year, Herb Rogers, 17-year-old grandson of Stephen Bachelder, was instantly killed in an automobile accident; and Walter Varney, our Luke Varney's adopted son, died in Seattle.

Secretary, 659 Allen St., Syracuse 10, N. Y.

Treasurer, 11 Park View Drive, Worcester 5, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,