1904

Sickness of classmates and the passing of three of them since June have brought your secretary many letters. As they have been read, he has been deeply impressed by the sincere interest and affection classmates have for each other. It is not a pleasant duty to inform you that Gene Sewall, Morey Lockwood, and Henry Safford have passed away. Each of them was held in high esteem. To the members of their families many expressions of sympathy and respect have been sent by members of the class.

Harry Morse, whom we seldom hear from, wrote me a fine letter from Santa Barbara, Calif. Nice to hear from you, Harry.

Another fine note came from Capt. Hardy from Seattle. When he heard of Tom Streeter's illness, he called Tom by telephone which gave Tom a great lift.

Hat plans to call on Kid Woodard and bring him the greetings of the class.

Another letter of great interest from Whit from Washington. He, Watson and Safford were great pals in college. Whit and Vilda are fine, and send greetings. Johnnie Fletcher from Chattanooga, Tenn., writes that he and Augusta have purchased a big house on the top of Lookout Mountain, and invites classmates to come see them in their new home.

Ruth Streeter wrote me of the illness of Tom. In July he suffered a coronary thrombosis. Tom spent several weeks in Doctors' Hospital in New York. He has greatly improved and is now back home in Morristown, N. J. All classmates wish him complete recovery and also owe him many thanks for his long years of valuable service to the class.

I£ my plan succeeds, you may find at the top of the class news the story of the great fight of our Bull Turner of St. Louis who earned his nickname on Myron Witham's team back in 1903. Bull, now 77 years old, was the man who made both touchdowns in that famous game with Harvard to win the game 11-0. Nice going, old timer, and thanks for your good letter.

Wayne and Mary Perkins from Sacramento, Calif., write how pleased they were for messages and flowers sent by the class in commemoration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Together with their children and a group of friends, they enjoyed a delightful dinner on the occasion.

A similar note was received from Dr. and Mrs. Hill from Long Beach, Calif., with expressions of sincere thanks to classmates for the remembrances.

George and Sally Scales celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary Oct. 1. Congratulations and a bouquet were sent by the class to the happily married couple of 50-years ago. George is given to writing poetry; he sent a poem which the secretary has placed in the files of the class.

The Christian Science Monitor has published two articles written by Carl Woods, the president of the Massachusetts Business Development Corporation. These articles have been put in brochure form, and the secretary is in receipt of a copy entitled, "The Growth of Development Financing."

Few men in the class take more time and give more of themselves in unselfish interest and devotion to the men in the class than Peacham Blanchard. Wherever and whenever sickness or sorrow comes, there you will always find a message from Peacham of comfort and cheer. Our sincere thanks to him.

The Scituate Weekly Herald recently carried reference to an informal talk given by Matt Bullock to a Marsfield group on the Bahai religion. He is a pioneer of the Bahai movement in Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Dutch West Indies. Matt has served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the faith, and recently returned from a visit to the Bahai International Center in Haifa, Palestine.

Two deaths of members of the class: MoreyLockwood in August and Henry Safford in September, have brought real sorrow to us all. In another section of this issue will be found an In Memoriam to both.

Morey was 76. He moved to Spokane Valley, Wash., in 1912, and had been a successful fruit grower in that area and was prominent in politics. He served as County Commissioner and was president of his local bank and president of the Kiwanis Club. In college he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. We all remember him as he appeared at our 50th reunion. III though he was, he enjoyed every moment of the time he shared with us. A fine friend, loyal classmate, we shall miss Morey.

Dr. Henry Safford passed away suddenly September 16. He was 72 years old. An authority on gynecology and obstetrics, he was chief of staff at the Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York, and the Metropolitan Hospital in Welfare Island, New York. Author of historical and mystery stories, for many years he also wrote articles for the Ladies Home Journal - entitled "Tell me Doctor." Full of fun and energy, scion of a distinguished Revolutionary War family, Henry had an outstanding career in the medical profession and received many honors. The class was proud of him and we join with the family in grief at his passing.

Secretary, 100 North St., Piltsfield, Mass.

Treasurer, Morris town, N. J.

Bequest Chairman,