1899

Birthday greetings have a bit accumulated during the summer months, but here's to Ed Nye—the oldest living member of the class, 87 years in August - and to GeorgeClark and to Bill Hutchinson.

The 57th consecutive Annual Roundup of the Class was held in Hanover on June 10 and 11, there for the first time and changed from the first Saturday in March in Boston mainly because of the rough weather with which we had been greeted in the latter place. Ten out of 31 living members were present, and relatives and friends who dropped around at one time or other swelled those present to 36, the best Roundup attendance the class has had in a long time. Of these, 22 gathered on the steps of Thayer Hall prior to the 6:30 dinner for the group picture. 99ers, those in the front row, are: Watson, Kendall, Hawkes, Beal, Winchester, Hawley Chase, Allen, Skinner, and Adams. The tenth 99er, Joe Gannon, had been unavoidably delayed at the time for picturetaking.

On their way back to their summer home, Stoneywall, at Ossipee, N. H., from the Saratoga races, Dr. Rodney Sanborn and Margaret made a call on Kenneth Beal and May at Bradford. Hawley Chase also was a caller there, and was in attendance at the wedding of his granddaughter, Linda McSpadden in New Jersey. He was 99's sole representative to hear Billy Graham in Yankee Stadium. Joe Hobbs has been enjoying the services at St. Johns, Portsmouth, of a British rector, the Reverend Hodgins from Nahant, Gloucestershire, who had been exchanging parish, rectory, family car and salary, for the year ending October 1. Ed Allen's son Ted and wife Laura were among the summer's callers on the Beals at Bradford.

California is a long way off, but people continue to flock there, and Pearl Staley remarks from her home in San Mateo that that state is getting crowded. Things with her go on about as usual. Dr. Everett Hardwick's widow, Grace B. of Milton, Mass., died on June 15. The College has received a check for $500.00 as a bequest under the will of Dr. Charles W. Bonney. The Charles W. Bonney memorial Fund has been established, and income from the Fund to be credited to the 1899 Alumni Fund campaign.

The Class extends sympathy to Bill Hutchinson in the loss of his brother who died at Norwich, Vt., on June 14. Warren and Helen Kendall spent a good hot spell in their Sarasota, Fla., home, but came North for a cooling-off period the last of August. Warren is still busy in Association of American Railroads, even the retired, and as a consultant with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Your Secretary and wife Sadie spent July and August at their little camp in the Adirondacks, and he is happy to report that Sadie's health is considerably improved.

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

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

Bequest Chairman,