1904

The class has suffered a grievous loss in the sudden death of its able secretary, LeonW. Webster, who passed away at his home in Randolph, Vt., on September 23. A memorial sketch appears under the In Memoriam section on another page of this issue.

With his wife, Geneva, Leon had recently returned from a vacation of about a week in Wells, Me., and during the week they had called on several of the 1904 family. Leon had made penciled notes which he planned to use in writing his report for the next issue of this MAGAZINE and Geneva thoughtfully made them available for us. They were in such finished form that they are reproduced here with practically no changes.

"Safari to Maine. Harry Nichols wants to be remembered to classmates. Daughters to Hawaii. Granddaughter carrying on. Call to Edge in Manchester. Just back from summer in Hampton Beach with Bertha and sister. Have sold Manchester home and taken permanent residence at Carpenter Hotel, Manchester, N. H. (Classmates please note and record this change of address.)

"Called on Arthur and Gertrude Bolster in Nashua. Gertrude still has nurse during day but able to take walks. Had a very pleasant visit. We took Arthur to call on Albert Terrien at his home. Albert now retired but gets out to country club on good days. His playing is however very limited. His wife was visiting their two sons in Connecticut. Their daughter works in Boston and commutes.

"We enjoyed a very pleasant call on Kate Sewall. She still lives alone in the Sewall home, a very large mansion pleasantly situated in the hills overlooking the ocean. Two of the daughters live nearby. Kate has promised a letter on the family activities so hopefully more later to bring you up to date on the Sewall family.

"We had hoped for a gathering in Rockland, Me., with Herbert Andrews and his daughter and the Charles Tubbs. Bert was anxious for the meeting but had a previous business engagement. Bert and his daughter are at their home in So. Brooksville. Bert reports pretty good health.

"We enjoyed a delicious lunch and a delightful visit with Charlie and Anna Tubbs in their spacious home in Bath. Their large house was built in 1820 with an addition in 1840. Among other striking features were several extremely large fireplaces. This had been Anna's ancestral home for many years, the house situated on an ample acreage which supports many unusual trees, several from foreign countries.

"Homeward bound we called on Charles E. Estes (1905) in So. Berwick, Me. Ned taught music in the University at Constantinople for 42 years. He was a full professor there when he retired. Ned's musical accomplishments rate him in Who's Who. Currently he is organist and choir director in one of the largest churches in Dover, N. H.

"At North Berwick we found Harriet Austin and daughters Deborah and Nancy at home. They were all well. Deborah had just returned from a 32-day European trip with the 62-girl glee club of Penn. State where Deborah is Assistant Professor of English. Deborah had charge of the educational aspects of the trip."

So ends Leon's last report to us about some members of the class and their families. Although his term as secretary was comparatively short his performance was superb. No one could have excelled it. We shall miss him sorely and we extend our warm sympathy to Geneva and her family in their time of grief.

Treasurer, Sanborn, Jackson and Rice 520 Endicott-on-4th, St. Paul, Minn. 55101

Bequest Chairman,