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same. Army Eng^ineers have made extensive alterations about the building, put 

 in a new drainag^e system, installed latest type of lavatories and toilets, built 

 large outside barracks, put up a portable Y. M. C. A., in fact they have made a 

 new town out of this place. In the early autumn several of us were allowed to 

 go to one of the most attractive watering- places I have ever seen. We met many 

 charming people, some speaking very good English. Here is an instance of one 



of the amusing meetings in France. We were walking along the beach at 



when we met a very kindly looking elderly gentleman and I greeted him with a 

 smiling "Bon Jour Monsieur" when he laughingly replied, "Good morning, boys, 

 it's jolly fine weather we are having." You can imagine how we all enjoyed the 

 joke on us. There is much I should like to write to you that would be extremely 

 interesting but Army Regulations and Censorship prevent. If you all only real- 

 ized how your letters are longed for, you would make them as frequent as possi- 

 ble. With kindest regards to all, I am 



Very sincerely, 



(Signed) George W. Alliton. 

 (N. Y. C. P., 'II). 



PROFESSOR ARTHUR H. ELLIOT 



Dr. Arthur H. Elliot died in the Peekskill Hospital, Peekskill, New York, 

 on February 28th, 19 18, at the age of sixty-seven. Dr. Elliot was born in 

 London, England, in 1850. After graduating from the Royal School of Mines 

 in 1879 he came to America and received the degrees of bachelor of science and 

 doctor of philosophy in Columbia University in 1881. 



In 1885 he was appointed Professor of Chemistry and Director of the 

 Chemical Laboratory at the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York. 

 Since 1896, in which year he became chief chemist of the Consolidated Gas Co., 

 he has been Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the College. A member of the 

 Board of Trustees since 1900, his name was upon the ballot for re-election when 

 tie was suddenly taken away. 



JOHN W. CASWELL 



At the meeting of the College held March 19, the Secretary announced the 

 death on March 9th, 1918, of life member John R. Caswell, of Newport, R. I. 

 Mr. Caswell was one of the members of the firm of Caswell-Massey and served 

 as vice-president of the College from 1893 to 1899 and again in 1903. He was 

 trustee from 1887 to 1892 and again during the years 1901 and 1902. Mr. Cas- 

 well had reached the age of ninety years at the time of his death. The funeral 

 services were held at his home in Newport, R. I. 



