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HASKINS & S E L LS C E R T I F I E D P U B L I C A C C O U N T A N T S N E W Y O RK BULLETIN SAN FRANCISCO CHICAGO LOS A N G E L ES P H I L A D E L P H IA N E W O R L E A NS D E T R O IT S E A T T L E ST. LOUIS D E N V ER BOSTON A T L A N TA C L E V E L A N D W A T E R T O WN B A L T I M O RE LONDON P I T T S B U R GH VOL. I I NEW YORK, JUNE 15, 1919 No. 6 Reminiscences IN the process of separating the Executive from the New York office there emerged from the archives the somewhat ancient but none the less beloved volume entitled "Athletics in Accountancy." This volume chronicles the organization and operation of the Haskins & Sells Athletic Association which flourished in 1907 and 1908. Its activities centered around the baseball team, but there was also considerable interest in tennis. The scene of the sports was principally Columbia Oval at Williamsbridge, now the site of a large and important hospital used in connection with the Great War. Our memory takes us back to the Saturday afternoons when "The Lemons" battled against "The Blues;" Mr. Sells' "Farmers" from North Castle gave our team a sound trouncing with a score of 17-2; how ignominously we defeated the team from the Royal Baking Powder Company, and, subsequently, as our skill increased, almost all other pretenders who happened to aspire to baseball glory, including the "Farmers." We recall how A. M. Lovibond, later a leading figure in amateur tennis circles, taught the balance of the field how to wield the racket; and the miniature Japanese archers who, for want of other available space, shared a corner of our field. There was plenty of liquid refreshment of proper sort during the afternoon, and a picnic supper for the members and their families and guests in the early evening, thanks principally to the untiring efforts and unusual culinary ability of Miss Bolles, Miss Hatfield, Miss Taaffe, and Mr. Gilbert. It was a time of banter and jest, and good fellowship reigned supreme. Athletic Bulletin Number One announced that "the following members of the staff of Haskins & Sells have organized a baseball team:" E. A. Hifton, W. N . Peal, C. Dooley, L. L . Perrine, S. Rare-shide, R. C. Brown, E . A. Mitchell, L. C . Matthews, J. V. Westfall, F. Samuelson, Jr.; T. N. Willins, H . B. Cook, F. A. Bresher, John Flint, F. H . Clark, A. T . Johnston, Jr.; J. R. Wildman, F. Shavel, B. E. Gilbert, R. D. L'Hommedieu, W. L. Hawkins, W. H . Kuper, T. J. Murray, Gage Hills, E. Fuller, T. H . Lee, C. S. Ludlam, F. M. Brown, E . W. Sells, D. S. Fero, C. D. Martin, J. H . Ostberg, J. S. Mitchell. Many of the above named have passed out of our lives; some to other fields of endeavor; some to other organizations; some to the "great beyond." There are several who are still with us. As we pause to reflect we are struck with the thought that while diversions may come and go, and they are pleasant incidents, the success of our organization centers around a continuity of purpose, which is only made 41