Death

(This is a listing of deaths of which word hasbeen received since the last issue. Full notices,which are usually written by the class secretaries,may appear in this issue or a later one.)

NECROLOGY

CLASS OF 1878

Addison Fletcher Andrews died of pneumonia October 27, 1924, at his residence, Bretton Hall, New York city. Mr. Andrews was born April 2, 1857, at Cavendish, Vt., son of Rufus Freeman and Mary Cornelia (Fletcher) Andrews. His life since infancy has been spent almost continuously in New York city. He prepared there for college in the Columbia Grammar School. In college he was promiinent in the college glee club, singing a clear tenor and being proficient in yodeling, which was then a novelty and something of a feat. He also figured prominently in prize speaking contests.

After graduation he entered upon the study of law in his father's office and also attended law school for a year or more, but later turned his attention to journalism, working for a time on the staff of the New York Tribune and afterward serving at times as correspondent, court reporter, or musical critic for a considerable list of other New York papers. He also served as private secretary for Congressman Ranney '44, who was his uncle. But meantime he kept up his musical training, singing in church choirs and in male quartettes, taking vocal and violin lessons under famous teachers, until ultimately music became his profession and literature his avocation. He called himself a "musical agent and composer and journalistic free lance." He had considerable success as a composer of songs and anthems, and was the originator of The Manuscript Society, which numbers as members most of the prominent American composers. The Choir Herald for February, 1911, published as the anthem meriting its first prize of $100 his composition entitled "The Lord God is a Sun and Shield." He was awarded a similar prize for the best musical setting of Richard Hovey's "Men of Dartmouth." Mr. Andrews was gifted also as an entertainer. He had a whimsical humor, which he employed in rhymes and acrostics, many of which found a market in Lift and other humorous publications. For many years he conducted a musical exchange, or bureau, furnishing artists and attractions for concerts, festivals, lyceum courses, etc., and particularly for placing organists' and singers in church choirs.

He was in early days a member of Calvary Baptist church, but in later life recorded himself a Unitarian, and was for many years a member (at one time chairman) of the board of trustees and of the music committee of the Church of the Messiah.

He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. Always loyal to class and college, and ever of a cheerful, optimistic spirit, he always greeted cordially the classmates and fellow Dartmouth men who passed his way, and was ready to assist the class secretary in following up stray classmates. He was also in demand as chorister on alumni occasions.

Mr. Andrews was married May 23, 1883, to Miss Ella Reed of New York. She 'and their only son, Fletcher Andrews '16, survive him.

CLASS OF 1901

To the notice of Locke Mclndoe Perkins in the Necrology in the November MAGAZINE should be added the following words of appreciation by the secretary of his class:

He had a wide and intimate acquaintance, and was exceptionally popular in the Northern Pacific organization. The Northern Pacific Boys Club was one of his particular hobbies, and he was one of its first. leaders. "Perk" as we all knew him was always a loyal member of the class, and although the location and nature of his business prevented him from attending any class functions, still he never lost his interest in the class and the College. This was shown particularly last February at the Chicago round-up which he attended, and for those two days he was not to be separated from the 1901 crowd. His retentive memory recalled many happy episodes of our four years in college, and his eager questions in regard to men of the class and their families was noted. Of special interest to him was the reunion in 1926, to which he was looking forward with great pleasure, also the fact that soon his boys would be entering the old College.

Perhaps Perk" was not popular in college, in the sense of being generally known, but those who did know him and to whom he gave his friendship prized it beyond words. He was an excellent scholar, not a plugger, but the Thayer School men will especially remember his ability to analyze difficult problems and his very retentive memory. He early displayed a mental grasp of subjects which was later borne out by his successful business career.

Of him President Donnelly writes: "No man within the range of my acquaintance put more conscience into his work than did Mr. Perkins, and, intimately associated with him as I was during the period of his service as executive assistant, I came to realize that whatever was turned over to Mr. Perkins to do would be well and thoroughly done. With these qualities of character was associated a high degree of personal charm which made it a pleasure to work with him."

CLASS OF 1906

Edgar Avery Marden died suddenly at his home in Stoughton, Mass., October IS, 1924. He had a severe case of nervous prostration and heart trouble resulting from a sunstroke in August, but his condition was not thought to be dangerous:

The son of Judge Oscar Avery and May Therese (Ball) Marden, he was born in Stoughton, July 29, 1884, and prepared for college at Stoughton High School. He was a member of. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

After graduation he entered Harvard Law School, where he remained three years, graduating in 1909. He then opened an office in Boston, and was in practice there until his death, continuing to make his home in Stoughton. He served for many years as secretary of the Norfolk County Bar Association

He served his native town as a member of the Committee of Fifteen on finance, and for several years was a member and secretary of the Board of Health. During the war he was secretary of the Committee on Public Safety and chairman of the Legal Advisory Board. He was a corporal in Company B, 13th Massachusetts State Guard, passed his examination for the Infantry Officers' Training Camp at Camp Fremont, and was about to enlist in the service when the armistice was signed. He was a member of the Universalist church, of the Masonic order, and of the Order of'the Eastern Star.

September 8, 1915, he was married to Mary Carita, daughter of Rev. George W. and Sarah (Taylor) Patten and sister of his classmate,. Harold T. Patten, who survives him, with a daughter, Barbara Avery, now three years old.

CLASS OF 1907

Dr. Ira Humphrey Prouty died at his home in Hartford, Conn., October 8, 1924.

The son of Dr. Ira Joslin and Ella M. (Humphrey) Prouty, he was born in Keene, N. H., April 26, 1885, and fitted at Keene High School. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

After graduation he studied medicine at Johns Hopkins, receiving his degree in 1911, and practiced successively in Bellows Falls, Vt., Marblehead, Mass., and in his native city. He finally went to Hartford, and became chief of the laboratory of the Travelers Insurance Company. He was a Mason and a member of various professional societies, including the American Medical Association.

In June, 1911, Dr. Prouty was married to Bertha, daughter of Frank Chapman of Keene, who died in 1918. They had one son, Ira Chapman, who is now eleven years old. June 2, 1923, he was married to Jennie H. Jordan of Somerville, Mass., who survives him.

The burial was in Keene. A classmate adds this :

"His father and grandfather were physicians, and it was always his ambition, in a measure, to follow in their footsteps. Primarily he was a student, never taking any active part in athletics. The College and its traditions always occupied a warm place in his affections. He thoroughly enjoyed his profession, and was successful in his work. Conscientious and capable, he was always held in high esteem by his classmates in college and medical school and by his associates in the medical fraternity."

CLASS OF 1910

Albert Amasa Ricker died of tuberculosis at a sanatorium in Colfax, Cal., September 271 1924. He had been there since May.

The son of William A. and Carrie J. (Esden) Ricker, he was born in Peacham, Vt., July 8, 1888. His parents removed to St. Johnsbury when he was six years old, and his college preparation was obtained at St. Johnsbury Academy.

He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. During his senior year he took the course of the Tuck School, and remained in the school for the next year, graduating in 1911.

After a short connection with the Plymouth Cordage Company of Plymouth, Mass., he was for a year secretary of the Board of Trade of Nashua, N. H., and then went to Boston as assistant to the advertising manager of William Filene's Sons Company. While with this company he enlisted for military service at the entrance of the United States into the war. In July, 1917, he was sent to Washington, and helped to organize the ordnance departments in the training camps throughout the country. He also served as a committee member in the War College, and was discharged in February, 1919, but retained in the reserve army with the rank of major.

After leaving the service, he joined the staff of the First National Bank of Boston, and was sent to China on an important mission in the interest of the bank. While there he was stricken with pleuro-pneumonia, and was ill for many weeks in Peking. His lungs were weakened, and on his return to America he sought a milder climate and went to California, first to Santiago, where he was connected with the bond house of Stevens and Company, and later to San Francisco, where the house sent him as sales manager. He was subsequently promoted to bond buyer for the company, and was serving in that position when he was taken with fatal illness in January last.

In February, 1922, he was married to Mrs. Madeline Clay Harrold, who survives him. Rev. Charles D. Milliken 'B7, who performed the marriage ceremony, also officiated at the funeral service, which was held at Piedmont, Cal.

Mr. Ricker had been a member since boyhood of the North Congregational church of St. Johnsbury. His parents still live in that town.

HONORARY

Judge Charles Robert Corning, who received the honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1887, died suddently at his home in Concord, N. H., October 18, 1924.

The son of Robert Nesmith and Mary Lougee (Woodman) Corning, he was born in Concord, December 20, 1855, and received his academic education at Phillips Academy, Andover. He studied law in a Concord office, and was a student at Harvard Law School in 1881-2. He began practice in his native city, which was his home through life except for the years 1889-93, when he was in Washington, D. C., as an assistant attorney of the Department of Justice. In 1879 and 1881 he was a member of the state House of Representatives, and in 1889 of the Senate. From 1903 to 1909 he was mayor of the city, and president of its board of education from 1900 to 908 In 1899 he was appointed probate judge -or the county, and held that position until his death, becoming widely known as an authority on probate law. He had been trustee of the city and state libraries and of the state normal schools. He had written much on historical and biographical subjects, and was president of the New Hampshire Historical society. He was never married.

MEDICAL SCHOOL

CLASS OF 1868

Dr.Lester Warren Hanson died at his home in Montpelier, Vt, October 26, 1924. He was taken ill with a severe cold about a month earlier, and his heart was not able to withstand the strain of a protracted illness.

The son of William and Eunice (Martin) Hanson, he was born in Lawrence, N. Y. July 15, 1845. When he was about four years old, his parents removed to Barre, Vt where he received his early education, graduating from Barre Academy in 1864. He studied medicine with a physician in Woodstock, Vt., attending lectures at the University of Michigan and Dartmouth.

After his graduation in October, 1867, he spent the following winter in Bridgewater Vt, associated with Dr. H. L.' Rodimon (D.' M.S. ln 1868 he went to Genesee County, Mich., where he remained twelve years, the last nine being spent in practice at Davison. In 1881 he established himself at Bradford, Vt, where he remained until 1893. He then took special work on diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat, and in 1894 opened an office in Barre, limiting his practice to these specialties. In 1904 he removed to Montpelier, and continued in active practice until his last illness.

Dr. Hanson was actively connected with the Methodist church in all the places of his residence, and was in 1900 a delegate to the General Conference of that church. He was all his life deeply interested in the temperance movement, and was an active worker in the Prohibition party since its origin, being twice candidate for governor on that ticket and national committeeman from Vermont. He was a member of the Masons, the Odd Fellows, and the Royal Arcanum. Professionally he was connected with the American Medical Association, the Vermont State Medical Society, the Washington County Medical Soci and the White Mountain Medical Society, having being president of the last.

July 29, 1868, he was married to Emma F., daughter of Roswell M. and Miranda (Nelson) Bill of Topsham, Vt., who died in 1907. Two children of this marriage survive, Major Herbert B. Hanson, Surgeon U.S.A., and Elizabeth Hanson of Huntington, W. Va., a deaconess of the Methodist Episcopal church. April 10, 1913, Dr. Hanson was married to Suzanne 1., daughter of Dr. Abner Augustus (D.M.5.1852) and Susan Ellen (Carter) Doty of Bradford, Vt., who survives him.

CLASS OF 1884

Dr. Lowell Franklin Wgntworth died September 11, 1924, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, where he had been a patient for two weeks.

He was born in Bridgewater, Mass., December 4, 1859, his parents being Lewis and Cordelia E. (Leach) Wentworth. The late L. Roger Wentworth '81 was a brother.

After graduation he was an assistant physician at the Brattleboro (Vt.) Retreat for a time, and then took a position at the Topeka (Kan.) Hospital for the Insane, where he remained from 1885 to 1892, becoming finally assistant superintendent. In 1892 he was appointed superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane at Osawotamie, Kan, and remained there for three years. In 1895 he returned to Massachusetts and became superintendent of the City Almshouse in Boston Harbor. He then entered the employ of the state, and since 1899 had been assistant commissioner of mental diseases, having his office in the state house.

His home had been for many years at Melrose Mass, where he was prominent in civic activities. He was an alderman for several terms, and for twelve years on the school board, being its chairman for nine years. He was a deacon of the First Congregational church, and active in Masonry, being a member of chapter and commandery.

Dr. Wentworth married Annette Crocker of Bridgewater, who survives him, with three daughters and two sons.