Class of 1912
With the ending of the summer and the return of the MAGAZINE we are most unhappy with the sad news which has accumulated in so short a time.
Our old friend and classmate Dooly Doolittle has passed away. Ending a few weeks' happy vacation with his wife and two children at Rye North Beach in New Hampshire, he was suddenly stricken with a fatal heart attack, on Sunday, August 6. Although he had some years previously suffered a heart attack, no one of his friends knew that he was anything except in the best of health, and his sudden death was a great shock. Dooly was buried from his home in Brooklyn. A beautiful service from the Kings Highway Congregational church, completely filled by his many friends and business associates, gave tribute to the high esteem and love in which he was held by all who knew him. Flowers were sent in the name of 1912. The deepest sympathy is expressed to Mrs. Melanie Miller Doolittle and Dooly's two children —Melanie and Warren Miller.
It is with the deepest regret that we report the death of the wife of James B. Griffin. Mrs. Griffin died very suddenly in May of this year. Those of us who were at our reunion in June, 1932, will recall that Mr. and Mrs. Griffin were just married at that time and attended on their "honeymoon." "Griff" writes us: "Reunionwas hashed over and discussed many times,and she surely appreciated what you alldid to make our honeymoon a success. Itwas the high spot in our short marriedlife, and it took you all to make it complete."
Henry F. Sanborn—"Spike" to us—was found in Bayside, L. 1., on July 30 after having disappeared on July 17. Apparently he had been murdered, but the case remains a mystery, as there does not appear a single motive for the crime nor have any clues been found to solve it. He was buried from his old New Hampshire home at Epsom. Connie Snow attended the funeral, and flowers were sent for the class. The Necrology section contains notices on both Dooly and Spike. Brian W. Robie—prominent in the Northern California Dartmouth Association of which Roy Frothingham is president—reports a new address as Shasta View Inn, Dunsmuir, Calif.
Mark Allen's address in Seattle, Wash., is 14528 Wallingford Ave. George W. Hoban is manager of A. G.
Spalding & Bros, in Baltimore, Md.
James Worton's address is Broad Brook, Conn.
David Dorward is in Asheville, N. C., and lives at 34 Courtland Ave.
Merton H. Baker has moved to Oval Road, Riverside, Conn. Mert is manager of the New York office of the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Cos., located at 285 Madison Ave. It will be recalled that it was "Mr. and Mrs." Baker just a short time before our 20th in 1932, and we are now most happy to announce the arrival on August 24 of a new Dartmouth 1912 legacy -Frank Howard. Our congratulations and best wishes to "Mert" and Mrs. Baker, and a hearty welcome to Frankie.
The time may come soon when all members will receive the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. We hope so. At present a small percentage only see our empty column. Good news never seems to reach us—bad news all too quickly. We start a new college year. Help to make up a decent column for every issue of the MAGAZINE—and a 100% record. Just a line about yourself or about anyone else in the class will help a lot.
Secretary,Alvaro M. Garcia 1452 Broadway, New York
