Class of 1889

John Barrett has written that Mrs. Barrett fell in their home early in March, a few days after a very happy celebration of her eighty-seventh birthday. Fortunately no bones were broken and convalescence seemed to be progressing satisfactory. . . After 3 months in Florida Harry Frost is back on the job with his usual enthusiasm The last word from Wellman was written from St. Petersburg. He and Mrs. Wellman seem to have been greatly benefited by their stay in the Florida sunshine and expected to start for home April 14, after a full three months there. He mentioned the pleasure of meeting a number of Dartmouth men, "most ofthem retired." .... A few days ago an alert, white-haired gentleman called and gave me an opportunity to recognize him. I fumbled and he quickly identified himself as Ralph W. Doane of Harwichport, Mass. Inasmuch as we had met only once in the last 50 years, I did not feel greatly humiliated, especially as that once was in August, 1926, when Nat Noyes and his family gave a small group of Eighty-niners a delightful evening at their home in Duxbury. Ralph and his sister live together. Mrs. Doane died many years ago. The only daughter has been employed for a long time in the statistical department at the home office of the Boston Edison Co. Ralph said that he has held every nonsalaried office in his town, for the last 15 years a member of the school board under whose direction a new high school building, costing approximately $135,000, is nearing completion. He is interested, like all true Cape Codders, in cranberry production and owns several bogs. He is fond of hunting—has several fine bird dogs—also of fishing and gardening. He had a serious illness last year but has "come back" very well, even though he admits that he is more moderate now than before in his varied activities Charlie Doane's widow lives in Harwichport with the adopted son, Walter Snow, and his 7-yearold boy. Walter is teaching craftsmanship in a CCC camp Congratulations to Sully on a sixth grandchild, Nancy Curtis, born at New Haven, March 9. And to Doc Warden on his election as president of the North Montana state fair board. "The newpresident has served for several years as adirector, and since its inception has been aleader in advocating many of the featureswhich have made the North Montana statefair a recognized peer of the best fairs inthe nation."

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