Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notices may appear in this issue or may appear in a later number.]
BROWN, DR. EDWARD J., '74, Mar. 15, 1938. PETTEE, CHARLES H„ '74, Mar. 23, 1938. DAME, DANA P., 'BO, Mar. 13, 1938. KIMBALL, REV. LUCIEN C., '82, Apr. 8, 1938. RAND, RICHARD 8., '88, Apr. 18, 1938. MCDUFFEE, WALTER V., '92, Mar. 29, 1938. HALE, FLOYD 0., '03, Mar. 18, 1938. WILKINSON, EMILIO V., '04, Mar. 16, 1938. FISHBACK, VAN DUSEN, '06, Oct. 31, 1937. WALLACE, LOUIS 8., '10, Mar. 31, 1938. CURRAN, ARTHUR P., '23, Mar. 13, 1938. HOLMAN, RALPH D'E., '26, Apr. 10, 1938. TURNER, RALPH G., '28, Mar. 26, 1938. PERRY, CLARENCE C., med. '77, Mar. 23, 1938. DRAKE, DR. CHARLES 8., med. '83, Apr. 2, 1938 AKERS, DR. JOSEPH H., med. '84, Apr. 4, 1937. FALLEN, DR. CARL P., med. '93, Mar. 30, 1938 CROWLEY, JOHN M., med. '97, Apr. 2, 1938. STEVES, DR. ERNEST C., med. '05, Apr. 10, 1937 CUNNINGHAM, DR. HUGH V., med. '26, Mar. 28, 1938. CARPENTER, FRANK P., hon. '15, Apr. 12, 1938- SQUIER, MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE 0., hon. '22, Mar. 24, 1934. BOOTH, FRANK W„ hon. '32, Mar. 21, 1938.
ALUMNI NOTES
Necrology
Class of 1874
DR. EDWARD JOSIAH BROWN died at his home in Minneapolis, Minn., March 15, 1938, after a long illness. The son of Dr. Ira and Emily (Clark) grown, he was born in Burke, Vt„ January 14. The familY removed in 1865 to Wells River, Vt., whence he came to college, having fitted at Kimball Union Academy. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi.
The first two years after graduation he was variously engaged in teaching and business. In July, 1876, he began the study of medicine, and obtained his medical degree at Dartmouth in November, 1878, as of the class of 1879. After further study at the University of New York, he opened practice at Littleton, N. H„ in the spring of 1879. He remained there a year, and then was two years at Haverhill, N. H. In 1882 he removed to Minneapolis, and was in active and successful practice until his retirement in 1931, having early made diseases of the eye and ear his specialty. In 1884-90 he was professor of preventive medicine and in 1890-4 of diseases of the eye and ear in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Minneapolis. He was a member of various professional societies and a frequent contributor to medical and scientific journals. In 1888 and 1889 he was president of the Hennepin County Medical Society and in 1914 of the Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology.
In April, 1890, Dr. Brown was married to Mary Peck Fullerton, who survives him, with two daughters, Emily Clark Brown of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and Helen Brown of Minneapolis, and four sons, E. Fullerton and Charles Ira of Minneapolis, John Clark of New York, and C. Franklin of Chicago.
DR. CHARLES HOLMES PETTEE died at his home in Durham, N. H., March 23, 1938.
He was born in Manchester, N. H., February 2, 1853, the son of Horace and Elizabeth Fairbanks (Wilson) Pettee. James H. Pettee '73 was a brother. He prepared for college at Manchester High School. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation he entered the Thayer School, from which he graduated in 1876. He was instructor in civil engineering in the Thayer School from 1876 to 1880 and of practical astronomy from 1880 to 1883.
In 1877 he was appointed to the chair of mathematics and civil engineering in the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, then operating as a department of Dartmouth, and with this institution the main work of his long career of distinction has been done. After the removal of the college to Durham in 1893 and its change of name to the University of New Hampshire he continued to hold the same position until 1916, having become dean in 1888. From the deanship he retired in 1937, to become dean emeritus and historian. During this period he had served at various times as acting president between administrations. The University conferred upon him the degree of LL.D.in 1913.
Active in all matters touching the welfare of the community, he had represented Durham in the House of Representatives and in two Constitutional Conventions and had often held town offices. He was the senior deacon of the Community church of Durham. He held membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education, the National Geographic Society, and others. He was "prominent in the state organization of the Patrons of Husbandry.
July 24, 1877, he was married to Luella Elizabeth Swett of Hanover, who survives him, with their four children, Mrs. Alvena Nelson, Horace J., Sarah E., and Charles S.
Class of 1880
DANA PAUL DAME is of the ninth generation, descended from John Dame who came from England to Dover, N. H., in 1633. He (John) was a deacon of the First church, Dover, who received valuable grants of land and held high official positions in the town. His son, Sergeant John Dame, was an officer in the militia and did service in the Indian Wars. Dana's father was a veteran of the 12th New Hampshire Regiment in the Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Dana P. Dame was born in Tuftonboro, N. H., August 31, 1857, a son of William F. and Betsy (Canney) Dame. He moved to Dover, N. H., at an early age. Graduated from Dover High School in 1876, worked hard to earn money to go to Dartmouth, had to borrow $1,000.
He married Bessie T. Slattery of South Berwick, Me., in Dover in December, 1880.
For the first four decades after leaving college, Dana, or "Pete" as he was always known to classmates, was engaged in school work, as principal of high schools and superintendent of schools in various towns and cities, until his retirement in 1921. He was principal of the high school at Lincoln, Mass., for a term, also of the Massachusetts Academy, New Salem, and was principal of the high school at Littleton, N. H., for ten years.
He lived for a time in Webster, Mass., and subsequently was superintendent of schools in Greenfield, Mass., for a period of six years. He was superintendent of schools for two years in Milton, Mass., and also superintendent of the Parental School of Boston for ten years. His last school work was as superintendent of schools in North Andover, for a ten-year period.
In 1921, a nervous upset from overwork caused him to give up further school work, and he sought rest and relief on a farm in South Royalston, Mass., until 1927.
From 1928 until his death, March 13, 1938, he was a resident of Agawam, Mass., where his wife died in 1928. Three children survive him, Mrs. L. W. Howe of Gardner, Mass., Elizabeth P. Dame, a teacher in Springfield, Mass., and Paul W. Dame, Dartmouth '23; and two grandchildren, Dana H. Howe, Dartmouth '31 and Virginia Howe.
"Pete" Dame, as he was always affectionatel known to Dartmouth men, was a fine man, a devoted alumnus of Dartmouth, always on the watch for any article concerning his beloved Alma Mater. His was a splendid character. He was a kind and devoted father and gave generously of his time and money to many.
He was also a Mason and a member of a number of educational clubs and societies and held in high esteem by all who knew him.
Funeral services were held in Springfield, Mass., March 15, and the burial took place in the old family lot in the Pine Hill Cemetery at Dover, N. H.
Class of 1888
WALTER RODNEY WHITCOMB died at the Claremont (N. H.) General Hospital on March 15 after a serious operation.
The son of Peres and Mary (Bates) Whitcomb, he was born in Springfield, Vt., October 24, 1861. He received his early education in the Springfield schools, graduating from the high school as valedictorian of his class. He had good scholastic standing in college, and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa.
After graduation he was principal of high schools for some years: at Charlestown, N. H., 1888-9; New London, Conn., 1889-90; Belchertown, Mass., 1890-2; Belmont, N. H., 1894-5. Between the last two positions he was at home in poor health. In 1896 he engaged in business in Boston, but soon returned to Springfield, where he remained for the rest of his life as a farmer and real estate dealer.
Although he was by nature friendly and sociable, he found great companionship in books and in literary research. He was a deep thinker and careful student. Few realized the scope of his intellectual activities and the wealth of his accumulated knowledge. The few who knew him well delighted in his stimulating conversation, which was characterized by scholarship and also by a sharp wit and an unusual vein of humor.
Whitcomb never married. He leaves two brothers, Arthur B. of Springfield and Philip G. of Clarendon, and one sister, Mrs. H. W. Randall of St. Johnsbury.
Many of us feel that we have missed much by not keeping in touch with "Josh" these fifty years, for we might better have kept our feet on the ground and learned to distinguish fundamentals. Would that we had more Americans like him!
Class of 1892
WALTER VALEN MCDUFFEE died on March 29 in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he had been spending the winter. Failing health had obliged him to retire from teaching in 1934, but he had been active in many lines up to the last.
McDuffee was born in Wayne, lowa, October 20, 1869, the son of Samuel Valen and Mary (Patterson) McDuffee. He attended Hitchcock Free Academy, at Brimfield, Mass., and Rollins College in Florida, and transferred to Dartmouth for his junior and senior years with the class of '92. He was a fine scholar, and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa rank.
After a few years in the Lincoln, Neb., High School, he resigned and came to Harvard, where he earned his master's degree in pedagogy in 1896. The Central High School in Springfield, Mass., called him to the headship of the classical department, and he remained there thirty-eight years, until his retirement.
McDuffee was a born teacher and leader, and was continually called to assume responsible positions in the educational field. He was appointed to the College Entrance Examination Board in 1916—the only high school teacher in New England so honored. He was a member of the State Teachers' Retirement Board from 1913 to 1918, and was active in all endeavors to improve the teaching profession. In 1918, Governor McCall appointed him to the State Advisory Board of Education, and succeeding governors reappointed him until he retired in 1936, with Lincoln Filene and Henry B. Sawyer, as a protest against the removal of Payson Smith, who had long been commissioner of education in Massachusetts. He served as a member of many state and national Latin committees, was a member of the board conducting a classical investigation in 1920 and 1924, and was coauthor of "First Latin Book" and "Third Year Latin."
To his city and church, he rendered equally devoted and valuable service. For thirty-two years he served the North Congregational church as deacon, and was president of the local Congregational Club. His work as secretary of the drafting committee of the Citizen's Charter Commission in 1916 and 1917 was most highly commended.
McDuffee was a most loyal Dartmouth man, faithful to all his class and college duties. His several years of service as class agent of the Alumni Fund raised the class from medium to top rank in this field, and was indicative of the complete consecration of himself which he gave to any work he undertook.
On June 29, 1909, McDuffee married Mary J. Marsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Marsh of Springfield, and she survives him.
Class of 1893
JOSEPH LOUIS FERGUSON died in Danvers, Mass., March 11, 1938. He was born in Dan vers, April 6, 1870, the son of Thomas F. and Sarah A. Ferguson. He prepared for college at the Holton High School, class of '88, and Dummer Academy, class of '89.
In college, he was prominent in athletics being a member of the varsity baseball team for three years. With his classmate McKay, he conducted the college book store for the greater part of his course He ranked high in scholarship. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Psi up silon fraternity, and the Casque and Gauntlet senior society.
After graduation, he attended Andover Theological Seminary for about a year His health was not good, and after a brief term in business he retired from all activities and was unable to maintain college and class associations.
He never married, and is survived by a number of nieces and nephews, among whom is Arthur E. Hanlon of the class of 1903.
Class of 1903
RALPH WARRICK NEAL died of pneumonia at his home in Salem, Mass., on March 20, 1938.
Born October 9, 1879, the son of George A. Neal of Hamilton, Mass., and Jennie Burbeck Neal of Salem, Mass., Ralph attended the public schools of Salem and prepared for college at the Salem High School.
In college he was a member of Theta Delta Chi and the Dragon senior society. He was a member of the freshman track team and in '01, '02, and '03 of the varsity track team, specializing in the hurdles. He won his D each year.
After graduation he became a salesman for the Library Bureau in Boston, Chicago, and Minneapolis during the year 1904. From 1904 to 1907 he was a teacher in the Philippines government service, and then returned to Washington as clerk of the Civil Service Commission, clerk in the Adjutant General's office of the War Department, and in 1913 entered the Post Office Department at Boston. He received his degree in law from Georgetown University. In his early years out of college Ralph traveled considerably, visiting England, Holland, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain, besides many of the far-eastern countries.
He married Elizabeth Lawson, who is now deceased; and leaves two daughters, Elizabeth and Rosalie, both of whom are graduating from the Perry Normal School in Boston this June.
Friends and relatives gathered for Memorial Services at Harmony Grove Chapel in Salem on Tuesday, March 22. Burial took place at Hamilton, Mass.
Flowers were sent by the class and Ned Kenerson, Arthur Hanlon, and Ned and Edith Burbeck were in attendance.
FLOYD ORLIN HALE of La Grange, Ill president of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company, died on March 18, 1938, 'the Hartford (Conn.) Hospital after a llness. In 1936 he suffered a slight shock, but recovered sufficiently to resume his duties in part as president of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company with offices in Chicago. At the Yale-Dartmouth game last fall he was taken suddenly ill, and was in the New Haven Hospital for several weeks, later being moved to Hartford to be near his daughter, whose residence is in 'he city.
Born April 18, 188 a in West Windsor, Vt, the son of Frank S. Hale, Floyd entered Dartmouth College from the Windsor High School. During college years, Ted, as he was familiarly called, was a
good student, quiet and unassuming, a loyal friend and a popular fellow among his classmates. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and a member of the track team in the years 1901, 1902, and 1903, when bicycle racing was in vogue.
Entering the employ of the Central District & Printing Telegraph Company at Pittsburgh, Pa., on September 1, 1903, one of the associated companies of the Bell system, he remained until 1909. Then for three years he was connected with the American Telephone & Telegraph Company with headquarters at New York. In the fall of 1912 he went to St. Louis with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, remaining there until 1921. In that year he went to Chicago with the Bell Telephone Company. In 1928 he was made vice president of that company in charge of operation. In 1930 he was elected president of the same company. In 1936 he suffered ill health, and in January, 1938, was made chairman of the board of directors.
Floyd married in 1905 Gail Giddings Perkins, who died February 23, 1921- His children are Elizabeth Perkins Beardsley of Hartford, Conn., and Robert Locke Hale, Dartmouth 1931.
He was buried in Windsor, Vt., March 21, 1938. Bradles Watson '02 represented the College at the services.
Class of 1904
EMILIO VALENZUELA WILKINSON died suddenly of coronary thrombosis at his home in Lakewood, Cleveland, Ohio, March 16, 1938.
He was born in Batopilas, Mexico, October 28, 1879. He prepared for college at Oberlin Academy, took three years at Oberlin College, and entered Dartmouth at the beginning of senior year. He was a member of Sigma Chi.
After graduation he had various business positions, traveling for the Lehigh Portland Cement Cos. in Mexico and South America for some years. Since 1920 he had been the Cleveland representative of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Cos. For the last fifteen years he had been a contributing poet to the Philosopher of Folly column in the Cleveland PlainDealer, writing under the pen name of "Allah Achbar."
September 27, 1917, he was married to Fern, daughter of John W. and Harriet (Newman) Pollock and widow of F. Ray Kunkel, who died in 1913. Two children of Mrs. Wilkinson's former marriage have been brought up in their home, and with their mother are the survivors. There are also two sisters of Mr. Wilkinson living.
Class of 1910
Louis BURR WALLACE died at his home in Wakefield, Mass., on March 31, from cardiac failure and chronic nephritis. In January he and Mrs. Wallace took a sea trip to Honolulu with the hope that relaxation from business and the change might prove beneficial to his health, but in Honolulu he became acutely ill and returned home, where he arrived three days before he died.
Lou was born in Rochester, N. H., September 18, 1888, the son of Albert Wallace of the class of 1877 and Rosalie (Burr) Wallace. After early education in the public schools of Rochester he attended Phillips Academy, Andover, from which he graduated in 1906. At college he was a member of Psi Upsilon and Sphinx. Following his graduation he worked for the Page Belting Company at Concord, N. H., for a few years and then joined his uncle in the American Radiator Company, being located part of the time in the Chicago territory and later in New England.
At the outbreak of the World War he went to Plattsburg, and was sent abroad with the first consignment of troops, seeing nineteen months of service as a first lieutenant with the 102d Machine Gun Company of the Twenty-Sixth Division, during which time he was gassed and hospitalized for several months.
On his return from the war he went with the Standard Rivet Company, then at 41 Lincoln St., Boston, and now at 69 A St., South Boston, of which he shortly became treasurer and general manager, which position he held at the time of his death.
Besides managing the Standard Rivet Company, he was for twelve years a partner in the investment counsel firm of William H. Coburn & Cos., 68 Devonshire St., Boston.
For many years he was an active member of the Algonquin Club of Boston, serving during that time on a number of its committees.
He married Katherine G. Walton of Wakefield on June 21, 1919, and has resided at Wakefield since that date. He is survived by his widow and three minor children; Ben Leland, Joan Burr, and Marilie Gould.
We have lost in Lou at the maturity of life and at the height of his mental power, one of our strongest characters and best loved classmates. He was an outstanding example of a fine New England heritagemodest, kindly, able, and just. He was always honest with himself and to all those with whom he came in contact. He never resorted to flattery. If he could speak well of a man, he did so, but if he could not, he usually remained silent, but when he did express an unfavorable opinion, no one misunderstood his views. When he had troubles he never spoke of them, and he sought sympathy from no one. Lou was highly discreet and reserved. He never discussed his business, never tried to advertise himself, and never gossiped. He helped many friends and classmates, but in such a manner that the recipient always had for him a feeling of gratitude. What he did for people he did because he liked them or thought they deserved it, and never with any idea of recompense other than personal satisfaction in being able to be of help. He possessed an extraordinary sense of humor, and subtlety of which was frequently lost on strangers, who took him seriously, as he intended they should, thereby frequently creating situations highly amusing to those who knew him.
His outstanding characteristic, however, was his great and unswerving loyalty to those he loved and to the persons and institutions with which he was associated. For his family and intimate friends he would have gone to the ends of the earth or the end of his resources. No more reliable man ever lived.
Dartmouth College has lost all too soon a truly loyal son.
Class of 1913
KENNETH FREDERICK RAITT died on April 11, 1938 at his home, 161 Four Mile Road, West Hartford, Conn, of bronchial pneumonia.
Ken Raitt was born in Fitchburg, Mass., on April 15, 1892, the son of Eva M. Young and Frederick E. Raitt. After graduating from the Fitchburg High School he entered Norwich University and transferred to Dartmouth for the first semester of his Junior year. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and the Webster Club.
After graduating with the class of 1913 he worked with the Simonds Manufacturing Cos. from July, 1913 to September, 1914. He became associated with the New Hampshire Fire Ins. Cos. at Manchester, N. H. until he entered the New Hampshire Insurance Dept. at Concord in September, 1915. In October, 1916 he became a Rating Clerk and Chief Examiner in the lowa Insurance Dept., Des Moines, lowa. He married Mary Margaret Shea of Springfield, Mass., on April 27, 1916 and twin daughters Evelyn Mary and Marjorie Martha were born on June 10, 1917 in Des Moines. In September, 1918, he became chief accountant for the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company group in Hartford, Connecticut.
On February 4, 1930 he was elected assistant secretary of the Orient Insurance Company and on November 16, 1937 was advanced to secretary of the Company.
Ken was a member of the Fitchburg Lodge F. and A.M. and the West Hartford Masonic Club.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters. The funeral was held at the First Congregational Church in West Hartford and burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Chicopee, Mass.
Class of 1923
ARTHUR PATRICK CURRAN died March 13, 1938, in a hospital in Washington, D. C.
The son of Thomas Joseph and Mary (Coyne) Curran, he was born in Melrose, Mass., April 5, 1897, and prepared for college at Stephens High School, Rumford, Me., and Phillips Exeter Academy. He was a charter member of Epsilon Kappa Phi, which has since become Delta Upsilon. Before coming to college he had served in the Navy as first class seaman from July, 1918, to February, 1919.
After graduation he studied at Harvard Law School, where he graduated in 1926. He practiced in Boston until 1931, when he went to Washington to become an attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Later he was transferred to the A. A. A., and in 1935 became special assistant to the Attorney General.
His wife, who was Catherine Kramm, survives him, with their son, Arthur.
JOHN LEE LITTLE died February 25, 1938, in or near El Paso, Texas.
He was born in Chicago,. 111., September 11, 1899, his parents being John Lee and Irene (Laney) Little. He became a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, but remained in college only during freshman year, transferring to the University of Chicago, where he completed his course.
He was president of the Associated Discount Company and the Bell-Park Motor Company, both of Chicago, and lived in Evanston. His death was the result of an automobile accident.
Class of 1928
DR. RALPH G. TURNER died March 27, 1938 in Boston from tuberculosis, after a long illness. He has had a miserable seige of it for the past two years, knowing that a cure was improbable, but fighting to hold on as long as he could.
He was born October 2, 1906 in Marlboro, Mass., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R. Turner and prepared for Dartmouth at Walpole (Mass.) high school. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. In 1930 he married Miss Estella Goodhue, who survives him. There were no children.
Despite his illness, Ralph kept up his interest in Dartmouth and his classmates, and just two years ago wrote the following in a letter to the Class Agent: "I havebeen rather hesitant about making my affairs public as I dislike spreading thegloom, but for your personal interest I'llbriefly outline what has happened since1928. I spent and 1930 at the MedicalSchool in Hanover and then finished upat Rush Medical College of the Universityof Chicago. After 18 months of internshipin the Worcester (Mass.) Memorial Hospital, the axe fell on all my hopes one daywhen I collapsed in the operating room.Some Tubevile Bacilli of unknow? originbegan having hopes in my left lung. A yearin the sanatorium helped out and althoughI'm still under treatment, I maintain aprivate practice under half speed. If I'maround for the 10th, I'll make some newsfor publication after that. I still have a lotof class spirit and hope that my contribution is one to complete that 100%."
Class of 1934
FRED DOWNS ACER died suddenly at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., January 8, 1938.
The son of Oscar Whedon and Hazel (Downs) Acer, he was born at Medina, N. Y., December 17, 1912, and prepared for college at Culver Military Academy and Northside School, Williamstown, Mass. He left Dartmouth in December, of his sophomore year and was then for one semester at the University of Rochester. Later he entered Columbia, where he graduated in 1935. He continued there his studies in English, receiving his master's degree in the summer of 1937. At the time of his death he was continuing his studies toward a doctorate.
Class of 1877
DR. CLARENCE C. PERRY died at the Rutland (Vt.) Hospital March 82, 1938, of pneumonia, after an illness of ten days.
The son of Asa and ' Martha Ann (Spooner) Perry, he was born in Pomfret, Vt., June 2, 1849. When he was A. year old the family removed to the adjoining town of Barnard. He attended Green Mountain Perkins Academy at South Woodstock for some time, and then went to Goddard Seminary, Barre, where he graduated in 1873.
After teaching for a time he began medical studies, and graduated in November, 1876, as of the class of 1877. After some further study at Harvard he practiced for a year at Pomfret, then at East Bethel for four years and at Bethel for about ten years. In October, 1891, he removed to West Rutland, where he was in active practice until 1930, continuing in office practice until his last illness. He was said to be the oldest practioner in the state. In later years he specialized in the treatment of rheumatism, in which he was highly successful.
June 5, 1901, Dr. Perry was married to Mildred Sarah, daughter of Hale Mason and Harriet Malinda (Graham) Tomlinson, who survives him. Their only child died at birth.
Class of 1883
DR. CHARLES BYRON DRAKE died at his home in West Lebanon, N. H., April 2, 1938, of pneumonia, following a long period of ill health.
He was born at St. Johnsbury, Vt., August 19, 1848, the son of Spencer and Abigail (Keith) Drake. His boyhood was spent on a farm in Sheffield, Vt., and later he was an apprentice in a drugstore in Woodsville, N. H. From Woodsville he came to West Lebanon, and engaged in the drug business as a partner with the late M. S. Woodman, M.D. While engaged in this business he matriculated in the Dartmouth Medical College, and received his M.D. degree therefrom in 1883.
Dr. Drake practiced his profession in West Lebanon and vicinity for fifty years, having a large clientage that had full confidence in his professional ability. He retired from active practice several years ago on account of failing health. To the end of his active practice he was the school physician in West Lebanon.
In 1933 he was honored by the New Hampshire Medical Association for his fifty years of service in his profession.
He was one of the representatives from the town of Lebanon in the New Hampshire General Court for six terms and served on the board of education and the State Board of Health. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1930. and during several sessions of the legislature he was chairman of the committee that passed upon public health measures. He introduced the bill in the General Court which made the lilac the state flower of New Hampshire.
Dr. Drake was a charter member of the Methodist Episcopal church of White River Junction, Vt., and for many years he sang in the choir and taught a class in the Sunday school.
He was a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities and the West-boro Grange of West Lebanon, in which he was the chaplain for many years.
In addition to his professional dutie, his civic services, his church work, his in terest in music, and his facility in writing poetry, he was also fond of fishing; and he kept up an interest and activity so far as able in all these activities up to within a few months of his death.
He was a bright and interesting converionalist and in my occasional visits to I was greatly entertained by his recital of his poems on pertinent subjects nd his varied experiences in life.
September 1, 1870, he married Marion V Whipple- by whom he had four children, the late Dr. Dean S. Drake of White River Junction, Vt„ Mrs. Abbie Whitcomb Mrs. Inez Batchelder, and Charles B, Drake Jr., of West Lebanon. Mrs. Drake died December 27, 1900, and he married May 27, 1902, Belinda Tappan of Sandwich, N. H., by whom he also had four children, Leonard, Mason, and John of West Lebanon and Mrs. Ruth Lincoln of Suffield, Conn. He also had eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral services were held in the
Methodist Episcopal church, White River Junction. The large attendance at the services and the great profusion of flowers bore overwhelming evidence of the affection and high esteem of his many friends and acquaintances in the community where he had rendered long and valuable services in professional, civic, and social activities.
Class of 1926
DR. HUGH VINCENT CUNNINGHAM died of an internal sarcoma at Mercy Hospital, Johnstown, Pa., during the last week in March, having been ill since January.
The son of Michael P. and Ellen (O'Donnell) Cunningham, he was born in Latrobe, Pa., November 19, 1901. He prepared for college at Johnstown High School, entered the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated there as A. B. in 1923. In 1924 he came to Dartmouth, and remained there for the medical course of two years. He finished his medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating as M. D. in 1928.
For a year he was interne at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, and in 1930-1 resident physician at Mercy Hospital, Johnstown. He was in highly successful private practice in Johnstown up to his final illness, and was a member of the surgical staff at Mercy Hospital and also at Memorial Hospital. He was reelected president of Mercy Hospital staff in January.
November 28, 1936, Dr. Cunningham was married to Hilda, daughter of Harry J. Meehan of Johnstown, who survives him, with a daughter.
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