1886*
Again '86 tops the objectives set for us both in amount of gifts and in number of givers to the Alumni Fund. Our nine widows repeated their memorial gifts of last year. Newton is deeply grateful to both our men and our widows for their gifts.
Newton drove three other Dartmouth men to the meeting of Secretaries in Hanover in May. He and Mrs. Newton are as usual. He saw Gil Frost in Hanover.
Of many defense and army activities reported, I have space for only a few.
John French is at Camp Jackson, S. C., and the husbands of his two sisters are in service in Washington, D. C.
Conrad Snow is now a full Colonel in the Signal Corps Reserve.
Gil's grandson, Nils Larson, is in the Army Aviation Service and Carlton P. Frost 3rd, has joined the Marines but expects to finish college.
Spud Smith is Local Chief of Civilian Defense Medical Service in Hudson, with over 500 aides. His son, Dr. D. G. Smith 'l7, is Federal Head for New Hampshire of Procurement and Assignment of Physicians.
Biff and Lillian on their way north telephoned the Thurstons and Wiswall. They also called on Mr. and Mrs. Rose, and Dr. and Mrs. Ross. They found Rose able to be up from bed awhile every day. Ned and wife well.
Wiswall writes his gratitude to Kelly for phoning him. He also makes this brave and characteristic statement "I am just entering upon the 7th "parasang" of the present stage (invalidism) of my life. This is not said in a repining vein. I have very much to be thankful for in my home and outside."
Mary Frost has been busy with her garden and annual rummage sale in Williams Bay, and next winter will be president of the garden club of 400 members in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Harris says that as Tucson agrees with Mrs. Harris, they will henceforth make their home there. He still has yearnings to do things he thought he had given up, and will attempt to visit the East in 1945. Their daughter, Elizabeth, flew out to see them the last of April.
With best wishes for you, and "yearnings" to see you all.
Secretary, 215 Walnut St., Montclair, N. J
