1908

Capt. Harry Lyon, the old Richardson Haller who gained wide fame by navigating Kingsford-Smith's airplane Southern Cross from California to Australia many years ago, is now in charge of a Liberty ship and doing convoy duty. He left his home, "Lyonsden," in Paris Hill, Maine, to take a shipbuilding job. Now he is sailing a ship.

Dick Danforth is another 'oBer who has done something for shipping. The anchor he invented is said to be far superior to any device ever built for holding ships. A 500-pound Danforth anchor, dropped from a tug, held until the chain broke at upwards of 40,000 pounds. An ordinary anchor of that weight is supposed to withstand about 2000 pounds. Main use for the new light anchors is on Clippers and flying boats. Dick's anchors are made in California. Some feature stories about them have been printed in newspapers and magazines.

Classmates will be happy to hear that Bob Chedel is better, or appears to Be. For many years he has been a private patient in the Brattleboro, Vt., Retreat. String Hale reports that Bob now has full parole, goes downtown twice each day, brings back newspapers and supplies for the institution, keeps in touch with current events, and is a useful citizen. Also he is glad to have calls from friends and asks about old acquaintances.

Dr. Francis G. (Bant) Blake writes that he is leaving (Sept. IS) for the southwest Pacific area under appointment as consultant to the Secretary of War, and in charge of a medical commission to make an investigation of Scrub Typhus. Bant said he expected to be gone for about three months. Classmates are familiar with Dr. Blake's terse comments and laconic ways; so we're looking for a dispatch that says in effect: "Sighted Scrub Typhus, sank same."

The class reporter had a brief but delightful visit last month at the O'Shea home in Laconia in company with the A. L. Lewis family. We can report that Art has sold his busy foundry and gives his time to his retail business and his spare time to sundry war efforts; that he makes weekly trips to New York and Boston but seldom sees classmates; that his daughter, married, now lives in New York, his oldest son John is now in charge of an Army supply depot in Watertown, his second son Jim is on the way to a medical degree at Long Island College, and both boys are married; also that when Art says "take that one, there's Scotch in it" he is always right. Maybe there was Scotch in all of 'em.

A grist of new addresses this month: Tom Griffin now at 306 E. Mosholu Parkway, So., New York City; Jack Everett at Hallowell, Maine; Allen Perkins, now lieutenant commander USN, is at 1701 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C.; Albert Wheeldon at 2400 Cedar Ave., Roselle, Wilmington, Del.; Larry Griswold at 2138 E. Juanita St., Tucson, Ariz.; T. Ira Dunn at 6 Sussex Gardens, Rye N. Y.; Fritz Cooper at 525 Grove St., Evanston' lll.' Bill Silleck at 301 Foxhurst Road, Baldwin, N. Y.; Roger Hill at 1913 W. Six Mile Road, Highland Park, Mich., and in business at 4649 Humboldt, Detroit, Mich., as a consulting engineer.

Warren Hale and Ralph Sherburne attended the funeral, September 17, of Walter A. Hancock in Franklin, N. H. Flowers from the 'OB class were on the casket at the services held at Walter's home on View Street. He died September 15 from a heart attack. For several months he had suffered from angina. See the In Memoriam section for other notice.

From Milford, N. H. Secretary, 115 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Treasurer, Taftville, Conn.