1905
The sympathy of the Class is extended to Tom and Mrs. Keady in the loss of the eldest son, Thomas B. Keady. The following report is taken from The Daily Item of Cambridge, Mass. of October 21, 1943.
"Thomas B. Keady, 33, eldest son of 'Tom' Keady, well-known football and athletic coach, and Mrs. Keady, of Cambridge, formerly of Wakefield, died suddenly, yesterday, at Rockland, Me., where he was director of physical education at the Rockland High School. He had been accepted for the army, recently, and was completing his school activities preparatory to leaving for his training base, Nov. 4.
"Mr. Keady was a native of Hanover, N. H., and was graduated from Melrose High School, Worcester Academy and attended Lehigh University, Western Reserve and Boston College.
"His father was an All-American football star at Dartmouth, and later became famous as an athletic director and coach for many college teams for a period of more than 35 years. In 1940 he retired after 43 years of footballing, and his career was widely publicized in the Daily Item and metropolitan papers at that time.
"Thomas married Miss Edith Giovino of Melrose, on Aug. 24, 1941.
"Besides his parents, who reside at 3 Clinton St., Cambridge, in which city his father operates a diner, and his widow, Mr. Keady, is survived by two brothers, Lt. Walter Keady, U. S. Navy, and Lt. Richard Keady, U. S. Army, who is on infantry field maneuvers near Nashville, Tenn. at the present time."
Norman Stevenson, head of the Real Estate Department of the Arch Gile ('l7) Insurance Office in Hanover, reports on his work and his doughty competitor across the Connecticut:
"I have engaged in internecine warfare with one C. C. Hills, also 1905; struggling to get a small proportion of the land transactions engaged in hereabout. C. C. dignifies me with the title of 'Scourge of God' while I, in the spirit of good, clean fun refer to him as a 'Body Snatcher.'
"It all goes to help lighten some of our duller moments when business is quiet. He gives unmistakeable signs of being well fed and as I can get a snack now and then I guess there is business enough to go round."
A welcome letter from Fred H. Brown, Principal of the Pleasant Street School in Ayer, Mass. reports that he is very busy with the problems of a frequently changing school population, children of Army men at Camp Devens. Fred's daughter, Pearl, is married and has a son, aged three. Her husband is in service at Lowry Field near Dover, Colorado. Fred is looking for ward to a good vacation after the War.
Fourteen members of the Class enjoyed a fine time at the 'O5 Dinner on October 12 at the University Club. The following were present: Roger Brown, Lafayette Chamberlin, Fred Chase, Judge Jim Donnelly, Walter Emery, Sliver Hatch, Walter Lillard, Dr. Halsey Loder, Walter M. May, Cliff Pierce, George Proctor, Midge Reid, Jake Smith, Bob Harding. We were pleased to welcome Colonel Arthur T. Soule 'OB of the United States Army, First Service Command. We dined with several other classes in one large room.
This arrangement, though less pleasant and cozy than having a private dining room, facilitated the exchange of greetings with the members of other classes.
After the dinner, we adjourned to the comfortable room of Judge Jim at the Club and enjoyed talking over old times. Walter Lillard showed some very interesting war products made by the National Fireworks Company, for which he serves as chief training official. Roger Brown continues to do a flourishing trucking business. Lafayette is very busy with his legal business. Sliver reports the supply of bananas reaching this country as increasing but there is still a dearth of them in Concord. Midge was looking very well. He is much slimmer than formerly. Doctor Loder bears with composure the burdens of his extensive surgical practice. Cliff Pierce increases in pulchritude with the passing years. George Proctor, thrice a grandfather, is one of the youngest looking members of that venerable group. He reports that Joshua W. Pierce is now in Portsmouth, N. H.
Jake Smith has some very interesting prospects which must be off the record until later. Bob Harding is as genial and helpful as ever. We are indebted to him for planning and executing the arrangements for the dinner. Fred Chase continues sparkling, erect and lithe as of yore and plans to go to his winter home in Florida next month. Walter Emery, who journeyed the farthest to be present from New York, is very busy with his activities for the American Tel. and Tel. Cos. Walter planned to visit his mother in Derry, who is 100 years of age. Walter reports that Tubbie Besse, whom he sees frequently, is now very active.
Judge Jim, Jake Smith and Midge Reid vindicated the mental training resulting from education in the liberal arts, by displaying tenacious memories for players, plays and scores of former football games played by Dartmouth. Jim's description of the recent Dartmouth-Holy Cross Game was .especially interesting.
We missed the regular attendants of former years, Doctors Bill Clough, Andy Macmillan, Sam Wilkins, also Elsie Grover, William Chamberlin. As usual we were without benefit of clergy but law, business and medicine were well represented.
We regret that President Ed Day, who was reported to be coming to Boston on the next Monday, was unable to be with us.
ENSIGN ROBERT PELREN '43, son of Harry Pelren '07.
Secretary and Treasurer, 14 Holt St., Concord, N. H.
