1887

The secretary has received two interesting letters from Winfred Smith Ross, of the Ross Bookmakers, Norwell, Mass. A son, Jonathan Smith Ross (named for his grandfather), enlisted voluntarily in the Navy, in September, 194 a. He is now turret gunner on the (censored).

Ross writes a thrilling story of the battle flag which waved through 14 battles in the "war between the States." Dr. Ross served as a surgeon in these 14 battles, in the second brigade, second division of the ninth army corps. The flag was given to Dr. Ross by Gen. Simon G. Griffin of Keene, N. H. It was given to our classmate on his tenth birthday, and he writes, "I have kept it sacredly." He continues, "I gave it, with affidavits of soldiers who saw it in battle, to be auctioned off to the highest purchaser of war bonds. It was thus acquired by the Department of lowa, American Legion Auxiliary, who have had it placed in a large glass frame, in the Argonne building in Des Moines. Winfred was commissioned to illuminate a booklet, giving in full history and affidavits." He also writes that he has "half intended to make an oil painting of 'Chiyesa' (Charles Eastman) on a large scale. Whether it will ever materialize, I do not know." The secretary believes his classmates, with a "wah-hoo-wah," urge him to get busy!

One of the recent interesting developments has been the discovery that the class president, Tustice Bingham, and the secretary and "Hal" Cushman possess a definite consanguinity. Hal's sister, missing a link in her descent wrote the secretary to learn if she was descended from Jeremiah Hutchins, who came to Bath, with twelve children and a considerable cargo of furniture in the winter of 1783; but not all the children were on the ox-sled. All of us are descended from Jeremiah—the judge from a son, and the Cushmans and the secretary from daughters Betsy and Abigail. But it is difficult to determine how many times "removed" we all are.

The booklet "Hanover Forty Years Ago" has been found. Through the kindness of Walter P. Rankin, president of the class of 1900, it is now in the possession of the Secretary, and will be returned to its owner.

J. B. G. Welch writes that he "feels much better than usual this winter." He pays this tribute to his valued friend, Charlie Conn. "My respect for him has grown with the years. He deserves to live a long life and become the oldest living graduate of Dartmouth College."

"Matt" Powers writes this remarkable statement regarding his progeny: "We have six living children, Alice, who lives in Milford, N. H.; Leila, who lives in Melrose, Mass. (her husband is an officer in the Army); Susie, who married Dr. Cox, now living in Burlington, Vt.; Mary teaches in Poly Prep, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Milo stays on the farm with me and. Dr. E. M. Powers, 8.V.5., is here in Bradford, Vt. We have seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. We celebrate 53 years of married life in June."

The secretary's next address will be Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

WILLIAM T. "JIGGER" MERRILL '87

Secretary 1230 Reynolds Ave., Clearwater, Fla. Bath, N. H. Class Agent, 115 Broadway, New York City