1885

Harry Parker writes that he has sustained a severe injury, but, unfortunately, gives no sufficient particulars, hence the secretary will investigate. Harry announces that his grandson, Henry L. Parker IV, of Chicago, has been duly entered for Dartmouth, which will establish the enviable record of a representative from four successive generations, each carrying the same name, in the "Dartmouth family," and he naturally inquires if that record has ever been equaled.

John Brooks reports a very severe winter at his home in Potsdam, New York, both in temperature and storms. He and his wife escaped a part of it by spending two and a half months at Southern Pines, N. C., where they were joined by two of Mrs. Brooks' sisters. On their way home, they spent Easter with their daughter, Elizabeth, in New York City. On account of war conditions he does not expect to open his summer home at Eliot, Maine.

Lorrain Weeks writes of his lively interest in war conditions at home and abroad and classifies John L. Lewis with Hitler.

Charles Chase, our class president, reports the birth of a second granddaughter, Martha Jane Judd. His daughter, Mrs. Alice C. Taylor, is a receptionist in connection with the work of the New Britain Y.W.C.A. Charles and his wife are planning to take a trip soon to visit their son, Eugene, in Pennsylvania and their daughter, Helen,

in New Jersey. Frank Whipple reports that his health is good, that the radio and the newspaper headlines give him his entertainment, and that Beacon Hill and Washington give him his headaches. He has two nephews in the service, one in the Army and the other in the Coast Guard.

Will Cragin writes that he and Mrs. Cragin have passed their 56th wedding anniversary. He still is handicapped by the bad fall he had two years ago, which prevents him getting about. Otherwise, he is very well and would like to "join the Marines," but as they would not accept him he feels somewhat compensated because he has two grandsons who are serving in the Navy.

THE AUSTINS

Henry Austin, our genial and loyal treasurer, and his wife canceled their railroad reservations from St. Petersburg to New England and had the courage to attempt to return by automobile; we trust that they will not regret their rashness. Their granddaughter, Judith, who soon finishes her junior year at the University of New Hamps hire, has had the honorable distinction of being one of the eleven girls "tapped for Mortar Board," which is the only national honor society for senior women; she plans to continue her course through the summer, graduating in the fall six months ahead of the usual time.

Al Briggs writes one of the comforting letters which the secretary had recently rec eived from his classmates, and reports that he has a grandson who expects to enter the Aviation Corps of the Army next fall.

Frank Colby of Bow, N. H., who for more than 25 years has served his town in various official capacities, is now devoting his time to carrying on his farm. His son, Willoughby A. Colby, Dartmouth '18, is serving as solicitor of Merrimack County, N. H., and his daughter, Mrs. Anna C. Foote, holds several important town offices.

As our present class roster comprises eleven graduates and one non-graduate, the secretary's heart is greatly cheered and encouraged by the foregoing responses from his classmates, leaving reports from only two members lacking.

Secretary. Kimball Building, Rooms 910-912 18 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. Class Agent 10 Lawrence Avenue, Potsdam, N. Y.