1913

David E. Adams has had printed CollegePrayers, a most attractive and convenient book containing prayers he prepared for use in the Mount Holyoke College Chapel in the years 1933-1944. Dave says in his preface, "They have been collected in the present form in the hope that they may be of interest to those who have worshipped at Mount Holyoke, and of service to others who may find them useful." The closing litany of Commemoration is the one he wrote for the Twenty-fifth Reunion of our class at Dartmouth in 1938. Dave has made no restriction upon their use or reproduction.

John Guy Nelson Jr. and Jean Kathryn Pinckney were married on Sunday, the 29th of October in Saint Clements' Episcopal Church, Berkeley, Calif. A reception followed the ceremony at 5433 Carlton St., Oakland. John is a lieutenant in the U. S. Army.

John Nelson Sr. could not make the class dinner at the time of the Notre Dame Game as his second daughter, Priscilla, who graduated from Mount Holyoke last Spring and this Fall entered Yale Nursing School, was at home for the weekend—the only one she will have before Christmas. At last reports the Nelsons could not get any reservations to att end John's wedding.

Clay Fairbanks has become a grandpappy. Philip Lord Caldwell III arrived on August 7. The baby's father is a lieutenant (jg), USNR Seabees, in the Pacific. Clayt says Philip is a buster and should be valuable to the Big Green or R.P.I. (his pappy's A.M.) right now.

Steve Jewett had a few days at home recently after Atlantic Area service and is now probably headed back to the Pacific again. Marion and T.D. admit they feel easier when he is over the Atlantic.

Vic Dunbar just missed the class dinner in Boston. He and Marjorie were visiting here that week and we had a delightful lunch and talk with Vic on October n. Donald is stationed in England and very happy in some unusually interesting work.

In recognition of an outstanding production record which has been of direct benefit to the nation's war food effort, Pop Warren's Minute Tapioca Co., in Orange, Mass., has been awarded the War Food Administration's Achievement "A". This is the second plant in Massachusetts to be so honored. While unable to obtain tapioca from Java, the company has used its facilities for the manufacture of modified K-rations, dehydrated potatoes, D-bars and other Government food items for the armed services.

Frank Cushman reported that Gordon, a lieutenant (jg), has been overseas since July, 1943, and currently serving on a LST, ferrying supplies to the Normandy beachheads. Said that he had reported D-Day "as quite something." Barbara, who graduated from Smith in December, 1943, married Lt. Arnold Mackintosh Jr. M.I.T. '44a, last June and is now with him in Centerville, Miss., and is teaching school there. Frank himself is now professor emeritus at Harvard, devoting full time to his practice.

Hap Atwood, this year president of the Alumni Council, was in Boston for the Council meeting on October 13, so was one of the group at the class dinner at the Parker House, and George Knight, Bart Shepard, Merrill, Munsey, Shumway, Erving, Cushman, Walt Haley and Wilkins were among those present. All adjourned to the University Club after eating and telephoning Jack Nelson. A VMail letter was sent to Chip Semmes in Italy.

Cap Avery's older son Dan is starting his third year with the Paratroops in New Guinea. He has had lots of action and was resting there before his next drive, which now we know to have been the Philippines. Cap says, "Dartmouth didn't get to know him but he knew Dartmouth and is carrying on in true tradition."

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