1909

The following newsy letter from Harold Prescott just came in as we went to press: "I spent a couple of weeks in California in November—saw Reagan, of course, and lots of other Dartmouth men but he was the only 'oger. A highspot of my trip was my elder son's (Captain Dana Prescott) wedding to Lynn Cragin of Joplin, Mo. in the Stanford Memorial Chapel on Armistice Day. Being a good Dartmouth grad ('37) had never expected to attend such a performance on a "foreign" campus but it was all right—l recommend it if the youngsters can't get to Hanover or home.

"Art Buxton was in New York for a week in February—a new and very attractive Mrs. Buxton was with him—who knows Craig Thorn and Curt Sheldon may be put out of the running in due course.

"Jack Clough is in the Veteran's Hospital in Tennessee—incapacitated for about a year I believe. Hard to think of happy-go-lucky Jack in this predicament.

"Where's Inge Fearing—l have written him twice but no reply—perhaps he's gone to war? Hope to hear more about reunion plans in Boston. I'll go if you have one."

Sam Bell writes me that he was not able to attend the Dartmouth dinner because he had just come out of the hospital after a six weeks stay with Cardiac Asthma. He says it was more or less one of the less pleasant things. They had him on his back most of the time. He is on the mend now and is at Osterville, Mass. on the Cape. He has to learn to take it easy, which is not going to be easy for Sam.

Norman Catharin reports that the funds are coming in well for the Alumni Fund and he wants to urge everybody to get his pledge in now if he cannot send the money so that he can know just where he stands.

He had a very nice contribution from Mable Avery who stated that she felt she wanted to continue a donation each year inasmuch as Phil was so fond of Dartmouth and all the men in the class. She mentioned one fact which I did not know—she and Joan picked out the old cemetery at Hanover as his last resting place because they felt that he would want to be as near to Dartmouth as he could. Mabel at the present time is staying with Mrs. Walter Belcher at Delray Beach, Florida, Box No. 576.

Norm had a letter from Jim Greenbaum enclosing a nice check for the fund. Jim reports that he is on the go continuously and business is good with him.

Arthur Bedell has a new address: 378 Wellington Rd., Delmar, N. Y.

Your Executive Committee had a meeting to take action on the question of a 35th reunion. Before this issue goes to print, you will undoubtedly have received from me a postal card asking if you would be interested in getting together for a 35th reunion at some hotel in New England. As I previously reported, this seemed to be the general desire of the group. Freddie Carroll as president, appointed a reunion committee of: Jack Childs, Ben Dudley, Merrill Follansbee, Stanley Gates, Sandy Hooker, Harold Murchie, Allen Newton, Frank O'Brien, Art Swenson, Dan Watson. The idea that we had in mind was to send out this card and if there were a sufficient number of people interested, we would put the job up to the Committee to sound out the different places and decide just exactly what we should do. I hope that you have all sent in your cards by this time saying that you either are or are not interested in further information. From letters already received as a result of previous correspondence we know that Jess Hawley, Jim Greenbaum, Art Swen- son, Harold Prescott, Ben Dudley and Harold Murchie are anxious to get together. This does not take into consideration all the mem- bers around Boston whom we have contacted and who are all most enthusiastic for some such get together.

Harold Murchie was honored at the Portland Dartmouth dinner recently. As soon as full details are available I will give them to you as we have already sent for the Portland paper which gives the details.

Secretary, Wm. Filene's Sons Co. 426 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Treasurer, 16 Wall St., New York, N. Y.