1916
Edward Kirkland '46, son of Edward '16, was last reported in this column as missing in action. But word has just now come from him that he has been liberated from a German prison camp. His letter was written from a Repatriation Center on April 22 and says that he was captured at Susenheim, near Hagenau, on January 18, imprisoned for a time at Ludwigsburg, near Stuttgart, then moved to Mannschaft-Stammlager XIB at Fallingboster, Hannover, where he was when freed by the British 2nd Army on April 16. Edward '16 has been spending his leave f absence from Bowdoin College in finishing another book and in travel involved in this enterprise, but he was in Hanover when he received the wonderful news from Hannover. I tell you, it would have done your old heart good to see Ed's face when he got the welcome news. All we other folks were thankful too, and as the word spread in the village one felt deeply certain again that li£e in a town where folks are interested in folks has its points.
Fletch Andrews writes from Washington where he serves us as "chairman of one of the Boards of Review in the Office of the Judge Advocate General. The work is very heavy and intensely interesting." Fletch speaks of talking with Dick Parkhurst, Jesse Fenno, and Fred Bailey. Fletch's daughter Jeanne has announced the arrival of a second daughter, which prompts our secretary to suggest that "sixteeners with young grandsons might do well to keep my granddaughters in mind as future Carnival dates." Fletch has a son at Deerfield through whom comes to our edi- torial sanctum a clipping from the DeerfieldScroll with news of the appearance there of Dr. Earl Cranston as speaker at the Easter Sing.
Earl has been active in his work of preacher and speaker as well as in his professorial capacity. He has given chapel talks at the following schools: Vermont Academy, Kimball Union, Deerfield. He has also preached at Bowdoin and at Boston University. In addition he has addressed audiences on , the theme of international relations at Manchester, N. H., Cambridge, Mass., Lebanon, N. H., and has served on the Federal Council of Churches Committee appointed to prepare an evaluation of the Dumbarton Oaks proposals.
Word from sources usually reliable intimates that Larry Doyle, although no longer Mayor of Sea Girt, has yet to be defeated at tennis by his children. He is quoted as remarking that he is "proud of this, but there may come a day "
It was a pleasure to receive from Russ Leavitt recently a fine letter which might well serve as model for the stubborn few in 1916 who still keep the news to themselves. Russ is still busy in the State Board of Education. His oldest son is in a Cavalry division which has served on Luzon, and the second boy, recently married, is assigned to the Army at Seattle, Washington. The third son Bob has recently been accepted at Dartmouth, and the youngest, Donald, is in the eighth grade. Russ also has two daughters: Catherine at the University of New Hampshire, and her younger sister who is a sophomore at Concord High School. Leslie Leavitt 'l6 with his wife, Margaret, and their daughter, Helen, is expected in this country in July for a year's furlough from the University of Beirut, where a war-time enrollment of 2100 students has intensified the work of late. Leslie's son, Howard, a lieutenant (jg) USNR, was married last summer. Another son Dan is an ensign, navigator of an LST in the South Pacific. Their sister Margaret is at Vassar.
Janet Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Jardine, is to be married on May 12 to Lt. Henry Annis Traub USNR. We of 1916 wish Janet the best of good fortune and congratulate Lieutenant Traub.
The official text of Stu Paul's citation forthe DSM is now available and reads in part:
The Division successfully accomplished all missions assigned it and inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy, including 2500 prisoners. Throughout these operations he inspired his front-line troops by his frequent presence among them. His calm, capable leadership was particularly helpful to his infantry.
Stu has also been awarded the Legiond'Honneur in the grade of Officer, togetherwith the Croix de Guerre avec Palme. Apparently these are some of the lessons whichhe inculcated when he served as Professor ofMilitary Science and Tactics at Johns Hopkins some years ago.
Although belated, the following list of'i6ers present at the dinner for Lincoln Fileneis interesting: Ollie Barr, Fred Bailey, HobeyBaker, Cliff Bean, Frank Bobst, Cap Carey,Jim Coffin, Sam Cutler, Dan Dinsmoor, DickEllis, Ig Eigner, Jack English, Gran Fuller,Ralph George, Park Hayden, Larry Hayward,Alec Jardine, Lincoln Filene, Bill Mott, RalphParker, Dick Parkhurst, Art Marsden, RogerMorse, Bert Phinney, Rod Soule, HerbStiegler, Bob Steinert, Gil Tapley, KenTucker, Ted Walker, Tog Upham. Thirty-one is a big number these days, even for 1916,but the occasion was also big, and the happiness which went with it.
Changes of address: Granville B. Fuller, 123C Street S.E., Washington 3, D. C.; Lt. Comdr.John F. McEndy, Halesite, L. 1., N. Y.
Secretary, 4000 Cathedral Ave., N.W. Washington 16, D. C. Acting Secretary, 3 Downing Rd., Hanover, N. H. Treasurer, 34 White Oak Road Wellesley Hills, Mass.
