1889

Henry Blair, dean of the Dartmouth group living in Washington, D. C., rarely fails to attend the Tuesday luncheons of Dartmouth men at Hotel Annapolis in the National Capital, which with ever increasing attendance are so successful. At a luncheon held in late spring our class president was given a fine reception. When he was introduced as the senior alumnus present, the one hundred and fifty alumni at the tables not only applauded, but rose and cheered him. To quote a wellknown Dartmouth graduate present:—"It was a tribute 100% sincere, and the same percentage earned because of the splendid work he has done for the College, and for young men in general."

We note in the recent ALUMNI MAGAZINE report on subscribers by classes for 1944-5 that our class, as of May 1 last, led all other classes in percentage of subscribers with a percentage of 207. Subscriptions made by families of deceased classmates have given us this distinction, for which we are gratefully indebted.

The twenty-seven memorial units in South Building, first of the major structural units of the new Hartford (Conn.), Hospital to be completed—known as the maternity wingwere formally dedicated on June 14. On display were dedicatory tablets for these memorials. One of these memorials of special interest to members of our class is a treatment room for babies, a gift of the late Frank J. Reynolds in memory of Dr. David N. Blakely. It is on the fourth floor—the private floor of the five-story South Building—the tablet for which reads:

In memory of David Newton Blakely, M.D. 1867-1942 "One of the Lord's Dependables." Given by Frank J. Reynolds

The purpose for which this memorial room was dedicated—treatment room for babiesis particularly appropriate, as Dr. Blakely was devoted to children and, in his professional practice, always enjoyed taking care of them. A splendid tribute from one to another member of our class—exemplary of each.

In its progress report of May 21, the 1945 Alumni Fund announced that fifteen classes had exceeded their 1945 cash objectives as of that date, the class of '87 heading the list with 404%, and the class of '89 in second place with 269%.

Prof, and Mrs. Edwin B. Davis have two children, a son and a daughter. Donald Edwin Davis, the son, married Miss Loraine Hayward of Lunenburg, Mass. They live in' St. Albans, Vt„ where their two children, Richard Donald and Nancy Jane, are now pupils in the public schools. He attended the Rutgers Preparatory School in New Brunswick, N. J., completed the first two years of an engineering course at Rutgers University, and then went into railroad work, first with the Delaware and Hudson, later with the Central Vermont, where he now is an overseer and apprentice instructor in the repair shops at St. Albans. He is a member of the School Board of St. Albans, and a deacon in the Congregational Church. Elizabeth Kidder Davis, the daughter, attended the Anabel School—a private institution—and went to Mt. Holyoke College on the first scholarship awarded by the alumnae of the Anabel School. Here she graduated in 1920 with degree of A.B., with honors in Romance Languages. She first served as secretary and manager of a New York neighborhood school, then as librarian for the New Jersey College for Women—a branch of Rutgers University. Later for several years she was librarian of the Senior High School in New Brunswick, N. J., until she became secretary of the Department of Romance Languages at Rutgers University, a position she held until ill health forced her to retire. Since then she has lived at home with her parents, taking as active a part in various civic organizations as her health permitted, and devoting some of her time to music.

Secretary and Treasurer, : 108 Mt. Vernon St., Boston 8, Mass.