1914

Rev. Arthur Wheelock spent the month of July at Deering, N. H., where he taught a course on preaching. Deering Community Centre is owned by the Board of Home Missions of the Congregational Christian Churches, and during July each year, a school for ministers is held there. "Lize" gave a series of 16 lectures, following which on August 3 he went to Littlejohn Island where he remained until after Labor Day.

On Sunday, October 23, Lize made his debut on television at Station WPIX in New York. "The Daily News conducts the Chapel of the Air and selects a guest preacher and choif every week." He writes that he is looking forward to the big reunion in June and is going to try very hard to make it.

Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Ray Colby of Omaha, Neb., have announced the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Jane, to Mr. Eugene Robert Regan on Saturday, September 24. Dud writes that the old folks survived but just barely and that they expect to see the old gang next year at Hanover.

This pneumonia stuff is bad business. First comes word that Jack Conners has been ill with it at Bridgeport and that Hal Brown has been hospitalized with double pneumonia. Both are recovering rapidly at this writing. A letter came from Jack the other day and he seemed to be in good spirits, but is disappointed that it cancels his annual fall football game at Hanover. Talking with Martha Brown, she reports that Brownie is at home again and downstairs, feeling fine but very weak. He got home the day before the Harvard game.

SEEN AT THE HARVARD GAME

Speaking of the Harvard game, only five '14ers showed up at the night-before dinner with '12, '13 and '15. Saltmarsh, Cole, Wescott, Kimball and Drake. Enjoyed a delicious meal and a delightful evening. The entertainment was provided by Milt Piepul, who spoke at length and showed films of the three earlier games. At the game Saturday the writer saw Mat Hallett, Snatch Wilkinson,Charlie and Buff Batchelder, Ham and Mrs.Barnes, the Greggs, the Kimballs, the Nichols,Aborns and Henry Lowell; Abe Newmark,Art Woodies, Roger Bice, Bert Simmons, CapLawrence and Dr. and Mrs. "Fletch" Colby.

"Chick" Grant saw the game on television, according to a letter received by Rufe Sisson. "For the first time in years, had two excellent seats for the Harvard game, but enjoyed the game on television. Reason—lost tickets among unpaid bills. (Would suggest that Ken read Corey Ford's comments in Jack's last News-Letter and that in the future he let Grace handle the tickets.) .... Grace and I have just returned from a week's tryout of a new Studebaker, the car with the next look. We figured we rated a new car after 10 years and 120,000 miles in the old Buick! We went up through Jackman, Me., Quebec to Chicoutimi on the Saguenay, and spent the last night of the return trip at Intervale, N. H."

There is always some bad news. The other morning an early telephone call from JohnniePalmer brought word that the morning papers carried the notice of the death of "Doc" Cook's son, Dana. Unless we are mistaken, Dana was a dental student. He contracted polio on the 17th of October and was ill little more than a week. Although I have already written to Harry and his wife, I know that the Class would want to take this opportunity to express their deep and heartfelt sympathy.

ROUTED BY THE REDS

A letter was received from Dick Parkhurst '16, this morning, with the information by way of the Hong Kong office of the American President Lines, that Lester Little left Hong Kong on October 23 to establish permanent quarters as Inspector-General of Customs at Taiteh, Taiwan, Formosa and can be reached at that address. A letter received earlier from Sig Larmon, contained the following quote from Lay: "I got orders at 4:00 P.M. on April 26 to proceed to Canton and was off next morning at 7:00 o'clock. X left my nice house and garden ("including strawberries which will be red in a couple of weeks), and my red setter and most of my belongings. I travelled to Amoy in a Customs ship, and flew thence to Canton where I set up shop on May 2. I can't say that life in China these days is boring."

Gordon Sleeper is already inquiring, as are several others, about the date of the Sno-bird party which as yet has not been set, and will depend on Winter Carnival. Gordon writes that he met Walt Daley on the train going South. "We had breakfast together in Winston-Salem, then flew back together as far as Washington .... son Drew is a Sophomore at Hanover, daughter Phyllis, who graduated from Wellesley last year, is studying art in Boston and living at the Elizabeth Peabody Settlement House."

Two new address changes have been received. Winthrop J. Snow is in the brick business at 1328 Candler Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. He is living at 2331 N. Decatur Rd., Atlanta. This needs further explaining. Is he selling bricks, buying bricks, making bricks, laying bricks or throwing bricks? Anyone informed will please advise this office at once. LeeBullis also sends this address: 1205 Bay Ave., Clearwater, Fla. No details.

The Class has only one Freshman this year, Fred Pollard, living at 401 N. Fayerweather. Fred is the son of the late F. Bryant Pollard. He lives at Proctorsville, Vt. What a dropoff from the last few years, to have only one Freshman son!

The writer attended the Colgate game at Hanover, on October 15, having the room next to Rufe Sisson and as a result got very little sleep. The Sig Larmons were in town and we saw, of course, the Wescotts and Pianes, but President Remsen discreetly kept in the background. Bob and Mrs. Hopkins had been in Hanover, leaving the day before. Ev Barnard arrived the day after. Let's hope that the Cornell game brings out more of the Class. Again referring to Corey Ford, it is too bad to see my Classmates growing old so rapidly that they can't get out to these affairs. Incidentally, I do find the elevator very handy in getting up to the third floor.

Remember these dates, Hanover Holiday, Monday to Thursday, June 12 to 15; Reunion, June 16, 17, 18. Classes 1915 and 1916 will be back with us. Charlie Batchelder, 165 Marlboro St., Wollaston, Mass., is in charge of reunion and would welcome any ideas or suggestions that you may care to offer.

Incidentally, the Charlie Batchelders were celebrating their 24th wedding anniversary at the Harvard game and spent the evening with the Drakes at Weymouth, after dinner in town.

Another address change just arrived: Hadley Cole, P. O. Box 384, Wrentham, Mass.

Won't some of you fellows send in more news? The barrel is scraped clean and we would like to start the new year with a few paragraphs!

But in any case a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous New Year!

"THE HOUSE I LEFT BEHIND ME": Compelled by the Communists to leave his "nice house and gar- den" at 1901 Avenue Joffre, Shanghai, Lester Little '14 sends his class secretary a lament, and a picture of the pleasant setting he had to abandon in his forced move to Canton, then to Formosa.

Secretary, 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth, Mass.

Treasurer, 26 Garden Street, Potsdam, N. Y.

Memorial Fund Chairman,

9 Keogh Lane, New Rochelle, N. Y.