1911

The Mountain View party in June continues to gather momentum. The following have indicated their intentions of being present: the Sarge Eatons, the Cap Hedges, Duke Dunning, the John Learoyds, the Josh Clarks, the Chuck Emersons, the Warren Agrys, the BurtCoopers, the Bendy Griswolds, the MahlHills, the Leo Capronis, the Jack Steeves, and Nat Burleigh. The Ben Stouts, the Jim Conroys, the Jim Mathes', and Jake Lovejoy have said that they will try to be there. Very likelyothers have replied directly to Mary. In any case, it looks like a good party and here's hoping that there will be others who likewise can arrange to be there.

On June 23, Gay and Elsie Farrell, their daughter Naomi, and her cousin Martha Heartt, will be sailing for England where Gay will be making some investigations pertaining to the blind in Europe and England and attending an international conference on problems of the blind at Merton College, Oxford, during the first part of August.

Chuck Emerson writes that they will arrive in the States in time for a final service for their son Rog at the Farmingdale National Cemetery on Long Island on May 15. They will be in the States until August 15, when Chuck will return to Colombia, but Emma is to stay on to visit relatives in Seattle and California.

On April 1, Josh Clark resigned as General Agent in the State Mutual Life Assurance Company, but remains with the company as an agent with his office at the same address. Josh has wisely decided that now is the time to be even more independent than a General Agent can be. This will give him opportunity to pay more attention to his many clients and at the same time have a bit of freedom for himself.

The Bill Harts have been spending their usual winter vacation at Pinehurst and regret their inability to get back to Whitefield in June due to the still stringent regulations with regard to taking money out of Canada.

Cap Hedges says there's no wedding planned this year to keep him and Colleen from Whitefield. He writes of having had dinner with Helen Troy in Houston, who was interested to know of the Whitefield party and who is going to try to join us there. Son Dave is now vice president of the City National Bank of Houston, and as we are all interested in his welfare, we should congratulate him on the rapid progress which he has made in his position. Dickson, their second son, is also located in Houston as Assistant Manager of the Merchants and Manufacturers Building. Cap wrote of visiting the delightful city of St. Martinville, La., in the Evangeline country, which was the subject of Longfellow's famous poem, "Evangeline". Cap, however, is still sticking to prose.

The Howland Dry Goods Company, of which our class treasurer, Sarge Eaton, is president, has become an active participant in a project in which Sarge has for some time been interested, namely the development of improvements in the Bridgeport business area. Sarge's company has bought a piece of property next to their own store, torn down the building on said property, and is now building a new store, together with about a million dollars investment in additions and alterations on their old property. This is only one of a number of improvements which have been made on the main street of Bridgeport.

Les Hawkridge has closed his beautiful home in Newton Center and moved into a fine apartment in the Commander Hotel in Cambridge. This will allow Les and Linda to take life a little bit easier. They will be at the Commander following their return from Florida in the early part of the spring.

More news about George Morris—on March 7 he was further honored by receiving the insignia of Knight Commander of the National Order of Merit Carlos Manuel de Cespedes for "eminent service to Cuba and humanity". On top of this, a day or two later, his daughter, Hillis Garlick presented him and Miriam with their third grandchild and Hillis' first child, a grandson to be named William Norris Garlick Jr.

George reports on a recent visit to California he saw Larry Odlin, Jerry Barnes, and Walt Gibson in the los Angeles area. He states that Larry looks the part of a retired sea captain, that Jerry looks no older than he did when in college, and spoke of the gratification which Walt Gibson's classmates should have at the job which Walt has done in improving the ethics of the accounting profession in that part of the state. When in San Francisco, he visited Ruth and Rollie Hastings at their new home, found Rollie thoroughly enjoying the work which he started during the war in one of the war plants, enjoyed a visit with Ray and Cora Taylor, who are as enthusiastic Dartmouthites as ever. He adds that Art Grey looks the part that he is— namely that of a solid businessman in San Francisco, and that Troy Parker and wife, whom he saw in Berkeley, are looking forward to returning to the Black Hills, where Troy so enjoys running his ranch.

Dutch Whitman's son John Bowker was married on March 19 to Miss Jean Blakeley in the All Saints Church, Belmont, Mass.

A new address for Harold Pease, although still in Yakima, Wash., is now 202 No. 4th Avenue. Chub states that last summer they had their entire family together for the first time in many years—their own two children, their four grandchildren, all girls, and one son- and daughter-in-law. He is planning to be in Hanover two years hence for the fortieth reunion.

Secretary, 1 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H.

Treasurer, Howland Dry Goods Co., Bridgeport 2, Conn.

Class Agent, Stanwich Road, Greenwich, Conn.