1911

The accompanying picture shows the JackRussells in 1948—father, mother, son John Jr. with wife and child, Margery and husband with another grandchild, and son Lawrence. The picture appeared on a clever Xmas card prefaced with shots of Hazel and Jack when they were married in 1916.

All aboard for Whitefield on June 17. Enthusiasm for this party still mounts, and a large number of the class are now planning to be on hand. We'll see you there.

The marriage of Stanley Walker Rockwood to Miss Hannah Martha Deal was announced on December 22, in Batesville, Ark. Stan is a professor of French and Spanish at Arkansas College.

Shorty Mayo, writing from retirement at Gray Gables, Buzzards Bay, Mass., states that the Mountain View party appeals greatly to him and Muriel. He also writes that he saw Art Gray on a recent trip to California and also saw George Nevius in Somerville, N. J. who likewise expressed interest in Whitefield Shorty says his retired life consists of work at their place on the Cape plus at least weekly trips to Boston with a visit to Hoods, which he cannot seem to leave completely alone.

Russell Patterson was retired for physical disability after long service in the Army with the rank of Colonel.

Fred Long kicks through with an announcement of Rick Castle's wife's new book "Golden Fury". The announcement contained an interesting interview with her, in which she explains how she happened to write this popular romance of Colorado. It's set in the boom days of Leadville and Aspen. After many months of research in discovering how women really lived in Colorado in the boom days, consisting of reading in libraries and scores of interviews with old-timers, she developed the story woven around the heroine Carolina of how life in those days looked through a woman's eyes.

Much has happened since this last letterfrom Lin Yi Ho, but this will portray thegrimness of the situation in Shanghai and theapprehension with which the future is faced.

"Things are again in a terrible mess in this part of the world. History is repeating itself, and we are confronted by the same and even worse spiral inflation as we experienced in August last. This new currency fixed at 4 to US $l.OO has, however, completely failed and collapsed, and now it is officially quoted around 10,000 to US $l.OO. In my last letter I mentioned a haircut which cost me $1,600,000. I had a similar haircut last week, and this time it cost me GY2,700, which at the conversion rate of $3,000,000 to GYI.OO would have amounted to $8,100,000,000 in Chinese currency.

"In proportion to_ the devaluation of the currency, commodity prices are daily on the increase to unprecedented high levels. A loaf of bread (14 oz.) is now costing GY1,200, an egg GY2SO, and meat at GY3,000 per lb.

"Politically, the National Government has lost North China to the Reds. People here have little, if any, confidence in the Government which has proved not only weak and incompetent but also divided. It is feared that it will be but a matter of time for the complete domination of the country by the Reds. We cannot imagine what the future holds for us, but the picture cannot be a bright and cheerful one.

"My elder boy Teddy is now in Hongkong, having left Shanghai in December last when the situation was very critical and tense. There was then a general exodus to the South. He is staying with relatives and expects to pick up some suitable work.

"The outlook here is most uncertain and pessimistic, dark and gloomy, and full of apprehension. The change of regime is bound to come. "We nave no plans ahead, but if the worst comes to the worst we will resign ourselves to fate."

A wedding of interest to all 191 lers was that of Virginia Florence Wilson to Frank Schuyler Dodge Jr. on April 30, at the chapel of St. Bartholomew's Church in New York. This was followed by a reception at Sherry's. Frank and Ginnie will be on hand to greet us on June 17.

Bob Barstow continues interest in his great avocation—that of sailing—as indicated by the fact that he has recently been elected Fleet Chaplain of the Cruising Club of America, which he states is a purely honorary undertaking along with the Fleet Surgeon, ranking below the Flag Officers.

The St. Petersburg Times recently had an article about and showing a picture of Benand Alice Stout, who were guests at the Suwannee Hotel. The article referred to Alice's accomplishment as composer and concert pianist and states that at the time she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in music she had earned four first-flight medals, two in compo' sition, one in piano, and one in singing.

jinks Morton continues to climb the social ladder in Batavia, having advanced frcm 309 North Prairie Street to 337.

Thanks for the tip—Art Wyman has been located at 39 Tacoma Street, San Francisco, Calif.

Harold Dykeman has returned to his native state from Chicago and taken up residence at 1 Cedar St., Worcester, Mass.

Aubrey Butler has been elected vice president for two years of the Mass. Horticultural Society.

Extracts from a long letter from Floyd Tindall are of interest. His winter address hereafter will be 669 Avenue B, N.W., Winter Haven, Fla., and summer address, Box 164, Fish Creek, Wis. He and Les Hawkridge and Don Cheney were the 1911 representatives at the annual alumni meeting of the West Coast Alumni Association of Florida. When Professor Hill was unable to address the group as scheduled, Don stepped in as pinch-hitter and did a noble job of it. He and Demon had a lot of ground to cover to catch up on the 38 years since they had seen each other. Floyd is associated with Adm. and Mrs. E. L. Beck, who own and operate a fruit grove for which Floyd promotes the sales. Of the family, he says his son-in-law, a Major in the U.S.A.F., shoved off the day before to fly the Air-Lift. He has been at Great Falls, Mont., at the duplicate lift since March 30, refreshing on four motors and .training in the lift. Son Tony is a sailor and had just returned from a winter cruise in the Mediterranean on board the U.S.S. Manchester, and immediately went around the Pacific on her destined with a mess of marines for "a movement which is routine". Floyd left Florida the end of April gradually working his way to Fish Creek, Wis., where they built a new house last summer between Fish Creek and Ephraim. Floyd is retired as a Captain of the Navy and, following a coronary thrombosis, had to give up his practice as the leading obstetrician in Rockford, 111., and now that he is leading aleisurely life, if any of his classmates come to Fish Creek, he hopes they will stop in.

Bob Sanderson writes that Mary's invitation to Whitefield is quite typical of her and that he and Kay with the two boys will be on hand.

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