1889

The death of Oliver S. Warden at his home in Montana on March 12 brought expressions of sorrow and tributes to his memory from state and national leaders far and wide throughout our country. President Truman was among the first to send a message of sympathy to the Warden family. In it he paid high tribute to the deceased as having been a great newspaper editor and publisher, a loyal and effective official of the Democratic party and a true friend of the American people. Messages of sympathy paying tribute to the veteran publisher also came from United States Senator Murray of Montana, Secretary of Interior Chapman, Chairman Boyle of the Democratic National Committee, President McLean of the Associated Press, President Gavin of the great Northern Railway, President Drinkwater of the Western Air Lines, and other men prominent in state and nation too numerous to mention here.

The regrettable death of our class president at a time when plans were being made to have him with us at our annual get-together in Hanover next June creates a sense of loss deeply felt by those few of us left who have been privileged in the past to join in these "off-year" reunions at Commencement time. "Doc" Warden—affectionately known as such by his classmates—had plans definitely made to join our group in June, as he had done annually in recent years, and, if possible, have Mrs. Warden accompany him. His reservation at the Inn was made last August, and, in a letter to your secretary written shortly before he became ill—his last letter—he asked that the reservation be checked and without fail kept in force. All this brings back memories of the dinner "Doc" gave at the Inn the evening of June 9 last when members of our class group were joined by his specially invited guests, Howland, Hadlock, Sanborn and Gage of the class of '87. Early in the dinner Howland and Hadlock, New England Republicans, began to throw partisan questions to "Doc,"—the Montana democrat. This led to a running touch-and-go—all in good spirit, of course. Outnumbered two to one, "Doc" held his own through it all and heartily enjoyed it —as did we all.

Such meetings of old collegemates are always pleasant to recall. In early years after graduation, the distance required for travel, its attendant expense and loss of time from work, kept "Doc" Warden, the aspiring young editor and newspaper publisher, from attending early reunions. He planned to be at our 25th, but illness prevented. When our 30th reunion was held in Hanover in 1919, he was there. Describing it in a letter, he wrote: "I never had attended a Dartmouth reunion before. It was a wonderful experience for me, and the delight of renewing old-time good fellowship cannot be written into a letter. I hope I shall not miss another reunion as long as I live."—and he didn't. Since then he attended not only all of '89's regular anniversary reunions held to date, but each June the last five years he came East specially to join his classmates gathered in Hanover at Commencement time. At future gatherings—as long as any of us are left to hold them—we will greatly miss the presence of "Doc" Warden an outstanding member of our class, a worthy son of Dartmouth who upheld the best traditions of his Alma Mater in the great Northwest.

Our late classmate, Dexter Dow, died in Woodsville, N. H., November 23, 1941. News to most of us, if not all, recently received, is that his entire estate, subject to life interests, will eventually go to Dartmouth.

At our last class meeting before graduation our class pipe was auctioned off to the highest bidder, who was Henry Blair. It has been preserved these many years and now is a part of his estate. His long-time law associate and executor under his will has expressed a willingness and desire to have the pipe deposited in the College archives, a disposition some of our contemporary classes have made of their class pipes. To carry out such proposed arrangement it is planned to have '89's class pipe displayed as a feature of our annual get-together in Hanover in June, after which, in behalf of Blair's estate, it will be delivered to the College for its archives.

The Harry Frosts went on a cruise this winter to the Bahama Islands which they much enjoyed.

Mrs. Robert Taylor (Elizabeth Blakely) and Mr. Taylor motored to Winter Park, Fla., just before Easter. On return trip they visited Charleston and Williamsburg.

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