1902

I had a good letter from Charlie Dudley in which he says: "I do want to have the members of our class, their wives and children, for a picnic or some other affair with us a year from June." Thank you, Charlie!! We accept and that should make it an additional attraction for our 50th, next year, when we want every 1902 man who can travel to be on hand. Charlie has had a recent operation but enjoyed splendid care and attention at Dick Hall's House, and he and his good wife are carrying on in grand style their Interlaken Camp for Girls at Croydon, N. H.

Harvey Sanborn writes me that he is planning to be on hand for our 50th reunion. Now Harvey has had a duodenal ulcer for 20 years, arthritis for ten years, and arterial and heart trouble for six years. If he can come, we all should be able to make it. In spite of these handicaps he is still doing a little medical practice and enjoying his three sons who are well and active and two of whom live near him.

Arthur Ruggles says he is better than he was a year ago but still has to go a little slow. It's time, Arthur! You have surely done more than your bit.

I was planning to tell more about my trip to Florida but space limits me to just say that, if you want a grand and relaxing change, go down on the Florida Keys to Marathon and spend two weeks at Casa Manana or Bill Thompson's (no relation). Pioneer country, wonderful climate, grand fishing and most interesting people from Cuban shrimp fisherman with earrings to wealthy yachtsmen and Senators. But the most interesting are the real every day people who drove down there four or five years ago and never came back. I felt like joining them.

On my return trip, I stopped at Naples and spent a very pleasant evening with Bert Briggs at his home on the beautiful mile-long beach. Bert has made a really miraculous recovery from a most serious operation with the aid of modern surgical skill plus a new treatment developed by the scientists at M. I. T. He is looking forward to another trip to Switzerland where he has spent many pleasant summers at Zermatt and climbed the Matterhorn. He presented me with the last book by Sabatini and gave me a most cordial invitation to visit him at his summer home on Cape Cod.

Please don't forget that Dartmouth needs any contribution no matter how small RoyHatch is class agent.

Secretary, 7 Ship Channel Rd., South Portland, Me. Treasurer', 426 Trenaont Building, Boston 8, Mass. Class Agent, 496 Summit Ave., Maplewood, N. J.