1914
September Morn, do you remember that picture? The mists were rising over the lake this morning, but she was not there, and neither were Marian and I when Howard Potter dropped in to see us last week, which was a real disappointment. That makes two years in a row that we have missed connections. I intended to go up to Vinal Haven to see Johnnie PepparcL this month, but did not get there, and intended to call on Roger Rice at Boothhay Harbor but that backfired, too.
There was one highlight, early in the summer, when Jack Field called up from his daughter's where he and Nan were stopping on their way home to Ohio from a trip to Maine. It of course led to a dinner engagement and an evening of bull at the Drake headquarters, with a study of the last reunion pictures. It was a delightful evening and the Drakes, at least, look forward to a repeat.
These notes are being written in Maine and the good wife is hurrying to finish, before going home, in a couple of days, Salt Riversof the Massachusetts Shore, by Dr. Henry F. Howe, brother of String Howe. I would recommend it highly from the many excerpts that have been read aloud, and shall take it up when she finishes.
My next door neighbor tells me that Phyllis Sleeper was helping her all last winter with her Nursery School in Scarsdale, N. Y. Phyllis is the daughter of Gordon and MarthaSleeper.
On August 4th the recipients of the Rockefeller Public Service Award were announced by the president of Princeton University. These awards will permit outstanding federal employees to take six months to a year's leave of absence for study or educational travel. We notice that Leonard D. White was one of the committee.
An issue of the Quincy (Mass.) PatriotLedger in July carried a two-column photograph of a distinguished looking member of the class. Charlie Batchelder, as chief observer, aircraft warning service, Quincy observation post, with a pair of binoculars, was without question the Ledger's outstanding photograph of the year. Charlie, by the way, has resigned his office.
In speaking of Howard Potter, I neglected to quote a paragraph from a recent letter of John Piane. "Hod Potter and his charming wife were here in Hanover on the 16th and 17th (May) in connection with the New England Association of Water Engineering. We had dinner with them and enjoyed seeing both of them. 'Hod' looks fine and is in the pink of health."
Sig Larmon recently attended a dinner at the Waldorf and found himself sitting at the same table with Roscoe DeWitt, who had come up from Dallas. You can imagine the surprise of both and what took place.
We have not heard from Roscoe for some time, but I understand that his firm is still carrying on in a large way from its Dallas office. One of their recent jobs was the design and supervision of the store of Neiman-Marcus. This information, incidentally, came from the Forum.
Ellsworth Buck who has done such a noble job as class agent was a delegate to the GOP Convention. Elly is chairman of the Richmond County Republican organization.
And while on the question of politics, SigLarmon is National Vice-Chairman of Citizens for Eisenhower and is currently serving on a volunteer basis as director of publicity and public relations.
George Young, president of the Passaic-Clifton National Bank & Trust Co., was elected vice-president of the New Jersey Manufacturers' Association at the fortieth annual meeting held in Atlantic City last May. George joined that bank in 1920 and became president in 1935. He is also vice-president of the Passaic General Hospital; treasurer of the local chapter of the American Red Cross; treasurer of his neighborhood Community Chest, and of the Campaign Fund for St. Mary's Hospital. Too bad he can't find something to do with his spare time.
The Syracuse (N. Y.) Post Standard carried a picture of Carol Edson on March 30. Carol was representing the Public Employees' Division of the Red Cross Campaign. His division had already reached 119%.
Summer visitors to Hanover through July have included Ed and Lillian Leech, Thorndike and Edith Saville, Arthur and MaryMadalena, Dick and Mildred Pritchard, Howard and Sally Potter, Gordon and MarthaSleeper, Lay Little, Sig and Kay Larmon and Harold and Martha Brown.
Alec Tuck always writes an interesting letter, and the one written June 16 from Chateau de Genthod at Geneva is no exception. "Here I sit quietly overlooking the lake, with an incomparable view of Mont-Blanc. In the winter I take to curling quite seriously. A game (11 strings or innings) takes about three and one half hours. All this takes a good deal of walking on black ice. The air is wonderful and during the morning you pick up and deliver 44 stones weighing 40 lbs. each, a total of 1760 pounds or about the weight of a thoroughbred horse—all this at 5000 foot altitude and it feels good." Alec is returning to the United States in October for a few months, where he will remain through election and will also take a trip to Los Angeles. The photograph should prove much of the above statement.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Hanna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna of New York and Racing Beach, Falmouth, to Mr. De-Witt Clinton Jones III, son of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt C. Jones Jr., of Princeton, N. J., and Quissett, Mass., took place August 16 in the First Congregational Church of Falmouth.
Bino Knight, with Ruth, took off on a belated 35th anniversary honeymoon on August 16. The trip will take them to Berkeley, Calif., to visit their son who teaches in the University of California. They will stay two weeks and then join the National Staff of Presbyterian Church at Ganado, Ariz. They expect to get home about September 10 in time to preach at the Cathedral of the Pines at Rindge, N. H., on September 14.
Pennell A born recently saw the name of Arthur H. Deering II among those who graduated last year from Paul Smiths College in Paul Smiths, N. Y. We strongly suspect that this is the son of our own Art Deering.
Secretary, 88 Sea St., N. Weymouth 91, Mass. Treasurer, 165 Marlboro St., Wollaston, Mass.
