1908
Doc Winkley passed away in Beth Israel Hospital, Brookline, Mass., on March 7. Death was due to lung involvement following operation for a ruptured appendix. The funeral services were held in Winthrop on March 9. Burial was in the family lot in Dover, N. H.
Willard C. Winkley was born June 1, 1885, in Barrington, N. H. He prepared for college at Dover High School. He received his C.E- degree at Thayer School. Immediately after graduation from Thayer School he entered the employ of Lockwood Greene Engineers Inc. and he was with this company for 43 years—his entire lifetime of service, as an engineer. During his service he supervised the construction of many.large structures and became an authority on property appraisals. On February 12, 1913, he was married to Grace C. Garside. Following her death on August 18, 1920, he married Leila M. Hiscox of E. Providence, R. 1., who with his son Kenneth, a chemical engineer at Saxtonville, Mass., survive him. Always a good Dartmouth man and a loyal member of the class, Doc will be greatly missed by everyone.
The sympathy of every one in the class goes to Howard Cowee, whose wife Elsie passed aWay on March 15 following a cerebral hemorrhage. The Cowees were married at Worcester on January 20, 1917.In addition to Howard, a daughter Barbara survives.
As of March 29 a number of the members of the class had reported at Tread's Royal Park Inn at Vero Beach, Fla., for the spring trainin" trip for the reunion at Hanover in June. Those who had reported by that time were Esther and Gordon Blanchard. Naomi and Art Lewis, Pauline and Art O'Shea, Helen and Dick Merrill, Juliet and Art Soule, Annis and Mike Stearns, Ethel and George Squier, Helen and Larry Treadway. The Hulls, Hinmans and Pop Chesley expected to arrive shortly. Dorothy and Cully Pierce '07 had also joined the squad. Chairman Mike who, as exclusively reported by this column above, is at Vero Beach training to be in good condition to act as chairman for the reunion, reports that plans are progressing in good shape. Arrangements have been concluded with '06 and 07 for a joint dinner with them on Friday evening at Thayer Hall, the party to include the wives. The class meeting will be held late Friday afternoon. The President's reception as usual will be held Friday evening. The class dinner just for the men will be held Saturday evening, probably at the Outing Club. The wives will eat dinner together that evening at the Inn. Sunday morning a joint memorial service will be held with '06 and '07 at Rollins Chapel. Chairman Mike reports that there are definite indications that there will be a good attendance at the reunion. Art Soule, chairman of the refreshment committee, has promised adequate supplies. General Knox is coming up from South America. In addition to Mike, those on the committee include Secretary Larry, Everett, CharlesWalker,- Art Anderson, Munkelt, McElwain,Gleason, Squier, Griffin, Treadway, Parkinson, Stickney and Danforth. It is to be hoped that there will be a goodly crowd on hand when the clans begin to gather at Hanover on June 13.
Don Ruxton was admitted to Wesson Memorial Hospital in Springfield early in March to give the surgeon a little work. No bulletins have come through since that time but it is to be hoped that Don was tossing this off in stride.
On March 17 Mike Stearns flew to San Antonio! to attend son John's ('49) graduation from the Air Force Officers Candidate School. He was to be commissioned as a 2nd Lt. on March 21. John expected to be ordered to report at Denver, Colo., early in April for advanced work. Mike retired as of January 1 so he has more time to follow the activities of his children and grandchildren.
Henry Emery, with a grandson born on November 27, 1951, is the latest entry in the Grandfather Derby. The Class Notes Editor has only a three months' head start on Henry. Joe Blakely, the sage of Montpelier, last fall concluded 17 years' service as director of the Montpelier public schools. Following his retirement the commissioners adopted a complimentary resolution about Joe which concluded with the observation that, "your keen sense of humor and dry wit have endeared you in the hearts of all with whom you have served." Joe now divides his time between service in Blakeley's Pharmacy; Established 1870 (commercial); and his duties as director and Assistant Trust Officer of the Capitol Savings Bank and Trust Co. He reports over 100 inches of snow in Montpelier last winter.
Mary English, wife of Harold English, passed away on February 28 in Melrose. Funeral services were held in the Melrose Highlands Congregational Church on March 2.
Our reporter learned that Fred Vietor has been ill for some time but did not learn the details of this. It is to be hoped that Viet will soon be the same former sturdy self he was during freshman year in Wentworth Hall.
Harry Harriman is at Clearwater, Fla., for his eighth winter. He endeavored to see Howard Hilton recently but found that Howard was in the hospital in St. Petersburg. With the arrival of a ninth grandchild Harry wishes definitely to be entered in the winter book in the Grandfather Derby. He plans to attend the reunion if he survives the 50th anniversary of the graduation of his class at Exeter.
Edward Bartlett has been connected with the Delaware Agricultural Experiment station at Newark, Del., for the past 18 months as a research consultant. He is now working on a special problem which is to remove garlic odor and flavor from milk without destroying the recognized fine properties of the lacteal fluid. It seems that in Georgia and parts of Mississippi wild garlic grows in the pastures and the cows breathe and eat the weed. Badly flavored milk results and the dairy industry has been losing a great deal of money each year in discarded milk. We understood that the world was rapidly going forward in the realm of science but after having learned of E. B.'s problem we think we have heard everything. If Edward's process proves a success and it has been demonstrated that it will remove the smell of garlic and other smells and odors, we commend it to the Tax Bureau, the Attorney General's Office and several other agencies in Washington.
Parson Bill English was a guest at Hanover Inn in March.
New Addresses
Clinton E. Bills, 3808 N. W. 36th Ave., Miami, Fla.; Albert R. Chandler, 4020 Burlington Ave., N., St. Petersburg, Fla.; Wallace G. Carr, 526 Summit St. Ridgewood, N. J.; Rev. J. Albert Hammond, Rt. 1, Saco, Me.
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