1898
The 55-year reunion of our class is but one year away. In June, 1953, we will assemble in Hanover again. It is now time to be considering this occasion and to plan to be present and let us have even a larger percentage in attendance than even at our 50-year when we won the Attendance Cup.
Fred and Jean Lord returned from Florida to their home in Hanover in April. In March Jean had an unfortunate accident when she broke a knee cap and was confined to the Clearwater hospital for ten days. At the time of her return home she was slowly recovering the use of her leg.
An interesting letter has been received from A. S. Bowker Sr. of Yakima, Wash. It was first sent to "Dartmouth College, a/c Sec. of Class of 1898, Hanover, N. H. U. S. A." The letter in part was,
"I am in possession of a cane carved from a Black Thorn or some similar wood from the class of '98. Carved at the top is 98 Dartmouth (98 inside a D) and also Nichols in old English type. It also has about 50 nicknames from Indian to Ye Indian and almost every nickname a Person ever Can you give me any information on this item it you know any? The man I helped to move about 30 year ago in Chicago said his name was Good'l and I would like to have you tell me more about it or any information you have. I wrote Bill Cunningham of the Boston Herald but he did not seem to know about it."
That cane must have been that one of HarryNichols and how it came into the hands of Good'l and who Good'l is is the mystery. Mr. Bowker has offered to give the cane to the museum.
In an article, "Babies Are Big Business," in the May 3 issue of Collier's, the author wrote about Joe Carney as a manufacturer who has made good use of his experience as a grandfather. The part about Joe was as follows:
"Even some grandfathers have got into the act. Among the most famous are Joseph P. Carney, seventy "six-year-old president of Thayer, Inc of Gardner! Massachusetts, one of the largest. of the baby furniture manufacturers and Dan Gerber present of the Gerber Products Company, the biggest maker of baby foods. Carney, then president of the Gardner Trust Company, bought out the moribund old Thayer Company in 1939, combined it with the faltering J A. Dickerman Company, and built the concern from a puny $200,000-a-year business to an $8,000,000 gold mine in 1951—mostly as the result of observing the needs of his 13 grandchildren.
"At one Thanksgiving family dinner for instance he noticed that fifteen-month-old Andy Burns had no place to sleep because all the other cribs in the were filled with prior occupants. This led Carney to design a lightweight, portable, bottomless crib called the Travel-Tot, which.can be carried along and then strapped to an adult bed when the parents go visiting.
Your secretary returned home on May 1 and will be there until November 1.
You have only a few days before the dead- deadline to receive credit for a gift for this year. If you have not sent in your contribution better do so at once and help Jack keep the class at the top or near to it.
A pleasant summer to the members of the class and their families.
Secretary and Treasurer, 14 Sayward St., Dorchester 25, Mass.
Class Agent, 86 Main St., Nashua, N. H.
