1889

Clarence E. Moulton, our senior member, observed his 90th birthday September 29 at his home in Montpelier, Vt. Hearty congratulations, Clarence.

Representatives of 34 classes out of college 25 or more years, of which 1889 was the oldest class represented, met for the third annual fall meeting of the Dartmouth Bequest and Estate Planning Program at Hanover September 11 and 12. J. Ross Gamble, executive secretary, announced that this year's endowment figure from Estate Planning is two and one half times that of last year, and that an endowment for Dartmouth from estate provisions maturing this year is $650,000. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frost were at their camp on Crystal Lake in New Hampshire during the summer and early in September. Sallie Redfield was their guest for several days. The Frosts are at their home in Swampscott, Mass., for the fall months. Later they will go to their winter home in Flordia.

Mrs. Eliza A. Bliefling of Watertown, Mass., a contemporary of our late classmate DexterDouglas Dow, and intimately familiar with his early boyhood, has prepared and sent to your secretary a sketch of his early life prior to his entering St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Academy in the fall of 1882. It covers a period of his life of which practically nothing was known by his classmates at Dartmouth. Dexter Dow at an early age, upon the death of his mother, went to live in the home of Elias and Eleanor Randall of West Glover, Vt., who were the foster-parents of Mrs. Bliefling. The Probate Court appointed Mr. Randall his guardian and he continued to live in the Randall home until the fall of 1882 when he entered St. Johnsbury Academy. As an old friend and a foster sister, Mrs. Bliefling, now nearly 91 years of age, has prepared and typed a most interesting five-page story of the early life of our classmate. To quote only a part would not do justice to this beautifully written intimate sketch. It is the intention of your secretary, therefore, to have copies of it prepared and a copy sent to each of the members of our Class now living. The original typewritten sketch will be deposited in the Archives of Baker Library in the section reserved for our Class.

In a recent issue of this MAGAZINE, our Class Notes referred to the will of Dexter Dow, under which his entire estate, subject to life interests, will eventually go to Dartmouth. The book value of this estate is somewhat in excess of $100,000. Except for one $1,000 bequest, the entire estate is left in trust with the income payable, first, to Mrs. John H. Henry, sister of the testator as long as she lives, then, to Mrs. Henry's daughter.

Dexter Dow, after he suffered a stroke, shortly before he died, requested Mrs. Henry to continue to help certain people he had been in the habit of helping in years past. Since his death, year after year Mrs. Henry not only has carried out his request, which was merely verbal, but, because living expenses have nearly doubled, she has increased their allowance accordingly.

Upon the death of Dexter Dow's sister and his niece his entire estate will go to his Alma Mater and will be the largest bequest thus far to be received from a member of our Class.

'89 ANNIVERSARY: At their 1953 annual informal reunion in Hanover, '89ers reminisced at their leisure. Front row (l to r), Ralph Bartlett, Hardy Ferguson. Back row, Harry Frost, Edwin Davis.

Secretary, Treasurer and BequestChairman, 108 Mt. Vernon St., Boston 8, Mass.