1886

Our Class Agent reports that an unusual number of the Memorial gifts to the Alumni Fund have already been received. Your secretary is able to add a number of news items about these loyal families.

Thurston's son Henry Jr., a professor at State College of Pennsylvaina, has announced the marriage of his daughter Jean to Mr. Malcolm E. McConnell at the bride's home last May. Stetson's granddaughter Carolyn Alger, Massachusetts University '54, visited California last summer as a delegate to her sorority convention. Her brother Stanley Alger jr., M.I.T. '52, has begun to practice his profession as an architect in Hyannis, Mass. Mrs. Chancellor Jenks wrote from Honolulu on January 25 that she expected to fly to Carmel, Calif, in another month, and return to her home in Evanston, Ill., the next week with her son Herbert. Mrs. Karl Goodwin is still living with her arthritis at her home in Evanston. Her daughter Polly has been working on the "Magazine of Books," a feature of the Chicago Tribune, for several years. Both are steadfast in their interest and support of the activities of our Class. Marden's daughter Marge is also thoroughly indoctrinated with the Dartmouth spirit. Her son Richard is now a senior in New Hampshire State, where her husband Perley Fitts has taught for many years, and is now New Hampshire State Commissioner of Agriculture. T heir daughter Dorothy's husband Dr. W. C. Baldwin is now in the army, and daughter Sylvia's husband Dr. Getchell is a dentist. Of our Mard's 10 grandchildren, three are boys who should be able to add more of the family name to the roll of Dartmouth men.

In honor of Newton's 90th birthday, a party attended by 130 guests was given for him on February 21 at the home of Mrs. Philip P. Edwards in Winter Park, Fla. Dartmouth men and their wives occupied a special table, and Roger W. Holler '37, president of the Winter Park Dartmouth Club, presented a large birthday cake, resplendent in Dartmouth colors to the guest of honor. He received a number of telegrams of congratulation: among them, one from President. Dickey.

The alumni and their wives who attended the birthday party were Edwin Grover '94, Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Harley '95, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rice '95, Col. and Mrs. Frank W. Halliday '01, and Dr. Franklin Munsey '41.

The "Five Old Men" of the class have little to report, so they say. Hurley has been attending to business from his home owing to an irritating infection of his leg. Kelly is maintaining his winter home in St. Petersburg as usual. Newton is back in Winter Park, Fla., after over a month in the hospital. Philbrook's doctor thinks he may live to be 100, but he says that he "is too damned deaf" to relish the prospect. Judging from his erect stance in his recent picture, his doctor is probably right. I called on Helen Ross (Mrs. Steve Chase) recently in Dunedin, Fla. She says that Ned and her mother are comfortably situated in an elevator apartment in St. Johnsbury but that he doesn't leave it often for fear of falling, as his legs are weak. And that is all the news up to this time.

Secretary and Treasurer 2650 - 2nd Ave. N. St. Petersburg, Fla.

Class Agent, College Arms Apts., Winter Park, Fla.