1908
Word has recently been received of the death of Art Blood in Torremolinus, Spain, where he and Mrs. Blood have been living for the past three years. Art had not been in good health for some time, but his death is none the less a shock. A more detailed account will appear in July's In Memoriam column.
Here's a good 'un from the Sage of Maine. Jack Everett writes as of April 4 as follows.
"I retired March 31. I sailed from Halifax on Tuesday for British Guiana on the S. S. Kini, returning via Montreal. The Kini is a Norwegian 5000-tonner under charter to a subsidiary of the Aluminum Co. of Canada. She carries but eight passengers. While no date is set for the return, the voyages usually run from thirty to fifty days. Calls are made at Trujillo City, Porto Cabello, La Guiara, Trinidad, Barbadoes and Georgetown, British Guiana. My stock of news is now exhausted. Best regards and I hope to see you all in June."
Arthur Weston of Edgartown, for many years chief engineer of the state Department of Public Health, was named by Governor Herter to succeed S. C. Luce Jr. as Vineyard member of the state Steamship Authority. Since his retirement in 1950 Art has continued various engineering affiliations in private practice and has been a year-round resident of Edgartown. Art used to room with the late Raymond Walker. During all his years in Boston he travelled continually on the Island boats and is closely familiar with their operation under all different conditions.
Don Comstock writes in on the letterhead of the Campbell Marble and Tile Company of Cleveland:
"Wish I could send you some interesting news of either my own comings and goings or that of other '08ers. As for myself I keep plodding in the same old rut with my nose only a few inches from the grindstone and I have no knowledge of what the other fellows are doing, except for a couple of Xmas cards each year and what I read in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE — for which I am very grateful
"While I realize that I am getting older each year, I can't see that I am any feebler (except in the head) and I have not yet reached the Florida retirement stage — maybe I will come to it in time.
"As for the various reunions — I wish that I could see my way clear to attend one or both, but, as of today, neither one looks likely.
"I am enclosing something to keep the pot boiling."
Ev Marsh, down in Clearwater, Fla., wrotea long letter to Park Stickney on March 25which was so full of Dartmouth color that it's bound to be interesting to all of us and then some. Let me quote from parts of it.
"One of our happiest experiences was when JohnHinman and Tat Badger forsook their fish, golf and wives to come over one afternoon, for a visit. The weather was perfect and we had a perfect day. The McMartins, who are staying at Chick Hopkins '20 place, wanted to know what cement we use on Dartmouth men to keep 'em so together. The McMartins are from Mich. State. Mr. Kenerson who gave the 50-year address to the alumni last June was there. He lives here in the winter and on Cape Cod in the summer. He drove Hart-well Harriman to the party. Bill Cunningham was there and gave us a little special treatment. Also from our class was the famous Dr. Chandler. At that party at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club we had 56 there, including a number of wives, and classes ranging from '84 to '48. We exchanged visits with the Larry Bankharts, also Hap Hinman '10. (There were five Hinmans in town within the last few weeks.) There are about as many Chases, too, from Stephen '96 to Fred Jr. '53. Fred '05 attended the luncheon at St. Pete."
If that isn't a story of Dartmouth at play in Florida, I'll pass. Thanks to you. Ev.
And in the same mail came a letter from another 'OB Marsh, this one from Ray, who writes from his Washington, D. C., address as follows. (Note: These letters are great. Can't we have more of them so that the Class can keep in touch with each other?)
"You ask for news. There isn't much. This is my fourth year of retirement. I am grateful for my fairly good health (knock on wood). I am very busy with non-remunerative activities—committees, organizations, and church. Among other things I have enjoyed seven years of active association with, the affairs of the Cosmos Club—an organization of which you may have heard.
"Last year my wife and I did what so many others have done. We spent three months in England, France, and Italy. A long-delayed (by forty years) trip together. No cost to the tax payers, thank you. It was most enjoyable.
"Last summer we had the pleasure of a brief visit with my old college roommate Alans on Alden, and his good wife, in Newark. He had retired from his position as chairman of the foreign language department in Newark High School. They seemed to be enjoying life."
The Class Noise Editor feels that he should issue a small bulletin to cover significant points of interest on a recent trip to the Coast. Accompanied by my bride of. many summers we spent first a delightful day with Park and Sue Stickney in Evanston and it was something to be remembered as perfect hospitality. They provided transportation, food, grand company, and Park walked me around the beautiful Northwestern campus until I felt like an alumnus. We said our "thank yous" but we felt more. On the telephone I talked to Bill Knight who reported everything under legal control.
The next high spot of the trip was on the following Sunday which we spent with Dickand Helen Merrill in Pasadena—yes and the Saturday evening before, too. Well sir, Dick and Helen hitched up and spent the whole day driving us about the gorgeous panorama of Pasadena and vicinity, which included visits with Dick's daughter and their three charming grandchildren. Then we stopped in to have a pleasant hour with Jim Norton, who, I was pleased to note, has as little hair and as large beltline as I do. So that makes another day that we are anxious to repay and for which we are most grateful. Luck left us in San Francisco. Someone must have warned Don Frothingham and Dick Danforth that we were coming, for all efforts to contact them were futile. Gordon and EstherBlanchard were about a week ahead of us on most of our trip, but we couldn't get together, as our itineraries were different. Well, we had a wonderful trip and now we're back in Boston, eating beans and thinking it over.
NEW ADDRESS: College advises that Frederick K. English is now to be reached at 1905 Binz, Houston, Texas.
DON'T FORGET - WE'VE GOT TO BUST OUR QUOTA. OKAY?
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