1911

In the death of Ben Stout on August 14, the Class and College lost one of its most enthusiastic, loyal, and generous contributors to Dartmouth. For the past three years Ben had been unable to participate as actively as formerly in class affairs as he never fully recovered his strength from an attack of double pneumonia three years ago. During this period he and Alice had been abroad and spent part of each winter in Florida. In July he and Alice flew to Atlanta where he had an attack of pleurisy and bursitis and was hospitalized after returning home. This was followed by a fatal coronary attack. Few in the class were aware of the extent to which Ben had aided boys in getting to Dartmouth and his participation in selecting prospective students, and in securing funds and contributing to the Alumni Fund. His eventual contribution to the College will have been one of the greatest of any classmate. Ben was one who always refused to say an unkind word about another and was highly regarded by his associates for his integrity, honesty, and loyalty.

Ed Keeler writes of a pleasant visit with Floyd and Esther Tindall at their summer home in Fish Creek, Wis., where Floyd, having retired from Naval service with the rank of captain several years ago, is running the Episcopal Church and is interested in other civic affairs in the community. Ed speaks of his charming home overlooking Green Bay. Floyd will be leaving shortly for his winter home in Winter Park.

This last June was the occasion of another delightful informal reunion at the Dodge Mountain View House where the following classmates and wives gathered for a few days: Burt and Lillian Cooper, Grace and Amos Crooks, Fred and Marguerite Eaton, Sarge and Esther Eaton, Bendy and Eunice Griswold, Ted and Hazel Harvey, Cap and Coleen Hedges, John and Dorothy Learoyd, Walter Reilly, Jack and Hazel Russell, Bob and Kay Sanderson and Nat and Bee Burleigh. It was a great pleasure to have Ray and Ramah Nead there for lunch with us one day. The Neads were visiting briefly in Franconia but were returning shortly to North Carolina. Also Mildred Rollins stopped over on her way to her cottage at Lake Champlain where she spent part of the summer.

Announcement concerning Jim Mathes tells of his retirement as president to become chairman of the board of J. M. Mathes, Inc. Another announcement tells of his election as a director of Otarion, Inc. which makes hearing aids and other electronic products. In August, he and Ruth left for a business trip in Europe.

Bendy Griswold has announced that his firm. E. H. Griswold and Company, certified public accountants, has moved from their forty-year location in Post Office Square to the Sheraton Building at 470 Atlantic Ave., Boston 10, Mass.

Grandpa and grandma, Josh and Polly Clark, were kept from their Whitefield visit by welcoming a granddaughter just acquired by son Ted and his wife.

The present location of Burt Burbeck is a little uncertain since a letter from Shorty Mayo tells of trying to call on Burt in London and finding that he had gone to Ireland to enjoy his retirement and that he had sublet his home in London. A later letter from Dorothy Steeves told of their planning to meet Burt in London the last of August. Perhaps on Jack's and Dorothy's return we will know more about Burt.

The American Bar News on August 15 tells of the memorial portrait of George Morris completed by the artist, Jes Schlaikjer, which is to be prominently displayed in the Bar Center in Chicago. Miriam Morris, as vice chairman of the Women's Committee of the Corcoran Art Galleries attended conferences in the West and on this trip she was invited to a meeting of the Inter-American Bar Association in Dallas where a memorial for George was presented. Miriam has now been cited as the first lady of Washington Dekedom and the Washington Deke Club has been named for George.

Apparently there is a 1911 community forming in North Carolina in the vicinity of Asheville. The Jim Irwins have moved to their new home at 9 Forestdale Drive, Buena Vista Forest, Asheville; the Ray Neads had moved to Hendersonville a few years ago; and Mort Grover is settled at 554 Lake Shore Drive, Asheville.

Don Cheney continues his activity in the Boy Scout movement as chairman of the Camp La-No-Che Development Committee. This is a permanent Scout camp with a main lodge and various auxiliary cabins and lodges forming a small complete center in itself. This has been a pet project of Don's for sometime, which he started while president of the Council, and if he will permit the quotation, "Scouting has been a very satisfying experience for me and the camp will be somewhat of a 'crowning achievement' of which I can be proud. It would be a dandy place to stage a 1911 reunion!"

Don and Fanny Cheney recently announced the marriage of their daughter Virginia to The Reverend Robert I. White on July 25 at the Park Lake Presbyterian Church in Orlando.

Eben Holden has sold his home in Portland. He and Doris will spend the winter in Florida, returning to Portland and a new home next spring. His oldest daughter graduated from Smith a year ago and is now a secretary at Harvard University. His youngest daughter is a sophomore at Cornell.

It was a pleasure to hear from Bob Keeler in compliance to Alumni Fund and class dues, to learn that he is in excellent health. He is a broker at 322 Walnut Street. Cincinnati. Ohio, and lives at 7325 Indian Hill Road.

Dr. Stanley B. Weld '12 was recently honored by the Connecticut State Medical Society, which named the new conference room in its New Haven headquarters for him and Dr. Creighton Barker. Dr. Weld is managing editor of the society's journal.

Secretary, 1 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H.

Treasurer, 470 Atlantic Ave., Boston 10, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,