1919

Nineteeners have been doing considerable traveling during the last few months, most of it naturally to warmer climates. From Clearwater, Fla., comes a note from EdWarnke as follows:

"I told you when I last saw you that when I got down here, I would look up Paul Clements. Well, I rode down to Sarasota in a devilish hot sun and spent a most enjoyable hour with him. It was nice to see one of our old timers and I am sure the feeling was mutual. Both Mrs. Warnke and myself enjoyed his 'Country Store.' It is quite novel for a beach community. He really is down in the sunny south and out of the congested area."

Bill Cunningham, on the stationery of the Boston Herald, sends in his thanks for the class birthday card and states:

"I really had a tremendous birthday fiesta, but one of the nicest parts of the affair was receiving my Class of '19 card. There's very little to report from this neck of the woods. The good Lord willing, I take off for the Southland next week to pay my annual respects to the baseball spring training camps and to take a good look at the Red Sox. Again, my gratitude, and Doris joins me in sending warmest personal regards."

From Rome, Italy, Jim Capps, leading merchant of Utica, N.Y., writes:

"Beulah and I went out to John and MargueriteFornacca's Wednesday night where we saw Winand Harriet Batchelder. Quite a Dartmouth reunion the six of us had. Later the Batchelders and the Capps went out to dinner and celebrated. Next to the Pope, John is about the most important person in Rome, and anyone who comes to Italy with a Dartmouth 1919 label on him is bound to be coddled like a baby. We have been in Europe two weeks now - Portugal, Spain and half of Italy. I am ready to come home, - age is telling - but I am saving just a little strength to play St. Andrews Royal and Ancient."

King and Alice Cole spent a week in St. Augustine during February and their card indicates that they were enjoying themselves. A note from M. Douglas Gray '15 brings the sad news of the passing of his mother, Lillian, widow of the late Harvey "Shorty" Gray of our class. A nice letter from Oscar Lewis of Toronto, Canada, says:

"Your pleasant birthday card reminded me that like Father William, I am getting old. I wish I could see more of the other 'old' boys of the class. For work up here I am busy with Ethyl Corporation of Canada Limited (V.P.) and for play, I do something few of you other guys do. I curl. For what this is, I refer you to the attached copy of- our company house organ. All the best, and hope to see you soon."

Oscar and Ed Fiske ought to get together on this curling business. Si Stein of Muscatine, lowa, one of your See's better correspondents, writes:

"Your unique birthday card reached me this year in Muscatine, when I was called home from Florida for the funeral of a very dear aunt in her 96th year. The preceding generation is almost gone and your reminder of the annual milestone also makes us more conscious of the encroachments of Father Time on our contemporaries. My wife and I went to Exeter for my 40th Reunion last June. Many of those present had not seen each other since graduation. The reunion flowered in the full sense of the word. The only flaw came shortly after when we received news of the sudden passing of Ralph Hayes, of both Exeter and Dartmouth, who was with us. My wife and I will be returning to Florida in a couple of days. Should you get down that way, give us a call at the Kenilworth where we expect to be until March 14 — if we can stand the relative inactivity that long."

A subsequent letter from Si states that their stay in Florida was prolonged by the misfortune of Mrs. Stein's having a coronary. However, she is making satisfactory progress and has responded well to treatment. Your Sec. is sure that the class joins with him in wishing Mrs. Stein a speedy recovery. RowlandPollard checks in with:

"Thank you for your card. I know that you are not the one who makes the years go by so swiftly but who does? I have not much to report. I am a grandfather for the first time but unless my estimate of the class is wrong some one beat me to that state by a good many years. I do find America exciting to live in, after so long where nothing much happened."

Another new grandpop in the class is PhilBird who proudly announces the arrival of Barry Philip Jones, son of Jack and Meredith (Bird) Jones.' Have you sent your realistic share of the 1956 Alumni Fund? If not, why not do it right, away, now, so that Fred Daley and his Class Agents can spend the time they are devoting to Dartmouth to contacting the rest of the class.

Secretary, 1273 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y.

Class Agent, Shelton, Conn.