1911
Some news of classmates came in along with the Christmas mail, but first let's talk a little about some of the loyal wives whose husbands can no longer speak for themselves. Just to bring you up to date on what they are doing, Inez Adams is house-mother at Hetzel Hall in Durham, N. H. Julia Dunning continues her home at 1072 Portland Avenue, St. Paul 5, Minn. Her unmarried daughter Julia is with Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner and Beane, but expects to be back with her former airline company in Florida during the winter months. Julia may be there near her as son Steve is at the University of Florida, teaching and working for his Doctor's degree. Incidentally, Julia has consented to be an assistant to "Cap" Hedges and will be in touch with the other class wives when Alumni Fund Drive starts. Ruth Hastings, still residing at 11666 Winding Way, Los Altos, Calif., tries to work East each year to visit her married daughters. Last summer we had the pleasure of a few minutes' visit with her and her charming daughter from Wellesley, Mass. Kate Keough has continued her residence at Garden City Hotel, but has been having a tough time healthwise. The Washington papers carried story and pictures of Miriam Morris' open house in December, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the building of her historic house "The Lindens." She served an 18th century supper in the downstairs Early American room to three hundred people. Her house was decorated throughout with 18th century dried flower arrangements and the family and helpers were dressed in the fashion of the 18th century. As you could well guess, many honored guests were present. One of Life's outstanding photographers was present, so watch for pictures of this event in an early issue of Life.
Mildred Rollins' Christmas was spoiled by an accident to her son Harry in which he lost part of two fingers of his right hand in an electric saw, but Mildred says he is coming along fine. Helen Russell writes of her family. One daughter Roberta had her second set of twins on December 2 so Helen thinks that lightning does strike twice in the same place. Her daughter Margaret and her husband moved to Cincinnati last spring and Helen went out to visit them in their new home in October. Daughter Evelyn is working in Hartford but living at home weekends. Mary Dodge Silk, after a busy summer, returned with Tom to Ithaca, but she'll be back in June ready to greet all 1911'ers who will be back for our annual reunion. Marjorie Swain leads an active life, still keeping her home in White Plains, but spending summers in Nantucket or taking the boys abroad as she did last summer. Cora Taylor's planned visit to the East last summer was spoiled by her having to go into the hospital just before Christmas with a thyroid operation. She is living at her new home at 2320 Byron Street, Palo Alto, Calif., while her former home has been given over to a home for elderly people. This makes a pleasant home for her mother, now 93 years old, for a few months each year. Beth Gordon a few years ago sold her Hanover home and returned to her former home in Canaan, N.H., but is frequently seen in Hanover. Beth is a very clever stenciler of trays, chairs, etc. and is one of the leading members of the local arts and crafts organization. Our last word from Priscilla Whelden was that she was living in Grafton, Mass., and although she usually spends part of the summer in Lyme, N.H., we did not see her in Hanover this summer.
Bill Gooding has sold his Hanover home and when the new house that he is having built in Rye Center, N.H., is ready, he and Dorothy will become residents there. It seems like Hanover is falling apart with Bill and Dorothy pulling out after having been here so many years.
The Chuck Emersons have been busy making alterations in their new home at 73 Ridge View Terrace in Cheshire, Conn. Between Cheshire and their summer place in Maine, they both seem to keep active and happy! Chuck says that he is all through with longterm out-of-the-country assignments but may be occupied with short-term assignments here.
It has happened again - Harold Card has moved to _ Haverhill, Mass., at 212 Main Street, which I believe gets him back to where he started from many years ago. Except for retaining one account, just to keep him busy, he has been retired for about a year. His daughter Marion was married last January to Russell Donnelly of Hamilton, Ontario. In June they both received Ph.D.s from Yale. Harold says his present home is only temporary and that he will be moving again to a more permanent home in April presumably still in Haverhill.
In response to the recent newsletter, BurtCooper got a letter from Sam Seavey sayingthat he still is in the same business, as anAgricultural Insurance Company representative, at the same location in Portland. Hisfirm name is C. Samuel Seavey, Inc.
John and Dorothy Learovd are the first tohave signed up for the Whitefield party inJune. Who is going to report in next?
Clyde Locke continues on at Bell Aircraft(even beyond a normal retirement), wherehe is engaged in connection with the structure of X-2 and X-2 military planes.
You may have noticed elsewhere in the MAGAZINE recently that Willard Connely haspublished a new book titled "Adventures inBiography." This is his fifth to be publishedin London about literary personalities.
Jim Irwin recently has had two events inhis life worth noting. One was the birth ofanother granddaughter on November 20. Another was being present at the Princeton game - but he found no other member of the classto celebrate with. Jim and Helen find themselves in the midst of good 1911 company asthe Ray Neads and Mort Grover have got together and started to make known the desirability of settling near Asheville when retirement overtakes.
Brad Patten's new book is going to press in January. Have not been informed of its title, but I am sure that it has somelhing to do with the subject of human embryos.
The sad news of "Budd" Schells death is given in the obituary column. He was as loyal a 1911er as they make them.
Secretary,1 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H.
Treasurer, 4.70 Atlantic Ave., Boston 10, Mass.
Bequest Chairman,
