1916

A fine letter from Don Hosmer advises that he is "still living the life he enjoys" since his retirement from teaching in June, 1957. He keeps his hand in by doing quite a bit of tutoring in French and Spanish. He says that he has added to his collection of good records, and that he is still golf champion of Bustins Island (Casco Bay, Me.: Ed.), where he has been summering for the past half century.. He hastens to explain that this is a six-hole course, - par 19. He adds: "For the rest, there is the theatre, the opera, and television ad infinitum and sometimes ad nauseam. And above all, the love and companionship of a wonderful wife."

Dick Parkhurst, though no longer at North Station, Boston, plans to remain with the Boston and Maine Railroad for some time, as a consultant. He is no longer connected with The Mystic Terminal Co., a subsidiary of the railroad. Write to him at his home, Oak Knoll, Winchester, Mass.

Your correspondent also had an interesting letter from Dave Shumway while he and Marion were vacationing at Port Cunningham, Ontario. Tried to find this place on the map, but was unsuccessful. Dave said his little cottage was quite isolated and that may explain it. Their son, Peter, was counselor at a boys' camp about 80 miles from them. Peter has entered Middlebury this fall, and I'll bet that Dave and Marion have numberless excuses already catalogued and stored away which will enable them to get up into the North Country.

Our '16 Peregrinators: At this writing Ken Stowell and the missus are still in Europe. They went abroad in April and are making a lengthy stay of it. Ros Magill and his wife also went abroad this spring and have returned to these shores. Fletch Andrews and Marg were on a North Cape cruise this summer and are now back in Cleveland. Art Conley and Caroline planned to be in South America by the time you are reading this. Park Hayden also headed south, on October 6, and expected to attend some medical meetings in South America. Our peripatetic secretary, Stirling Wilson, and Betty hoped to get to New York, on a short week's notice, to catch an Army transport for a trip to the Mediterranean. He was not sure whether it would take them to Barcelona, Naples, or all the way to Turkey. If they make it, and the answer won't be disclosed, in these columns at least, until the New Year, the Balmacaan Athletic Club Newsletter will have an interesting travelogue in the not too distant future.

I am sorry to report that Gil Tapley is quite under the weather, having had one operation and being confronted with another. Also that Burt Lowe's wife has been critically ill in the hospital. The Class hopes soon to hear favorable news of these good people.

One of the most delightful and rewarding evenings which the New York '16 group has enjoyed since the resumption of their get-togethers was on October 2 when our own Willy Sully (Wilberforce Sully, Esquire, or Beans, if you prefer it) gave a talk about his experiences as an attorney in New York City. Particularly interesting was his narration of the litigation involved in the many cases of the persecuted political victims in Europe, who sent their securities and currency to this country to be placed in safe-deposit boxes with the hope of eventually recovering them when they arrived here. That time never came for many of them, nor could a trace be found as to their" fate. The problem then arose of their legal heirs. Willy became an expert in these matters and with the cooperation of the civil authorities abroad was able to restore the hidden treasure to the rightful owners. All of the cases required a tremendous amount of investigation and many of them were very involved. Hearing about them made one realize that truth is stranger than fiction. All in all an immense evening. The old faithful included: JohnAmes, Charlie Cressy, George Dock, DutchDoenecke, Charlie Jones, Johnny Pelletier, Leigh Rogers, Freddie St. George Smith and Charles Cressy Jr.. Rutgers '40 and School of Oriental Languages at Yale.

Ralph George has sold his Ford business in Concord and is now enjoying the appointment of Supervisor of Racing for the State of New Hampshire. Can you give me a tip on the fifth race at Rockingham, Heine?

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