1913
The annual Christmas letter from the McCoy clan, Wallace, Elsie, Clark, Ruth and Grandma, who is now nearing 90 and keeps in fine fettle, taking a 400-mile trip in one day recently with Wallace. Clark is traveling much of the time.
General and Edna Wilson now are at their new and permanent address, the Westminster, Gulf Stream, Delray Beach, Fla.
My thanks again to an ever increasing number sending cards and greetings at Christmas and New Years. They are appreciated so much. Happy New Year to all. See you in June.
Fred Hovey is back in Whitman, Mass., at 63 Alden Street for the winter and plans on the Wednesday luncheon at Pattens.
Among the new Floridians are Maurice "Cap" Avery at Boynton Beach, Box 1183: Charlie Archer, Box 246, Ozona, Fin.: Ed Sides, 17715 Gulf Blvd., Box 617, St. Petersburg; we've already mentioned Joe Barnett.
Arthur Leon Scott is in Halicong, address R. D. 2, Doylestown, Penn., Industrial Engineer for the Edwards Shoe Co. in Philadelphia, up at 5 and in the office at 7, starts back over the Reading R.R. at 5. He is on the Board of Directors and healthy and happy. Their daughter Nancy was Phi Beta Kappa at Smith. She is now married and teaching French at Miss Baldwin's School, the only American to ever have the portfolio.
Walter Haley has become one of the regulars at Pattens on Wednesday noons at the '13-'14 - table. He is with WaghorneBrown Company at their new address. 18 Cornhill, Boston 8, Mass.
Jack and Louise Nelson traveled West recently, stopping in Wheeling, W. Va., to see Judge and Martha Hugus. They went to Sarasota, Fla., January 22.
Hope you are planning on a New York trip in February. Feb. 19.-,8 is the date of the dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in honor of President-Emeritus Hopkins. Bill Towler will have details of the 1913 table or tables (10 reservations as we go to press) and gathering. The Alumni Council meets on Tuesday and Wednesday so there are liable to be many Thirteeners at the dinner. Wives are included, dress is formal and tickets will be $7.50 a person. More information later.
Clayt and Lena Fairbanks are planning on Hanover in June. Mose Linscott, also of Needham hopes for tennis players for doubles Mark Wright, Judge Hugus and Jack Nelson will be there for him.
Parker Trowbridge says he had to revise plans and miss the Convocation, but not the Reunion next June. George McClary and Ned Crawford are two from Chicago plan ning for the trip East in 1958. There are not too many reunions left to plan on. Chet Vander Pyl in Vista, Calif., finds the business of being a retired country squire more work and more confinement than he thought pos sible. He and Line Wilson will be East in June if possible, as will Andy and Comstock. Ned Gay in Hancock, N. H., is sure to be in Hanover for the Forty Fifth. It is a short trip for them. Same applies to Sid and Lil. lian Akerstrom in Littleton, N. H. There are a number in the state who missed the last one in 1953. Red Spillane and Earle Bidwell are the first two from Hartford, Conn., to advise of their arrival or bust. Red says he'll do best and you all know what that is. He 11 be in good voice, too. Please remember to fill in your blank and send it in. The directory will take some time to arrange and print.
Secretary, Box 2057, Boston 6, Mass.
Treasurer, Hanover, N. H.
Bequest Chairman,
