1902

Can you recognize the classmate pictured at the top of the page? He was with us at our last reunion.

Not coming from Texas, I can not brag much further of the activities of our classmates except that Arthur Chivers told me he took a chance and was elected to the New Hampshire Legislature. The only other two items that I have heard since, refer to two ambitious members highlighted last month. Arthur Ruggles has been re-elected to the Rhode Island Parole Board and attended a meeting, and Charles Dudley's wife tells me Charlie is still shoveling snow. That is dangerous business Charlie and I, as a physician, join with your wife in remonstrance.

You will recall that at Woodstock last spring, we missed Charlie's wife, Ida Louise, who had been called away due to the serious illness and death of their granddaughter, Ann Dudley. Ann was a gifted and beautiful girl of 15, much beloved by all the girls and counselors at their summer camp, who have joined with others in gifts to build on their Interlaken camp site a memorial cottage to be known as "Ann's House," which will be a sort of nature and recreation center. This will add to the beauty of that glorious spot and, if you have any granddaughters who wish a marvelous summer, remember Interlaken on Lake Coniston, at Croydon, N. H.

Two of our most loyal classmates, Ben Riley and Tom Barnes, who had planned to attend our reunion in June, were kept at home by illness. Ben has been very lonely since he lost his wife and has needed much medical and surgical care. This past winter he has been confined to his room with a serious swelling of the vessels of his leg. Do you remember that Ben helped earn his way at Dartmouth by penning our diplomas? I remember that Ben, an old salt, who had made the famous trip around Cape Horn on the "Oregon," used to sit and laugh at us when we were seasick on our cattleship trip to Europe in 1900. Tom Barnes was told by his physician that he should not drive a car which he said was "all bosh." I have written Tom several times but have had no answering letter.

Jim Huntington had a cataract operation last November which he said was hardly more than having a tooth pulled. He had to wear a face mask after the operation and couldn't shave, so, when he took off the mask, he left the beard as in the picture above.

A 1902 man whom the class secretary presents as the subject of a guessing game.

Acting Secretary, 19 Channel Rd., S. Portland, Me.

Class Agent, 35 Du Bois St., Noroton, Conn