1899
The memorial to Ned Baldwin is found later in this issue.
Maurice, adopted son of Herbert A. Miller, died in Orlando, Fla., after a long illness. His mother Bessie is still poorly.
Gertrude (Mrs. Ernest L.) Silver spent March driving through Florida. Tat (Mrs. Arthur P.) Irving flew to the same state on March 28 for a month's visit and sight-seeing. Charlie Adams and his wife called on Fred Crolius at the Riviera Hotel in Daytona Beach. They found him in fine health and spirits. He will spend the summer with his sister on Long Island. Rodney Sanborn and Margaret recently had a telephone call from Winter Read, Joe Gannon's daughter Genevieve's husband. Hawley Chase, also in Miami, had an interesting contact with a young man named O'Sullivan, from Lowell, Mass.; doubtless a relative of '99's own violinist, Billy O'Sullivan. Finally, Warren Kendall and Helen drove from Sarasota to Bradenton to call on the F.D. Pierces of Barton, Vt., old friends of Ned Baldwin. They found common acquaintances also connected with old railroad days in Vermont. Oh, that's right, Warren has another birthday May 22. Keep it in mind.
In March Tim Lynch, however, turned north, returned to Cotuit from Pinehurst after a lot of good winter golf, but no holes in one this year. Will do that perhaps on his birthday, May 25. On the other hand, in June, Dick Nye '25, Ed Nye's son, will turn south in his 56-foot yawl Carina for another try at the Bermuda race; he won it in 1952. Last year he won in 19 days a 3000-mile race from Newport, R.I., to Santander, Spain in the same boat; and later the Fastnet Rock race in the English Channel. For all this he was awarded the Helmsman medal of the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, never before awarded to a foreigner, and awarded only seven times to any yachtsman in the past twenty years.
Maine is in the news this month. Ralph Hawkes has a birthday on the ninth. Congratulations. And from Athens a fine letter from Bert Boston with news that the family are all well and busy. We'll have more about Bert in the June issue. Other big family news from Arthur Wiggin in Exeter, N.H. The count to date: Four children, ten grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren — count 'em up, and the end is not yet. Oregon, please take notice! Wig's daughter Jane Robillard has come with her three children to keep house for him and son Arthur.
Tom Whittier takes a bow for his birthday on May 17, and another bow for his and Elisabeth's thirteen grandsons. The two oldest are: Ben Roache III, who has completed Staunton Military Academy, and Jonathan Warthin, who is in line, he hopes, for either Annapolis or Dartmouth. Tom is still a daily strap-hanger on his way to Gilman Paper Co., but he takes four weeks' vacation in the fall' at Camp Mattituck. Herb Watson is also still on his job with Lockwood Greene Engineers, 316 Stuart St., Boston. Sometimes he does concede a point and makes a three-day week.
A delayed note: Last Dartmouth Night Bill Hutchinson and Carrie with daughter Sally Glass and her husband were entertained by Prof, and Mrs. Bruce Sutherland '29, head of Penn State English department. The latter gave Bill a copy of the autobiography of Fred Lewis Pattee '88, the "Penn State Yankee," who replaced Fred Emery when F.E. transferred to Dartmouth. Pattee was born in Bristol, N.H. Lively account of boyhood 75 or 80 years ago. By the way, Bill and Sam Smith worked out their graduation thesis from Thayer in 1901 by building an experimental septic tank. Dr. Kingsford handled their bacterial tests for them. Bill, Jr. and his wife have just presented Bill, Sr. and Carrie with their first great-grandson.
In June Eddie Skinner will have a word about the Alumni Flund. And before you receive this issue of the MAGAZINE you should have received your final and full personal notice about the 58th Round-Up at Swampscott on June 7 and 8.
Reunion chairman Oscar Tabor '98 on the job, bull moose and all, at Boscawen, N.H.
Acting Secretary, Bradford, N.H.
Acting Class Agent, 11 Park View Drive, Worcester 5, Mass.
