1905

Our column this month must be filled most unhappily with news of the losses from our ranks.

Ray Root passed away on April 3. He had been compelled to give up his practice some time ago. He will be greatly missed in his community as the last of three generations to serve as a family physician. We shall miss him, too, at our reunions, which he had graced regularly together with his charming daughter and son-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. L. Marlon Taylor.

On April 9 death brought to a close the busy, helpful life of Bill Clough. His athletic record in college is well remembered by a wide circle of admirers, but it is as a faithful, unselfish, untiring physician serving his widespread community that he has won high esteem and deep respect. Bill, too, will be greatly missed at our reunions for his homely wit and warm friendship. At the memorial service held for Bill at the Baptist Church in New London, Dr. Squires, professor of history at Colby Junior College, delivered an eloquent eulogy of Bill and his career. In attendance from our class were Fletcher and Alva Hatch, Roger and JaneBrown, and Andy MacMillan.

In memory of Bill the William P. Clough Memorial Fund has been started by friends and medical associates, to provide funds for the care of needy patients at the New London Hospital, where he was for many years a member of the staff.

I have to report, also, the death of Ruth, wife of Walter May, April 20. She was a musician of prominence and had been president of the Concord Music Club and director of the New Hampshire Federation of Women's Clubs.

Further, the widow of our deceased classmate Eliott Frost, Mrs. Elizabeth Hollister Frost Blair, died in Rochester, N. Y. Writing under the name Elizabeth Hollister Frost, she had achieved fame as a novelist. She had also made a name for herself for her interest in gardens.

The deep sympathy of the class is extended to each of the members of the families who have suffered these great losses.

On a less somber note, "Elsie" Grover has closed down his box business. I presume the fish in various places are likely to lead a more disturbed life, with Elsie having more leisure.

As your scribe pens these lines he is looking forward to spending the first weekend of May with his wife in Hanover at the class officers' meeting. There they expect to see "Sliver" Hatch, Roger Brown, Fred Chase and C. C. Hills, and probably Alva, Jane and Isobel.

Don't forget our July Reunion, July 11, 12 & 13 at Hanover Inn.

Art Chapin '06 with his son, Dave Chapin '58, captain of this year's hockey team, and his grandson Jimmy, son of Hugh Chapin '47.

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