1899
Two deaths in '99 since the June MAGAZINE: (1) Charles Ezra Adams, July 4 in Eliot Community Hospital, Keene, N. H., following his and Mary's return from Daytona Beach, and six weeks in Baker Memorial, Boston. A tribute to Charlie is in the memorial section of this issue. (2) Frederick Joseph Crolius, Aug. 25 in Daytona Beach Hospital several days after suffering a second stroke in his Riviera Hotel apartment. A tribute to Fred, one of '99's and Dartmouth's most famous athletes, will appear in the November issue.
The 60th annual Round-Up of the Class occurred at noon in Boston's University Club on Saturday, May 21. There were 21 present: Ed Allen from Valhalla, N. Y., with two Boston nieces, Theodora Allen Pierce and Wilhelmina F. Allen; Dr. Robert Bryan Allison of Dallas, Texas, at present physician at Boston City Hospital, grandson of '99's "Doc" Arthur Norton; George Beal of Winchester (son of K. Beal) with his wife Amey; Hawley B. Chase of Newport, N. H., with a cousin, Mrs. Eugenie B. Farmer of Boston and Miami; Clifford C. Fifield (cousin of George Clark) and his wife Julia; Joseph W.Gannon with his daughter Genevieve Read and her husband Winter, all of West Hartford, Conn., and also Joe's sister, Nellie Gannon of Boston; "Tat" (Mrs. Arthur P.) Irving of Winchester; Waxren C. Kendall of Sarasota and Kennebunk Beach; Tim Lynch of Cotuit, Mass., and Pinehurst, N. C.; Esther(Mrs. David W.) Parker of Manchester, N. H. with her sister, Ruth Josephson; Dr. F. Rodney Sanborn of New York and Ossipee, with S. A. Seidell.
Joe Gannon had volunteered to make all arrangements, and Warren had made the 5-day round trip from the South to maintain his record of practically perfect attendance, and to act as M.C. in the absence of K. Beal. Everyone had a word to say, whether of travel or reminiscence or thought of the absent. "Dr. Bob" was the first of the big "Doc" Norton clan ever to attend a '99 celebration in New England, and was doubly welcome on that account as well as because of the friendly charm of his own manner. Hawley harked back to his ancestor, Salmon P. Chase, D 1826, who as U.S. Treasurer brought the nation through the Civil War debt-free. Tat quipped with Joe about his readiness to act as chore-boy preparing the get-together. Everybody invited everybody else to come calling, whether at Ogunquit, Kennebunk Beach, Ossipee or wherever, and Esther and Ruth at once began the touring by planning to call on Tat at her Winchester apartment that very afternoon. Genevieve confessed her problem of keeping both Daddy Joe and husband Winter in line, and mostly showed signs of succeeding. Cliff told something of the final disposition of Clarkland; Nellie Gannon had a "warm hello for everybody there, and everybody who wasn't"; and Tim with his hearty devotion to everything with the savor of '99 paid tribute to all and sundry.
Now hear ye! Hear ye! Those who had hoped to come, and all those who didn't: - Next year, same station, same hour. Reorganize that calendar and learn to treat that third Saturday in May as Charlie Donahue used to treat the first Saturday night in March - "Sacred to '99."
The September Newsletter has told you of Tom and Elisabeth Whittier's moving to Marlene Drive, Mattituck, N. Y., of Ralphand Blanche Hawkes' winter trip to California and their summer call on Bradford, of Agnes (Mrs. Herbert L.) Watson's visit to Baker Memorial, and of - but "Curfew"! We'll tell you more in November!
Twenty-one members of the '99 family were present for the class's annual Round-Up held in Boston. This year's dinner was held at the Boston University Club.
Secretary, Newbury Rd., Bradford, N. H.
Treasurer, 22 Vera St., W. Hartford 7, Conn.
