1905

The advancing years take their toll of us in various ways. Because of the effects of a series of exhausting operations "Paene"' Moore was compelled to make his annual trip to McAllen, Texas, by plane this year. Their son Philip drove Alice. He hopes to be able to drive back next summer, but has dim hopes of attending our 55th reunion. We hope, Paene, that by next summer you may have so far recovered as to be able to join us after all.

A very kind letter to your scribe from Emily Day gives some news of the "Rufus Day" family. Three of the grandchildren are now in college: Caroline's eldest a freshman in Bowdoin, Emerson's eldest a junior in Williams and Emerson's Bob a sophomore in Cornell. She is regretful that none so far has attended Dartmouth. Emily has seven granddaughters but only four grandsons.

Not in any spirit of rivalry, except the friendliest, I might add as a possible matter of interest that your scribe now has four grandchildren in college: Bill's '30 Kendrick, a senior at Haverford, and Judith, a sophomore at Wilson; Ruth's Jeffrey, a freshman at Harvard and Anne's Suzanne, a freshman at U.N.H. Still hoping for one at Dartmouth!

Bill Blatner always finds unusual but especially appropriate lines for his Yule-tide greeting, this year from Daniel Webster. Speaking at the Pilgrim Festival in New York in 1850 our outstanding orator impersonated Elder Brewster and included these striking words in the course of his speech: "You who are our descendants, who enjoy prosperity and the thousand blessings showered upon you by the God of your fathers: we envy you not. Be prosperous, be enlightened, if such be your allotment on earth; but live, also, always to God and duty. Accomplish the whole of your great destiny. And if it be that through the whole you still cherish an undying love for civil and religious liberty - and are willing to shed your heart's blood to transmit them to posterity, then you will be worthy descendants of Bradford, Standish, of Winslow and the rest of those who landed from stormy seas on the rock of Plymouth."

Mildred and I had a very pleasant visit from "Tub" Besse not too long ago. While not quite so rugged as he was once, his fund of humor and interesting reminiscences is in no wise diminished. It is to Stanley that I owe the news that Alva and "Sliver" Hatch entertained their son and family over the holidays. Also that "Elsie" and Marion Grover were heading for Florida.

Bea MacMillan, our Andy's widow, is spending six weeks with her children and enjoying a much needed rest.

Quite belatedly we were informed that Karl Oliver died on August 9 last of a coronary thrombosis. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Vashti and their family.

Sojourners in Florida include John Bell at 313 Turner St., Clearwater, and Fred Chase, Dunedin, Box 565.

To all members of the 1905 Dartmouth circle, men, women and offspring of the second, third and fourth generations, Health and Happiness in 1960!

Secretary, 358 North Fullerton Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J.

Treasurer, Box 91, Cambridge 40, Mass.