1908
The undersigned has agreed to substitute for George Squier as class news editor while George and his new wife are honeymooning in Florida this winter and will appreciate news from classmates especially those who have been too modest or, shall we say, too indolent to help the class news agent fill his column.
First - new addresses for the little green book: Clinton E. Bills, 820 N.W. 101st Street, Miami, Fla.; George E, Squier, 79 Wyman Street, Waban, Mass.; Park W. Stickney, 1641 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Ill. George Squier was too modest last month to report that he has remarried his brotherin-law's widow and moved to the address given above. What was her name that we may get acquainted?
Roger Hill was awarded a 50-year Masonic pin on October 10 at Doric Lodge in Tilton, N. H., where he joined the lodge in his school days there. The writer was present. In the November DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE George referred to my safari to I visited several '08 classmates and widows of others, spending a few days with Betty (Mrs. George) Baine at Red Bank, N. J. She lives alone in a comfortable and hospitable home at 188 Mechanic Street but frequently Plays host to two husky grandsons while their parents, George Jr. '41 and his wife re away. George Jr. is trust officer for the Monmouth County National Bank in Red Bank. Betty's other son, Jack, is a busy dentist in West Hartford, Conn.
Fred Hodgson is still quite active in his profession as a collector of pure pollens for allergy research and alleviation. He sends the following "Greetings at Christmas."
From one who speaks the language of the birds, And knows the path of rabbits in the snow; Bare-handed held the snarling mink at bay, And walked beside the stag where orchards blow; Unearthed, but left, the thrifty chipmunk's keep - Caressed the baby pheasant back to sleep:
To these who watch the universe expand, Hid in the unseen atom's whirling core, Unveil the hidden mysteries of life And feed and clothe the nations from their store — Give of themselves that men may live and rise Undaunted to the gateways of the skies.
Whether we kneel by violets in the sod - Or read, unfeared, the mysteries of God.
On my return home I called at the beautiful new home of Jane (Mrs. Frederick)Schilling in Hartsdale overlooking the Bronx River valley. Her two girls are in school and she has decided to keep a home for them in the house in which she and Fred were so happy.
Edward and Eleanor Bartlett are again in his family homestead in Belchertown, Mass., after a trip last summer to visit their daughter, Diantha, Mrs. Garland Brown, in Ann Arbor, Mich., and their first granddaughter, Karen Renee. They also visited other relatives of both on the trip.
On a trip to visit my sister at our old home last summer I called on "Doc" BurtThorpe and Fannie in their bright new home just outside Newport, N. H. Burt has recovered from his operation of several months ago but no longer practices and they live quietly in retirement.
The writer recently read "Our Forest Heritage" by W. R. Brown, a very interesting history of forestry in New Hampshire with several reference to "String" Hale and HarryRogers and "Bill" Ahern of '07. The following tribute is paid to Harry Rogers. "According to a New Hampshire political custom, on any commission of three in a predominantly Republican state, two are Republicans and one a Democrat. Governor John G. Winant appointed a Democrat, Harry K. Rogers, to the Forestry Commission in 1931, and he has remained a loyal commissioner ever since, becoming chairman in 1953. There were many good reasons for Mr. Roger's appointment, reflecting Governor Winant's sound judgment; he was a timberland expert, a much respected banker in Suncook, a progressive in a level-headed way and he came from Dartmouth." Harry resigned as chairman this past summer.
Yours for 1908,
It was "romance on the rocks" in the early1900's for alumni who walked their dates bythe shore of Spot Pond in Melrose, Mass.
Interim Editor, R.F.D. 1, Laconia, N. H
Secretary, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.
Treasurer, 17 Harland Place, Norwich, Conn
