1905

In the September 1 issue of the New Bedford Standard-Times there appears a picture of Harold Haskell, Fletcher Hatch and Roger Brown with Fred Weston. They are shown offering congratulations to Fred on reaching his 80th birthday. The occasion was celebrated very happily by a surprise party with some 150 persons present, among them several other Dartmouth alumni. Fletcher Clark '12 as spokesman for the assemblage presented Fred with a modern ra- dio. We all join in warmest best wishes to Fred.

Last April 22 (apologies for so belated a report) Oscar Gilbert received a noteworthy award from the Exeter Lions Club. At a dinner attended by about seventy persons he was presented with a plaque, the first annual "Good Citizen Award." The citation which accompanied the presentation mentioned that Dr. Gilbert had been a physician for 53 years with 34 of these years in Exeter. He had made an important contribu- tion to the welfare of his community as cofounder of the Exeter Clinic, an institution that serves Exeter and a wide surrounding alia.

Mildred and I had the pleasure of two visits with Oscar and his talented wife, Helen, this summer. "Tub" Besse had written us that theirs was a most interesting home. We found it indeed so. Oscar has done some beautiful work in the way of cabinet making and has a probably unique collection of artistically designed antique sugar tongs. Helen for her part is an artistic decorator of real ability.

Those of us who were at the reunion last summer will recall our disappointment in not having Margaret, Pete Bedell's widow, with us. She had expected to bring young Pete, their grandson, whom we would have been delighted to welcome, but he came down with measles at just that time, while they were at Sunapee.

News of the Tuck family: John writes that they were very busy getting settled at Trevett, Me. They had had a pleasant time at the wedding September 14 of their son Jack to Margaret Werner of Pittsburgh. Jack and Margaret are both to study for their Ph.D.s at the University of Wisconsin, to which he has transferred from Cambridge, England. The young couple are to stay with John and Marion till about mid-April.

"Sliver" Hatch has sent me an interesting clipping (he does not say from what paper) with the caption Sixty Years Ago: "HarryFleming presented gifts by Boys Club before leaving for Dartmouth College." Sliver's comment: "Maybe we are getting along in years."

Your scribe himself was reminded of that particular year, 1901, that it was sixty years ago that he was graduated from Nashua High School. He had a pleasant time getting in touch with a few of the survivors of that class and old friends of that far-away day. In that class were Bob French, TomLuce and George Terrien '06, all now departed, and Theodore Piatt. Also a member was Mary Field, wife of Ralph Sexton '04.

Note address: Fletcher A. Hatch, 63 Virginia Ave., East Greenwich, R. I.

In appreciation of the card signed at reunion, Shirley Cunningham sends this verse with which I close:

"Fair be the sod beneath your feet, Bright be the skies above you. Wherever you go. May you always meet Friends to cherish and love you."

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

Treasurer, Box 91, Cambridge 40, Mass