1908

Another loyal classmate has passed to his reward. Reginald Wooldridge, a retired entomologist of Castleton, Vt., was felled by a coronary attack on November 15 while walking with his wife in their garden. More details will be found in the memorial section in this or a subsequent issue.

Reginald's death brings the total in the class to 146 but leaves 113 or 43% still listed as living which is not too bad a showing for us young fellows of over 74 years average age.

George Squier reports that his address in Florida will be 1064 Royal Palm Boulevard, Vero Beach.

The new 200-acre industrial park at Laconia, N. H., will be named in honor of the late Arthur D. O'Shea. The State Planning and Development Commission was notified the park will be a memorial to the business leader who was president of the Laconia Industrial Development Commission at the time negotiations started for acquisition of the land.

Letters from Park Stickney and Stacey B.Irish report the latter's retirement from his position as personnel director and chief examiner of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Evanston, Ill., on December 31, 1960. Stacey became secretary and chief examiner of the Commission in 1941 while he was still head of the commercial department of the Evanston High School and retained that position after retirement from the High School in 1950 after 32 years of service. In 1955 he became personnel manager of the City. City Manager Bert W. Johnson stated Mr. Irish "personified integrity, dignity and real devotion to Evanston's cause and future, first as a teacher and then for many years with the civil service commission. He has guided many youngsters in school, then guided them again as city employees. He has made a real contribution to the City of Evanston."

Don Frothingham reports that he and May returned in October from another freighter cruise to Europe via Panama, visiting Holland, Switzerland and London.

He reports that Dick Danforth is "confined to barracks" at home and apparently not feeling too well. We hope for better news next time.

Last month I reported on visits to widows of classmates with whom I became friends through correspondence at the time of their husband's death. I call frequently on Annie T. Hale, "String's" widow, who lives quietly with her two sons, Winthrop '39 and Lawrence, in their old home on the Hopkinton Road in Concord, N. H., and during the summer continues to work in the garden and grounds which she and String laid out. Among their trees is a Red Bud or Judas Tree, far north of its Virginia habitat.

Again I appeal for news from classmates while I am filling in for George on his vacation.

Yours for 1908,

Interim Editor, R.F.D. 1, Laconia, N. H.

Secretary, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.

Treasurer, 17 Harland Place, Norwich, Conn.