1907
Congratulations to Dick Lane on his 75 th birthday, February 1. Dick and Lucy will be at Sarasota, Fla.; address Care Gulf and Bay Club, from February 15 to March 15. They hope to see Bishop Niles and his wife Lena, also will go to Anna Maria where Bob Kenyon, Leon Sprague, Allan Brown, DonHoughton, and other classmates are. Bon Voyage.
Frank McDonough Jr. and Reata have enjoyed life in their mountain home, The Glen, Palmer Lake, Colo., for the past twelve years, their happiest years. They are just three and a half miles from the U. S. Air Academy and twenty miles from Colorado Springs. Frank has retired from active law practice and is writing a regular column for the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. They travel now and then to Florida, New York, and four years ago up the Connecticut River through gorgeous autumn coloring to Hanover. He writes: "I will confess that there was a huge lump in my throat as I stood on the old campus. Fifty years of life passed into nothingness, and I was a boy again." Frank, how true, that's wonderful, many of us feel just that way.
Edward Ashley's son, Gardner 40, is now head of the Foreign Language Department of Franklin College.
Arthur I. Bourne of Amherst, Mass., spent most of last summer and fall in the hospital, and is getting up and around slowly, but making progress. Best wishes Art, we are pulling for your complete recovery.
Perley W. Churchill of Berlin, N. H., finally retired last May from the Brown Company, manufacturers of pulp and paper, after 52 years riding the bumps. Perley and Esther are now enjoying themselves, I'll wager.
Orlando C. Davis and Anne are now living in Clearwater, Fla., permanently enjoying the flowers, fruit, and sunshine. Since having a heart attack in Massachusetts he avoids the snow shovel and the biting cold weather that he really enjoyed while at Dartmouth years ago. Time changes all things, O.C.!
Julius M. Dutton and Marion are in good health and would like to see any classmates and wives when in the vicinity of Portsmouth, N. H. We will be pleased to accept your invitation, Julius, thank you.
On January 5, 1961, Herbert D. Hinman celebrated his 78th birthday. His back is much improved and he hopes to be in Hanover in June for our informal reunion. You and Marion have our best wishes as always.
Fred T. Lena of Madison, Conn., is home recuperating after a major operation. Harriet says that he is really in marvelous condition considering that he had a heart attack in June.
Curtis Plummer (Tod) and Ruth of South Natick, Mass., spent Christmas in Hanover with their granddaughter, Gwen. Tod closed his real estate office in Wellesley, Mass., on December 31, 1960 and so now is joining the retirement group.
Bill Ahern has just written me that Norman Davis '42, son of our classmate, Nathaniel F. Davis, died suddenly January 14 at the Concord Hospital following a heart attack.
Clarence Eugene Ellsworth died in Austin, Texas, on December 4, 1961, of a heart attack while dressing to go out for dinner. This was a tremendous shock to his wife Edna because there had been no illness. Edna says "It was the way he would want it to be so that is good but hard on the one who is left."
Robert Park Morrison Lewis died suddenly at his home in West Orange, N. J., on December 13, i960 which came as a great shock to his wife Anna and daughter, Susan. Anna writes "I am deeply thankful for the many happy years Bob and I had together and that he was home when he left this life and that 1 was close by."
So long for now. I will have lots of news for the April issue. It's always a pleasure to substitute for your class secretary, Dick Lane.
Secretary, 8 West Hill Place Boston 14, Mass.
Treasurer, 25 Broad St.,. New York 4, N. Y.
