1905

You will be pleased to know that Louise, Shirley Cunningham's wife, flew back home on January 24. We can understand how pleased Shirley must be to have her safely home again after her difficult but successful experience at the Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. Mildred and I had a pleasant visit with her and her sister, Irene Gartley, at the latter's home in Verona, N. J., before she left. We were struck by Louise's cheerful optimism. We wish you continued good luck, Louise.

In the December 21 copy of the Portsmouth Herald there appears a picture with this caption: "Two of the oldest members of Dartmouth College were honored recently when the Dartmouth Seacoast Association met at the Exeter Inn." They were Dr. Oscar B. Gilbert of Exeter and Julius Dutton '07.Congratulations!

Another part-time Floridian to be added to our list is Norman Stevenson, reported to be now at his winter home on Captiva IsHwH initial.

Also, Marion and "L. C." Grover are at Ormond Beach, a pleasant spot, they said, though the weather was cold when they wrote. They were looking forward to some good surf fishing. They plan to remain until April. Address: Ormond by the Sea Court, 1111 Ocean Shore Boulevard.

We are always very happy to have news of our class widows and their children. Esther Billman writes that she keeps very busy with a full-time teaching job, mostly girls' physical education, with various outside activities such as Tri-Hi-Y, coaching the junior play and an office in Eastern Star. Of her two boys, Howard graduated from Art Center College in Los Angeles with a degree in photography. Dwight, also to be graduated in February from Willamette University in Salem, Ore., is to enter Princeton Seminary next fall. Esther has good reason to be proud of her two sons.

We had a very good visit with Jane andRoger Brown recently. They stayed over night with us on their way by car to Florida. They were glad presumably to escape near zero temperature the night after their departure, our coldest yet. Roger gave me news of more of our widows. Ann Reid was on her way to Reno for the winter. Edith Pierce is unfortunately incapacitated but shows wonderful courage, Roger states. Maude Harding had been laid up but was able to be up and about again. Ida Parkinson, he reported, was in good health and spirits.

We have Jack Childs '09 to thank for his warm appreciation of our Tom Keady, given in his column in the January ALUMNIMAGAZINE. If you missed it, look it up; it is very well done.

Those of the class who attended our July reunion last July will be sorry to know that Mildred most regrettably lost her law case against the greedy and unscrupulous doctor who had induced her dying 94-year-old aunt to turn all her property over to him. The whole matter has proved very disillusioning to both of us.

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

Treasurer, Box 91, Cambridge 40, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,