1899
The memorial to our companionable, enthusiastic Tim Lynch appears later in this issue. Here are some sidelights: (1) September 2, 1951 at the Highground Country Club in Cotuit he realized a life-long dream, - he got a hole in one. (2) One day he told his history class how Napoleon crossed the Alps. The doctor examining the boys at recess asked Tim, "What's the matter with these fellows? They all seem to have heart trouble!" (3) His assistant principal at Woodrow Wilson, Miss Marie Bruton, writes, "To any or all who would listen he talked of his classmates, their children, their children's children. He would take reunion pictures, and point out each man, - then actually become impatient when we couldn't remember everything he had told us." (4) On Cape Cod Tim renewed his friendship with Sam Smith in the latter's 1770 Pembroke home which he had modernized. He would take down one ceiling, find another above it; found a huge fireplace in each room. Sam's only other '99 visitor was Lute Oakes. (5) At Pinehurst two of Tim's favorite weekend visitors and golfing companions were Warren and Helen Kendall's daughter Roberta Kennedy with her husband Rolfe from Charlotte. (6) From Margaret Burke Sullivan, Tim's niece: "The family join me in thanking the members of the Class of 1899 for the vase of beautiful red roses."
Weary Wardle's grandson Hugh Knox graduated from Haverford last June, married Kathleen Clark, and is doing graduate work in economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Hugh's brother Ed is back at Yale graduate school for his second year towards his doctorate in French. Their parents, Rosemary and George Knox, were at the 62nd last July. A recent issue of the Newport, N. H., "Argus Champion" carried a picture of the central supply department in the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, with Winifred Jordan in charge, daughter of Wesley Jordan.
Interesting news from Florence (Mrs.Walter R.) Eastman in Illinois: her granddaughter Linda Palmer is engaged to Richard Chrysler, a chemical engineering student at lowa State University, who is to graduate in February. Linda's sister Cheryl is enjoying her art studies as a high school senior; younger brother Jerry wants to be a dentist. Rodney Sanborn plans to celebrate his eighty-sixth birthday in Miami on January 5. It would be real news if we could arrange to have Konrad Adenauer join him for the occasion because as far as dates and ages are concerned they're twins. Among Rodney's summer callers were Warren andHelen Kendall with friends, K. and MayBeal's son Bill with his wife Janet, and Esther (Mrs. David W.) Parker, and her sister Ruth Josephson.
Hawley Chase last April heard the President eulogize Senator Smathers in Miami, politicked a bit in New Hampshire before the primaries, attended the dedication of Hopkins Center in November, and returned to Miami in December. A busy family too: Last June, daughter Marion Berry's "Jack and Jill" Kindergarten held their annual festive graduation with gold mortar boards which they had helped to make themselves. The John Berrys' daughter Betsy Ann received a bachelor of science degree from Wheelock College, began teaching last fall in Wayland, Mass. Her older brother, John N. Berry III, is acting director of Simmons College Library, a special instructor in library science, and editor of the "Bay State Librarian." Last Columbus Day Hawley's other daughter, Janet McSpadden and her husband Chester celebrated her birthday at the old Newport home. Janet and "Chet" showed pictures of their tour last spring through Spain and Portugal. Their daughter Linda Nelson and her two children were also in the party.
Happy New Year, everybody!
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