1901

The secretaryship for 1901 has been transferred to me from Mr. Marsh. I have a lot to learn. Am a civil engineer who has lived with plans, specifications, and field work on heavy construction. I am not a writer so I will need lots of help from you.

A letter from "Johnnie" Ward notes that three of the men in our class, in recent weeks, have lost their wives. Helen Sholes Eddy, wife of Ernest Eddy, died Friday, May 17, 1963 after a long illness. Born May 1, 1887 in Omaha, Neb., she was a resident of West Hartford for 44 years.

Gene Parker Hall, wife of Howard W.Hall, died June 16, 1963 at the Community Hospital, Cobleskill, N. Y. She had been ill since her return from Florida in April. Gene was born in St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 1881, and was married June 8. 1907. One son, Kimball P. Hall, class of 1937, lives in Shoreham, Long Island, N. Y.

Grace Adelaide Gilmore, wife of HarryB. Gilmore, died June 26, 1963 at her home in New Canaan, Conn., following a serious sickness of two and a half years. She was born in Lowell, Mass., August 29, 1879. She and Gillie were married in October 23, 1906. She is survived by Gillie, a daughter, Mrs. Jaywood Lukens of Rowayton, Conn., and a son Harry B. Gilmore Jr. '34 of Manchester, N. H. The sympathy of the living members of the class is extended to each of these three men.

Lucia Salmon planned to leave for Honolulu, May 25, to spend the summer. We will hope to hear from her about the trip. Edith Andrews' daughter, Mrs. J. M. Porter Jr., writes that her mother has been in a nursing home for four years now, due to her mental condition. She is physically reasonably well and seems very contented most of the time, is as sweet and pleasant as she always was. "When she came to live with us Mother liked Tennessee but missed all her old New England friends." Mrs. Porter reports that the Knoxville area has been the place to be this summer, about the coolest in the country. Her address is 1826 Ramsay Street, Alcoa, Tenn.

A note from Mildred reports that the Rev. Claude A. Butterfield who a year ago had a slight paralytic stroke from which he partially recovered was home and continued to improve during the winter. He returned to the hospital last May and is still there. We hope he is improving and will be out again before long. Mildred also writes that Patricia, her two boys, and a girl are a wonderful comfort in this time of illness.

Fannie, widow of "Jack Dowd, writes that by taking life easy and sitting out much of the time on Shore Road she and her niece find it pleasant there. "In the evening when the bridge is lighted we think it is beautiful." I had asked her about the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge which is being constructed from Brooklyn to Staten Island. She reports her general health is excellent, she wears an inconspicuous hearing aid but never wears glasses except for the sun. She reads hours every day, does errands, helps about the house. Good for you, Fannie.

There are letters from Harlan Cate, Gillie, Aggie Chase, Florence and K. Bryant, and Ros Bogne's widow Beulah but space is not available in this issue.

Tom Streeter '04 and family celebrate his 80th birthday. Details in '04 column.

Secretary and Treasurer, 750 Burlington Ave., N. St. Petersburg 1, Fla.