1905
Our annual mid-summer reunion July 12, 13, 14 was graced by the presence of thirteen men and an equal number of women. Welcomed among this number were two guests, Doris Holsworth, sister of "Camp"and Clara Campbell, and Fannie Ames, with "Lil" and Ethel Lillard, the latter's sister. It was good to have Bob and Edna Falconer with us again after a few years' absence, and "Chet" and Jane Lawrence also present at our Saturday dinner and to know that his health was better.
As for the rest, they were our faithful regulars: "Tub" Besse, Charlie and Jessie Brooks, Roger and Jane Brown, Fred Chase, C.C. Hills, "Bea" MacMillan, Dick and Mabel Tolman, John and Marion Tuck, and your Scribe, "Put" and Mildred Putnam. Of our "regulars" we missed several who were kept away this year for good reasons. In particular we were saddened by the fact that "Sliver" Hatch's recent death left us with a feeling of irreparable loss.
The three meals that C.C. had arranged for us were delicious affairs. Friday evening we met at the Hanover Inn Tavern; Saturday evening at the Montshire Restaurant in West Lebanon, and Sunday noon as usual at the Outing Club. Our class meeting, more or less formal, was held after dinner Saturday in a room where we were by ourselves. RogerBrown intends, I know, to cover in his class letter the facts of that meeting. As his letter will appear well ahead of these notes, I expect, I will confine myself to salient points.
First, Roger was elected to be class agent in addition to being treasurer. He had already voluntarily assumed this work after Sliver's death. Second, it was voted, after some discussion, to hold our 1964 reunion in mid-July as we have been doing, but in 1965 when we celebrate our 60th, to meet at Commencement when we expect to be special guests of the College. Several letters of good wishes were read expressing regret at not being present. C.C. Hills received a well deserved vote of thanks for his faithful, painstaking care in arranging our program. Each member of the Executive Committee gave a careful report.
Further items in connection with the reunion: some attended the usual fair at Norwich with its remarkable display of oxen; some were regretful that there was no auction available.
Notice of Sliver Hatch's death, May 17, came too late to appear in the June copy of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. AS previously reported, he was stricken with a serious illness while he and Alva were on a trip to Costa Rica to visit their son and revisit the scene of some of his labors. He was able to return home but lived only a few days. His malady had proved incurable. Fletcher Hatch had made an outstanding record as a devoted, hardworking class agent. His career as a public spirited citizen and earnest, loyal Dartmouth man is covered rather inadequately in the obituary notice which appeared in the July MAGAZINE. It is difficult to do justice to the character of this man who had gained the respect and warm admiration of such a wide circle of friends.
Mildred and I had the pleasure of calling on Alva Hatch on our way back and forth to Maine. Her resolute meeting of her great loss filled us with admiration. She was looking forward with pleasure to moving into an apartment of her own under the same roof as her daughter, who is building a lovely new home on East Greenwich, R. I.
Isabel Hills has been established for some months in a comfortable nursing home in Enfield. Her increasing feebleness had made it necessary for her to have more care than C.C., devoted as he is, could give her. Our warm sympathy and best wishes go to this wonderfully fine couple.
The splendid final results of the Alumni Fund campaign are very gratifying to all Dartmouth men. We of 1905 feel especially proud of Roger Brown's effort by which he brought us up to sixth place for all classes in percent of objective, 137; fifteenth place in participation index, 125; and in group I (1903-1912) fourth place in combined rating, 272. Hearty congratulations, Roger, and to the class for this great response.
"Cy" White, we are happy to report, is making an excellent recovery from the severe illness that struck him on the way to reunion. Mildred and I called on him in the lovely new Osteopathic Hospital in Portland, where he had been for over a month after undergoing surgery. He was very "chipper" and looked very well. Again on August 30, when we made a call at his home in Falmouth Foreside, we found that he had continued to show marked improvement.
The August Reader's Digest carried an article quoting Dr. Emerson Day '34, medical director of the new Sprang Clinic. Classmates can well be proud of Rufus Day's son and his work in cancer research.
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