1908

New address for the little green book: Stacey B. Irish, 2609 Central Street, Apartment 1, Evanston, Ill.

Alanson G. Alden reported to Larry Symmes the passing of his wife Grace on January 19 with cancer at the age of 72. Larry and your editor sent letters of sympathy in the name of the class.

Bob Kenyon '07 writes that Mrs. Bob Blanpied is somewhat better following recovery from a bad fall last December.

He also reported that Ralph and MaryCurrier and Seymour and Edith Rutherford attended a luncheon of the Dartmouth Club of Sarasota on Anna Maria Island on January 22 and all looked well. Bob continues: "The holiday weather has been perfect after the freeze we had two weeks ago. No citrus fruit can be sold from the groves until December 28. We went over to one of the groves before Christmas and were told we could not buy, but could help ourselves for free. It was excellent fruit too but the law says no pay allowed. One of the few free things we ever got in Florida."

Pop Chesley writes as of January 17. "It is always a joy to receive our class bulletin and get the hot dope of fhany of our members who are in various parts of the country. Obviously the legs of most of them seem to have maintained their carrying qualities, as it were, allowing them to travel here and there without restraint. My knees are a little stiff, but I manage to move without any real difficulty. As things stand now, I am planning to attend our 55th reunion. This brings back memories of dear old Mike Stearns, who wrote over three hundred letters in connection with our 50th reunion. If he were here now, unfortunately, he wouldn't have to write quite so many, but you could depend upon him to do the job thoroughly and well. I still mourn his loss." (So do we all, and of many others too. Your editor has sorrowfully written memorials for 30 men of ' 08 since our 50th including the one for our beloved Mike.)

Life Greeley writes to Henry Stone, about the time our president told Mr. K. to get his missiles out of Cuba. "All Florida was a heavily armed citadel! Most of the water pipes froze, an unusual thing in St. Petersburg. All the palms and citrus trees were brown. It will be two or three years before those trees which survived the cold weather will resume their natural green color again."

Arthur Hopkins has a very interesting article in the August-September 1962 Conservationist, published by the N. Y. Conservation Dept., on "Old Fort St. Frederic - French Relic at Crown Point." This is on the Crown Point Reservation and was built by the French in 1731 while Fort Crown Point was not erected until 1759. Information on this fort was not to be found in Canadian archives but research in the archives of Canada in Paris located several documents from which facsimile copies were obtained from which and the ruins of the fort Art was able to make a model. It is hoped that this may be made a National Historical landmark and the fort may soon rise again from its ruins.

Honker Joyce writes in a melancholy mood: "For the record I'm not sorry I'm approaching 77, the whole country to my mind is on one of those bob-sled icy runs - they miss the edge by inches and next time around they go over and are picked up in a basket." Be sure to make the reunion. Honker, meet the boys again, and life will be more cheerful.

Arthur Lewis writes as of January 10. "I am glad to report that Naomi seems to be making some progress, although it is slow. I think, however, that most such cases are slow and that she eventually will get back to about where she was when this last shock occurred."

Phil Thompson writes to Larry Symmes: "I plan to attend our 55th reunion in June. Claire and I have made reservations at the Treadway Royal Park Inn, Vero Beach for March 25 to April 4. The George Lowes have made reservations, also the Lanphears who are not sure they will make it."

Larry Treadway sent a radiant folder advertising the "Treadway Inn near the World's Fair" on the Grand Central Parkway at 37th and 38th Avenues within walking distance to the World's Fair, the Municipal Stadium, across from Aqueduct Racetrack and across from the Flushing Bay Marina, with free bus service to LaGuardia and International Airports.

Your editor regrets to report another leaf off the old bough. A belated report to Larry Synimes from Mrs. Bills tells of the passing of Clinton "Chummy" Bills on October 12, 1962. A memorial note will be found in the In Memoriam section of this or the following issue.

Class Notes Editor R.F.D. 1, Laconia, N. H.

Secretary, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.

Treasurer, 17 Harland Place, Norwich, Conn.