1905

Clara and "Camp" Campbell had a very enjoyable trip by air last winter to the Hawaiian Islands. They spent six weeks, including Christmas and New Years, with their daughter Jean and her husband John Tugman Jr. at Kaneohe on the island of Oahu. They were especially delighted to get acquainted with John's four-year-old daughter and spent many happy hours playing with the "cute little girl" and reading to her. They found that the Tugmans had quite a little private menagerie, with five horses, dog, cat, banty hen, and banty rooster. Camp found much of interest to do about their place, such as installing drinking fountains in each stall and electricity in their newly built stable, overseeing grading for drainage, and other chores. On their return trip they spent a week with friends in San Diego.

Camp's sister, Mrs. Doris Holsworth, suddenly passed away on February 13 at Wilson, N. C. Those of you who attended our reunion last summer will have pleasant memories of Mrs. Holsworth, as she was there with the Campbells.

It was good to receive a pleasant, if brief, note from Ernest Gregory. He is retired and in good spirits, he says, and his family all well.

I have a snapshot, taken at Clearwater Beach by Jane and sent by Roger Brown. It shows the '05 men and women, including the new Mrs. Leon Smith and Leon, who met, as mentioned last month, for a reunion luncheon. I'll be glad to show this picture at our reunion in July.

Speaking of reunion — C. C. Hills tells me we shall meet at the Inn as usual July 10, 11 and 12. It is advisable to get in your reservation early, for Hanover is becoming much busier in summer now because of the fourth term at College.

S. B. Cunningham writes that Louise had the misfortune to step into a hole and sprain her knee badly. We hope she is making a good recovery.

In February Herford Elliott was already looking forward eagerly to the arrival of weather suitable to permit his getting out into his garden and among the spring daffodils. "We have naturalized," he writes, "some 15000 and they are really quite a sight." They must be very beautiful. Herford's health is such that he finds it doubtful, I'm sorry to say, if he'll be able to attend our reunion.

Good news from Roger Brown, our indefatigable treasurer and class agent: the response of our class to the call for the Alumni Fund has been good, and the prospects for meeting our class quota look favorable. However, success depends upon those of you who have not, yet responded.

Back from the land of sunshine to the rigors of New England weather will be the little group of '05 Florida visitors. C.C. Hills left down there March 1 and, after a two-week stay in his old home in Columbus, 0., he was back in Norwich about the middle of the month. Fred Chase was expecting, at the time of writing, to leave by train, April 23. He was consulting a seed catalog preparatory to getting his garden planted. These two men spent several pleasant evenings together. C.C. reminds us very wisely that the salvation of old age is the ability to "keep going." He hopes that all of us will have this good fortune.

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

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