1907

Greetings to all classmates, their wives, and widows and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, 1966.

"Remember the Maine." Remember? Well, Leon Sprague has a collection of celluloid lapel pins and buttons which turns back the clock to a time in American history when the names of heroes now forgotten were on the front pages of the newspapers and on the lips of a worshipful public in 1898. Under celluloid jackets appear likenesses of President McKinley, Admiral George Dewey, Admiral William T. Sampson, Capt. George D. Sigsbee (commander of the Cruiser "Maine" when it was destroyed by an explosion in Havana with a list of 200 American seamen), Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and other military leaders whose suns have set behind the hills of time. The New Britain, Conn., newspaper "Observer" has recently carried the story under the title: "Button Collection Recalls Spanish-American War." It is very interesting.

Bob Lyons of Washington, D. C., flew to Boston on October 23 to see the Harvard Dartmouth game, and had lunch at the Parker House with Bill Smart and Bishop Niles.

Fern writes that George Liscomb has been very sick in the hospital again for 15 days. He is home again now and beginning to pick up a little each day.

Walter Scott Nesmith of Nashua, N. H., passed away on October 11. See In Memoriam in this or a subsequent issue. Genevieve Nesmith has written your secretary a letter of thanks to the Class of 1907 for the beautiful basket of gladioli and chrysanthemums sent in memory of Walter.

I have just received word that Harley E.Mann and Mattie celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on October 9, 1965. Remarkable! Best wishes to you folks!

Birthdays of classmates in December: Harry Porter, 4; Earle Fowler, 7; Leon Sprague, 9; Arthur Leavitt, 13; James O'Neill, 17; Charles Richardson, 28; and Harold Niles, 31. We wish you all a Happy, Healthy Birthday!

Robert D. Kenyon's winter address is 104 Pine Ave., Box 322, Anna Maria, Fla. Allan Brown and Leon Sprague are both at Anna Maria also.

Don Williams, Keene, N. H., has seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. That is news, isn't it?

Well, folks, that's all for now, but be sure to keep writing me for many of your classmates say that they look forward to receiving the news in the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE every month.

The football season has been very successful so far this fall, defeating Harvard 14-0 and Yale 20-17 which keeps Bob Blackman quite busy. He is to be congratulated.

Secretary, 8 Grafton Rd. West Upton, Mass. 01587

Treasurer, 79 Milk St., Boston 9, Mass.

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