1900

Christmas is an especially happy time for your secretary for it is the one period in the year when a considerable amount of news about members of the 1900 family comes in. The 1900 ALUMNI MAGAZINE news cupboard is somewhat replenished, and columnwise the days seem brighter. Thanks so much to those of you who have contributed news items, and brought a great sigh of relief to the home on 8 Summer Street.

William and Elizabeth Gaffney, daughter of George Tong, report as of mid-November a successful hunting trip to northern New England. They spent four strenuous but profitable days at Partridge Lodge on First Connecticut Lake. It appears that Bill did the hunting while Liz did the heavy looking on. At one time there were seven deer and a big bear hanging outside the lodge. One night there was a four-inch snowfall which aided the hunters, but best of all laid the magic finger of beauty on the woods. The most satisfying trophy of this trip was their very own Christmas tree. Bill and Liz selected, cut, and brought back to East Williston, N. Y., a thing they had not done in many years, a choice, young, balsam tree. How gay it looks, what a delightful odor fills their rooms, what grateful memories it stirs of those heart-warming days in the north woods!

Your secretary is greatly indebted to Ethel, widow of Dr. Jim Woodman, for a fine letter of news about herself and her family. Of herself she says: "My health is excellent, I am busy as a bee, which is the way I like to be, and I am enjoying life."

Ethel's busyness is made up 01 church work, women's club activities, taking out friends, who no longer drive a car, in her new Oldsmobile, and being responsible for a large house. Into this home her children and grandchildren, who fortunately live nearby, come quite frequently for a visit. All these interests point to the fact that Ethel is still doing a valiant job, and contributing much kindness and good will to those with whom she comes in contact. Her grandchildren all seem to be happy and successful in college and school activities. Three of the granddaughters are in college. One is a sophomore at Smith, another a freshman at Wheaton; the third, who is a junior at Wheaton, is currently spending the year with a study group in France where she is living with a French family. She is one among the many young college students in this mid-20th century who are having the splendid maturing experience of living in a foreign country. It is such experiences multiplied many fold which bring a ray of hope to the international scene.

A letter from Rowena Kohloss, daughter of Fred Smith, gives me the news that the Kohloss family has severed ties with the great political cauldron of Washington, D. C. Her husband after many years' service as executive secretary of the Society of American Military Engineers has retired. Last November she and her husband moved to Florida and are now located at 2600 Norfolk Road, Orlando. They have living with them for the winter an aunt 86 years old who has Dartmouth connections.

Mrs. Elizabeth G. Elmer, daughter of Broc Gilson, writes me from Woodstock, Vt., that she was thrilled to receive the Dartmouth "D" sent out last year in connection with the golden anniversary campaign of the Alumni Fund. While mentioning this she said that she had always had a warm spot in her heart for the classmates of her father. Well, 1900 is so glad to say thank you to Mrs. Emery for this evidence of affectionate interest in our class. Mrs. Emery has 3 children and 6 grandchildren.

Marian Atwood, widow of Chels Atwood, has added an item to the Robert Frost memorial collection in the Dartmouth College Library. She was entrusted with the task of disposing of possessions of a cousin who lived in Derry, N. H. This cousin was a friend of Robert Frost, and had previously given interesting material to the Frost collection. Among the things in her estate was a fine autographed photograph of the poet which Marian brought to Hanover and presented to the library. Marian in her letter also said that at a November luncheon meeting in Boston of the Dartmouth Woman's Club, of which she is a charter member, one of the members present told her of the death of Mrs. Fred Jennings, widow of our "Wife" Jennings.

Secretary and Treasurer Box 714, Hanover, N. H.