1909

The annual dinner of the Boston Alumni Association was held on Tuesday evening February 2. At table 3, the following were seated: John F. Crocker '07, Wilfred H. Smart '07, Chester S. Brett '09, Bertrand C.French, Allen E. Newton, A. Gordon Weinz, Maurice C. Blake '10, Joshua B. Clark '11, Carl E. Shumway '13, and William H. Perry '21. Crocker was a member of the first varsity hockey team. He and Brett were members of the team in its second season. Newton and Perry also were members of the college hockey teams.

The dates for the informal reunion are June 13-14-15 which is the first part of the week following Commencement. Already several have signified their intentions of attending. How about you?

It has just been learned that Percy B.Kincaid has had about a year and a half of intermittent hospitalization from a broken hip. Your classmates hope that you will soon be well and sound. Percy's address is 8 Arlington Road, Wellesley 82, Mass.

Eliot R. Howard, 25 Monument Road, Concord, Mass., went to the Emerson Hospital in that town before Thanksgiving and has been in arid out of it since. His spirit is good but recovery will be slow. JamesHitchcock is a member of the consulting staff at the hospital.

Waiter 3. Lane is working full time with the E. L. Conwell Co., chemists and engineers in Philadelphia, Pa. He is an analyst on cement, concrete, and other materials of construction. Walter's home address is 127 North 20th St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. He takes a break now and then to return to his old homestead in Gilmanton, N. H.

Philip Avery's daughter Joan and husband Ted Bixby are owners and operators of a year 'round sports resort named Granny Ketch at Francestown, N. H., in the Monadnock Region adjacent to the Crotched Mt. Ski Area. It is reported that her mother is taking therapy for her arthritis and thereby regaining some of her strength. Keep up the good work, Mabel.

Philip Rose's widow Magdelene is now residing at the Avery House, 705 New Britain Ave., Hartford, Conn. She is feeling better after having nearly a year's illness and having to break up her home. She sends her best to all whom she met at the 50th reunion.

Congratulations to the following '09ers who celebrate birthdays in March: Richard L. Wing (1); Edwin D. Martin (11); Oliver P. Greenwood (15); Ogden Brown and James Varney (20); William T. Atwood (26). Bill Atwood joins our growing octogenarian club this month.

Head Agent Stanley W. Leighton hopes that 1909 will reward his efforts in behalf of the 1965 Alumni Fund Drive by giving it a good sendoff next month.

Secretary and Treasurer Sandwich, Mass. 02563