1905

It was good to receive a cheerful letter from "Paene" Moore. He has made a complete recovery from the illness which had prevented his usual habit of going to Texas or Florida for the winter. Paene enjoys gardening; he raises some vegetables and has no less than forty rose bushes. He still does not feel up to driving a long distance. Incidentally Paene is one of the three survivors of the old '05 "Old Guard of Dartmouth Hall." Charles Sylvester and I are the other two. That group included, among others, "Rufus" Day, "Eich" Eichenauer, and "Pink" Laing, those top-notch men of our Class.

Stanley Besse, in a recent letter, expresses his regrets that he was not able to attend our reunion last summer. We missed him and his own style of wit with which he has been wont to enliven our gatherings. Indeed he has been no place, as he puts it, and that is no fun. "Tub" included with his note a somewhat faded clipping from the Boston Globe of February 21, 1904. This has a print depicting the final agony of old Dartmouth Hall, with smoke issuing from the upper windows and a jet of explosive seam from the northeast corner of the second floor. What it cannot portray is the bitterness of the cold that struck those of us who had lost all our belongings in the doomed building.

Ida Parkinson was the guest of Roger andJane Brown for dinner on the 52nd floor of the Prudential Tower in Boston. What a magnificent view they must have enjoyed! Ida was back in her old home in Newtonville for a few days. We're hoping that Ida may join us at one of our reunions.

Roger was the only '05 man present at a pre-Harvard game luncheon at the Algonquin Club. The others of this small group were, from '06: Chapin, Cook. Powers, Redman; from '07, Smart. It is quite likely that they were in a more cheerful mood at that time than after the game.

As is to be expe ted, the winter flight to Florida is well under way. The Bells and Tucks are already there, while at the time I write, Fred Chase is presumably on his way. The latter writes that he has bought a small house two doors from his big one in Dunedin. To continue, C.C. Hills expects to leave: in November and the Browns in early January. The Lillards also may join the group later. Except for C.C. and the Lillards, whose addresses I do not know, consult your '65 directory as to the various locations.

Incidentally, if any of you have mislaid your directory, let me know and I'll send you one.

Secretary, 358 North Fuller Ave. Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

Treasurer Box 91, Cambridge 40, Mass.

Bequest Chairman