1925

In preparing for the annual spring dinner of the Boston group, we obtained an interesting insight into some of the activities which prevented several from attending. The George Newmans, for example, were spending a month in Europe. Carolyn Jameson was leaving two days before the dinner "for a few weeks in England." The Win Prescotts were in Florida. Ben Bowden indicated he would be in Bermuda "trying to find my lost golf swing." In expressing regrets, DanMatthews reported he had missed seeing your correspondent the past two winters in North Conway because he had been spending his time in the West Indies - Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Kingston, St. Croix, etc. A bit of humor arose out of a personal request to make any necessary telephone calls re the dinner between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (on account of maternal circumstances at home). Pete Haffenreffer misconstrued the intent and commented in hisreply: "I'm glad you're still getting 12 hours' sleep!"

Larry Leavitt very kindly reported on his month's vacation - ten days in Naples, Fla., and the rest of the time at Harbour Island, Bahamas, with his daughter's family of six. One of the highlights of his experiences occurred at Naples while fishing from the beach. He stumbled on a sea serpent (oar fish) 5½ feet long and about 5 inches wide, something so very rare and seldom seen that it created a great deal of excitement and is now exhibited in a local curio shop. Larry enclosed a copy of an invitation to attend an exhibition of paintings by Barbara Foster(Andy's widow) at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York. Barbara's work has been exhibited at a number of New England galleries, including Hopkins Center, the Currier Gallery in Manchester as well as the New England Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Florence Perkins is now Mrs. Samuel B. McCracken, 1049 Old Gate Road, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235. She was married last October to a widower, concerning which she writes: "We were next door neighbors when Harold and I first came to Pittsburgh and our families have been friends through the years since."

Bob Hardy reports on the presence of Bob Sawyer in Florida a good part of the winter, George Lyon, who spent several days there, and Ed Burns, who cruised the Florida waters in his 52-foot cruiser, with DonHunt as a guest for a while. He himself, together with Hilda, spent a couple of weeks during the holiday season in Palm Springs, La Jolla, and Los Angeles. Pictured in a recent newspaper with Mrs. Edward M. Kennedy (wife of the junior senator from Massachusetts) was Hap Hefler, identified as "professor of foreign languages and rear commodore of the NA Sailing Squadron and skipper of the Freedom."

Dris and Marty Huberth found themselves seated next to Addie and Charley Moore to see Ben '67 play the starring role in "Oh Dad . . produced by the Dartmouth Players. As Marty put it: "Charley's son stole the show in a most difficult part." Benjy was recently elected president of the Players and also was selected as a Senior Fellow for next year. Marty's son, Jonathan, who holds a similar spot in the drama group at Amherst, was also present.

Paul Reber retired from teaching last June after 36 years in the Dunkirk, N.Y., school system. In November he took a job as a guidance counselor in the Neighborhood Youth Corps (part of the Federal AntiPoverty Program) in order to keep busy. Don Lyman is reported to have taken: on the support of two Mexican orphan boys, 1% and 14, "to give "us an added interest Kin Mexico."

This will be our last contribution to this column until the first issue of the MAGAZINE next fall. So we say so long until then with best wishes for a happy and healthful summer season. And by the way, you could make a good Joe of yourself by dropping us a line on your activities during a leisure moment!

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