1900

In mid-August a long letter was received from Roland Eaton, son of Pa Eaton, in which he reported a tragic automobile accident which befell him and members of his family. On April 9 Roland and his wife, Virginia, were driving their daughter, Ethel, from Charlottesville, Va„ to Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg for the spring term. En route they had the misfortune to have a head-on collision with another car. The Eatons were severely injured and were rushed to the Charlottesville Hospital where on April 16 Virginia died. This was a great shock to Roland and his family. Roland and Virginia had reared a fine family and had enjoyed 49 years of happy married life. Roland and his daughter Ethel were confined to the hospital for many weeks. At the time of writing this letter they had returned to their home, and Ethel was expecting to return to college for the fall term. As a result of this accident there was a further disappointment for Roland. Previously he had bought a 540-acre property in the vicinity of Charlottesville where he and Virginia were planning to build a house. Virginia's death brought an end to this happy plan. He has sold the property and bought a house in Charlottesville. Roland s mother, now 91 years old, is comfortably cared for in nursing home nearby.

In August Ruth Bean, daughter of CapJenkins, flew non-stop to California to spend some days with her children in that area. She had a happy reunion with son Richard and his lively family in their dream house near Los Angeles. This visit included a three-day trip to "beautiful Catalina Island." Then she was driven the 135 miles to Pacific Beach to be with her daughter who was expecting her second child in August. A baby girl, Jane Elizabeth Sanderson, was born August 17. The Sandersons have a two-year-old boy so a sister is a very welcome addition to the family. Mr. Sanderson is a graduate student in chemistry at the University of California. While in this area Ruth very kindly called on Betty Redington, widow of Paul Redington, in La Jolla. Ruth now is the genial grandmother of eleven robust grandchildren.

As is their usual custom Arthur and Jeannette Virgin spent the summer at their farm in North Hatley, Quebec. Arthur, now in his 91st year, finds it expedient to curtail some of his former activities. Much to his disappointment he has had to give up driving his car and so he very generously has given it away. It has been necessary for him to give up much of the work in his gardens, and some other activities have been banned by his physician. In spite of these limitations Arthur gets around and finds much to enjoy about the farm and in the neighboring Canadian countryside. The Virgins are expect- ing to visit the "Expo" in Montreal before returning to their New York apartment.

I regret to report the death of Caro Cristy, wife of Horace W. Cristy. As usual the Cristys had been spending the summer at their summer residence on Cape Cod. Caro became ill and was taken to the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis where on August 27 she died. Funeral services were held at their home in Worcester, Mass. "Hod" and Caro had enjoyed a long and helpful companionship. They were married on Sept. 12, 1907. 1900 extends its deep sympathy to Hod at this time of difficult adjustment.

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