1899

The '99 Helicopter Squadron starts this month from the haunts of old "Bones" Walt Woodward in Seattle, with a greeting from Walt Jr. and Milly. There the same old presses on Bainbridge Island turn out the dogged "Review" despite political hassles and business setbacks. Walt is as full of grit, gusto, and gumption as was his dad. San Francisco is a '99 city too. If wishes were horses — or trains or planes - the secretary would be there again as in '65. He'd be with Cousin Irene again in Oakland, or with the Montie Fullers, Martha now and daughter Miriam, prime company for each other in bright sunshine, or, yes, sometimes in "just a drop or two of rain," as Rodney Sanborn would say right now in beautiful Miami Shores (or a fortnight ago) where he spent the winter. But back to Martha Fuller. Her daughter Marcia in St. Petersburg lost her husband suddenly; he is mourned also by two thousand Boy Scouts of whom he was county officer. But Martha is fascinated by those steep Western Golden Gate streets and the big bridges, while she prays more fervently than ever for "Peace in our time, O Lord!" Meanwhile Alice, Walter Foss's widow, still enjoys her hospitable apartment on Hyde Street, and writes of conventions, swank hotels, strikes, parades, while she prepares for another trip with her sisters to Modoc County and Mt. Shasta. There's John Ash's daughter Alice too and Roy Smith still photographing beautiful scenes, and living on Ramona Way in San Leandro, names that sound like graceful fountains spraying in the quiet sunshine.

Next stop on our 'copter route is to see Doc Arthur Norton's widow Katherine in Sugar Land, Texas, now our regular correspondent. A grandson, Dr. Robert Allison, married a doctor's daughter - these duplications seem to run in some families-remember the Dr. Dave Parkers? Among the numerous Norton young people are a daughter at Warton College; a boy Lee who enjoys baseball as much as did the original Doc and who keeps a sharp eye on all Dartmouth sports; a James who won a scholarship at the Air Academy; and another Arthur Norton who's a chiropractor like his grandfather; - and a whole troop of others, and all hustlers.

I understand that Mot Sargeant's son Howland has been lecturing in Miami, and that he and Dorothy now have a calling card with three names on it, and the first one is that of son Kimon. Next in North Caroline, Glendora, the widow of Charlie Adams's son Herbert, still keeps in touch with '99, as does Charlie's daughter Betty West way up in Brookline. On her Christmas card Betty wrote, "Hoping only good things will come to all '99ers in 1967." From State College in Pennsylvania Bill and Carrie Hutchinson's daughter, Sally Glass, thanks all '99ers for "their many kindnesses to her parents in times past." From Amityville, N. Y., Ed Nye's widow May says, "I have son Richard's two granddaughters now for my own greats." She is celebrating with the secretary and several others her arrival at "Double Eight."

Pitt Drew's Mabel sent greetings from Rhode Island, and Ed Allen's Ted from Valhalla, N. Y., with a picture of Deanna's two children. The latest, brand-new, is Lisa Ann. That's a musical name, Ted, and you're a musician. Write her a song and make her and '99 famous! From New Jersey and Connecticut Virgil writes for GeorgeRounds and herself. She reports that their Helen and Roy Rowan '41 are just as puffed up as ever about those four lively sons. Well, Virgil, May and I were just the same two generations ago about our four. And I still am. Helen's brother George '42 is still on the staff at Rutgers, has taught three evenings a week for five years, and is helping plan the Centennial Celebration. Virgil saw his and Mary's "Penny" (i.e., Penelope) graduate from North Carolina's State College last June; had majored in Child Development, and now works at the University Hospital in Philadelphia.

In closing I wish to express for the Class of Ninety-Nine our warm appreciation to Elliot Brill 'l6 of Torrington for his many kindnesses to our Joe Gannon before and during Joe's final sickness. At Joe's final rites Elliot "stood in" for both Dartmouth and Ninety-Nine.

Secretary and Class Agent 40 Church St. Winchester, Mass. 01890