1900

Roland Eaton, son of "Pa" Eaton, with commendable courage is making a home for his two youngest children in Charlottesville, va.

Daughter Ethel who has been a student at Martha Washington College, Fredericksburg, Va., is transferring this fall to Pembroke College in Providence. Son Tom, who graduated from high school in the spring, is enrolled as a freshman at Clemson College.

Daughter Ann and her husband, who is on the Faculty of University of California, are spending the summer at Trinidad Island. Son George is teaching philosophy at State University, Albany, N. Y.

Before the Canadian mail embargo I received a letter from "Cut" Tirrell in which he says that he is happily located on a large estate and that he is in fair physical condition. With the aid of a reading glass he is able to keep up on current events in the newspapers. His son-in-law is now first executive vice-president of the Sun Insurance Company and spends much time on the road. Currently he was on a week's trip to Puerto Rico. Son Don is chemical engineer with Shawinigan Chemicals, a branch of the Gulf Oil Company.

Elizabeth Gaffney, daughter of George Tong, with her husband Bill and, I presume, their Siamese cat, a regular member of the family and a good trouper, have been on a considerable tour. They acquired a 21½ foot trailer and after visiting their children in Santa Barbara, proceeded up the Pacific coast and, after a visit with Bill's parents in Lewiston, Idaho, arrived in Tok, Alaska. Elizabeth enjoyed the profusion of flowers and the scenery, while Bill enjoyed casting for big ones in Alaskan waters. Perhaps the Siamese has a mild interest in Bill's success as a fisherman. .

It may be of interest to the readers of this column to know that the Austin Home, where Mrs. Goodhue and I are now living, has Dartmouth connections. In 1913 Miss Louise Austin, with vision for and devotion to elderly people, established the Home for those who did not want to go to state institutions, or to be dependent on relatives. Miss Louise was the sister of Henry Austin, Dartmouth '85, and the aunt of Herbert Austin '14.

From its inception the emphasis has been on home and to this end the people here are called residents and not patients. The Home is at the Austin homestead located amidst the New Hampshire hills and on the shore of beautiful Lake Winnepaukett. Just prior to the death of Miss Louise in 1931 she asked her niece Naomi Austin (now Mrs. Fifield), daughter of Henry Austin, to take over the management of the Home.

Over the years many improvements have been made to the ancestral farmhouse.

In 1965 Mrs. Fifield retired and the Home was then taken over by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Young. With a corps of able assistants they have carried forward the home - and the residents are surrounded with kindly thought for their every need and loving attention to their comfort and security.

Beside ourselves, 1900 has had two other contacts with the Home. Ruth Bean and "Cap" Jenkins on their way to our 60th reunion called to see a family friend, and at that time met and chatted with Herbert Austin. In 1963, Arthur Virgin's sister Louise was in residence and during that year Arthur visited her a number of times.

I regret to report the death on July 19 of Arthur Virgin. His passing occurred at a Canadian hospital where he was undergoing treatment for a stomach ailment.

Arthur was a patron of the arts. He was active in reviving, encouraging, and supporting summer theatre at North Hartley, Quebec, and he was from its inception a member of the musical advisory committee of Hopkins Center. Recently he established the Chair of Music at the Center.

We hold in precious memory his winning person and strong character.

Secretary and Treasurer The Austin Home Warner, N.H. 03278