1920
A card from Sherry and Elizabeth Baketel tells of their delightful visit with Pike and Marguerite Emory, first at the interesting Bishop Museum and then at their equally delightful and interesting home in Honolulu. Because of this visit Sherry is proud to be the owner of one of the 2500 limited editions of the astonishing book published to honor Pike's 70th birthday. The Emorys still speak of their nostalgia for the U.S. and are still pampering an old fashioned Christmas tree as a touch of New England. The Baketels are spending a month in Hawaii.
We have several bits of news from the next generation. Mrs. William Freese, better known as "Tinker," daughter of Sherm and Rachael Adams, received the high honor of being named "Citizen of the Year" in Pittsfield, N. H., for her many civic contributions and accomplishments. In addition to her duties as mother of three boys and a girl, she teaches piano lessons, and has been active and a leader in the Cub Scouts, Brownies, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. She introduced sports and culture into the community by her enthusiasm for mountain climbing, skiing, and trips to Concord and Durham for various kinds of concerts. While a choir director she originated the "Swap Shop" and a few years ago organized the Pittsfield Ski Club which provided ski facilities and instructions for the area.
Paul and Lillian Richter have announced the engagement of their daughter Martha to John F. Welborn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Welborn '40. He is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, a senior at Dartmouth, and a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity. Paul and Lillian are happy to keep the Dartmouth banner flying in the family. Their son, Alex, is now an ensign in the U.S. Navy having completed his term at Bowdoin last year.
A clipping and picture of Robert Shnayerson, son of Ned and Madalene Shnayerson and a senior editor of Time magazine, reports that he runs every morning along the shoulder of Manhattan's car-clogged Henry Hudson Parkway averaging about 20 miles each week - for exercise.
We hear also from Hib Richter's sons: Peter is teaching at the Newton High School in Massachusetts and Fred lives in Hyattsville, Md., and is with Montgomery Ward.
March 11 is the date of an informal gettogether in Mason, N. H., of the Cratherns, the Dalrymples, Grosses and Richters, also Abe Weld and a few '21s. The purpose of the gathering is to make plans for the '6B Summer Frolic and later we will know their plans and the date and place. This recalls last August 5 at New Ipswich Club.
Tommy Thomson on one of his recent Oriental tours stopped in Anchorage, Alaska, and tried without success to contact WarrieGault. It must have been just about the time Warrie moved from Anchorage to Juneau, and possibly his phone hadn't been switched. And here is a bit of real news! The local J.C. Mira Costa wants a track team and they have no coach on the faculty, so, Tommy is going back into coaching again this spring and is looking forward to the opportunity.
Lyon Southwick, of Hanover, is no longer working for the Army. He is doing parttime work, computer programming, for a Psychology professor which involves using the facilities of the new Kiewit Computation Center which he finds very interesting.
A card from Dot Harvey tells us she is enjoying her cruise to South America and that she is looking forward with interest to going through the Panama Canal on her way home.
Nate Whiteside is still on the job but he and Mildred are due at Island Inn on Sanibel Island, Fla., about the middle of March.
Bill and Laura Carter are enjoying their new venture in the land of the Potawatomi in Michigan and they say the climate is really less rigorous than on the highlands of Etna, N. H. The college is a small institution with high standards scholastically and otherwise, and he has the new experience of coeducational classes.
The '20 Class was well represented at the Bob Blackman dinner in Sarasota on February 28. Laddie Myers, Dick Watts, Sig andBetty Sigler came down from Clearwater, Bing and Jane Whitaker from Redington Beach, Buttons and Eva Hill from Englewood where they were visiting, and Charlieand Margaret Stevens from Siesta Key. Tomand Dot Dudley were in town but didn't quite make the dinner. Blackman was refreshing as he always is, and for the benefit of those who hadn't been to Hanover recently he told of the changes in the campus, the College, and in Hanover. He ended with showing pictures of the highlights of the football games of last fall and gave as many predictions as he dared make about next year's football season.
There are a few of the Class who are of few words: Cliff Aulis is carrying on as usual; Ed De Rouville of Worcester says there is no news worthy of reporting; WarrenTurner threw his calendar and clock away when he retired so he can do just about as he pleases and thinks he has the idyllic existence; Joe and Helene Brewer have been busy moving, the new address being 151 E. 83rd St., New York City; and Maurice Gordon says "No news is good news." Much of Roger Horton's time is taken up with his Retired Men's Club. They bowl both ten and candle pins several times a week, and he and Gladys are great bridge players.
Carl Mills made a few apologies for Minnesota as they had hoped to be in the World Series affair but explained that their team members didn't produce the number of hits and runs needed to be in that high class baseball group. Clayt and Ethel Wallace took a train trip to Portland, Ore., last fall to visit their son Dr. James Wallace who is head of the Department of Education at Reed College. They went on to California for an executive committee meeting of the American Council on Alcohol Problems, Inc. of which Clayt is treasurer and still edits its monthly publication, The American Issue. After six years in church extension work in the Washington-Baltimore area he served a year as acting executive director of the A.C.A.P. They now have a young assistant so Clayt can take things a little easier and calls himself semi-retired spending part of his time in his apartment home in Washington and part in Wolfeboro, N. H., which he now calls his legal address.
We frequently hear from Grace Newcomer and she always asks to be remembered to her '20 friends of whom she has fond memories.
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