1908

Warren Currier sent a postcard showing their new apartment on the 14th floor of the Nine Three Nine Coast in La Jolla, Calif., with a note that they like living there very much as it overlooks America's Riviera. But the address is the same, P.O. Box 452, La Jolla, Calif. 92038.

Paul Batchelder reports that he has become half blind (from hemorrhages in the retinas of both eyes) and his general health has deteriorated to the point where he feels unable to attend the reunion. "I have lived already far longer than I ever expected and now find myself close to the end of the road." Your editor and Larry Symmes have sent messages of sympathy and suggest that other classmates do the same.

Web Evans plans to be at the reunion but doubts if Priscilla will be able to be with him. He plans to stay with his sister Dorothy Alden in Norwich.

Dorothy Fiske, Wink's widow, wrote to your editor in December that she was recovering from pneumonia. She has a new address, 302 Admiralty Apartments, Scranton Avenue, Falmouth, Mass. 02540.

Walter Furman reports that last fall he saw most of the Princeton home games, including the Dartmouth victory which was enjoyable, and in January saw Dartmouth lose to Princeton in hockey and swimming.

George Hinckley who entered with 1908 but graduated with 1909 enjoys getting .the '08er very much and hearing about the boys who lived with him in "Hellgate" and others. He entered with $20 and with help from Prexy Tucker and "Chuck" Emerson worked his way all through college. "It was tough but I appreciated my education and Dartmouth. I expect to retire this year." He plans to attend our reunion.

Crosby Hoar reports on a Glee Club concert on March 31 under the auspices of the Dartmouth Club of Washington at the grand ball room of the Mayflower Hotel. He and Margaret had been to previous ones but thought this was the best yet. It included the familiar songs of the "Harmony" Morse era and many new ones, but for this old grad, the climax was the "Hanover Winter Song."

Stacey and Bernice Irish flew out to Oakland, Calif., in April to visit their daughter Hdie and her family. Edie's husband works for the Kaiser Aluminum Company and took them all over Oakland, San Francisco, and Rossmoor Leisure World. "Bernice is quite spry but I have to use a cane when I go outside."

Chester Nichols, whose active life had been associated with telephone and telegraph companies, retired from the New England T. and T. Co. in 1951. Chet never married. After service with the 317th Signal Battalion, first Army, A.E.F. and returning to New England he lived with his sister Hilda in their old homestead in North Wilmington, Mass., but in 1941 this was sold and he and Hilda moved to Duxbury, Mass., where they now make their home at 115 Bay Ridge Lane.

Seymour Rutherford reports: "In 1923 in Philadelphia I organized the wholesale lumber firm of S. S. Rutherford and Co., which I operated for 29 years, retiring January 1, 1952 and moved to our present home in Waddington, N.Y. During our retirement we have spent the first twelve winters in Anna Maria, Fla., and the last three in Southern Pines, N.C.

Henry Stone hopes to attend the reunion. He keeps quite well but Blanche suffers from arthritis. In a recent letter from his lifelong friend and roommate at Dartmouth, Life Greeley, Life reports his wife Mabel has had a recent eye operation. Life has had one cataract operation and will have the other soon. After his convalescence is completed

Mabel will have her other eye operated on. Bert Thwing reports: "Got back a couple of weeks ago from Los Angeles where I spent three weeks with my daughter, Marie Luskin, and family. The weather was perfect and I acquired an expensive tan cheaply, being a 'lazy bones sittin in the sun.' Looking for the reunion and may bring my grandson Warren along if he gets his driving license and school does not interfere. Getting him trained to be my chauffeur for the time when 'Gramp' can't drive."

Arthur T. Soule, our class president, who was in military service in both World Wars, and rose to the rank of Colonel in the First Service Command, received a letter of commendation from General Mills, C.G. of the First Service Command and a citation for award of the Legion of Merit.

Charles Walker reports that he graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1903, worked one year and entered Dartmouth with our class, but had to leave college in senior year because of the death of his father and he assumed management of C. E. Walker, fuel dealer. He was in the Army as a private in 1918, stationed at Camp Upton on Long Island. He was married twice and has eight children. In 1934 he received an A.B. degree from Dartmouth. He is still in business and does not expect to retire.

1908 Class ReunionJune 14-16, 1968

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