1920

It looks like 1970 is going to be the big reunion year. Just about everybody who has been heard from is planning to come. Some already have made reservations.

How about you folks from California and the West Coast starting to think about chartering a bus, train or plane from that area and perhaps pick up others along the way. There is quite a group: Jack Allenberg, Seal Beach; Paul Bowerman, Sierra Madre; "Nick" Carter, Pacific Palisades; Larry and Marian Clarkson, Los Angeles; Russ and Altevene Cotner, Sun City; Pike and Marguerite Emory, Honolulu; Bill Farnham, and his sister Ruth, Spokane, Wash.; Forby Forbush, and Ralph and Dorothy Roberts, Pasadena; Warrie and Mary Gault, from Juneau, Alaska; Charlie and Margaret Good- now, and Harry and Caroline Worth, from Santa Barbara; Steve and Jessie Graves, Novato; Eric Van Hauser, Portland, Ore.; Dick and Helen Hayes, Los Angeles; Ed Maling, Menlo Park; Bill Quinn, Long Beach; Bill and Hilda Shea, San Diego (although he is not sure about reunion); Tom and Anne Smith, Fresno; Wade and Bertha Smith, Monterey; Al and Helen Steinbrecker also from Santa Barbara; Tommy and Anne Thomson, Oceanside; and Basil Winslow, Orinda. The only ones who seemed to have expressed any doubt about coming back are Forby Forbush who seems to think the fact that he is still a working man might keep him from coming, and Bill Shea doesn't seem to be sure but is going to try to make it, and Charlie Goodnow says it is a long way but he just might make it and I believe he will; and Tommy Thomson is due for more leg surgery according to a note from Laddie Myers, but he expects he'll be ready for Hanover in June. Dan Bender seems to talk about growing old but he must be kidding as he will probably take the first prize for being the youngest looking of all.

Henry Dearborn gets around, having just returned from a trip to Ireland and Great Britain and about now he and Dorothy will be leaving for their winter place in Daytona Beach. And we hear again from Almus Russell whose life is all wrapped up in Rotary and Historical Societies. Art Pfeiffer is still, on the job and Ray Rubel is still active in business and sends his best wishes to all. Herb Marshall, although he is easing up a bit on the medical practice he is still on the go.

The Carl Newtons plan to be back for reunion as do The Ken Spaldings, The Charlie Sargents, and The George Vincents. Al Osborne is still working at his analyzing handwriting business but he is letting up, getting choosey about what cases he takes, etc.

Sherry and Elizabeth Baketel went north to their Canaan Stone House about the first of October to stay over the Holy Cross and Penn games. This, I believe, is their sixth trip north from Pennsylvania this year.

Now that Bob Mulcahy has retired, after 50 years of Mass. tax work, he is hoping to be in Hanover next June. Charlie Mills was in Hanover in July of this year and plans to be back again next June.

Frank Moulton has shifted gears but instead of letting up he is going full speed ahead into expanded offices and a new part nership.

I have recently seen Mugs and LuciaMorrill, Ruth Wallace, and Charles and ElsaCrathern, and they all look and appear to be fine and all planning ahead for June.

We haven't had any real news from JohnAmsden for some time but he has loosened up and let us have it. He retired in June 1965 to live in Hanover occupying the old homestead except for their annual pilgrimage to Jamaica for the month of November. He has served on college ad hoc committees, first on the Advisory Committee on Plant Development which tried to forecast the plant needs of the college and then on a committee concerned with Housing and Dining Facilities for graduate and undergraduate students. Outside of Hanover he is vice president of the New Hampshire-Vermont Blue Cross, a member of the State Commission on Higher Educational Facilities which is charged with distributing Federal funds for educational plant and equipment; and the Hospital Advisory Council for the New Hampshire Department of Health charged with distributing funds for hospital construction under the Hill-Burton and related acts. Perhaps it was because he served in the Chemistry Department the idea got around that some of L. B. Richardson's talent rubbed off on him. Consequently he was drafted to prepare a history of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital of which he had the privilege of serving as president 1945-1965. The hospital has just celebrated its 75th anniversary. He is now working on a similar project for the White Church, which in 1971 celebrates its 200 th anniversary. John and Edith have enjoyed good health and they are happy that their daughter Katherine has moved back East from California and is now on the faculty of the University of New Hampshire in Durham so they see her quite frequently. It is good to learn all this about John. He has kept his head under a basket for too long. He hopes to see you all in June.

Just about everybody is intrigued with the name Al and Hope Frey have given to their Maine retirement farm home. What everybody really wants to know is where they got the name Beersheba Farms and its history, etc.

Breezy "Camille" hit Mississippi hard but Ralph Yuill reports it just missed his area (Oxford) for which we are all glad. He and so many others are looking forward to June in Hanover.

Wes Carr spent a busy summer on the Cape in Massachusetts with his children and grandchildren and plans to travel this winter.

It was too cold in Woodford, Vt., even in September for the Clyde Bidwells. They were heading for Florida about then.

We are sorry to hear that Hal Bernkopf has had a rugged summer at various hospitals having a malignancy on his neck. He is, however, planning to be on hand for the Big 50th.

I stopped in to see Dorothy Harvey recently and she had recovered successfully from surgery and was going soon on a cruise. Bob Harvey, their son, who was with Bunny in Harvey Steel and stayed on with Ryerson Steel has given up the steel business and gone into the investment business. This is a courageous move with eight children.

A note from Ellen Ayres says she will be busy in June as she is chairman of her own Wellesley College reunion but she will be thinking also of Hanover and the good times she and Ben had with their many friends there.

At the time of sending these notes I have seen the first two games, New Hampshire and Holy Cross with terrific scores. I expect to stay over for the Penn game in Hanover on the 11th. I shall miss, however, seeing the game and seeing all you regulars at the Harvard game. In fact, I think it will be the first Cambridge game I will have missed since Hanover days, but by then I shall be heading for Sarasota to join Hazel who has been carrying on till I got down.

Secretary, 3054 Homasassa Rd. Sarasota, Fla. 33580

Treasurer, Beersheba Farm, Star Route Richmond, Me. 04357