1928

We are indebted to Chairman Jack Kenerson for most of the class news this month. Jack, Treasurer Craig Haines and Class Agent Lew Beers and their wives were in Hanover May 2 for the annual Class Officers' meetings and when I didn't show up as planned, they called Troy. The medics had grounded me for a week (forcing me to miss this May excursion to Hanover for the first time in years), so Jack offered to make some phone calls to get news as soon as he got back to Wellesley. Take it away, Jack:

Parker Chick has taken his retirement from the investment business (F. S. Moseley & Co.) but is continuing his advisory services for several organizations including his church, and still playing the organ. He spent part of the winter in Antigua with friends near English Harbor, and did some cruising in the Caribbean. Kitty was laid up early in the winter but is fine now. Parker Jr. is in the diesel business and son Peter is in the research department of the Weyerhaeuser Co. in Tacoma, Wash.

Fred Cole has been on the faculty of Northeastern University for 20 years and expects to retire shortly. He has been teaching Business English - letter writing, communications, and advertising. He and Dorothy have acquired summer property jD Goshen, N. H., near Lake Sunapee and plan to winter in Winchester and spend the summers in Goshen. Fred is also a free-lance writer of fiction. He says he has yet to write the great American novel but that he has had a number of stories published in a variety of periodicals.

Red Edgar and Chili will trip to England for three weeks on May 22 to see "their daughter Carolyn and her family. Her husband is with the European division of Johnson's Wax. They expect to spend the summer in the U.S.A. primarily for business reasons Son Bill is with Xerox in Boston and is about to complete work on his master's degree in Business Administration at Northeastern.

Ernie Bessette was in bed when I called his home in Marblehead, but I had a nice visit with his wife, Wink. Their son, Ben graduates from the University of Pennsylvania this June. He captained the lacrosse team (beat Dartmouth 12-2) and received the leadership award from the University Ben is the youngest of their four children - the girls are married and young Ernie is on his own.

I called Johnny Lawrence in Marion and was delighted to have him answer himself He says he was fortunate for he reports a fine recovery from his disability of last fall He has commissioned his boat and plans to go after some sea bass this week. GeorgeEmery and his daughter Susan Dumaine went to see Johnny in March.

John and Ethel Nixon spent ten days with Fran and me in Ponte Vedra, Fla., in April - beaching and golfing in ideal weather, the Nixons are planning to go up to our place at Winnipesaukee the weekend of May 17 to try for some salmon. I had invited Dynamo and Bobby Morton but they had to pass as they have been drafted for baby sitters during the confinement for the expected arrival of another grandchild.

The Class Officers meeting was an excellent one, with the set program thrown out the window, to give us an up-to-date briefing on the current crisis on the campus Thanks a million, Jack, and with a few brief items we'll sign off for this month.

Gordon Adams and Blanche are attending the graduation of their youngest son, John, from the University of Michigan in June and will take a trip through New England and Canada this summer.

Harv and Betsey Fisher have announced the marriage of their daughter, Betsey Poor Fisher, to Emil L. Mosher Jr. on April 12 in Fair Oaks, Calif.

George Coyle of New Britain, Conn., is alive and well, despite an erroneous report which caused him to be listed in the April issue as deceased. Although we do make mistakes, this one was not ours.

Secretary, Van Dyne Oil Co. Troy, Pa. 16947

Class Agent, 4 Lewis St., Norwalk, Conn. 06851