1917

October means football to a lot of us. Butch and Lee Sherman were at their usual launching pad on the banks of the Connecticut before the Princeton game. The Howes, having asked for extra tickets, were relegated to the East stands. Therefore, we did not spot any '17ers, though the outcome of the game was most gratifying. BobBoynton and banker Karl Stillman were among those attending the Brown game. Spique MacIntyre checked the Harvard game for me and reported that DickHolbrook as well as J. Montgomery and his daughter, Phil Evans and Guy Richardson made it.

Ralph and Ethel Sanborn's quick visit to the North Country touched off a pleasant greeting party for Vic and Irene Smith in Montpelier on October 14. A noon luncheon was arranged at a local hostelry with these additional classmates present—John Davis and his daughter Louise, Maude Edgerton,(Duke was officiating at Rotary) and the Howes. Ralph reported on Don Brooks whom he had visited while in Woodstock. Although Don is not in good health, he and Helen keep in close touch with the affairs of the Class, and welcome with pleasure their many classmates who visit the area.

On a recent weekend trip to Rochester, N. Y., we were lucky enough to find PaulineHutchins in her lovely home in nearby Pittsford. There was half an hour of pleasant reminiscing, as we enjoyed the aroma of sauerkraut, one of Mose's favorite dishes, emanating from the kitchen. I was reminded of Jake Wirth's and of Mose's ability to order it in proper Deutsch. We hope you will make our next reunion, Pauline.

A brief word from Charlie Peters, now in Miami, states that his health is good and that he putters around the yard and garden to keep in trim. His son, a captain in the Marines, returned recently from Vietnam, while a grandson has just been sent there for his period of service.

Ed Wagner is still at work in his laboratory in New York City. Remarking on the passage of time, he says that the youth of today regard him as something of a "perambulating relic" when they realize that he was an active participant in World War I.

Though this is written in October, by the time you read it, it will be the season to be wishing "Merry Christmas to All."

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