1914

A most welcome letter from DuckyDrake, who when he was class secretary was a real pro, tells of a tough winter but finds comfort in arthritis as giving something to talk about and groan about. To his wife Marian Louise, who herself has had a mild angina, he pays high tribute for her care of him. In Ducky's letter is the news that as of last October he became a great grandfather. Is he the first or have we others?

Penn Aborn, Herb Austin, Abe Newmark, and Sherm Saltmarsh together attended the annual dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Greater Boston on March 23. All report full agreement that Dartmouth is in good hands with President Kemeny in charge as "Problem Solver Manager."

The entire class is grateful to SigLarmon for carrying on at Vogie Stiles' request the editing and publication of our 1914 News Letter. His first edition is a honey covering so many bases with so much of interest. All must accept his warm invitation to call him whenever in New York or to write him in depth of any event or activity in your area that can be reported in his News Letter.

For news of a time when we were younger skip with me to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE of May 1951, a mere 20 years ago when Ducky Drake then class secretary, wrote that though his left wrist was out of its eight weeks' cast and he could again cut his own meat that did not include "the stewed mocassin that Sisson passed off as bear meat."

Food being on Ducky's mind he wrote; "Speaking of trout, the Boston gang, who eat each Wednesday at Patton's Restaurant were treated to Lake Sebec land-locked salmon late in April by our champion woodsman 'lsaac Walton' Saltmarsh,Ernie Kimball and Pennell Aborn furnished the Sauterne."

In the same month of May is a final accounting of the February 22-24 1951 annual Sno-Bird reunion which produced a net balance of $360.67 to be applied to our 1954 reunion. I was surprised to find that I was one of the 26 who brought wives to the winter reunion—three came without wives, and that we entertained as our guests eleven sons then in college.

Reluctantly because both Hanover and I are without immediate notice or any detail, I still must share with you the word that a visitor just returned from Bermuda has verified a newspaper notice of funeral services held in Bermuda on March 23 1971 on the death of Dr. RobertFlanders, winter resident of Harbour Hills, Warwick, Bermuda

To compound our loss in the same month on March 23, Lewis Irving Corliss died of a heart attack at age 80 in New Britain, Conn., Hospital. Both men's brave and useful lives represented triumphs over the ills that man is heir to. In this or a later issue will be given more detailed reports.

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Class Agent, 171 Brimbal Ave. Beverly, Mass. 01915