1930
Travel continues to be one of the principal avocations of 1930 classmates. Some of it is of a pre-retirement business nature such as Billie and Fran Horn's six-week 'round-the-world trip. This included a two-week U. S. State Department assignment in Saudi Arabia to evaluate the King Abdul Aziz University established in 1966 as a result of the report of an international commission of which Fran was chairman. Non-business travel took them to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Beirut, and Cairo where they spent a couple of days with retired Dartmouth professor Mike Choukas '27 and his wife.
Edie and Jack Fitzpatrick made their annual pilgrimage to Sarasota and along with Marge and Herb Chase spent some time whipping the Red Sox into shape for what in early May looks like a successful season. Jack reports meeting up with the Pratts, Jaspersens, Van Derbecks andWigginses. Dean is retiring from his New Hampshire judgeship and has purchased a condominium in Sarasota. Eleanor and I have returned from an automobile trip to the Carolinas and Georgia, but never reached the 1930 Florida haven which now shelters about 25 of our retirees. Part of our trip was fireworks, pecans, and bill boards and motels by the thousands, but most of it was completely enjoyable and an opportunity to visit areas we had never seen before.
We spent an evening with Alyce andHugh Johnson at Sea Island where they live for about six months each year. They have a beautiful home and are both ardent golfers although Alyce is now directing some of her time to sculpture with great success. Hugh was runner-up this year in the club championship. Hugh Jr. '62 is working for his father on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and twin brother Stuart '62, a graduate of Cornell Law School, is working with Alex McFar-land's law firm in Boston. The Johnsons have approximately eleven grandchildren.
When in Virginia I talked with FredJasperson who reported on the regional dinner held on Derby Day at Margaretand Bill Doran's home in Alexandria. Present were Grace and Wayne Van Leer, Margie and Bart Sherwood from Norfolk, Dr. Jack Smith (USN, ret.), Lois and George Porter, Loraine Rosenberry, Gwen and Hank Odbert, and Stan Osgood, a newcomer to the area who is working in the Savings Bond Division of the Treasury Department. Although Fred is retired he is doing some educational testing work for Sidwell Friends School. Both he and Jean will attend the Little Compton affair in June.
We stayed over night with the Watsons in Wilmington and were made aware of the lengths to which fishermen and women will go to catch the elusive rainbow and brook trout. Ann and Fred have recently returned from a fishing expedition into the wilds of Argentina. Fred's catch of an eight-plus-pound rainbow beat out all the local professionals and led to the geographical description of the catch area as "Watson's Hole." Their son Fritz '59 is a Boston artist. Bob '66 is doing graduate work in geography at Penn State and Kathie is attending the University of New Mexico. Fred reports that Rad Kilbourne has retired from DuPont and is living in Ocean City, N. J., where he is in the export business.
Phil Troy, who retired once and couldn't stand the inactivity, has gotten back into the swim in a big way. He went to work for Gamble-Skogmo, Inc. in Minneapolis as executive vice president of their Tempo Stores Division. Now the company has merged its two mass merchandising divisions, Tempo and Buckeye Mart Division, and named Phil president of the new outfit. He'll be responsible for a total of 72 outlets which had sales of more than $133 million last year. Phil and Winifred have seven children and eight grandchildren.
Carl Haffenreffer hopes for a large turn-out for the chicken barbeque at Little Compton starting at noon on Saturday, June 26. To those who might like to make a weekend of it by seeing Newport and other Rhode Island historical sites Carl will send complete details as to places to stay and things to see. He wants a show of hands by June 10 as to who is coming and who wants to stay over night in the area. So if you haven't responded, drop him a line at Box 1496, Providence. We hope to see you there.
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