1905

Your hard-working treasurer is very happy to thank a large number of widows and children for their generous $5 payments to join the ranks of dues-paying members of 1905. With only 11 men living, cash is difficult to get.

At the Princeton game, Jane and I sat with Herford and Prissy Elliott. We were the only '05s at the game. We had a nice chat at the Inn together before they had to start for home. We saw Janet Mulqueeny, daughter of our John who died in 1959. She is a very charming person and loyal Dartmouth supporter, and is happily married to a M.I.T. graduate. I had not seen her for many years, but had talked to her on the telephone.

At the University of N. H. game, Phil Evans '17 and I drove home by way of Charlestown, N. H., the town Phil's ancestors came from. (Our wives drove home Saturday instead of going to the game because of the heavy rain.) We saw the old Evans home and visited the National Shrine at the site of Old Fort No. 4, used during the French and Indian War. It houses an interesting exhibit of relics including birch bark canoes and bows and arrows. A very worthwhile stop.

Jane and I hope to fly to Anna Maria, Fla., around December 15. There is a very active Dartmouth Club in Sarasota and St. Petersburg with monthly meetings we attend. C. C. Hills is the only 'OS who lives the year round in Florida. On November 6 he attended a meeting of the Sigma Chi Alumni Association in Sarasota where he sat next to my brother Whittemore and they had a very interesting discussion.

Speaking of Florida, the Nixon landslide has brought the Democrats in the South into the Republican fold after 100 years and I wonder what I can say when I face the ribbing I will get about dear old Massachusetts being the only state not to go for Nixon.

Alva Hatch called me from Jamestown, R. I. She had had a very successful eye operation and said she was glad to send a $5 check for class dues. She will be going to her daughter's home in Foley, Ala., early in December. She sends her special greetings to her many '05 friends.

A.A.R.P. Most of you no doubt know about this group of retired persons. As of now we have 4½ million members; it is a fast-growing organization. Branches or chapters are being formed in many communities. The dues are $2 per person or three years for $5, including the magazine, Modern Maturity, run by the man who built up Look. One can have health or life insurance and save on medicines. Just write A.A.R.P., Box 199, Long Beach, Calif.

Our 38-8 win over Columbia, with Harvard and Yale losing—gives our team an excellent chance to win the Ivy L. title. Before you read these notes the season will be over and we will all know the final results.

Fred Chase will be leaving by train for Florida on November 15.

Harry Lill is now on the list of the 25 oldest living grads.

And James McFate has retired from the Hanover Inn after 19 years. His successor is to be Robert Merrow who has been manager of the Woodstock Inn.

Secretary and Treasurer 5 Pine Ridge Rd. West Medford, Mass. 02155