1905

It is my sad duty to report the death of our classmate John E. Richards. He was born in 1881 in Fargo, N. D. We know little about his life, as he never answered our letters. An obituary will be in an early magazine.

Lucy Bell, wife of our John, died in Clearwater, Fla., on March 26. C. C. Hills and I called on her in January at the nursing home to which she was confined. She knew us and was brave and cheerful but very weak. A memorial service will be held this summer at Washington, N. H.

Jane Lawrence, wife of our Chester, died on April 25 at the Homestead Home in Woodstock, Vt. Jane was a very good friend to Jane and me. We called on her twice last year and found her cheerful and happy. As long as her health permitted, she helped with the '05 widows, but in April of 1970 she had to give up the work. While C. C. Hills was in Hanover he called on her once in a while. She was one of our most loyal widows and we will miss her.

President Kemeny made a very optimistic address to the Class Officers meeting on May 6. As of May 5, the Alumni Fund has collected $1,250,000, leaving $1,500,000 to make our quota of $2,750,000. This will require an all-out effort on the part of all Dartmouth men and women. As of now, we of '05 will be able to meet our quota thanks to the continued loyal support of everyone.

I called Charles Hodgman to thank him for increasing his gift by 20 per cent this year. He reports that his daughter Margaret and her daughter Jeanne had recently made a short visit with him. He is still living alone, keeping house for himself, doing a little outside work on his roses and a small vegetable garden.

Mary Hayes, daughter of Percy Ladd, sent a very delightful thank you letter for my first day of issue stamps. She says they have been to Yellowstone and Cape Hatteras, which makes the stamp more interesting. She hopes her high school daughter will go to Dartmouth and adds that in addition to her father, her brother Alden who died in World War II was a member of the Class of '41 and that her husband's father was a Dartmouth grad. This is surely a background to make a girl worthy of acceptance at Dartmouth.

In a note of April 28 Mrs. Jean Campbell Tugman thanked me for my first day of issue stamp and commented that she had many nice notes from Dartmouth colleagues of her father, Carroll Campbell, and also some of the '05 widows. She closed by saying she always marveled at how our Class especially has kept together and enjoyed each other's company so much.

The current issue of the National Parks stamps shows the City of Refuge, Hawaii. I am hoping to get some on-the-scene report about the City of Refuge.

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