1912

Big time at Durham, N.H., where Bill andDorothy Shapleigh went to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary with 20 other '12ers on September 18 under the aegis of Henry Stevens. From all reports it seems that it was well worthwhile. Congratulations! Not many of us can boast a 50th year of conjugal life. However, Connie and Katherine Snow were booked on October 15, at Hot Springs, Va., to celebrate their 52nd on the same spot where they went as honeymooners. Mercy, as Dave Martin says, aren't we growing old?

With all his physical disabilities Morris Knight says he is feeling "great" and really thinks he will be good for a number of years yet. After considering moving to a retirement home he has decided to stay put. Dutch Waterbury ordered from your secretary 50 ears of corn and a bushel of potatoes. Sorry, Dutch, but the raccoons won't leave us any corn if we had it and we don't raise potatoes. This year it is mostly beans, carrots, and cucumbers. John Brewater reports the death of his brother William who spent one year at Dartmouth in the Class of 1918. Though a Middlebury graduate, as headmaster at Kimball Union Academy he sent more boys to Dartmouth than came from any other prep school. One of our "silent" members who left us after freshman year, Sanford Petts, writes that he is in good health at Kennebunkport, Maine. After losing his first wife in 1955 he married again and now they spend the winters at Newport Beach, Calif.

Elizabeth Park has deposited in Baker Library four packets, plus a typescript of biographical coverage of Lyme Armes by "A Friend," along with accompanying photographs. What a wonderful story of 1912's Newsletter Editor for almost 20 years! This material is to be edited and hopefully published at some future date. 1912 is greatly indebted to Elizabeth.

Clyde Cooke relates his experiences at his summer camp in Washington. N.H., during a deluge of six inches of rain in June which raised the level of their lake higher than any old-timer could remember. Kinda wet. warn't it? Made gardening a bit difficult even in Maine. We all missed Eddie Luitwieler in Hanover in June, the first time in many years this has happened. We hope he was able to get to his summer home on Cape Cod. From Stan Lovell came a tale of faulty vision so bad that even typing is difficult, poor hearing, and "he doesn't smell so good," but this was all couched in such lively language one could but smile and say "What a guy." He had a nice chat on the phone with Herb Lombard who sounded "real spry." No poetry this time, just a reference to Plato and to that "dirty Old Man with his hourglass and scythe" who is picking us off one by one. We lost Put Russell in August and are now down to a count of 58. Our sympathy goes out to the daughter, Constance.

Scotty Rogers is still fighting Dupuytren's contractures of both his hands so that writing is difficult. Operation on one hand with little relief has discouraged any surgery on the other hand. Add to all that a difficulty in walking due to poor circulation makes life a bit tough but with it all he sounds surprisingly cheerful. Ray Tobey is still trying to catch up on that 35 years of planned doings he set for himself when he retired 19 years ago and says he is a long way behind schedule. Ray and Edith keep close to their physician and thus continue to enjoy these golden years together. Look at this from Chuck Tanger! "My health is OK but I have three attractive nurses as my son insists I must not be left alone." He says no one would want to hear about his physical complaints if he had any.

Leona Richmond has sold her home in Moorestown, N.J., and taken an apartment in Oskaloosa. lowa, her old home town where she has a brother, cousins, old friends and her church. We hope she will not forget us here in the East... Emma Pettingell sends a greeting with a picture of her church in Dedham. She really enjoyed our 61st Reunion in spite of the weather. Eva Plumer is still going strong. She received an "A" on her Land Syndication thesis in May and passed the Real Estate examination at Rollins College. Her other activities would shame one many years younger. Barbara Hoban says she is walking well after operations on both hips. Bravo!

Married: Hazel (Mrs. Basil) O'Connor to William E. Dillmeier, May 5, 1973, at Manhasset, N.Y.

As this column is being written we are informed by The New York Times of the death of CharlieGately on September 23, 1973, another old soldier departed!

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