1911

Ray Nead and Troy Parker wrote of the horren- dous snow storm that socked the southeastern states in mid-February. Thousands of tourists marooned; no snow shovels; no tire chains; 8 inches of wet heavy snow in Charleston, S.C., where Troy is this winter. Ray, over near the Tennessee border, missed it. After the Rapid City flood disaster for which Troy had a ringside seat, all he needs now to round out nature's shennanigans is an earthquake. The Parkers enjoyed a visit from The Pearsons where the latter, on their way south for the winter, are reported to have occupied the bridal suite at the Sheraton-Fort Sumpter in Charleston.

Stan Macomber had a nice 85th birthday: dinner with his daughters and families, lunch another day with them at Wellesley Inn, and a beautiful birthday cake from a friend. Better yet, his driver's license has been renewed for four years; he must look good.

Henry Smith, as reported by Stan Macomber, left the hospital January 6 after a six-week surgical bout which well nigh carried him off. He is up and about with a cane which he hoped to discard in a few weeks. Henry is interested in the "Over Fifty" reunion in Hanover next June so it is assumed he will be ready for his square dancing again soon.

Ralph Blanchard is snug and as comfortable as arthritis allows in Plympton, Mass., cared for by a local lady who serves as a nurse-housekeeper.

Jack Norris is still a sanitation commissioner, meeting once a week with the other com- missioners. He still drives a car, does all the shopping and household necessities due to Anne's failing eyesight. It is heartening to know that a number of other classmates have assumed housekeeping .control to maintain the Darby and Joan relationship in their home.

Chuck Bush in West Dennis, Mass., is one of our faithful responders to pleas for notes. For the Dean of our Class, the Lord has blessed him with a lot of oomph.

The Rev. Ernest Morrill writes that he and Cora keep well. His good doctor keeps his Parkinson's disease in check and it worsens only slowly. He is at war with crabgrass in his yard. It has been a very cold winter in Sonoma, Calif., with temperatures down to 20° a number of nights which has blackened his geraniums, calla lilies, fuchsias. He closes, "It is our hope and prayers that - we all—we 1911'ers I mean—keep comfor- table and be able to enjoy life until our time comes to step off and make room for all these youngsters with all their new ideas and ways."

Ruth Backus is home from the hospital with a "pacemaker" installed and soon will be her former self. She will continue her alphabetical journey down the widows' roster seeking news terns for the class notes.

chick Jordan is going strong in the old family mansion with the help now of a grand housekeeper. His arthritis makes it difficult to write but every so often he reports wonderfully by phone to Wee Kimball.

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