1918
Better late than never is a time honored aphorism that I hope still has some truth in it. Those long missing notes have come to light having survived a trip to Florida and a period of repose in a tote bag inefficiently unpacked.
George Carpenter has important news. "I was married last March in Florida to Beatrice Hood who had been Helen's roommate at Swarthmore. On returning to lowa I gave my home in Indianola to Simpson College for the president's house and moved into a Des Moines apartment. My only granddaughter, Catherine Carpenter, after looking over a number of eastern colleges, including Dartmouth, chose Williams."
Pot Potter gives the following resume. "Early a widower, never remarried. Early life, big business junior exec jobs. Later life - small P.R. and advg. agencies. World War One, American Ambulance 1916, Shavetail 4th F.A. 1917 —. Lately emphysema, which ruined my heart and it was all aggravated by a leaking gas furnace. Easy life would continue me, as a nuisance but can't take it easy so expect obit some day."
Eric Ball. "My oldest son Ernest '43 is now living in Tehran, Iran, with his wife and youngest granddaughter. I keep busy with oil painting and research on historical things. Will give a talk on Fair Haven in January. Was sorry to hear about the passing of Jack Taylor 1916. He and I had corresponded on historical affairs ... Took a trip to Mystic museum in Connecticut."
Tom Bryant's prospective retirement home, Kendal at Longwood near Kennett Square, Pa., sounds very inviting, just what he was looking for.
Tom Sturgess: "George - Please note change of address though I'll be at the Branford location during the summer months. I have 13 grandchildren, one great-grandson, in Harvard Business School, one at Wm. and Mary, and one at U. of Conn.... I enjoy retirement having married my sister-in-law after losing Alice in 1972 ..."
Bill Dutelle: "News? Oldest granddaughter graduates from High School (Swarthmore, Pa.) m June, 2nd one in high school next year, 3rd in middle school. Stayed home Xmas - fractured rt. wrist in Dec. Cast was on till Jan. 30. Still working every day."
Bob Fish's address has always piqued my curiosity. He obliged with the following. "Los Altos Hills is a small town, population now a out 6,000 adjacent to the city of Los Altos, population about 30,000, stretching back to the foothills of the Santa Cruz mountains over rugged San Andreas fault, earthquake terrain, with elevations rising to 2,500 feet. That isn't much but the original developers ... must have said, lets identify our location and snoot our neighbors by adding 'Hills,' unconcerned about any redundancy it carried.
"Yes, Los Altos Hills is a good and somewhat unique place in which to live, only 40 miles from San Francisco by Freeway, five from Palo Alto and Stanford University, only a few miles from Howlett-Packard, Lockheed and many other high technology companies resulting in a population of M.D.s, Ph.D.s, literate and interesting company ..." Can any of you top that for an interesting place in which to live?
I have the following new addresses:
Sewall C. Strout ll Spruce Lane, Cumberland Foreside, Portland, Me. 04110, Harold A. Johnston 55 Buckfield Lane, Greenwich, Conn. 06830. Ludlow Flower Box 154 Steamboat, Nev. 89436, and Thomas A. Sturgess, 455 Bridges Creek Rd., N.E., Atlanta, Ga.
Stump Barr writes that Ray Smith is in and out of Hanover preparing for the second of his sponsored series on The History of Man. I have a hard time keeping up on what Ray is doing.
It looks like the Woodruffs will rejoin RedHulbert at Alumni College in August. lone's sister Peg will be with us.
By the way that Post-50-Year Reunion is a real good buy. Sorry we won't be able to make it this year.
Secy., 1820 Lewis Lane Joliet, Ill. 60432
Class Agent, Lower Troy Road, Fitzwilliam, N.H. 03447
