1912
The Waterburys have been busy on land, sea, and in the air. The last week in May they flew to their summer home at Egg Harbor, Wis., then in June to Hanover for 1912's 64th reunion. Edith left New York for Denmark while Dutch visited relatives in the East, returning to Egg Harbor to live on hamburgs, onions, and sauerkraut until Edith returned on July 18. Dutch and Joe Doe have been handling the class agent job while the secretary helped out with the widows. Dutch also has taken over as bequest chairman as a result of Jim Oneal's illness.
Clyde Cooke sent us a rundown on his doings: a birthday luncheon in Florence, Mass., this year; a hospital stay for several months for him last year following a bad fall; and no more driving the car. Erma does all the work, like so many other Class wives.
Our annual letter from Sanford Petts in Kennebunkport, Me., says he is able to walk two miles every day "at a fair speed," but he doesn't care for Maine winters and hopes to return to California next winter.
Doc Powers has been somewhat incapacitated, so his wife Florence does the writing. She reports that one of their sons recently became a grandfather, raising their total of great-grandchildren to ten. Of course, they are still smiling.
After several years of no news from JohnRanderson, we received a letter from his wife Florence in West Palm Beach, Fla., noting that he is in a nursing home there. She spends several hours each day cheering and comforting him.
A letter arrived from Chet Newcomb's son Nelson too late for the obituary section. During February Chet was recovering from cancer but died two months later. Nelson's letter expressed appreciation from Chet's widow for the tokens of friendship from our Class. We are saddened and frustrated by the serious illness of Jim Oneal, our new bequest chairman.
On June 4 the Dartmouth Club of Hartford held a reception and dinner in honor of its past presidents. The speaker was President Kemeny. Stan Weld, club president in 1947 and 1948, and his wife Lillian were at the head table, he, as the senior alumnus, next to President Kemeny.
A newsy letter arrived recently from Katherine Snow, whose grandchildren thought it would be nice to give her 76 kisses on her birthday; she was ready, but they reneged. Of course, she misses Connie and their hours reading to each other, but she is a brave soul, and in spite of physical handicaps keeps going, and can smile now and then.
We regret to record the death of MorrisKnight on July 28 after only six weeks in a nursing home in Nashua, N.H. Our sympathy goes out to his widow.
We join the other class secretaries in expressing deep sorrow at the sudden death of Joan Hier of the MAGAZINE board. She was a wonderful woman with an unsurpassed gift for warmth and friendship. It will be difficult to find her equal.
Secretary, 15 Gloucester Lane West Hartford, Conn. 07107
Treasurer, 4 Bank Building Middleboro, Mass. 02346
