1914
Having sought out a solitary soothsayer we learned that the following men, whose birthdays chance to fall in February, were born under the sign of Aquarius, the Water Carrier, Stillman,,Phil. Smith, Dillingham, and Overton, whereas Burleigh and Gilbert were born under the sign of Pisces, the Fishes. They are entitled, to each his own, and to the hearty congratulations of all of the members of the Famous Class of 1914.
It has long been our hope that we could receive more communications from the distaff side of the 1914 family consequently the following letters, which were written as the result of an appeal from Lize Wheelock, were gratefully received.
Writing from her home in Medford, N.J., Mrs. Louis Hammett writes to us as follows: "In looking over my books I find that I have not made any contribution to the Dartmouth Alumni Fund this year in memory of my brother TedMarriner of the Class of 1914. Please find enclosed my small contribution.
"I enjoy reading the class notes of Ted's class in the Magazine where I recognize the names of some of his friends and I have had occasional letters from Lay Little.
"We now have a grandson, our daughter's youngest boy, named Weare Zwemer, in his second year at Dartmouth so my interest in the college has been maintained. My husband and I are now living in this retirement community near Philadelphia and we are both well and active.
"Our best wishes to you and with continued interest in Dartmouth." Janet Marriner Hammett.
Carroll Edson's wife Hazel passed away on September 28, 1975 in Randolph, Vt. Born, October 3, 1892 in Uxbridge, Mass., she attended schools in Worcester and graduated from Mt. Holyoke College in 1915. The Edsons enjoyed 56 years of married life and their marriage was blessed with four children and ten grandchildren. Their eldest son Stuart was lost in WWII.
For many years Hazel was very active in church work and was beloved by all with whom she came in contact but, recently, she had been hampered by crippling arthritis and spent much of her time in a wheel chair.
With her passing our Class has lost one of its most gracious ladies.
Eleanor A. (Mrs. Robert) Hopkins writes to us as follows from her home in Darien, Conn.: "It was good to learn from Mr. Wheelock that we widows will still receive the Magazine and that great class Newsletter which, together, are such a joy. I have very little news to send to you except that my son Bob '51, has a daughter Elizabeth in the Class of '78 who loves being at Dartmouth. She is omitting the winter term this year but plans to be in Hanover for the summer term. A Merry Christmas to all of the members of the Class of 1914."
Following Lize's suggestion Margaret H.(Mrs. Horace LeRoy) Borden writes to us from her home in E. Longmeadow, Mass.
"Our two sons Roy Jr. and Larry died during and soon after World War II and Bordy, who was always a loyal son of Dartmouth, passed away in 1951. Now my daughter Mary Margaret lives here with me. She is an elementary school teacher. We spend our summers on Cape Cod with my sister Gen Cullen. Considering my eighty some years my health is good
- only a little arthritis bothers me sometimes. I am a homebody now but I thoroughly enjoy the glories of nature and the good things which life has brought to me. I like to collect fans and I have a stamp collection to which I enjoy adding. I also take great pleasure looking over my slides and reminiscing about the several European trips which we have taken."
Dorothy R. (Mrs. Paul) Howe also favors us with a letter: "I may be slowing down a bit but I am generally in good health and I still have a zest for living. My hobbies are reading and writing letters to my friends and relatives. We have a round robin letter still going which Paul and his three brothers started years ago. My sister, who is 88, still lives in Texas, and we write letters to each other often enclosing pictures of our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Paul and I had a son and a daughter each of whom had three daughters and a son and now there are seven great- grandchildren. Observing their activities and development is a source of great enjoyment to me. The two boy cousins were born in the same year and they will both graduate from college next June, Syracuse and Harper, respectively.
"One granddaughter was named Dorothy Pauline after both of us. She has two little girls and last month she had a boy. I held him in my arms when he was only two weeks old.
"My other hobby is raising Jackson and Perkins roses, all fragrant but many colors. One called Firelight looks like fire when the sun shines on it. Six magazines come into my house every month and I have read 25 books in the last two years.
"My daughter-in-law and I go shopping together and I do my laundry at her house and often stay for dinner. Where I live, here in Corning, there are tree covered hills all along the southern tier of New York state, a beautiful place in which to spend my old age. Holiday greetings to all of the members of the Class of 1914."
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