1914

The following men whose birthdays fall in the month of April were born under the sign of Aries, the Ram - Richardson and Richmond, whereas Voorhees and Holway appeared under the sign of Taurus the Bull. They are each entitled to all of the benefits of these fortuitous circumstances and to the hearty congratulations of all of the members of our Class.

Several months ago we reported the passing of our classmate Charles B. McLaughlin on February 8, 1975. Shortly after his death the College was notified that it had been named the residuary legatee and the principal beneficiary under his will and the very generous estate planning provision has now been received in the amount of $755,000. This is one of the largest testamentary benefactions which the College has received in recent years, and it is the largest bequest ever to have been credited to a member of our Class. It was unrestricted. As you may know, Mac never married and he left no near relatives.

Under the aegis of the Bequest and Estate Planning Program the Class of 1914 is now represented by 19 bequests for a grand total of $1,558,000, which makes us fourth among all participating classes in this program category.

Our patriarch, Vogie Stiles, sends us a nice letter from his home in Wellesley Hills, Mass.:

"It was very thoughtful of you to remember my birthday and I greatly appreciate your kind wishes for many more of the same. Fortunately for me my health has been good and I manage to get snow shoveling, grass cutting, or whatever, taken care of. My appetite is good so I feel that life is pretty kind to me.

"This year my family thought that my birthday would be a good day to get together, much to my surprise, and we had quite a celebration. Our daughter and her husband came up from Connecticut, one grandson and wife came from Westport Point, Mass., and the other grandson from Andover, Mass. A good time was had by all.

"We spent Christmas at our daughter's place in Connecticut. Jim, our younger grandson, drove us down there since I gave up driving some time ago."

On the first Tuesday in February three of your class officers and their wives gathered for a mini-reunion at a Holiday Inn in Lakeland, Fla. The Sissons drove over from Ormand Beach and the Wheelocks came up from Anna Maria to join the Lowells in Sun City Center. Then the latter two couples proceeded on to the appointed rendezvous with the Sissons.

Except for some peculiar and unexpected difficulties in finding our way into the motel from the state highway the party took place without a hitch. A brief business meeting, which was interrupted when libations were served, was followed by a delicious luncheon and a social hour which were enjoyed by all. The gathering finally broke up in time for everyone to get back home before dark.

Jesse Stillman writes to us from his home town in Newark, Del. "Thank you for your congratulations on my birthday. I feel that I am, indeed, fortunate to reach my eighty-third milestone. After going 82 years without any serious illness, I have spent the last six months in the hospital and am still here. I had to give up my apartment where I had lived alone since my wife's death so I have no home of my own now, and I am now in the infirmary of the Methodist Country House. I have received excellent medical and nursing care and, as a result, have made what they say is a remarkable recovery. I receive physical therapy every day and can now walk with a cane and get about very well. I have been out of doors only twice since I first entered the hospital, on Christmas Day, when I went to my daughter Jean's for dinner, and then on my birthday when I was invited out for dinner.

"The doctor won't say when I can leave here for good but when I do, I shall have to begin a search for a new permanent home.

"With my kindest regards to all of the members of the famous Class of 1914."

Mail for Jesse may be addressed to his daughter's home: 4 Windflower Drive, Meadowood, Newark, Del. 19711.

We have just received notice of the passing of Sherman W. Saltmarsh. An obituary appears in this issue.

Secretary, 905 Hacienda Drive Sun City Center, Fla. 33570

Class Agent, 171 Brimbal Ave. Beverly, Mass. 01915