1937

Fall is football. Since last writing we attended the Yale game, tailgate and all, with brother Reg and Babs, whom we visit in Heritage Village, where they are retired, not far from New Haven. Only class members seen were Corkie and Mutt Ray with June and DaveCamerer in the stands. Rather disappointing, as formerly larger numbers were there.

Then the Harvard game. Much better. Cloudy day but no rain. Dot and Steve Cochrane, along with Betty and Gib Reynolds, had reservations at the Ramada Inn directly across from the tailgate area, and once again we knew they were on hand when we saw the homemade green napkin lettered “37” in their window. Gib is looking much better and was drinking tea, off the booze now. Lee and Russ Stearns came early, as did Stan Berenson sans Connie (game was too cold, but they both showed up later at the postgame party), and Barbi and DanaDouglass with daughter Cherry (their other daughters were home nursing new babies). George Roewer flew up from Florida bringing a most attractive Orlean Hannah. His second marriage to Pat did not work out. Meg and BobAylward were north from Washington for a most conveniently arranged business meeting in Hartford and a visit with daughter Ann, who works for Mass Port in Boston. They had other postgame plans. In the stands a brief chat with Ilene and Walt Graf, but no news. Right behind our row were a couple of Harvard folks to whom Betsy and Bob Ross had given their tickets, as Bob had developed a bad virus.

Thus the group back at the house numbered only 25, but all was good as usual. The Douglasses brought a great ham, Jean and JimLuttrell a macaroni salad, Betty Reynolds home-style bread and condiments, and the Cochranes a very special item for Katie. We had had a call from Tom Mclntyre from Washington prior to the game asking where we would be, saying he had tickets; but he and Myr- tle were no-shows a meeting in Nashua must have interferred. All worked well, with the ex- ception of running out of ice due to the apparent desires of some local teenage vagrants who stole our cooler right off the back porch during the party. We still have a few of Lee Stearns’ brownies in the freezer, but they will be gone by midnight tonight.

We regret to report the death of Paul Wentworth in September after a short illness. See the obituary section.

Jane Handrahan was conferred her professional designation of CLU in September. She continues with Equitable Life. Fred Forsch established his own firm under his name at 509 Madison Avenue in New York last June as in- vestment councilors and economic consultants. Art Tucker gave up paying Massachusetts and Brookline taxes and moved to New Hampshire (94 Portsmouth Ave., New Castle 03854). He commutes two days a week to his new Dedham Medical Center building, which opened in September. He plans to work a few more years and then quit.

We have a new class baby. Bill Dwyer’s wife died a few years ago following a long bout with cancer. He remarried to a most attractive young lady who worked in his office named Kathy, who presented him with a boy last August. Bill retired from the presidency of the Massachusetts Bay Community Colleges, as reported here last year, and lives in Merrimac, Mass. We understand they are extremely happy and, we assume, very busy changing things.

You may perhaps have missed in the October issue a book review of The Dow-Jones-IrwinGuide to Estate Planning written by Bill Clay. It contains crucial information for folks our age, and it is a pity Bill was not with us, as he could have contributed to our reunion seminar. The book is a lay person’s guide to the subject and is beautifully reviewed by Bob Kaiser ’39, Dart- mouth's director of bequest and estate planning.

We had a note from Fran Fenn that Mavis Ballantyne has remarried. She is now Mrs. Henry Lane, living at 1421 South Palmway, Lake Worth, Fla. 33460. We have written our congratulations with the hope she may at some time bring Henry up to see us all.

This brings us up to our current mail bag. We still are hording notes taken during reunion which, with a little luck, we may be able to stretch out through next' June. In no way are we going to let that grand occasion lapse.

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