1918

It was good to hear from some of our widows this summer.

Peg Sargent finds many congenial and pleasant women in her retirement home. It is near her son Dave and two of his married children. Her daughter Betsy's children are scattered from California and Idaho to Texas. Sue married someone in the lumber business in Idaho and has a young bull moose for a pet.

Catherine Angell writes, "You always have a warm place in my regard. Real friends mean a lot in these twilight days." Her son Norman keeps watch over her. Thursdays, he arrives from Bethel to cook a dinner of steak, chicken, or fish.

Minetta Morey writes that she is fortunate to be surrounded by interesting and good friends. Her days have no high adventures, but they are moderately full with an occasional short excursion.

Mildred Fish enjoys her apartment, with things to do three or four evenings a week. Linda Wright writes, "Had a delightful family reunion at beautiful outdoor wedding of a nephew." She adds, "What would we 1918ers do without the Stoddards and Tom Bryant?" Thanks, Linda, for approving the efforts at MAGAZINE notes and class newsletters.

Doc Mcßride wrote in August that he had just gotten out of the hospital, while his Mary is in a convalescent center. Hard to imagine that lanky baseball pitcher down to 129 pounds. He is in touch with George Geran and J ack Draper and finds them in not-good health. May these three classmates and Doc's Mary soon be enjoying excellent health.

Spud Savage reports that his oldest daughter died five days before Christmas. His other daughter, despite operations for bursitis, came east with her family from Kansas to be at her parents' 60th anniversary. It was a grand family gathering for Spud and Gladys.

Your scribe's Patty did a twist on his birthday. Instead of a cookout on hisjuly birthday at her home, she brought cocktail stuff and we had lunch in the Kendal dining room, where a cake she brought had too many candles for Pop to blow out. Most of her children and their spouses were there, and of course the one-year-old greatgranddaughter stole the show, especially with the Kendal old folks.

Trust all will respond promptly to the report and request from Treasurer Dave Eckels '44 for 1981-1982 dues, which cover MAGAZINE subscriptions and class expenses especially mailing "The Roar."

I am sorry to conclude by reporting the departure of Walter G. Willand and Richard A. Aishton. Obituaries will be in this or a future issue.

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