1928
"H. J." Shen at 77 is still working at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong, but recently relinquished his executive duties and serves as the bank's senior advisor. He writes, "I am enjoying the best of health, although I have a chronic complaint of ulcer, which is being well taken care of by my physician. I used to take long walks in the evening by way of exercise. My family has grown over the years three sons, one daughter, and ten grandchildren, all residing in the United States. My wife and I visit them once every year to enjoy a reunion. I rarely proceed further to the east, and if I do so, I'll make it a point to call you in Troy.
"People nowadays are queuing to tour China, but I for one do not encourage you to jump on the bandwagon, particularly so when you have to be careful about your heart. The trek is tiresome."
"H. J." was appointed joint manager of the banking corporation in 1964 and that year was vice president of the 17-member Dartmouth Club of Hongkong. He used to enjoy lunching regularly with George Bell until George retired as China area manager for Mobil.
A March 10 card from Bob Reid in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, says: "Thanks for the birthday card, but I'm not admitting my age. It's 22 degrees below zero . . . just finished a six-day dog sledding trip living with the Indians on their trap-line visit around Lake Attabacka. I'm ready to get off the caribou jerky and blubber diet . . . saw many bison and wolves." Bob must be rugged to take his frequent wilderness trips in the United States and Canada!
To celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary of last November, Mary and Vic Hartjens planned a trip to China and had actually bought their tickets when they had to cancel because Mary went for minor surgery. She is fine now and they will have left May 3 for three weeks in China, including a three-day boat trip up the Yangtze River Gorge, They returned to Virginia March 15 after six weeks in Florida, including a week's cruise to four Caribbean islands.
We apologize for promising a picture in the March notes of Roy and Herta Milliken in front of their house in the Bahamas. It was a great picture of them in crash helmets on their motorbike, but it was in color and did not reproduce well enough to use.
With sadness we report the deaths of Henry Reynolds and Frances Dickinson, the widow of the late Charles C. Dickinson Jr. Frances had made major gifts to Dartmouth in Charlie's memory.
News on classmates is hard to come by, so when we misplace an item on a Christmas card, apologies are due to the sender. We're glad to report that George and Eleanor Klein had a delightful trip west last summer, going through the Canadian Rockies and Northwest and then spending two weeks visiting Eleanor's brother in Colorado Springs.
Warren Burding, who lives in Ocean Ridge, half way between Palm Beach and Delray Beach, says they live there seven and a half months of the year. He and Hazel sold their house in Bronxville and bought an apartment, also in Bronxville, and use it as a base for the summer months from which they can head off for Canada or in any other direction which occurs to them. The only '2Bers they see with any frequency are George and Agnes Boughton. They keep in touch with Craw and Ethie Pollock by phone.
Jack Rose writes that he was happy to be able to attend the Dartmouth dinner for President Dave McLaughlin '54 in San Diego. Jack was sans crutches, but walked with the aid of a cane, accompanied by Charlie Starrett '26 and his wife Mary.
Jack said that President Dave "more than lived up to expectations and clearly demonstrated the charm we were all anticipating."
A tennis match at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club just before the alumni dinner is best described by quoting Jack: "The longawaited match with Old Man Sass finally took place, with Trustee John Steel '54 and Jerry Sass teamed up against John Steel Jr. 'BO and President Dave (two varsity tennis captains, no less). I didn't know until I saw Sass at the dinner-reception that he had recently experienced a light heart attack, making his victory over such formidable competition all the more impressive! Only my health prevented me from witnessing the classic match."
Bob and Esther Clark are leaving May 4 on a trip to Greece, the Greek islands, and Egypt. They are going with his sister and brother-inlaw (Dartmouth '37).
Thought for this month: We should place higher in our Green Derby group. It can be done if all of us increase our contribution. Let's try.
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