1937

From Rog's August "Mint Bag" I'm sure many of you know of your secretary's back problem which kicked up into a whirlwind of pain at the Doran's while en route to Jean Breitinger's wedding reception after her marriage to Dick Ziemer in Wyomissing, Pa. Obviously the only place to be was in a hospital at home, so bless Ben, Marge, and Katie for being so convincing, then packing me into a fully-laid-back passenger seat of our Honda for what turned out to be a grueling sevenhour trip to the Natick, Mass., hospital. It was the day of torrential rains in the New York area so Katie was sorely taxed to navigate the little car throughout the trip, not arriving until after dark! She made a hasty decision to stop along Route 684 at the emergency entrance of the Mt. Kisco Northern Westchester Medical Center where they gave me a double shot of Demerol-plus-something and a supply of Percocet in case that didn't last. After 16 days of bed rest it was discovered from a myelogram that an emergency was at hand and a laminectomy was performed. At this writing that seems to be the answer; after five weeks in bed I find my leg muscles have turned to Jell-O! We are very glad to be home with Nurse Katie in charge and gradual strengthening day by day. Normal activities, like driving to my Boston office, will not take place until September, and riding in cars is only for short distances. The doctor assures us I will be good as new within a few months and completely back to normal in a year. If anyone needing a nurse thinks they can hire Katie away from me, she is not for sale, loan, or anything! I would like to thank all you many folks who sent cards and telephoned for your thoughtful expressions of sympathy and concern. It was most comforting for both of us to hear from friends, under these circumstances. At this writing we are looking forward to fall reunion, September 21, and fully expect to be physically able for that occasion!

In the meantime we did have news over the summer from notes as well as from the telethon in June. But first, we have our own travel news. In May, Katie and I took a fly/ drive trip to Scotland and England. We rented a car in Glasgow, did the castles and palace in Edinburgh, and then ambled down through such beautiful pastoral country full of sheep and floral beauty as to take your breath away. Without any problems we stopped nightly at the bed and breakfast homes and thus got to meet not only our host or hostess but other travelers as well. We totally recommend this, if you need any urging. We made a wool business stop near Bradford where we were taken to York, the Roman walled city, plus the lovely cathedral Yorkminster. Then more country driving (which we loved) to other places of interest such as the Lake Region, Warwick Castle, Blenheim, Bath, Cotswolds, Haworth, and eventually London for two weeks.

This probably sounds like deja vu to a lot of you, but for us it was a dream trip a long time coming; and, of course, we'll have to go back, skipping London we did that on this trip.

Our comment in the Magazine last June, referring to Frank Danzig's stroke a year ago, provided us with two items: a note from Frank, calling it "old hat and now fit as a trumpet, in fact better than ever! Still plying the trade with Dean Witter where life begins at 7:00 a.m. due to the fact the stock markets are on New York time." He and Twila have planned a 17-day trip to India and Nepal in October.

That Danzig reference also served to unearth a letter from Brad Peterson and we quote: "It has been almost forever since I have written the class secretary. Seeing your recent report on Frank made me think you might be somewhat short on West Coast news. (Absolutely true and how very thoughtful! Ed.) I retired from MCA at the end of 1982 and find I do not miss the motion picture business. Being a lawyer rather than one of the creative types I always felt somewhat on the fringe of it anyway. So far I have found a variety of activities to occupy our time including numerous long trips and more often, visits to see our daughters and grandsons in Northern California. Last month I saw Harry Bamford for the first time in over 40 years. He is a lawyer in San Jose, specializing in personal injury matters. While beginning to cut back some on the volume of work he is not yet ready for retirement. Incidentally, Frank's wife Twila is very active in real estate, consumating some quite large deals on the west side of L.A."

Al Bryant was pleased at the support given him on his fund efforts by all assistant agents as well as classmates. It ended up over the top but was a little bumpy toward the end of June. He and Sherry were not at last fall's reunion, having scheduled another trip abroad which conflicted.

A card from Olive and Joe Tardiff, dated end of May, said, "Too bad you could not have joined us at the Seacoast Club dinner last week. We had a '37 table with Millie andFred Bunce and Dick and Libby Cooper. Dick gave an eloquent speech on NROTC. It is nice to be home in the spring for a change but at the same time we miss the Appalachian Trail. We hope to set out on one last camping trip in August or September before laying our poor old camper to rest."

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