1927

Greetings: Bear with us as you wonder about the timeliness of what follows, for the editor has advanced the dates of submitting copy so that this is being written in early October well before the fall reunion. You will, however, be reading it before the winter reunion. So, if you are planning to be in Florida, plan, now to attend the affair which will be held next March 7 in Sarasota. Rog Bury and Don and Dodie McCall are in charge of arrangements, and you will be hearing from them.

We hadn't heard from Gus Cummings for some time and were glad to get a reassuring letter this summer. He noted that both he and Sybil are spending considerably less time in extracurricular activities although he is still on the board of directors of Koppers Company. Gus misses the active life that he had with the class as its treasurer for 55 years and asked us to say "hello" to all of his old friends.

In July, when yours truly and Ruth were vacationing on Bustins Island, Maine,we had several visits with Harriet Garfield. She was on the island for a month in the cottage where she and Owen summered for many years prior to his death in 1983. Their grandson, Richard Garfield Jr., is a member of the freshman class which matriculated this fall.

Other vacation news included the word from Bus Turpin that escaping the "hots" of Arizona, where he lives most of the year, was the major reason for his migrating north to Oak Harbor, Wash., last July. Visiting a son and two grandsons plus a chance to savor some fresh crabs and salmon were other considerations.

Ted Selig wrote that he is enjoying his new home in Latitz, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia, where he and Dorothy have one of 20 apartments in a large campus like area associated with the Moravian Retirement Center. A good feature of the place is that the living there is independent, but nursing care is available when and if needed.

Charlie Fleischer, the almost youngest member of the class, recently assured us that he, too, is getting older even though he doesn't feel it. He is well except for a few squeaks and pains.

From Laconia, N.H., Mert Cotton answered our query on his latest class birthday card as follows: "Yes, Barbara and I are still running the Opechee Trading Post here. We specialize in Orvis fly fishing tackle some 2,000 items. We just can't bring ourselves to quit. We do close, though, Wednesdays and Thursdays and two months in the fall to go north for some fishing ourselves. Barbara is a master of the fly rod. The 10-12 miles that we used to trek into the boondocks have been cut down to a much shorter distance. I still have vivid memories, Charlie, of the many good trips we took with the band and orchestras during our four years in Hanover."

Dow Mills, in acknowledging his birthday card, reported that his summer travels included a Baltimore to Boston cruise in June and a trip to Denver in September to visit a son who lives there. He hoped to call on FredFellingham while in the area.

It is with deep sadness that we pass on word of the death of two classmates, namely, Clifford A. Randall, on September 17, and H. Dudley Sercombe, on September 24. Both Cliff and Dud had been valiantly fighting serious illness for several years. More pleasantly, we expect to congratulate shortly Melvin Partridge and Glen Hannaford who will become eligible for membership in the class "Made it to 80 Club" in November.

So long until next month with a hearty wish for a happy and healthy holiday season to you all.

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