1930

Through the kindness of brother Bill Grant '31, via Carl Haffenreffer, and son Newell Grant '64, I have received copies of an excellent article from the Littleton, Colo., Independent about the interesting life and times of our classmate, NedGrant, who died in 1968. Judging from the sub-head "Toward Centennial," the article may be one of a series about those who've contributed to the history of Littleton. Regrettably my publishers won't let me give you the whole thing, but I may be able to sneak in an excerpt or two in coming months. Meantime I'd be glad to send a copy to anyone who offers some news in exchange.

Similarly, my 600-word limit won't let me publish the new short story entitled "Six Days in the Life of Llewellyn L. (for Lazarus, he says) Callaway Jr." Pete, the old magazine editor, writes such a good story that you can almost see him riding off into the sunset and living happily ever after. As it is all about the care and feeding of a heart attack, it should be required reading for everyone our age, so I'll repeat the above offer: I'll gladly send all seven pages to everyone interested enough to send me a bit of news.

Shortly before the May Class Officers Weekend, Teri Allbright, our accomplished ex-class notes editor, now acting associate editor of the Alumni Magazine, asked the class secretaries for some newsgathering tips which she could share with the other secretaries at the meeting. (From the two paragraphs above you can see that we secretaries have to offer bribes to get news from our modest classmates.) Teri compiled and distributed the feedback, and I'll quote one of her items: "Bob Marr has a system to recommend. He sends classmate Lee Chilcote a thankyou note, and Lee sends a letter full of news. 'So I thank him for that,' says Bob, 'and I get another letter back. All you need is a Lee Chilcote.' "

The May notes had Lee's report on Pete Callaway's February visit to Delray Beach and their trip to Naples. Subsequently I had a pre-attack note from Pete, who says that Lee and Kay are in good health and live in a "great" apartment, which occupies half of the sixth floor and looks out over the Atlantic to the east and the Intracoastal Waterway to the west. In addition to visits with the Vogts, Irwins, and Lows, which Lee reported, Pete speaks also of dinner with Mickey and Lou Emrich.

Pete also provided two excellent color prints, one of Ev Low, Jim Irwin, Lee, and himself, and the other of Dot and Ev Low but none of the bride, Elva Irwin, whom he describes as charming. All look healthy and prosperous. Unfortunately the Alumni Magazine is color-blind, so they can't be published here. I told Pete I would put them into the "archives," meaning the secretary's files, but I think there should be a depository for such memorabilia in Hanover, where they could be used from time to time in 1930 Room exhibits. I'll consult with Bonny Prince Charlie on that.

Well, someone reads the class notes. Gar Dalglish, to whom I'm forever indebted for the excellent obituaries he's been writing for the past year, noted my item in March about Central Florida's outstanding philanthropist (you know, J.Tiedtke), and reported that daughter Meredith is an active artist-ceramist, with exhibitions of her art in the galleries and educational institutions of Orange City, DeLand, and Winter Park, while her husband is executive director of the DeLand Museum of Art, all in Tiedtke territory. I passed this on to John.

Greetings.

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