1926

Next month "Smoke Signals" will be an expanded 1926 newsletter when our Alumni Magazine class notes word limits, under restructuring by the magazine's editorial board, will be 350 words rather than the present 600 words. Your scribe will aid and abet editor Art Wilcox in keeping classmates adequately informed.

In reply to the class birthday card, Hank Whitmore, North Hill, Needham, Mass., retirement complex, tells of his three daughters' activities. Oldest one is married, three children, lives in Gilmanton, N.H., and practices law in Concord. Next daughter lives in Needham, works with elderly disabled. Youngest two children, divorced, is finishing work on doctorate in social relations at Cornell, lives in Halifax, N.S., and teaches social work at Halhousie University.

Jack Leach wrote that he and his wife, Bis, are enjoying Highland Beach, Fla. Jack had heart problems four years ago but now is all right. He retired his practice of pediatrics in Pittsburgh in 1975, and he and Bis manage to visit there about every summer.

Jack and Ruth Straight moved almost a year ago from their homestead of many years to a condominium at 627 Chestnut Court, Bartlesville, Okla., and wished they had done so sooner. They continue to winter in Florida.

Dutch and Del Diehl, Port St. Lucie, Fla., by now are probably visiting their five children in New Jersey, Maryland, New Hampshire, Louisiana, and Colorado to check up on their six grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. They admit to extensive time and travel to accomplish this.

Dick and Ruth Nichols, Wellesley, Mass., gave a run-down on four grandchildren: Stephanie, Dartmouth '83, walked from California to New York and Washington for peace, and plans this summer to walk from Leningrad to Moscow; Bruce, Yale '86, wed Nina Ebel, Yale '86, in July 1986—Nina now in Harvard Law School and Bruce with Little, Brown Cos.; Jennifer graduated from Dartmouth this June; and Richard is Dartmouth '89.

George Leysler's home port in Sarasota, Fla., Lake House West, is a lifetime retirement community similar to many others built since 1980. George said that some recent surgery has him back on track. He either talks with or sees Sarasota classmates Ed Hanlon, Holt McAloney or Gib Robinson at Dartmouth Club events.

Canfield and Josephine Hadlock, Kennett Square, Pa., were kind enough to meet Don and Lou Norstrand for lunch at Winterthur, when the latter were on a North Hill "tour" to Delaware museums and gardens. It turned out to be more a Vassar get-together, as another guest was Lou's classmate, and Josephine was also in college when they were. Hod, longtime DuPont Cos. associate, is enjoying retirement, does volunteer work in a local hospital. Art andKatharine Smith visited Det Harwood in San Bias, Fla., during their long trip in March and April from Milwaukee, Wis., to "see America first." Det was visiting her daughter and son-in-law after her annual stay at Winter Haven. In June Art and Katharine were in Hanover for the C & G anniversary, and had lunch with Tubba andBarbara Weymouth.

Besides missing the 60th 1926 reunion EdHanlon missed his 50th reunion with his class of 1936 at Harvard Business School last fall for health reasons, Ed's picture was in the April 1987 Bulletin of the school referring to his retirement in 1973 from Calvin Bullock, Ltd.

Head agent George Scott took time off his busy schedule rounding up 1926 Alumni Fund contributors for a wonderful weekend with his family in Hanover for the graduation of his grandson George III '87, son of George II '63.

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