1944

Our fall mini-reunion September 15-16 was really a maxi ... a maximum amount of good fun, companionship, cheer, weather, youname-it. There were some 85 of us on hand, including spouses and spices, and those of you who missed it missed a lot.

There was an extra bonus in the form of Stan Barr's Fifth Annual Lobster Bash, postponed from last spring because Stan popped an Achilles heel and needed some healing time. He adroitly rescheduled the affair for the 14th, and 65 of us sat down at Pierce's Inn in nearby Etna to a tractortrailer fall of steamers and lobsters. Assorted beverages were sponsored by connoisseurs Bill Craig and Don Pfeiffle.

Lest we waste away, we gathered again Friday evening at the Faculty Club for farther nourishment, with a repeat performance Saturday night at the DOC House. urday morning class meeting, chaired by President Craig; tailgating under a new tent supplied by Bob "PT Barnum" McLaughry with a lavish spread prepared by his wife, Ann; and finally an exciting and very decent loss to Princeton, 20 to

All of the above was splendidly engineered by the weekend's co-chairmen JackStephenson and Bill Orr. The Stephensons were just back from their summer place (an old family connection) in Michigan, and the Orrs were slightly out of breath after three weddings in nine days, a daughter, a niece, and the daughter of an old friend.

Not at hand, unfortunately, were CappieMartin, Win's wife, who was laid up with a badly busted ankle; and Ben Jones, who was incapacitated by five broken ribs resulting from a fall on his new fishing boat. Ben says he and his son caught a 130-pound tuna in early September, his largest fish ever. Earlier, at a Shelter Island clambake, Ben ran into Bob Williamson, who was visiting his sister on the island. Bob is still at Kent State University, where he teaches business administration.

Also in the small-world department, this summer Liz and Bill Craig were part of a sailing group along the coast of Maine when who should appear out of the mist and waves but Sue and Irl Rose. The Roses, who live in Westchester, are avid sailors who would rather be on the briny than dry land.

Good news for the Hanover crowd: Franand John "DJ." Englehorn hope to buy or build in the Hanover area. They've been living in Saint Michaels, Md.; Dj. retired three years ago after a career in the mining industry.

Not far away are Marion and RudyWhitten, who have retired to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Rudy was with Dow Chemical. They are high on life in a university town, with all it has to offer culturally, and the incredibly wonderful summer music festival.

Within a year Norma and Dale Sisson expect to leave Connecticut for a Northport Point, Mich., home which has been in the family for five generations. Dale retired from the paper business last spring and Norma from teaching.

That's it. Blessings.

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