1939

This winter we lost Bill MacDonald, who died on February 18 in a nursing home on Cape Cod after a long illness. We heard from Herb Mattlage that Bob English died on the 19th at the Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, N.H. We write this from Florida, and hence much of our news comes from this source. As probably explained in detail by Peter Cardozo, Betsy Wyman-Emmons had her usual gathering in Naples with 29 on hand on Saturday, February 27. Joe Batchelder, a regular at this party, did not make it this year as he was busy having stitches removed following a successful eye operation.

We understand that a recent Dartmouth Club of Sarasota luncheon meeting was wellattended by '39ers. We know that Irv andAdee Naitove went with the Bert MacMannises, who, incidentally, are ensconced this year in their new winter quarters at 3441 Winding Oaks, Long Boat Key, FL 34228; (813) 383-6039. The Kaisers, Gauntletts,Mowatts, and Spiltoirs were also scheduled to attend, possibly with Larry Vultes,Georgie Hannas, and Dick Baldaufs.

Closer to our location in Vero Beach, we had the opportunity to talk with Frank Perry, whose stylish shop, Cosmetique of Vero Beach, dispenses perfumes and cosmetics. Frank's home base is Fort Worth, Texas, where he is close to his daughter and her family. Frank and Hazel had their usual buying trip in June, a three-and-a-half-week visit to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and England. The Perrys are at home in Vero Beach for the winter months, although Frank says he makes it a point to visit the Vero shop usually once a week during the year when not in residence.

We called another Vero resident, JackReeder, but missed him twice. His wife declared that he keeps very busy as the commodore of the local Coast Guard auxiliary.

We joined with Bill and Gina Risley, residents at The Moorings in Vero Beach, to go a piece down the road to Sea Cove, where Paul and Pudie Winship hosted a cocktail party at their quarters. The Risleys picked us up in their Dartmouth-green Mercedes. Di- rectly following the KT's we had a '39 dinner at a local eating emporium called Charlie Brown's, where Bill is known as "Mr. Thick." This is not a comment on his intellectual powers, but rather refers to his penchant for demanding a "thick" grouper steak when he orders about town. The Winships are down on a brief rental, but this has become a repeat performance for them over the past few years. Although he is long since retired as a successful chief honcho in Westminister School's fundraising department, Paul was never fully relieved of his duties at the school. For a time he administered the WALK Foundation, designed to provide financial support for underprivileged kids, not only at Westminister but at Avon, Loomis, and Kingswood Schools, all in the same general locale in Connecticut. He remains active keeping the School's archives current, a chore that leaves him some free time but keeps him pleasantly busy.

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