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parties; and, finally, on the actual day, Betty
and Ed enjoyed a pleasant visit to Bermuda—time
for fun and shopping.
Thanks to snow, wind, and bitter cold, plus
the Long Island Railroad strike, we did not
make it to New York City for the annual midwinter
meeting of class officers (CACO) last
January. Will try again next year.
Here's a warm-up for our 55th. Locate your
1983 Reunion photo and see how many classmates
you can identify. Name them all and
Herm Dreyer will present a special
prize. D Garrett V. S. Ryerson Jr., 1700
Lehigh Rd., Wantagh, NY 11793.
^ ^ MM I've been to Hawaii, Australia,
Γ l MM and New Zealand for five
» • MM weeks and now am home en-
^E M I joying company, yesterday a
H V ^g^L son-in-law in town for a con-
I I ^^^Γ vention and today Cleo An-
W0 I gell Hill and June Anderson
Robertson for overnight. Many of us still
travel and Γm impressed with the extent of the
activities of some of you. Hazel Smith Bloomer,
Carmel Ave., Brewster, NY, caravans in
their Airstream. She and husband Rud went to
China for 26 days, four in Hong Kong, and four
in Hawaii. Her interest in genealogy led her to
discover a predecessor was in Columbia's first
graduating class and that feminist Amelia
Bloomer, of bloomer fame, was related. She still
appraises property for the mortgage market
and is busy in Southeast Museum, Brewster
Grange, Masonic Lodge, and the Methodist
Church. She attended the Roundup Weekend,
September 19-20, for Ag and Home Ec alumni.
Estelle Markin Greenhill, 720 Milton
Rd., Rye, NY, joined a Smithsonian trip "In
Pursuit of Brazil." This was a timely travel experience,
in depth, and with good guides and
good company. Margaret Stillman Deitrich,
102 Amherst Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa., reports her
second grandchild, Jeffrey Capra '90 is a
third-generation Cornellian. Isabel White
West, #1414 Vineyard Haven, Mass., stays
healthy and busy with Council on Aging and, at
the other end of the spectrum, the local family
planning agency.
Gilda Porcelli Massa, Via Valle Scrivia
2, 00141 Rome, Italy, still edits and proofreads
for the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, enjoys
the American Women's Assn. of Rome and the
International Women's Club.She now helps her
husband, who has been "discovered" for his
knowledge of Spain and Latin America. The
Massas were publishers in that field in New
York until 1970. Travelers to Rome please look
her up, she asks.
Elsie Hanford Perry, 6 West High St.,
Shortsville, NY, is now Mrs. George K. Williams
'32 (EE). They will winter at 626 Woodfield
Ave., Holiday, Fla., and summer in either
Shortsville or Marietta, Ga. All of us are happy
for you, Elsie.
Henrietta "Deubie" Deubler writes me
that Barbara Whitmore Henry died while
reading in bed, February 20,1987, presumably
of a heart attack. Barbara wrote this column for
many years and was a faithful alumna. Mike
Henry '59 is her only son and lives at 149
Achelon Rd., Voorhees, NJ. Celia Coulter
'38 kindly sent me a newspaper notice that
Avice Rowell Mills of Treadwell, NY, died
February 9. Her husband survives her, and
three sons. She had been a life-long resident of
the Franklin area and retired in 1971 as home
economics teacher in the Delhi school
district. D Lucy Belle Boldt Shull, 3229 S.
Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota, Fla. 33579.
Randall W. Agor reports that he is retired
and he lost his son to cancer, Sept. 13,1984, at
age 47. His son and son's wife had walked the
"Bay to Breakers" 7.5-mile race in 1983. In
memory of his son, Randall, 75, entered the
race with 100,000 others. "It turned out to be a
breeze."
Speaking of age reminded me of a rude
awakening recently. While in college I happened
to be manager of soccer, so every year I
give to that sport. I was contacted this year by a
fellow who identified himself as a soccer player
and when we had finishedthe financialtalk he
mentioned he wasn't born at the time I was in
college.
Edward R. Berger of Rockville Centre,
NY, lists three nicknames: "Three-Day Eddie,
The Eel, and Doc." Which do you prefer, Edward,
and why? John W. Branch of Rochester,
NY, writes that he is still actively practicing
law. Good for you, John.
Then there is Dr. Robert B. McClelland,
that active veterinarian from Buffalo,
NY, who continues as a consultant to the health
department's office of professional conduct. He
also attends the symposia of the Buffalo Acad.
of Veterinary Medicine, where he sees at least
50 Cornell veterinarians every month during
the winter.
Charles J. McCabe and his wife Mildred
of Brooklyn, NY, mention they have nine
grandchildren of college age. Congratulations.
Jim Allen called this morning to say that the
Cornell Fund annual report shows we have
already surpassed the figure at which we were
aiming for this year. So far, we as a class had
raised an additional $603,676 and that brought
the total to $3,057,327. Hurrah for Jim. What a
job he has done for our class.
Raphael "Ray" Meisels says his hobby
is equitation. At your age, Ray? There is still life
in those of the Class of '34. D John H. Little,
H-21, 275 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pa.
19010.
^ ^ ••• Jim Mullane sent an article MHarold Giest (BA), 2255
• • I from the Ithaca Journal telling
Hearst Ave., Berkeley, CaL,
m
M l ^ about the $50,000 grant given
had a five-way bypass operation
in 1985. He is getting
^Γ ^^B to Cornell by Therm Inc. for re
• I • • search and development of the
along all right and expected to
I I I I use of ceramic materials in en-
be back to work on his profession
and his books very soon.
^ ^ ^ ^ gines. Robert R. Sprole established
Therm Inc. 50 years ago, and chairs Barrett Gallagher (BA), 222 Central Park
the board. He and Zetta (Kenfield) '31 celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary last Center for the Performing Arts and has been at-
S., NYC, is very active on the committee for the
June, a double semi-centennial. Their son Robert
is president of the firm.
Missed you at the 50th, Barrett.
tending Dramatic Club reunions at Ithaca.
Midge McAdoo Rankin, just back in late Asa George (CE), PO Box 220, Crotonon-Hudson,
NY, and wife Rose are maintaining
February from a month's trek "Down Under,"
sent the latest figures on the Dan Bondareff a balanced schedule of both professional and
Fund: 53 donors for a total of $8,385, and 298 pleasureable work and play at their New York
paid class memberships.
base. Overseas assignments will be only of
Lillian Bassen Moss says she and Morris
'31 didn't take their annual winter trip to you both at the 50th, and we want to thank you
short duration in the future. It was great seeing
Auckland, New Zealand, because son Bernard
Moss '64 and his wife Neysa (Post) versity.
for all you have done for the class and the uni-
'64 are coming to visit them and bringing their Walter Grimes (BA), 7317 Brad St.,
son David, 4. Bernard is lecturer in history at Falls Church, Va., states that the number of
the U. of Auckland and Neysa is a graphic designer.
Lillian says, "We love our trips to the birth of a daughter to their son and daughter-in-
grandchildren was doubled in April with the
South Pacific, which have included stops in Halaw
(making two girls for them) and the birth of
waii and Tahiti, but traveling gets a little harder
each year. Enjoyed Morris's 55th Reunion last
year."
Another Southern Hemisphere traveler, in
December, was Helen Berdick Freedman
who went with her husband for a one-month trip
to New Zealand to celebrate his birthday. Pat
Pennock Predmore and Dick headed west in
February to meet a Smithsonian tour group in
Sidney, Australia, to take a two-week Royal
Viking cruise around New Zealand and Australia
to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary,
getting back home in time "to celebrate the
actual date" in March with their three sons and
families from California, Ohio, and South
Carolina.
Frank and Mary Ringros Colling started
celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary
(December) with a family get-together at the
end of June 1986 at Sodbusters Lodge, Wanakena.
Cornellians included Frank's sister,
Phyllis '42 and husband Bradley Burke
'42, son Ralph '64 and wife Betty (Vedder)
'64, son Kenneth '67 and wife Jeannie
(Smiley) '68, daughter Margaret '70
and husband Russell Wicks '69. Also
daughter Esther and husband Richard Batchelder
(both of SUNY, Plattsburg), and seven of
nine grandchildren.
Millie Evans Jeffery writes, "We spent a
different summer in 1986 because we spent ten
days in Elmira while Earle had a triple by-pass.
He is making good progress. Fortunately I have
been well and able to carry on the household
chores." Florence Mattison Terhaar has recovered
well from the accident that kept her
from Reunion: "We Cornellians are tough and
resilient." Mike Cantor is enjoying his ninth
year of teaching business at the New School for
Social Research, counseling at the Executive
Volunteer Corps., NYC, and playing Fridays
with the "Jazz at Noon" group at Cafe 43. Since
he missed our 50th because of illness, he's determined
to return for his Law School 50th this
year. Pearl Margolin Zimmerman writes,
"Established the Irving Zimmerman Scholarship
in pathology in the Veterinary College in
memory of my husband." D Mary Didas, 80
North Lake Dr., Orchard Park, NY 14127.
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