Cookie Johnson Bolig plays duplicate bridge 2-4 times a week, accumulating master’s points for ACBL and studies yoga with a 92-year-old role model. She is a serious doll collector who attends several doll conventions a year. She and husband John travel to New York City and Key West regularly and plan to go to Paris and London in the spring. Cookie’s various groups––book, craft, bridge and theater “are always doing something.” After retiring from Frederick County Public Schools in 2004, Kate Jenks Powell continued teaching at the local community college and at Hood where she held a visiting professorship, an appointment which expires after this academic year. Kate said she might be ready to retire for good after 43-years in the classroom and looks forward to spending more time with her family, especially her two grandchildren. Sally Erb Soisson is a serious quilter who attends quilting retreats with friends. She and husband Joe will welcome their two sons and their spouses and children home for Thanksgiving. Son Steve works in Germany, which gives Sally and Joe an excuse to visit often. Sandy Borrelli Ricci continues to work part-time as a nurse to maintain her PRN position in wound/ostomy care. Husband Renzo has some serious health issues; Sandy is his primary caregiver. Their children, their spouses and her two grandchildren live near the Riccis’ home in Finksburg, Md. Claire Fulenwider and her wife Harriet are happily retired in Santa Fe, N.M. They spend summer months in their log cabin on the Wisconsin River where they can visit Claire’s son Nathan at his fishing resort. Claire and Harriet travel in their RV and visit daughter Nina and grandson Nelson in Maryland as often as they can. Claire wrote, “Our New Mexico Supreme Court is about to rule on marriage equality in the state, so we are eagerly anticipating a validation of our marriage here 10-years-ago and more generally of our 32-year relationship.” Jim and Marylou Herrmann Foley celebrated her birthday with a black tie evening on the Queen Mary 2, crossing to Southampton. Daughter Jennifer, her husband David and their two children joined the Foley’s for a week in London. Then daughter Heather joined them and they all squeezed into an SUV to do more traveling in England and Wales, including chartering their own canal barge for five days and working the locks themselves. While Jim still teaches and administrates at Georgia Tech, Marylou arranges travel with Joan Emann Whitten and Eleanor Berklite Harris as two of her recent clients. In the spring, Joe and Susan Lyeth Sternfeld visited Bogota, Colombia, where their daughter Karen and her family live. They spent a month in Spain where Susan studied Spanish in a Seville language school in Seville while Joe walked part of the Ruta de Plata, a pilgrim route from Seville to Santiago. Afterward, they went to some of their favorite walking places in Andalusia. In September, they went to a family wedding in Sydney, Australia. Besides being a wonderful family reunion, the trip was also an opportunity to do some walking in the bush. Susan looks forward to our 50th, after which she and Karen will have a sailing adventure, six weeks on a tall ship sailing from Recife, Brazil to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Because Karen uses a wheelchair, the ship on which they will sail is specially fitted for wheelchair users. Flo Sechler Miller enjoys hiking with husband Mike, visiting her son and granddaughters in North Carolina and taking and teaching courses at her local Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. In the fall, she was teaching a course on Hawthorne, which has rekindled her love of literature in general and respect for his genius in particular. During the summer, her entire family including daughter Jenny, son Chris, and granddaughters Sara, 14 and Lindsay, 16, spent a happy week together in London. In the summer of 2014, Flo and Mike will travel to China in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. After her husband’s death in 2010, Joan Emann Whitten became very cognizant of making memories. In 2011, her family went to a wedding in Serbia. Since the grandchildren were 5 and 7 at the time, it was mostly a kid-friendly trip that included four countries, four zoos, two aquariums, a joust, many parks, and a lot of good food. This year, Joan and a friend took a knitting cruise to the Baltic. Marylou organized a fantastic tour for them in St. Petersburg, one that they will remember forever. Each one of these women has promised to be at our 50th next June. I hope that all of you will attend, too. And please remember to be as generous as you possibly can in your contribution to our 50th reunion gift. We are at an age where we have all of what we need and much of what we want, so it is time to think about paying it forward.

Jane Hoskins Bollman and Roger enjoyed a fall cruise down the Rhine that included Heidelberg, “a delightful town––so many quaint, clean and tidy towns.” Candee Mack Westdorp and Wolfgang visited his sisters and aunt in Germany. Rusty Papst Hougland reported, “Bill and I have now enjoyed 18 fun filled months as residents of a 55-plus active adult community. We are still close enough to our offspring to enjoy seeing them frequently. This summer we had a wonderful visit at the home of Ann Holmes Flatt and her husband JP.”  JP Flatt celebrated his 80th birthday with 60 relatives and friends partying in the village of St. Luc in Val d’Anniviers, Switzerland.  At home, Ann and JP care for son Greg’s 3-year-old twins twice a week; they visited daughter Carine and family at the start of a trip west in their RV.  Regina Schlank Pyle spent six weeks at her home in France. She is a Trustee for her Boston condo association and on the leadership board of MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Regina, Jody Merritt Watson and Ethel Kintigh Spence had a mini-reunion in Boston. Regina keeps in touch with Liz Decker Rogers, half-sister of Liz Kovacs Washburn, and little sister Sandy Borrelli. Penny Misirian Mardoian had a wonderful trip to Russia, “Moscow was a complete surprise. It has become a modern city and very capitalistic. The citizens seem quite happy. Art spent 11 days in our local Maine hospital with walking pneumonia. At 86, it will take him a long time to recover,” said Penny. Phoebe Adams Marshall and Al celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Hendersonville, N.C., along with a surprise visit (arranged by Al) from their son and his two boys. Phoebe keeps busy playing tennis and Al still officiates tennis. Bobbi Arthur Pretzsch’s husband Bob worked in Kentucky this summer and Bobbi helped daughter Lyn with the grandchildren in Mississippi. Everyone visited son Rob and family in Kentucky; Bobbi later drove to Indianapolis for her annual crochet conference, attended a niece’s Florida wedding and visited an Army buddy who was “in our wedding party in 1964.” Arden Moore Reynolds and Gerry spent the Fourth of July weekend visiting family in Maryland and visited the Hood campus, which Arden had not seen in 50 years. They were amazed by the changes and the many new buildings, but glad to see that the pergola with its beautiful wisteria vines had not changed.  Pam Roberts Welham found new relationships and pleasures reconnecting with classmates. She and Walt met Janet MacDougall and Betsy George Ohnegian in New York City for drinks and dinner and the four went to a Tiffany glass exhibit and lunch. Janet and Betsy visited the Welhams in Virginia in October and went to the Smithsonian museums.  When the government shut down, they visited the Newseum. A JFK exhibit reminded them of his visit to Hood.  Susan Rugemer Kurtz loves being grandmother to daughter Betsy’s 10-year-old Kayla and 4-year-old Nicholas. She moved from her home of 46-years into a Baltimore retirement community where she has been visited by Jane Hoskins Bollman and Susan Shinnick Hossfeld.  Judi Simonsen Ziobro reported a mini-reunion with Betty Wright, Judy Bailey Allison, Judy Jensen Burgess and their “other-halves” in June.  Judi’s “notable” activity this summer is on YouTube. She and 541 of “my closest bell ringing friends” played the National Anthem at the Nationals ball game on August 28. See it at http://youtu.be/JSIOHVIGkto.  Teal West Hugo and Mike sang two concerts with a chorus comprised of clients, caregivers and volunteers at the memory loss respite center. Fun to sing together again! Teal said if musicians are looking for a volunteer opportunity, please consider contacting a retirement home or a memory loss program. Pem Merrill tripped in September and broke her left hip. Surgery put the hip and femur back together with a pin. Two weeks in a hospital and physical therapy at home have her trying to be able to walk.  Pem, we wish you a full recovery. Debbie Patterson Clark’s   daughter Amy was named head coach for Aquatics for the U.S. National Special Olympic Team representing North Carolina. Amy will work with four swimmers, coaches, families and local coordinators to prepare them to GO for GOLD in June. Our 50th reunion scholarship funds provided a Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship to a Class of 2017 (wow) student. My heartfelt thanks to Joy Demas Engle for again editing the class news while I was traveling overseas and to Sally Zimmerman, newly retired, for agreeing to apply her writing skills to becoming the class news reporter for the next issue.

Penny Adams Rogers has cut back on overseas work for the U.S. Department of State and is serving on local nonprofit boards dealing with children’s needs and cancer research. She and husband occasionally do extra work for Hawaii 5-0. They have had a lot of house guests since last May. Mary Allen Reynolds reported the sad news that husband John passed away the end of April. He had the triple whammy of terminal colon cancer, heart disease and severe memory loss. Many tributes have been made by his professional colleagues all over the world. Mary is appreciative of the support she has received. Elly Baumgart Ritchie made a trip to Florida in the fall and planned to head to Phoenix for the holidays. A grandson was headed for Europe with his hockey team after Christmas. Jeb Bennett Moran keeps busy walking and going on fun excursions throughout Florida this summer and fall with a special gentleman friend. She reported that Carol Horwath Klecka is on a two week trip to Southeast Asia. Anne Merrick Vosti has 12 grandchildren ranging from 26 to 10 years old, providing a lot of excitement. Ken is fully retired from Stanford Medical School after 54 years. Ricky said, “I am attempting some painting lessons which has been great fun. My efforts will not be in the Louvre any time soon.” Jo Olmstead Witherington keeps busy with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her chorus is busy with a number of charity and special events. Bunnie Potter Richardson is busy with church activities, reading, piano and some travel. She is the designated driver now since Brian had some eye problems. Their oldest of seven grandchildren is in her third year of medical school. Marthanne Stephens Smith wrote that she was taking care of her daughter’s dog for 12 days while she visited Martha’s granddaughter who is spending her first semester of her junior year in England. Martha has three grandsons, a freshman at Johns Hopkins and two in high school in Vermont. She keeps busy taking college courses “not for credit, just to keep my brain open.” Biking is also a favorite activity. “We back up to a beautiful state park with a bike trail so I try to swing my leg over the bike seat as often as the spirit moves me.” Anne Walton Merrickhad the happiest news. She wrote, “Our youngest son was finally married five years ago and he and his wife had a baby girl Nov. 7, 2012. She is our first and will be our only grandchild. We consider her our little miracle. We did not think it would ever happen and could not be more thrilled!” That is wonderful news, Anne. Ruth Wood Weaver related the sad news that her husband Shelton died last May. Her two daughters and four grandchildren are giving her great support. Billy Graham’s home and library are nearby and George Beverly Shea is a very close friend. Both provide inspiration and company. Ruth still milks goats daily, “an avocation that gets me out of bed every day.” It is so great to hear from you, Ruth. Thank you for your kind thoughts of support.

Becky Eppers Byrd and I had a wonderful phone conversation. She still likes her 55-plus retirement community. While visiting, Kathy Crook Heidelbach, Carole Oswald Carter and Ginny Turnbull Hecklinger joined them for lunch and a good visit. Becky’s daughter Carla is a media coordinator and won first prize for the state of North Carolina. Kathy had a successful knee surgery. She keeps busy with bell choir, the Chapel choir and the Choral group. I got to see her at a mutual friend’s wedding. Barbara Hanna Pour spends eight months in Baltimore and four months in Cape May, N.J. She had successful knee surgery and is back on the tennis court. Her Baltimore life is filled with being a docent at the Walter Art Museum, elder in her church, a garden club, women’s club and writes a church newsletter as well as book club. 60th reunion in 2016? We both hope so. Cynthia Bromberg Rogers’ big news is that she and Joe have moved to a 55-plus community in Florida. They like it so much they bought a house. Her new address is 8803 Vin Prestigio West, Wellington, FL 33411. She walks four miles a day on the treadmill and enjoys a lot of other activities. If in Florida, please stop by. Charmaine Sherry Palmer Smith has moved to a Del Webb retirement community. They will spend the football season in Michigan before returning to Bernalillo. She expects to see Kathy Bachmen Yen next August where they will attend the Santa Fe opera’s production of Carmen. Nancy Gunnet Tyler enjoyed a trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. The weather was perfect, the seafood was delicious and the size of the area amazed her. She also had a quilt trip to New Windsor, Md., and joined me for lunch at the Virginian. She heard from Joy Garofalo Ranucci and learned they are finally back in their home after Sandy’s visit. They lost everything on the first floor. Mary Lu Urban Walker is having eye problems and like many of us has given up driving at night. Otherwise, they are enjoying life. Their daughter Ryan was married for the first time at age 54. Her new son-in-law is from the Netherlands but now a U.S. citizen and a delight. The four went together to Alaska and Canada. She keeps busy with exercise classes, book club, knitting group and volunteering. Anne Cokey Webber and husband moved into a small one bedroom apartment in a 55-plus retirement community in Santa Barbara, Calif., a year ago and “life is easy.” They both enjoy the new friends they meet around the dinner table. They keep busy and enjoyed a great trip to the Dalmatian Coast, Turkey and the Black Sea. Helen Ward Wheeler still enjoys the 55-plus community they moved into eight-years-ago. In April, she fell and broke her hip and wrist. She is healing well. I, Sarah Hurst Stonehurst, am enjoying my 55-plus community. Two pieces of my mixed media were accepted in a local art show. The next show one was accepted and won honorable mention. I have organized our library and become a welcoming ambassador. Thanks to the few that answered my request for news.

“We seem to be in repair mode these days.”  A quote from Connie Woodall Fisher, who had successful cataract surgery while Bill had a 99 percent blocked carotid artery fixed. “The Colorado family visited.  One daughter lives nearby as does our great-grandson, his parents and my 93-year-old sister.” Nancy Campbell Barrett had a total shoulder replacement in August. It was so successful that she is having the other one done next year. “Daughter Betsy who lives with me took over and I am having the whole family (20 people) for Thanksgiving,” said Nancy. Joanne Kates Roos had “the best orthopedic surgeon in Newport News” operate on her arthritic left hip. She was using a walker several hours after the operation and went home the next day. Mary Siher Sauerteig said, “In June my heart went into atrial fib. A month later I had cardioversion with Lou Leidheiser close by. Sinus rhythm returned and is still holding. Son Bob came from Alaska in October to drive me to Philly for my oldest granddaughter’s wedding and to spend time with son Bill and family.” Kay Spear Feldman was “recuperating from a minor accident at home, but it is slow and the bones are old. She expected to return to normal activities soon.” Other classmates have downsized. Urania Courlas Constandy said, “My husband, now 92, and I, moved to nearby Brandywine Seniors. Our granddaughters age 17 and 15 are golfers and tennis players and can beat Nick and me now. I am busy with church seniors and two women’s clubs.” Nancy Oxholm Reid and husband George moved two years ago into Brandon Wilde, Augusta, Georgia’s Life Care Community. “We stopped by Hood after a hostel at the Peabody Institute and it refreshed my memory of our happy times there. Our one child George III and wife live in St. Louis. We relish every visit,” said Nancy. Natalie Colbert Bowers reported, “no real news; just getting ready for all of the family and Thanksgiving!” Dee Dreller Sosin said, “I have enjoyed and loved three generations of Weddle women–Jody, daughter Judy, and now granddaughter Sara El Shafie who was in town at a Paleantology Convention. I also saw Carol and Burnam Friedman in La Jolla.” Lois Eldridge Funsch wrote, “Our grandson was happily married in September. It was a beautiful beach wedding in the Outer Banks. Sadly, our son Doug died unexpectedly July 29. Still recovering from the shock and sadness, but wonderful memories sustain us.” Anne Gibson Bement reported, “Our daughter’s family visited us in San Francisco with their 4 and 6-year-old boys. I saw my old Sesame Street friends in New York.  We are planning a Panama Canal cruise in November and hoping to spend Christmas with family in our Miami Beach place.” Dottie Handley Ewing is “volunteering, attending concerts, reading and lamenting over politics. I visited Elva Remsberg Pepper ’51 in Pennsylvania and attended the Hood organ concert in honor of Bill Sprigg (present in a wheelchair). I am taking a course at Fredrick Community College and still enjoy driving country roads.” Barbara Hickman Reynolds said, “Bill and I lunched with Jack and Betsy Cannen Martin in August to celebrate their 60th and our 59th wedding anniversary. Betsy was my Matron of Honor. Emma Jones Hahn was in Hagerstown recently and Bill, Betsy Payette and I met her for Sunday brunch.”

Jodie Kellogg Weddle reported, “After 31 marvelous winters in Big Pine Key, Fla., we have decided to stay in Maryland this year. We will miss our friends and church but we will be able to watch our 10th great-grandchild (all boys but one!) through his first 6 months.” Joan Kniffin Orozco wrote, “I’m well down here in Uruguay, playing bridge and seeing friends and family. I have a 7-month-old great-grandson and will have a great-granddaughter next month. What a pleasure! Phyllis Loudermill Armstrong said, “I’m flying to Maryland to visit my sister. Choir is going to Italy in June 2015. The Piece de Resistance will be singing a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.” Mary Murrie Hardy gained a new great-granddaughter in July and a grandson in August. “The count is now 17 grandchildren and two greats. Bob and I, like the old Timex commercial, keep on ticking.” Betsy Newcomer Payette is busy with church activities, doctor’s appointments, bus excursions and playing Mah Jongg. She talks weekly with Carolyn Rusk. Janet Rowe Smith said, “David died in December 2012 after 60 wonderful years of marriage and 14 retirement years of mentoring inner city children, tennis, sailing, and travel. I communicate infrequently with Libby Floyd Davis in Coronado, Calif.” Jane Taggart Whittaker is well although her older son in New Jersey, head of the family business, is battling colon cancer. She will join family in Princeton, N.J. for Thanksgiving. Nan von der Hyde Needham reported, “My 17 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter keep me involved.  Recently, I was honored by the Virginia Health Care Association as Adult Volunteer of the Year.  I play bingo with the residents. Hood roommate Jeanne Zimmerman Gearey and I talk on the phone.” Marguerite (Mickey) Weber Trachtman said, “My oldest grandchild Elizabeth, married in October at a beautiful ceremony with the entire family present. I love my book group, and I am taking a class. Grandchild Kate is a freshman at Purdue.” Jeanne Zimmerman Gearey wrote, “I keep busy with bridge, movies, theater and dinners with my friend John. I am going to my daughter Susan ’79 and husband’s for Thanksgiving in St. Helena, Calif.” I am sad to report Grace Laubach’s passing. Her online obituary is at Patriot-News, July 23, 2013. Sorry to edit your news to meet magazine word limitations. Keep in touch.

Donna Fogle Fisher reported that nothing spectacular was happening. She was pleased to win first place in the local Grange cookie baking contest and it was nice to have her grandchildren nearby to eat all of the practice batches. Ann Frankel Rockwood reported, “Summing up a lifetime is not easy! After Hood, I attended Columbia Univ. and became a psychology occupational therapist. I married Jerry Rockwood, a patent attorney and I stayed out of the field for 11 years while raising my four children, one of whom has since died. We have lived in New York City; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Los Angeles; Los Alamos, N.M. and Santa Fe, N. M. We live in Ponce de Leon, a senior residence in Santa Fe. After retiring, we traveled in an recreational vehicle full time from Alaska through Guatemala, East to Newfoundland and in Europe for a total of 20 years. We now spend our winters in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and currently preparing our recreational vehicle for the trip down.” She does stay in touch with Louise Herr Krill who lives in Colorado.  She would love to hear from any Hood alums, so we hope more of you will send news.  Mary Lou Hoffman Huff wrote, “I enjoy my life working out with a personal trainer three times a week and trying to do two cardio sessions as well. I’m still on the Foundation Board of Highland Hospital which is populated with dynamic, enthusiastic people that keep me young. The Patient Family Advisory Council is another interest.  Its function is to discover ways to improve a patient’s experience during hospitalization including better communication between staff and patients and their families. Healthcare is such a quagmire these days. The improved techniques and medicines are a benefit but bring with them more challenges as far as efficiency and financing are concerned. Life was so much simpler in our lifetime.” Betsy McCain McAlpine reported, “Lois Vars Mason has been the godmother of our son Ken for over 50 years, but I was still surprised when she told me in a phone call that she was packing up a college box to send to Ken’s son Graham who is now a freshman at Univ. of California, Santa Barbara. She is a continuing good godmother.  In early October, the McAlpine’s attended a Hood Homecoming Festival on the residential quad. Though there was not a large number of alumni we had a good time talking to some of the younger ones. There is a lot of activity on the campus.” A note from Pat Knobloch Jones said she did not have anything special to report, but it is always good to hear from classmates anyway. Tina Schultz Smith wrote, “The past year was not a good one. My dear husband Haldon died after a short illness; a stroke. Then, I lost the use of one leg due to spinal stenosis. I am able to walk unaided now, but not for long distances. I have moved from my home of 50 years to a condo; a very lovely one in the same neighborhood. There are many good friends here. It is not a retirement home, just retired people living here. I miss my garden, but I like living on one floor with no stairs! I am slowly recovering from all of the trauma and look forward to a more peaceful new year.” Again, I, Eleanore Knott, remind you all that you can send me news at any time. As I write this, I am just completing the six weeks of drops following my two cataract surgeries which I suppose most of you have already had also. Wow! How amazing it is to be able to see everything so clearly. I will be reading all the signs in the distance as we head off to Boston by way of Pittsburgh for our Thanksgiving holiday. We all have much to be thankful for!

Many thanks to all of you 1950 classmates who wrote to me in June.  That time I sent letters or emails to everyone on the list and got wonderful answers from quite a few. For this issue, I did not have time to write or email you all, so please send news to me at 3701 Bryant Ave So, Apt 304, Minneapolis, MN 55409 or email to gjharkness@comcast.net and I will put your news in the next edition.  Jack and I are very glad to be in a senior apartment complex not far from our former home or from four of our five children. In addition to the classmates listed, I received some very nice and cheerful, but too-late responses last time from Patty Karl Sheeleigh, Joanne Jarrett Sullivan, Hope Sutliffe Wilkinson, Margaret Selsam Holmquist, Joan Sleeper Bandeen  and Mary McCain. Sadly the daughter of Bernadine Dobosh York wrote that Bernadine passed away in early 2013. The daughter of Joy Ann Rollka Chavent wrote that Joy Ann’s health is good but her memory has declined severely. Please write or email me between now and May so I can have time to compile your news for the June issue. I apologize for short-changing the 1950 news this time.

Beth Enterline Adams is living at her son’s home at 285 Hoboken Road, Butler PA. She had to give up driving but otherwise “life’s a pleasure.” Anne Howell Allen reported about her children. Peggy and husband traveled to Bhuton and Thailand. Son Rick is a consultant with Impact and shares custody of daughters Katie and Sarah. Nanc is an administrator in undergraduate drama at New York Univ. Nancy Bomberger Altdoerffer plays bridge with Jane Martin. She lost her husband three years ago, but is thankful for the 61 years they shared together. She is not able to attend reunion. Evelyn Yeidi Aurand trained to serve as an Abider, a form of ministry to the dying. She said there are interesting parallels between the labor of birth and the experience of death. “65 years since graduation! Incredible!” said Evelyn. Fran Graham Baker reported no news, but your reporter, Ann Eberhart King, hopes to meet with Joe and Fran very soon. Toni Hodgson Baker and Fran meet for lunch weekly. She loves to sit on her porch with a glass of wine and admire the Hood campus in its fall colors. “Plan on getting together here to party at reunion time,” said Fran. Amelie Kaufman Bank reported that Burt passed away on August 18. He suffered a stroke 4-and-a-half-years-ago. She will stay in her house as long as possible and refuses to give up her rescue dog. Elayne Nossiter Boros’ second husband died, but thankfully she is surrounded by love from family and friends. Peg Smith Bourland’s September trip to Colorado for a grandson’s wedding was a happy gathering and she was looking forward to the holidays. Libby Lower Brightbill wrote, “life goes on as usual in Hummelstown.” She said when she looks in the mirror she can believe that we graduated 65- years-ago! Jane Shuttleworth Bunting has two wonderful great grandchildren, one boy and one girl and was expecting two more in 2014. Her family is “growing by leaps and bounds!” Jean Heer Clark is traveling the world and goes to a senior center for exercise and history classes. She serves as a pre-school board member at church. Shirley Waters Cristenscn had a hard trek back after colon cancer in February. She is back in her house and can walk and drive. Mary Holtzworth Cusick. Millicent Delaney, Mary’s daughter, wrote that Mary passed away peacefully on October 3, 2013 and that she was with her until the end. We are sorry to hear the news. Doris Magee Dann checked in with no news, but I know she loves seeing several of her great grandchildren. Joan Hays Dessloch Lathrop wrote, “65 years! Four kids: one boy, Roy; three girls, Heidi, Erika and Ellen. Life has been good to me.” Sarah Thomas Drenning and Bill will celebrate their 65th anniversary and will move to Homewood in Frederick. She also has a new knee! Nancy Slingland Field had no news but hopes to be at our reunion! Pauline Toms Flanagan reported nothing new, but she spends a lot of time with Evelyn Strup Orndorf ’46 who also lives at Homewood. Doris Kohr Ford and Walter have been at Stonegate Retirement Community for 10 years and enjoy it very much. Walter has had Alzheiners for a year, but they both remain active and looked forward to the holiday season surrounded by family. Dorothy Holliday Gerlach left Hood in 1946 to accompany her father who was in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. She has fond memories of Hood and her roommate Ruth Nayer, since deceased. Jean Waples Kidd was trying to get her pansies and violas planted for their winter bloom. She still plays bridge and paints every week with a friend. I, Ann Eberhart King, am sorry to report that I received Mary Reed Landes card back with the news that she had died. Anne Hutton Long said fall is lovely in Oklahoma and they had a lot of company in Montana and loved every minute of it. Martha Kirkpatrick Marsh wished us all “a Happy Christmas!” Barbara Davies Mulholland moved from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts in April to be closer to her daughter and sister. She keeps busy with knitting, crossword puzzles and much more. She said, “65 years, yikes!” Jacqueline Beckh Price is looking for a retirement home. She enjoys activities with her sons and has a great-grandson Will; was expecting a great-granddaughter in November and another great-grandson in January. This has not been a good year for Georgia Earman Russell. She fell and broke a hip, spent six weeks in rehabilitation and is improving every day. They will be moving to assisted living. Doris Eckenberg Schulze is moving to a senior community and said it is a lot like going off to college only with older girls and only a few boys. After 35 years in Georgia she does not sound much like a Yankee anymore. She enjoys her church friends and activities. Anne Englehart Storey’s big news is their trip to Santa Monica, Calif., for the wedding of their granddaughter! Lousie Hendrickson Talley keeps busy with housework and church work. In October, she spent a week with her daughter in North Carolina. Her son, daughter and son-in-law were along for the fun. There will be a third great-grand in January. Shirley Fortuin Weber had a very busy summer and fall with a lot of visitors and two grandson’s weddings. She said, “It would be fun for some of us to get to the reunion.” “Sydney and I, Ann Eberhart King, had two beautiful weddings in Baltimore. Peter’s was in a beautiful Polish church; he met his wonderful wife while working in Warsaw. My granddaughter’s wedding was at the National Aquarium, a spectacular venue! I asked you all to respond to my request for news. Out of 78 classmates, 53 responded––thank you! I hope many of you will make it back for Reunion.”

Classmates, thank you once again for your responses. I received news about Ginny Bare Francis from her daughter, Anne Phillips. Ginny feels, “fortunate to have had Elsa Eggers Hauswald for a Meyran roommate since Elsa’s parents bought them a tandem bike to ride around campus and sent flowers to their room once a week.  Of course, dining out whenever Elsa’s parents came to visit was an added plus. Those were the good old days.” Bette Blome Winyall and Milton moved to the retirement center of Charlestown, Md., a very friendly community with 2,000 residences. “There are so many good things in life (friends and children) with the only disappointment being the loss of my Hood College ring. I had donated it to a student through the alumni program and was notified that it was stolen through a break in at the Alumnae House and many other items were stolen,” said Bette. Patty Callender Hewit has settled in at the Harrogate Independent Living community. She sold both her homes at the New Jersey Shore and Sanibel, Fla. The family continues to grow with nine great-grandchildren and the tenth due in December. Corrine “Corky” Edwards Shulman has been a lady of leisure since daughter Kim came to live with her after her heart attack in 2010.  The early years in Honolulu were filled with work in publishing which a Hood alum and connections had started.  Now Corky hears from Ann Barnum Connellee and the news, sadly, was the death of Janice Beck Agnew’s husband. Louise Ford Ralph is currently doing German schernschnitte (paper cutting) and keeps in touch with Terry Montraselle Meier. The Ralph’s had their annual family reunion with all five children and seven of eight grandchildren. Ann Chaney Mesmer’s grandson will move into her husband’s family home in Wales, Wis., that was built in 1860. Their summer season in Wisconsin was enjoyable due to the many concerts provided by the Milwaukee Symphony. Elaine Henderson Cortelyou enjoyed her yearly vacation in the Outer Banks, N.C., with her family. Elaine and Midge Blakeney Filmyer plan to celebrate the holidays with lunch. Barbara Heiss Jackson is celebrating the birth of her fourth great-grandchild. The wedding of a granddaughter brought the family together in Sarasota, Fla. Joan Lowry Taylor found that at the class reunion, our group provided interest for the recent alums as they wanted to know what Hood was like 65-years-ago. Ancient history! Katsy Maguire Rafferty reported that the class of ’48 was represented at the June reunion by Joan Lowry Taylor, M.F. Six Copenhaver, Dixie Eppley Brain and Renie Myers Southworth. Mary McClain O’Connell commented on the position of our class news.  She had not realized there are only seven classes ahead of us that report (sometimes!). Jean Neel Perkins’ family has lost some members as so many of us have. On the happier side, Jean reported that her book, Yes, No, or Maybe, had received excellent reviews and can be ordered online. Jean Oliver Reymer referred to the news of the new disease “T.M.B.” which stands for Too Many Birthdays.  She still meets M.F. Six Copenhaver for lunch. Betty Paterson Reims suffered a second broken femur.  A new great-granddaughter brightens the picture for Betty as does reminiscing about the wonderful years at Hood. Louise “Tootie” Renniger Rittenhouse is pleased to report that she was awarded the “Life Long Learner Award” by the Main Line Night School Organization. The Hood College Office of Alumni Relations held an afternoon get together at Longwood Gardens. Seventy Hoodlums attended. Dorothy “Slush” Schlesinger Seeber has March 2014 as the date for her move from New Jersey to Tennessee. She continues with bridge and sculpting in between packing for her new life in Chattanooga. Mary Francis Six Copenhaver added to Katsy’s reunion report that the buffet meals and events were held in Hood’s new sports arena. Did everyone notice that the cover of the Hood Magazine summer issue included a photo of M. F. Six Copenhaver and Joan Lowry Taylor? Jeanne Handman has joined our group of widows.  Ed died on July 4, 2011 after 63 years of marriage, but left her with two great sons and four grandchildren. Jeanne has given up tennis and has filled her life with many other activities. Connie Glann Battle wrote that she had just returned from Escondido, Calif., where she had visited her oldest daughter and family. Son Buck will host her in Salt Lake City to three Utah Jazz professional basketball games. The entire family will be together for Christmas. Connie had hoped to visit Marjorie Walker Wyckoff, but Marj’s eyes limit her traveling.

Janet Coblentz Cover is living at a retirement center in Frederick and she reported that Erma Stull Grove and Ginnie Gambrill Hendrickson are there, too.  However, the latter two are not doing too well. Peg Traver Emery is living in Florida and her children had visited. Her husband is not too well and has blood clots in his leg. Mal Barnett reported from New Orleans that she is still kicking. Betty Lee Daubenspeck Carl is still playing golf, bridge and driving a car. Her sister-in law Carolyn Carl Bradey died this year. Nancy Ogden Carson has a new cat. She and her husband live in a retirement center and she has children that live close to by. Millie Geiple Hufnagel’s son lives with her and she is still driving a car. Betty Black Newport still lives in her own home. Her granddaughter was visiting in early November from California and at Christmas she was expecting her whole family to be with her––she was looking forward to that. Mim Fowler Orth was dog sitting for her son who lives close by and she still drives. “I, Jean Wheatley Hilchuk, am still driving even though I cannot walk without assistance. I exercise in the pool where I am able to walk alone.” Millie Easterbrook Patzig is still living in her home. She has those that come in to take care of things that she is unable to do for herself. Glady’s Reinhert husband died in February. Gert Flag still drives and plays bridge.