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W W W.HOOD.EDU near Memphis and saw a lot of good shows. She called it Las Vegas without the gambling. Margaret Hammers Stevenson and her six children—three boys, three girls—took a trip to Purdue Univ. where her husband was being honored. He taught there for some years and while there he landscaped a garden for them. He was a horticulturist and developed the seedless watermelon. Recently they restored the garden and built a pavilion in his honor and the whole family went to the dedication. Mary Hammers Duvel ﬁrst said she had no news. When I said that at our age, just being able to call and say she has no news was news. At that she admitted that she had taken a trip to Marblehead, Mass. Mary and her sister did not get to the reunion. Instead they are planning their family reunion in July. Sounds like she is the same old Mary. Virginia Williams Griewank has given up her home where she had lived for 40 years and moved 10 minutes away to Dover, N.H. Her new address is Langdon Place, 224C, Building C, 60 Middle Road, Dover, NH 02820. She is in the assisted living section of Langdon Place after she fell and broke her hip. She now is using a walker to prevent any more falls. She now has a computer and her grandson, who is a whiz, can’t understand why she has so much trouble. She and I, Phoebe Land Matz, have a lot in common. I was thinking of making a trip to Pennsylvania to visit family and friends but on March 3 I fell off of a kick stool in the kitchen and broke three ribs and punctured my lung. I developed pneumonia and was in hospitals and rehabs for seven weeks before I got back to my apartment. I, too, am using a walker which I hope is temporary. Just before I fell I started a series of computer lessons, then I missed six weeks of lessons. I ﬁnished the course but I think I haven’t a single computer gene in my body. The only other experience I have had was at Hood when one of our courses was on the computer. I was pronounced deﬁcient. My typing is atrocious. I hit more wrong keys than right ones. I love to get your letters but typing is a big chore. Is there anyone out there who would rescue me? Someone with e-mail who is proﬁcient in typing. This class needs a new reporter. Dot Webb Halpin was the only member of our class who went to the reunion. Helen Shipley Garber is still in Ohio and could not make it. Dot was there for lunch only. She sat at a table with two women from Lancaster who were celebrating their 75th. Lunch was gourmet and elegant. It was delicious with greens she could not identify, served on square plates. The distinguished alumnae were then honored. for me. I have six children, 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Besides walking I play bridge three times a week, which pleases my doctor—exercise for the brain. I don’t travel much but if anyone is near Daytona, please telephone and maybe we can meet for lunch.” Our condolences to the family of Ruth Davis Clem who died March 14, 2008, in Knoxville, Tenn. Dorothy Zulick Eister 8 Cottage St. Wellesley, MA 02482-6901 Please send your news directly to Tammy McElroy ’05, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD 21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or to hoodmagcnews@hood.edu. Marge Brunn MacMurray writes, “I have lived in Daytona Beach for almost 30 years. I walk on the beach every day—good exercise Joan Pouchot Deemer reports that 2007 was not a good year for her. She had a stroke driving home from Fort Lauderdale with a friend who took over and got them home. Fortunately, although she still has some small problems she’s working on, she was not paralyzed. She remains in her house with her son nearby and is happy to have her clubs and friends, and to be able to continue to drive. Joan Anderson Creager had a big surprise on April 22. Her doorbell rang about 10:20 a.m. and she says, “There stood all my children—Bob, Lauren from Texas, Susan from Virginia Beach; also Bob’s ﬁancée, Lauren’s boyfriend, and Cynthia’s son Shawn who had picked them all up at the airport. They celebrated her 90th birthday and then ﬂew back to their respective homes. When she wrote she was looking forward to her cruise to Norway with Bob and Susan. We will look forward to a report in the fall. Thelma Graham Kula was planning to drive to Frederick to spend a week over Mother’s Day with her son and his family. She says the trip to Frederick is like coming home because she has a brother who is still living on the family farm in Walkersville. Peggy Metz Cluck says although she spends most of her time lying on the couch she keeps very busy with lots of visitors, phone calls, writing letters and cards, and being entertained by their two cats. She talks on the phone with Mary Gillan Fish and keeps in close touch with her roommate Jo Love Ritchie Dillion. Although they hope to stay in their house as long as they can, they have been cleaning out ﬁles and drawers. In the process she found her grandfather’s exemption from serving in the Army in the Civil War because one leg was shorter than the other. Now the dilemma—what to do with it. She has also had a long consultation with a new woman doctor in Chambersburg who specializes in muscle neurology and who she hopes will make the long trips to Johns Hopkins unnecessary. Emily Mae Gallagher’s cousin Eleanore Barr reports that Emily is in a nursing facility and would appreciate a friendly card. Emily’s address at Bellingham Retirement Living is 1615 E. Boot Rd., West Chester, PA 19380. Eleanore’s phone number is (610) 696-2550 if anyone cares to be in touch. Marty Healy hopes for news in this column because she “hasn’t seen or heard from Hood friends for quite a while.” (Others feel that way too—including your reporter. So keep the news coming and don’t forget the PR—reunion by mail.) Marty enjoyed the winter with family and friends who helped keep her days “busy, lively and interesting.” She is now looking forward to attending a great nephew’s graduation from Roanoke College in Salem, Va., and another great nephew’s graduation from high school. Her summer fun includes “the usual week at Ocean City, Md., with some mild body surﬁng (with my strongarmed great nephews standing by to help me up,” the traditional extended family picnic at her house on the 4th of July and lots of summertime loaﬁng. Our sympathy goes to Ann Louise Pursell Hammond ’62 and family. She lost her mother Marjorie Roberts Pursell ’40 Feb. 29. Kathryn Krebs Vittor has more news than I bet most of us would have in a couple years or more—a birth, four weddings and a 90th birthday are the highlights. The weddings were in 2007. In April the marriage of granddaughter Beth and Matt Therrell was local and Kathryn was able to attend. Granddaughter Kathy married Eric Knez in September; great granddaughter Kristi married Daniel Rutter in July; and great granddaughter Ashley married Oliver McCadden III in November. Grandson Michael and his wife Rosa gave Kathryn her 30th great-grandchild (and 15th great-granddaughter) Alison Rosa in February; and son, daughters, husbands and grandchildren ﬂew and drove from all parts of the U.S. both before and after March 2 to celebrate her birthday. Daughter Vera (number ﬁve of 10 children), who had bought a two-story house next door, arranged a barbeque and decorations, son Frank took them out one day, and Barry took everyone to lunch March 1 and had them for a light supper at his and Sharon’s new house that evening. Please send your news directly to Tammy McElroy ’05, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD 21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or to hoodmagcnews@hood.edu. Our condolences to Anna Kern Moyer whose husband James died Nov. 19, 2007, Deadline instructions for class columnists All class reporters will be notiﬁed of the deadline in the fall for the Winter 2008-09 issue of Hood Magazine. You are welcome and encouraged to continually update the College with address changes, job or title changes, marriages, births and deaths. You do not have to wait until your class column is due. Please send the information to: Editor, Hood Magazine Hood College 401 Rosemont Ave. Frederick, MD 21701 or e-mail hoodmagcnews@hood.edu

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