Class of '24
Catharine Comings Palmer celebrated her 100th birthday on February
26, 1999. She was born in Richford, Vt., and following her marriage
to her husband, Robert, in 1922, she lived for twenty-five years
in Lancaster, Pa., where she raised her four children. The family
moved to Dallas in 1947 for her husbands job with Armstrong Cork
Co. Catharine now lives in Waco, Tex., with her daughter and son-in-law.
She remembers a lot about her college years, including being able
to vote the first time women were granted that right. She recollected
that the dean of women told the women what a privilege and responsibility
it was, and she went home to vote. Catharine was a Tri Delt, very
proud of her UVM ties. She also is a Mayflower descendant.
Class of '28
We are sad to report the loss of a loyal member of the class of
1928. Katharine Eckley Dopp died on March 11, 1999. She was a
faithful attendee of the annual Green and Gold Luncheons at Reunion,
having attended nearly every year since she was inducted into
the Green and Gold twenty years ago. She represented the class
well on the occasion of the classs 70th reunion in 1998. Muriel
Richardson Chatterton moved to Embury Apartments in Saratoga Springs,
N.Y., in November 1998. She has enjoyed living there because it
is a very comfortable, caring community. In early December,
she underwent major surgery, but wrote that she is recovering
well. I am a fortunate 90-year-old, said Muriel. Good Yankee
stock, I guess.