CLASS OF 1916
With eighty men back once more in old Hanover, the class of "1916 staged its third year reunion in the midst of three beautiful June days and equally effective evenings. The men on hand for the big party were: Abraham, Anderton,, Beurnsteen, Brahana, Brady, Norm Brundage, Bernkopf, Bill Brown, Buffinton, Burlen, Butler, Curtin, Colton, Conley, Creesy, Coffin, Caiman, Craver, Cheney, Coakley, Drenan, Devoe, Dana, Doenecke, Bailey Emery, Evans, Don Fuller, Gran Fuller, Fenno, Fredericksen, Fiske, Garcia, Greeley, Goldman, Gaylord, George, Gile, Gioiosa, Gough, Gove, Bob Harvey, Shirley Harvey, Hayward, Harrington, Holmes, Hayden, Joy, Kiley, Linihan, Larimer, Lawton, Lowe, Lincoln, Duff Lewis, McKenzie, McAuliffe, Mott, Miles, Morse, McQuesten, Mack, Moxon, Mackie, Monahan, Mensel, Paine, Parkhurst, Pratt, Pettengill, E/d Riley", George Smjth, Streeter, Soule, Steinert, Spelke, Stamatiades, Phinney, Salmonsen, Walker, Welch, Brill, Eigner. It has been said that Reed Hall, that classic haunt of third year reuners, never was known to shelter a more active outfit within its walls, and that even Jake Bond bestowed upon it a glance of respect as he drifted by, on some charitable mission bound. All of which would make it appear that there were some doings — and there were, from the initial meeting of the Balmacan, neaxh the Norwich brookside glades, till the last stragglers shuffled out of town Wednesday or Thursday mornings. The simple memorial service in the Bema, in the quiet of the warm and lovely Sunday afternoon, brought closely to every man memories of dear friends and classmates who had gone to their eternal rest, along the path of duty and of honor. The ball game with 1914 — and that estimable umpire — proved that 1916 still knew how to come out on the big end of the score, and that Messrs. Mackie, McAuliffe, Mensel, and accompanying artists were still the whizzes of undergraduate days. And as for the water wagon parade and grand.; banquet in the Egyptian Room (you know, the Grill), "Earth had not anything to show more fair" strikes one as having the elements of an applicable characterization. In a word, the reunion was one good time for every 1916 man in Hanover, and a memorable addition to that treasured list of "Dartmouth Days."
A cable from Reg Chutter in Buenos Aires and letters from Zach Taylor in Muscle Shoals, Ala., sent best wishes to all the boys and regrets at inability to be on hand.
The class was privileged to welcome four 1916 wives, Mrs. Creesy, Mrs. Brahana, Mrs. Hayward, and Mrs. Riley.
We don't know what Johnny Johnson thought of the class supper, but we believe he really did see "lots of motion". And by the way, the class of 1914, as represented by Lawyer Healey, will never have cause to complain of the striking quality 01 1916 hospitality.
