CLASS OF 1908
Saturday night after the Harvard game the class of 1908 rounded up 68, members and wives, for dinner and an evening of sociability at the Charles River Country Club, Newton Center, Mass.
Art Lewis and Ralph Crowley, members of the club, chartered the main club house for dinner and the locker house for the rest of the night. They wheedled the steward into putting up an extra fine menu and they built a punch. The class responded with numbers and spirit.
After the noisy and tasty dinner of broiled steaks the party adjourned to the locker house, where a good sized hall was furnished with easy chairs, an open fire, mechanical music, and two large punch bowls. Right off the boys demonstrated remarkable memory for words and tunes, with Art Soule and Bub Shaw leading the old songs.
If any of the girls tried to be decorous they quickly forgot they were mothers and examples to the Community when Pete McCarty led a Virginia reel and some other curious and: athletic dances. Pete's dance "was reel noisy.
The party brought in several classmates who have not been much in evidence about Boston recently. Bub Shaw, who has been in Montana, was there with his wife, but refused to show 'em how he used to skim the hurdles. Chairs were placed for him, but he said the floor was too slippery. "Dolly" Gray, who has been in the Far East and all over the world, was back for his first meeting with the class. John McCarthj' was warmly welcomed after long absence from class parties. Harry Mitchell from Cleveland and Charlie Bennett from Detroit came far to join the party. "Pop" Chesley from Utica lamed his arm returning his greetings. Gordon Blanchard sent his wife and a telegram.
Late in the evening big "Mike" Stearns got everybody's attention, with difficulty, and then Larry Treadway told 'em about the class fund for the Memorial Field. Art Rotch expounded the plans for next June's reunion, and is sending bulletins as fast as the many schemes are hatched. Harry Mitchell spoke, and Mr. and Mrs. Ike Locke were called out to make a honeymoon bow and accept congratulations. Announcement was also made of the recent death of two members of the class, Earl Mower and Frank Anderson.
While the classmates were talking over old Hanover days, the wives lost no time getting acquainted and making plans for the 15th Reunion. They decided the costume they want, and organized an informal committee to write letters to all the class wives regarding the reunion.
Members of the class at the party were Joyce, Hale, Harding, Tenney, Vaitses, J. McCarthy, P. McCarty, Hinman, Locke, Harriman, Shaw, Mitchell, Stone, P. Lowe, Tappan, Bennett, A. Lewis, Prentice, M,arsden, Rotch, Chesley, Gleason, Donahue, Stearns, Winslow, Barnes, Parker, Treadway, Soule, R. Currier, Crowley, Safford, Munkelt, Tatterson, Cowee, and Gray. These, with the wives, made up a party of 68.
A son, Charles Wing Chandler, was born, October 27, to Albert R. Chandler and Alice (Wing) Chandler.
Secretary, Laurence M. Symmes, 115 Broadway, New York
