Class of 1906

The class of 1906 held its annual round-up and dinner at the Boston City Club on the evening before the Harvard game. Thirty-six men were present, and all had a fine time. Charlie Main made the arrangements, and to his ever efficient supervision was due in great part the success of the occasion. We particularly commended his foresight in reserving for us a private dining room rather than tables in the main room with other classes, for although we dutifully love our fellow alumni, we prefer to be by ourselves when it comes to a class dinner. Several records were broken this year: Walter Dakin attended his first class round-up, Randall Cooke made his first afterdinner speech, and all of the five class officers w-ere present concurrently for the first time. The dinner—which was excellent—was enlivened by a proper amount of singing, under the skilful leadership of Nate Redlon. I have known him on former occasions to receive better support from his chorus, but at least they did their best. Nat Leverone presided, and, before we adjourned to the All-Dartmouth Smoker in the main auditorium of the club, called for a few informal speeches. Walt Dakin, whom most of us had not seen for twenty years, brought us news and greetings from the great open spaces, and, basing his remarks on his observations of the team during the preceding week, correctly prophesied the result of the game to be played next day. Then Mike O'Brien, Nate Redlon, Art Burnie, Walter Powers, Randall Cooke, and Kid Clark in turn added to the brilliancy of the evening with gems from their favorite storytellers and. specimens of oratory that would have warmed the cockles of Dean Laycock's heart. All in all it was a most enjoyable gettogether. Those present from Boston and towns adjacent were Gott Brooks, Art Chapin, Kid Clark, Randall Cooke, Tom Connell, Shorty Davis, Roy Denison, Charlie French, Charlie Main, Mike O'Brien, Harold Patten, Cliff Perry, Walter Powers, Norman Russell, George Swasey, Ernest Thompson, Joe Tufts, and Harvey Whittemore; from New Hampshire, Ralph Beetle, Halsey Edgerton, and Arthur Meservey of Hanover, Francis Childs of Henniker, Bill Bell of Concord, and Freddy Scribner of Manchester; from Maine, Sammy Legro of Bath, Art Burnie of Biddeford, and Nate Redlon of Portland; and from Vermont, Eph Smith of Newport and Ned French of Rochester. Then Con Chellis came over from Springfield, Eliot Cogswell from Hartford, and Tubby Gray from New York, while the more distant travelers included Ned Redman from Baltimore, Walter Dakin and Nat Leverone from Chicago, and Henry Thrall from Minneapolis.

Immediately on learning of the death of Dr. Tucker, the treasurer sent flowers, and the secretary wrote a letter to Mrs. Tucker, manifesting the sympathy of the class of 1906, for both of which Mrs. Tucker and her family have expressed their grateful appreciation.

At the memorial service for Dr. Tucker held at the Old South Church in Boston on Friday noon, October 22, the prayer was offered by the Rev. Howard J. Chidley of Winchester. Many other 1906 men were in the congregation.

How the children do grow up! Betty Main, Dave's elder daughter, is a freshman at Smith, and Walter Dakin's son Philip is a freshman at Dartmouth. Dave accompanied Betty on her trip East in September, and was consequently unable to come on at the time of the Harvard game as he usually does. Walter postponed his visit until the boy was well settled and thus was able to take in both the Yale and Harvard games and to visit Hanover for a week between the two. For the benefit of those of you who have not seen Walter, I will say that he certainly does not look old enough to have a son in college, and in confidence I will add that when he arrived at the class dinner at Boston he thought he had got in with '96 instead of 'O6!

The Great Bear Outing Club Cabin has been completed and presented to the Club by the class of 1906. Details of its construction and presentation will be found elsewhere in this number. Dan Hatch, Jr., '28, son of Dan, Sr., and this year's president of the Outing Club, sent an invitation to all 'O6 men to be present at the dedication of the cabin on the morning of October 30, the day of the Brown game, but so few men were able to make the trip out to Mt. Moosilauke that the formal exercises were called off. It is hoped, however, that as many members of the class as can do so will inspect the cabin at some later date.

Quite a number of 'O6 men got back to Hanover for the Brown game, but the Secretary has learned the names only of the O'Briensfour of them—Dan Hatch and Mrs. Hatch, Con Chellis and his family, Shorty Davis, and Paul Felt.

Nat Leverone and Mrs. Leverone are back at the Hotel Belmont in Chicago after an extended trip through the East. Nat combined business and pleasure, and took in both the Yale and the Harvard games as well as visiting at his old home in Keene and spending several days in New York.

Norman Russell is kept very busy this fall as governor of the 38th Rotary District. His list of speaking engagements is a formidable one, and takes him all over the state of Maine. While on a visit to the Belfast Rotary Club not long ago, he spent a very pleasant hour calling on Henry Ladd, who lives just outside the town. Norm reports that Ladd, who has been out of touch with the class for many years, was very glad to meet a former classmate and to hear first-hand reports of the twentieth reunion. He is comfortably situated on his little farm, and has a fine family of children.

Gordon has recently returned from a business trip to California.

Bob Wardwell has moved from Exeter, we hear, to Manchester, where he is connected with the Frigidaire Company. We do not know his street address as yet.

Secretary, Henniker, N. H.