Class of 1911
The class officers intend to keep no secrets from the rest of the class. We, therefore, are letting you in on the latest facts with regard to the payment of dues. The treasurer has sent bills to 299 men. He has received dues from 125 men. Magazines are being sent to 283 men. A nationally known statistical organization to which we appealed for advice has informed us that the meaning of these figures is that 158 men, or over 55% of those receiving magazines, are enjoying them at the expense of the other 45%. Here's hoping that none of the 125 get sore, because we expect eventually that the others will come across as they have in previous years.
As is happening too frequently, I must report another sad event which has occurred in the life of one of our classmates, namely, that Clint Elwell's ten months old son, Robert Clinton, died very suddenly of bronchial pneumonia on March 20. The little fellow had been having some bronchial trouble, when it turned serious suddenly during the night, and he died early the next morning. A very fine-letter has been received from Clint, thanking the class for a spray of sweet peas.
Hen Seaver got so filled up with 1911 enthusiasm at our Fifteenth that he decided there was room for a Dartmouth Lunch Club in New Brunswick, N. J., of which organization he has been made secretary.
Word from Slim Eaton bears out the impression that he and the Missus are enjoying their trip around the Mediterranean, through Italy, Switzerland, etc. Slim says he is now on his way home to attend to the business which he claims to have left simmering on the back of the Stove. He wishes to have his best regards conveyed to the old gang.
Word just received from President Calles of Mexico states that Gabe Campbell has left for New York city, where he is now permanently located in the home office of Ingersoll Rand Company at 11 Broadway, with home address at 54 Morningside Drive. He has been seen recently at the Dartmouth Club, where it appears that he has made no change for the worse. A 1 Hormel is also back in New York city at the home office of George F. Hardy, whom he has been representing in various cities throughout the country.
In order to add to his reputation as an authority on compensation and other forms of insurance, Ralph Blanchard has recently been spending six months in Japan and other foreign countries.
Frank Dodge gets credit for putting over the best Florida Alumni Association dinner which has been held to date. The banquet was properly staged at the Hotel Soreno, and, I presume, as a reward for this he was elected president of the Florida Association for another year.
Leonard Hofler reports himself as a public accountant living at 23 Monroe Ave., Mamaroneck, N. Y.
A testimonial of his popularity among the employees of the National City Bank was recently tendered Seth Emerson when he was elected president of the association of the employees of the bank.
The latest address of Forrest Owen is reported to be 149 Oak Lawn, Battle Creek, Mich.
Ben Stout also has moved his business office to Room 508, 133 West Washington St., Chicago.
Paul Palmer Ayer has set up housekeeping with Doc Wyman in the Dartmouth Club in New York. They were recently joined for a short visit by Bob Barstow, the well known soul saver of Madison, Wis. A prominent New Yorker writes that Paul's job is selling some kind of varnish that flows like a summer's dream, sets harder than New Hampshire grante, and can be walked on by lumbermen in caulk boots without leaving a scratch.
Dick Chase not only has changed his address but his title as well, he now being assistant to the vice-president of the Keith Car and Manufacturing Company, Sagamore, Mass.
An attractive booklet has been secured, via Newt Russell, describing the twenty-fifth anniversary of Glenville Congregational Church of Cleveland, Ohio, of which our genial classmate, Jack "Scotford, has been pastor for the last eight years. Most of the class missed seeing Jack at the last reunion, as he got here about in time to see everybody departing for Whitefield. He says, however, Hanover looked so good to him he is going to hit the town early next June and every year until our Twentieth.
Ted O'Leary is now New England sales manager of the Film Booking Offices of America and has his office at 46 Piedmont St., Boston, but retains his home in Worcester.
On January 1, John McDonald was appointed assistant agent of the United States on the General and Special Claims Commissions, United States and Mexico. It would seem that in view of the present interest in the Mexican situation, John might be in on something that we would all like to hear about.
Louis Hall, although now in Washington, has been appointed trade commissioner, and will ultimately be stationed in France.
It was about time to expect something of the sort. Syd Beane has moved again, this time to Hanover, where he is clerk of the works, which means that he is liaison officer between the architect and the builders of the new library. Almost any time now, Syd may be seen poring over a mass of blue prints or else peering into the concrete mixer on the rear porch of the home of some faculty member who happens to be living adjacent to the site of the new building.
Charles E. Benton, formerly a member of the firm of John C. Paige and Company, takes pleasure in announcing he has re-entered the business of general insurance with offices in the general agency of Moore, Bettencourt and Company, 33 Broad St., Boston.
In the program of the Florida State Conference of Social Work which was recently held in Orlando, the name of Don Cheney seems to appear more often than that of any other individual who is known to us at any rate. Don is president of the Conference, and as Nineteen- Eleveners return from their annual sojourn in that section of the country, they speak withpride of the reputation which Don has securedfor himself in this connection.
From someone came a clipping from Adventure, giving a whole page to the story of King Moses, which is mentioned as one of their customary biographies of their authors. A list of magazines for which King writes follows: TheOutlook, Collier's, The Foruvi, The Ladies'Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post,Youth's Companion, Forbes' Magazine, TheLondon Times Supplement, Itidustrial Management, Field Artillery Journal, and Adventure. Actually, it fairly makes your hair stand on end to read the story of the experiences that King has been through. I promise you that in the next issue of the class bulletin the whole article will be made available to you.
Cupe Adams is enthusiastic over the way in which the first subscribers in this year's campaign for the Alumni Fund have co-operated in the plan of making their over-subscriptions. Of the first 43 men subscribing, the increase in their subscription over last year was 43 per cent. His enthusiasm is not quite unanimous, however, as there are still a great many from whom he has not heard at all.
On March 10, 1927, Kenneth F. Clark, Jr., came into the world, labeled for the class of 1949. Both mother and father are doing well.
Secretary, Hanover, N. H.
