CLASS OF 1909
George R. Adams represents in Connecticut the Whiting Paper Company of New York. George lives at 53 Norris St., Hamden, which is one of the residential sections of New Haven. He has three fine sons: George, Jr., Edward, and John.
Everett E. Bachelder is pastor of the com- munity church (consisting of some thirteen denominations) at Provo, Utah. Bach writes: "After four and a half years' absence it surely seemed good to pay a visit to New England this summer, and sorry, however, to have missed most of class reunion, arriving only in time for the last day. I was pleased enough to see a few of the NaughtNiners. Everett, Jr., has only another year's preparation, and expects to enter Dartmouth in the fall of '3O. Rather hope for this, since he then would graduate at the twenty-fifth reunion."
Reggie Bankart's family drove to California this summer, by way of Niagara Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Glacier National Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, Red Wood Forest, and all California, returning the southern route via New Orleans and Washington, D. C. We haven't been able to find out how Reggie occupied himself during the summer, and don't dare inquire. It couldn't have been business, as Reggie theoretically is in the wool business, and there hasn't been any wool business.
Reginald H. Colley has left the government service, and is now with the American Telegraph and Telephone Company, as an expert on preservation of wood.
The Worcester crowd miss Cliff Blake, who has been transferred to the New York office of the Travelers Insurance Company, and now lives at 273 Randall Ave., Freeport, L. I.
Harold H. Burbank is now chairman of the department of economics, Harvard University.
The following letter from Cad Cummings speaks for itself: "I'm sorry I had to literally sneak away from Hanover and miss A 1 Newton's clam bake, but I have laid plans to attend every minute of the twenty-fifth and will bring the whole family, too. Bill Hodgkins is now with the Everett Trust Company, and we ought to make him put in an appearance some time. I notice he never misses on the various class contributions. Didn't we have some fun?" Some of the class ought to get hold of Bill and persuade him to try out the next class party.
Ray Dodge is director of the taxation department of the Business Chronicle, Seattle. Ray writes that he misses Max Bonter and hopes that the bare legs don't affect his business or interfere with his pleasure. Second the motion.
Ed Meleney returned from China in November, 1927, and has since been at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn., as associate professor of preventive medicine.
Jim Huselton was married on May 7 to Mary Elizabeth Pepper at Washington, D. C.
Captain Burr P. Irwin, TJ. S. A., after having spent a year at the officers' school at Fort Benning, Ga., has been transferred to Portland, Me., to do instruction work with the organized reserve. On his way North, Bunk, his wife, and his eight-year-old son, Jimmy, spent several days with Phil Avery at Wellesley. Bunk's hair is a trifle grey, but otherwise he looks about the same as when he graduated. Bunk celebrated the Fourth of July by playing golf with Phil Avery, Sandy Hooker, and Bob Holmes. His army training helped him explode the ball out of several bunkers.
Bob Burns is now general sales manager of the Whiting Milk Company of Charlestown, Mass. Bob claims to be the best fisherman in the class, next to Joe Worthen, whose catch of a ten-pound salmon with a trout rod has put him in the lead for the time being.
Which reminds us that Joe and Dorothy Worthen left for England right after reunion, to attend the first reunion of Rhodes scholars. The Prince of Wales, the premier, and many other notables were present at various formal and informal affairs given for the returning Rhodes scholars, and their reunion was in many ways an event of historical importance. After the Rhodes scholars' reunion, Joe and Dorothy visited the English lakes, did some mountain climbing, and spent several days tramping along the coast. Joe called it the ideal vacation. Joe's new summer home near Vale Perkins, Lake Memphremagog, on the Vermont-Canadian line, has been completed. This lake is several miles long, so that all the little Worthens can go in swimming at one time, unless Freddy Carroll's children drop in for a visit and swim at the same time.
Dutch West has bought a new yacht, which was being completed at the time of our reunion. The numerous details involved in furnishing it and taking it over kept Dutch away from reunion. From rumors and reports that have reached us the boat is a beauty.
Sid Hazelton did not go abroad this summer, as he usually does, but he is spending most of the summer at Harold Osborne's summer hotel camp, in charge of its various activities.
Harry Burroughs' disabilities did not prevent him from playing good golf at Hanover. We expect that next year he will rejoin the Boston class golf parties. Harry is a gamester.
Craig Thorn was married on June 19, in Greenfield, Mass., to Mabel E. New of Hudson, N. Y. Craig and Mrs. Thorn took a short trip through the White Mountains into Canada, and then hurried back to work again. They have been business partners for the past six years. Craig writes that they will welcome with open arms any stray 'O9-ers who may happen to visit Hudson.
Max K. Bonter, who has been with the Phoenix Hosiery Company for years, is now making his headquarters in New York city.
Emmett H. Naylor is a practicing corporation lawyer with offices in Springfield, Mass., and in New York city. He represents the various paper manufacturing interests in the country, which necessitates a wide field of practice in Washington, Chicago, and the Pacific Coast. He has seven associates in these different cities, so he is kept busy going around the country, so busy that much to his disgust and disappointment, he was unable to attend our Twentieth Reunion. As some may know, he was married two years ago to Miss Janet M. Wallace of Springfield. They reside at Glen Road on Dartmouth Terrace in that city, and have a country place at Cummington in the Berkshires. Emmett's oldest daughter is at Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, his son is at Middlesex, Concord, Mass., and headed for Dartmouth, and his younger daughter is at the McDuffie Girls' School in Springfield. Recently, Emmett presented to the College an oil painting of Richard Hovey, painted by Clarence Messer, which is to be hung in the Baker library. Let us hope this is among the first of many gifts from members of the class to Dartmouth.
Sawny Reagan, one of our most efficient news-gatherers, has sent us the following letters from Walter Dreyfus, Merrill Follansbee, and Bob Mower, the first news that we have had from any of them for a long time. Evidently Bob Mower has not lost his sense of humor.
"Dear Sawny: "There is practically nothing to report that would be of interest to the class, but to help you keep your records complete in your rather thankless task, will give you following brief summary of the past five years.
"Sold my stock exchange membership (N. Y.) 1924 and retired from business; since that time have made my home in Santa Barbara, where I have followed the hobbies shared in common with my wife—golf, ocean bathing, hiking, riding, bridge, reading (and drinking), with many trips on the side, including one to Europe with the American Legion. So as not to be entirely useless, have also busied myself to some extent in civic work.
"Trusting that all is well with you, and with best regards to Fat Prescott and yourself,
"Cordially yours, "WALTER DREYFUS."
"Dear Sawny: "Was pleased to get yours of August 2 to hear from you and also the plan for more news in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. We certainly lacked the latter, and we who are so far away feel this lack, as Reggie says, more than those in the East who have more chance to get back and see and hear of the fellows. A few words about myself. I moved to Los Angeles with my family from Chicago in June, 1924. My father and I started a realty and investment corporation. We bought vacant land and built houses and apartments, mostly in Santa Monica. My home is located in the western part of Los Angeles, a block from Santa Monica and about a mile and a half from the ocean. I lost my wife in May, 1927, from an operation. Four months later, I lost my father. I have three children: Merrill, Jr., twelve; Donald, ten; and Marcia, who is six.
"Last summer I took the children on the boat trip to Seattle, and stopped in San Francisco both going and returning. I had forgotten that you were there or would have looked you up. If Bill Patterson is up there, will you send me his address, as the last one I had was in Manila. The reunion class report came this morning, and I have spent most of the day reading it and looking at the group picture. Some were easy to pick out, while others I could not identify. I always thought I would be able to get back to -this reunion, but under the circumstances, it was impossible to leave the children and even more impossible to take them. When they are older, I will surely go back and take them along. I have not been there since our. third in 1912.
"Please give my regards to any others of the class in San Francisco, and with the same to yourself, I am
"Yours in '09, "MERRILL M. FOLLANSBEE."
"Dear Sawny: "Your very nice letter was read with pleasure. And your offer to take me out to luncheon noted—it tickled me so much that I showed it to all my secretaries and assistants. In fact, I told her what a big man you are and all about your private office occupying the entire 32d floor of the Bell Trust Building. In fact, your letter has helped a whole lot, as it helps convince those who saw it that I am a successful phil-a-te-list and should be listed among the Who-Who of Captains of Industry.
"But don't you think that you have an awful nerve to ask me for a resume of my life? It was decent of you when I first came out here to let me have a bed up in your cold attic. I know that you gave me lots of blankets, but those nights were colder than most of those we went through up in Hanover. As you know, I tried to get a job in many lines of business, and, even though I moved to the Berkeley 'Y' in order to conserve my resources, my prospects of getting a job were meager. "When I did get one selling coal by the sack, I didn't hold it more than half a day. Then I took that trip to Melbourne to go into rubber planting in Papua, and the authorities wouldn't let me leave the mainland of Australia. It was lucky that I had a background of philately, as it was through those bits of paper I picked up down there and sold, that I financed my return trip. Later on the draft came, and I couldn't get out of the war, so I went East and served as high rear private in the eastern fronts at Lakehurst and Philadelphia, making gas masks. This training has helped me wonderfully in my later life.
"Don't forget that as soon as I got free from that uniform, I married and came West again. This time I didn't dare to loaf, but went into the real estate business, and ate up the honeymoon Buiek and later a secondhand Chevrolet. Business was good; I made a few sales, but the total didn't average high enough to pay the gas consumed by my auto during my term as realtor. In the meantime, I had been eternally looking for a position and finally a job, always assisted by you and other Dartmouth men. Of course, as expenses increased, we have four boys nowaged from nearly three to nearly nine, I had to do something desperate and I finally took the jump and became a full, out and out phila-te-list, starting in a small way and gradually working up. I hope some day to be in a position where I can meet you and other successful Dartmouth men in the higher planes above me, but it means work and a lot of hard thinking, but I know you Will give me a hand up.
"Again I wish to thank you for your nice letter and with best wishes, I am
"Your old classmate, "808 MOWER.
"P. S. I read and reread about the last reunion, and it made me pretty blue to realize what I missed."
Frank Bartlett, Phil Avery, Bunk Irwin, and Bob Holmes, and their wives, attended the opening game with Norwich at Hanover. This was the first time that Bunk had been in Hanover since he graduated, and the first time Kate Irwin had ever been there. Bunk has followed the various changes through the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and various other College publications so closely that he was not so much surprised as one might have expected, but the Library and Dick Hall's House made a deep impression on both. The usual call upon Sid Hazelton was made, and the usual effort to extract information about the football team met with the usual 100 per cent failure. The committee is thinking of offering a reward of seven million dollars to anyone who can get any real information out of Sid. However, Sid and Marion were as hospitable as ever, which was also 100 per cent, and it was a nice party. Sid enjoyed his summer at Hal Osborne's place, and looks to be in the pink of condition.
Jim Driscoll underwent a serious operation at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Manchester, about the middle of September, and had a rather narrow escape. However, thanks to his good constitution, he came through all right, and is now at home, well on the road to recovery. It is hoped that he will be out and around again by the last of October.
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