CLASS OF 1919
It is all very mystifying to us. For five long years the class lias been, apparently, as dead as a door nail. The Dartmouth Club of New York has continued bravely to schedule 1919 dinners. Louis Stone has met and eaten alone. In Chicago, except for a Pow Wow now and then, you would have supposed the boys had fallen victims of machine gun fire. In Boston when two Nineteeners happened in at the same social gathering they had to be introduced. The class officers had become misplaced and nobody seemed to care a whole lot.
Suddenly everything came to life. Committees egan meeting in Boston. Great activities were started jointly by Chicago and Cleveland groups. Even the Pacific Coast was heard from. The class without being called jumped to its feet and shook itself. We once had a dog who did the same trick but the deception was not nearly so perfect.
As a result of all this we are going to have a reunion. Our ear has been to the ground these past few weeks and it sounds as if there would be one hundred percent attendance. In Boston, Munro, Bird, Cunningham, Chipman, Hayes, and a few others are making themselves responsible for all of New England being there. Ted Townsend is coming from San Francisco to meet Washburn, Forrest, Ives, and their gang in Chicago* where they will charter a special Pullman and be rushed to Detroit. Here Raible, Steeher, Cody, Jeavons, and the Cleveland delegation will get aboard. Anybody interested in joining this brave expedition write to Freddie Ives, care of Crowell Publishing Company, North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, I11.
Here in New York everybody we meet is going. Paul Clements is getting together a very neat costume. Gin Mullen, Dick Dudensing, Eddie Fiske, and Bob Paisley will be on hand.
Spider Martin in Syracuse, the only member of tlie class who has stayed on his feet and kept fighting for 1919, is not only coming but expects to bring in a lot of lost sheep through notices in his Alumni Fund letters.
In our March notes we requested that some of the boys make investigations similar to those we made in New York. We got but one—from Freddie McCrea—and we were somewhat upset to see the results: One coming—two not. However, we later learned that of the two not coming, one was the class of '87 and the other a Harvard man. Probably the man who said yes thought Freddie went to Leland Stanford.
Our Own Gotham Gleanings
Bob Paisley has bought him a new house in Garden City. We hope to assist in warming same when he moves in.
Phil Bird, the Boston stationer, was in the city for a few days and took several pingpong lessons while here.
Rabbi Raible of Cleveland was registered at the Roosevelt a short time ago, but we did not see him.
Louis Munro of Boston sailed from here for six weeks in Europe, the which made us very restless for several days.
John Chipman, tachometer expert, was in the city last week and spent one night at our country place
Mrs. Max Norton and Mrs. Bob Paisley are arranging things strange and wonderful for the women who attend the Tenth. So if your wife will come, bring her. She is assured of a good time if she never sees you again till she gets home.
Official announcement of "The Tenth of the Century" is going out at once. The committee want the return cards back promptly and in great quantity. Send it in—plan to come and have a very swell time.
Assistant Secretary, R. F. D. 37, South Norwalk, Conn.
