CLASS OF 1916
Rog Evans seems to find time to send us all the 'l6 news he has. During the summer he has contributed the following:—On Friday the 13th—of June—my old club, the Blue Hill Country Club at Canton, was invaded by Rog, Cliff, Gran, Ken Tucker, Hobie Baker, Ernie Cutler, Vic Porter, Art Fiske, Fred Bailey, Alex Jardine, Jake Story, and Joe Carleton. The boys had a great day of it, practicing for the big outing held last week at Weston.
On June 28 Roger Flagg, Jr., arrived in Boston, and late in September the whole family moved to 7042 McCallum St., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
The John Alden Pelletiers also have been heard from recently. Richard Havey Pelletier has joined us, as of September 10.
Mr. Filene, "A. L.," gave us our annual golf party October 3 We gathered at the Weston Country Club in the morning, golfed, had luncheon, and then golfed some more. In the evening, dinner at A. L.'s home, smokes, and a miniature Balmacaan fest. Somehow Hobie Baker won the golf prize—a very snappy golf bag. Looks must have countedHobie is still the same old beau—as there were several better golfers there. Politics seemed to have little to do with it, for Senator George from New Hampshire failed to win, even though he was in the running up to the very end.
Among the others there were former champions Jardine and Uphain; good golfers Steinert, Fuller, Fiske, and McAuliffe; a few old-timers, as Fenno, McQuesten, and Bailey; and a lot of boys who are really coming along with their game. From what I saw of their playing, Cliff should be among the winners some day; Jack English will always be a good partner or opponent in any game; and Ig Eigner would get along better in a course without traps. He was in a foursome behind the one I followed, and every time I looked back to the green we had just left it would be obscured by a cloud of sand through which a ball—and then Ig—would appear.
Harry Floyd, Lewis Gove, Max Bernkopf, Lapierre, Russ Perkins, Jim Coffin, Ernie Cutler (did I mention earlier that he had a daughter?), Joe Carleton, John Monahan, Ted Walker, Dan Dinsmoor, Rod Soule (he plays lefthanded), Phil Lewis, and Russ Leavitt were there, but I couldn't check up on them all.
Gil Tapley blew in for dinner with Ros Magill, who is professoring this year at Harvard Law School.
A great day, and the one and only event that makes us wish the years rolled around faster, so that we'd not have to wait so long for the next A.L. party. Again, many thanks, too, to Mrs. Filene for her part.
You'll read these jottings in November with your minds full of Dart-mouth's 1930 team. The season will be over with the Palo Alto game by the end of the month. In December, in January, in February, March, April, and May, think of Hanover in June. Physically it has changed since 1916, but it will always be the same to us all. Hanover in June, with 1916 all back there again. Doesn't that give you something to think of and look forward to during the winter and spring?
Secretary, 65 Mathewson Road, Barrington, R. I
