CLASS OF 1909

The Leightons' older boy, Stanley T. (Doug), is a freshman in Hanover this year. While he is also a good hockey player, he is not yet as big as his father, and we doubt if he is yet able to bowl them over as Plum used to do. Plum has another boy, Bradford, due at Hanover in another two or three years, and we hope for Plum's sake that the building business flourishes for the next few years. There should be several sons of members in next year's class, and numerous daughters are already attending the football games and various other parties. Herb Hawes tells us that in August, Ed Chappelear was married to Margaret Lacey, and that they went abroad for two months on their wedding trip. Considering the bad weather we had a good turnout at the class dinner following the smoker at the Boston City Club the night before the Harvard game, i.e., George Adams, Phil Avery, Reggie Bankart, Bob Burns, Harry Burroughs, Phil Chase, Mike Farley, Harry Floyd, Bob Holmes, Sandy Hooker, Knuek Kennedy, Jake Mason Howard, Moody, A 1 Newton, Hal Pratt, AI Schofield, Art Swenson, Lynde Tucker, Gordon Weinz, Frank Williams, Jack Childs, Cad Cummings, Herman Dillingham, Clarence Dunbar, Herb Hawes, Plum Leighton, Chet Perry, Clark Saville, and Craig Thorn. Harry Floyd entertained at the City Club before the smoker, featuring Knuck Kennedy in his favorite song, "I Had a Dream," and Al Newton with his newest (?) story. Lynde Tucker was back for his first class party in many years. Lynde weighs more than he did in his undergraduate days, and several of the gang had difficulty recognizing him. Lynde is now Brooklyn manager for Western Electric and his home is at 117 Oxford Boulevard, Garden City, L. I. Jack Childs was able to name everyone at the dinner at sight, in spite of the fact that it was his first glimpse of many of the crowd for years. Hal Murchie came down from Calais, Maine for the game, but couldn't attend the dinner. Those of the class who managed to survive the rain and the cold at the game attended Bob Burns' "Tea," which was more than usually successful, due to the fact that bad weather reduced the attendance to much less than the usual one thousand or more, and one could get in and out without waiting in line for hours. Phil and Mabel Avery came dressed in old-time costumes. Phil was made up with a wig and moustache to resemble the alleged portrait of Mr. Burns that was included in the published announcement of the Tea, causing considerable confusion among those who had been lingering at the tea table as to the identity of the host. Phil found his grey moustache spoiled his technique in greeting the ladies and removed it, thereby restoring conditions to normal. Mrs. Zilch presided, and the Tea was given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Burp.

The Floyds made their first class appearance since their honeymoon, and Louise looks more sylphlike than ever, in spite of being dragged by Harry into nearly every restaurant in Europe.

Reggie Bankart keeps up his interest in football, and is acting as an official again this fall. His older boy, Henry, Jr., will be ready for Hanover next fall, and is also a good football player.

Dutch West and associates have acquired control of the Casco Mercantile Trust Company of Portland, Maine, and Dutch is now vice-president.

Sam Bell has returned from an extended stay on the Pacific Coast, and expects to be in Manchester most of the winter.

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