CLASS OF 1899
The fellows got in a double-header in the way of reunions on Saturday, March 1. In the first place, they pulled their never-yet-missed March round-up back into the afternoon, at the Boston City Club. In- the second place, they went almost in a body in the evening to Hotel Statler to attend the postponed annual meeting of the Boston Dartmouth Club.
At the round-up were present the following: Rab Abbott from Manchester, Ed Allen, Jim Barney, K. Beal, Louis Benezet, Nelson Brown, Cav, George Clark, Hale Dearborn, Charlie Donahue, Percy Drake, Pitt Drew, George Evans, Ralph Hawkes, Gus Ileywood, Owen Hoban, George Huckins, Art Irving, Warren Kendall with friend George Randall, Tim Lynch, Dave Parker, Ed Skinner, Alvah Sleeper, Jim Walker, Phil Winchester, and Weary Wardle.
Letters or telegrams of greeting were sent to Jim Richardson in Hanover, Joe Hobbs in Belmont, Bill Atwood in Melrose, and Mrs. "Clothespins" Richardson. To Mrs. Richardson also, who is convalescing in a Brookline hospital, were sent the round-up flowers. Jim, Joe, and Bill are all definitely on the mend after their divers and sundry experiences at the hands of Dame Nature and doctors not so natural.
Some glimpses of Peddy Miller's experiences in China and a few informal remarks from the fellows left plenty of time for a three-reel cinema of last June's Thirtieth. The arrival of the Braves of the Tribe of '99, the flying of the Class Flag, and some slow motion episodes from the Golf Fray were among the scenes represented. Bones Woodward was seen to advantage tearing up the turf, and Tim Lynch, the Donor of the Silver Trophy, was accurately depicted in the midst of a series of highly promising practice swings with his famous clubs. There followed a glimpse of Bill Wiggin pitching a few speedy ones to Pitt Drew at the Mel Adams Cabin picnic on Sunday, and then came the fade-out with Bobby Rowe's epitome: "I'll say it was the happiest reunion ever,—it was a Home Run!"
When Jim Barney gave up his golf practice on November 5, he startled his family and friends by casually accepting a longstanding invitation of some lumber friends: "Sure riding, tomorrow morning, Jim." And from that day until the present—except when in Hanover or New York—this local lumber king has risen at five daily and put in an hour and a half of strenuous riding with the other members of the Sunrise Club. The effect has been electric. Jim works half a day, but does twice as much work at the office (he admits he spent part of his leisure applying Sloan's Liniment the first few days); while the rest of the family have gone in for the ancient bard stuff and celebrate his achievements in verse. Here's what Son Wendell turned in at Christmas time together with a clever bronze paperweight in the shape of a horse:
Our Daddy Jim is quite a shark At getting up while it's still dark, And riding horseback in the park; He's crazy. His older son stays home in bed No thoughts of freezing in his head, He'd rather pound his ear instead He's lazy. The horses on Dad's string complete Are well-built, sleek, and quite petite; This one's that way, but on his feet He's heavy. But he'll be useful when the wind Is blowing papers round like sin Especially when bills pile in A bevy.
Here are some more news from the new generation of Ninety-Niners:
Bob Winchester, Phil's boy, is making fine headway with the Robertson Aircraft Company of St. Louis.
Theodore Allen, Ed's boy, is one of the two regular pianists chosen from candidates to accompany the Dartmouth Players' Orchestra. His father takes care of next summer's thirst, by the way, by shipping up from Florida every four days one whole carload of orange juice; not oranges, notice, but orange juice.
Arthur Beal, K's oldest boy, was married March 8 to Miss Helen Ilsley, Mt. Holyoke '27. Their address is 72 Mountain Ave., Maiden, Mass.
Lloyd Wason, Harry's boy from Georgia, is at a military institute in Tennessee.
Harry Wardle is helping his father this year. Weary insists that the really big '99 golf tourney of 1930 will be held in Grand Mere, Quebec, next summer. Who's the new champion to be?
Secretary, 41 West Kirke St., Chevy Chase, Md.
