Class of 1917
Apparently secretarial apologies are due for the omission of the class notes in the November MAGAZINE. As these notes were sent in twenty-four hours late, the editor seems to have been unable to print them. This was unfortunate, as announcement of the plans for the Princeton game luncheon were included, so only the men living in the Metropolitan area, to whom we sent special notices, will know of these arrangements.
Bunny Holden reports a good turnout for the stag dinner at the University Club Friday night before the Harvard game, when nineteen of the boys enjoyed a good old-fashioned, if somewhat pre-Volstead, evening. No complete details have been received as yet; in fact, not even a list of those present. At the Yale game we managed to catch a glimpse of some of the "old faithfuls," though our immediate vicinity did not seem to include as many of the regulars as we have met at New Haven in the past. Despite some chemical difficulties, we did recognize the Doctor and Mrs. Donehue, Heinie Wright, Bud Robie, Bob Scott, Jack Saladine, Butch Sherman, Bunny Holden, George Currier, Roy Halloran, Johnny Martinez, Len Shea, and Ralph Britton (correct me if I am wrong, Brit).
No class dinners have been planned by the New York group for the fall and winter season, but a weekly luncheon hour has been announced to take the place of these. Monday is the selected day, from 12 to 1:30, at the Dartmouth Club. No special reservations are necessary, and we hope that everyone will form the habit of dropping in for these luncheons as often as possible.
Page Junkins '14 forwarded a clipping last summer from the Chicago Tribune containing some interesting news about "Doc" Walters and a group of Mayo surgeons. They flew from Rochester, Minn., to Chatham, Ontario, for an emergency operation which saved the life of the wife of one of the Chrysler executives. If Walt extends his flying practice much further, Hanover, Marion, Mass., and Manhattan may soon expect to have the benefits of his services.
Hal Tobin checks in from Hanover (Box 822), where he is teaching American and European governments. As you know, Hal spent last winter in Geneva and European capitals studying foreign office methods. He enclosed a message from Sam White, written early in the summer from Fairbanks, Alaska. In early October I heard, direct from Sam, that he had made a hurried trip home in August because of his mother's illness. Fortunately he was able to be with her for a few days before she died. We are all sorry to hear of your loss, Sam, and appreciate what a satisfaction it must have been to have had those few days at home.
From a recent letter from "Pop" Ford we learn that he and his sea-going family, composed of two boys, one girl, and one wife, have spent the entire summer afloat on a remodeled Chesapeake Bay freighter named Mother Goose. Now they have returned to their old headquarters in Rye, N. Y., and Pop continues business at 100 Broadway with Greene, Ellis, and Anderson.
Ray Collerd, vice-president of the Northern California Dartmouth Association, has written a long and interesting report of their activities, mentioning his contacts with four Seventeeners; namely, Jack Baer, A 1 Whitaker, Ted Lonnquest, and Al Shiels. This association is a high-powered, vigorous outfit which has set an example of activity and accomplishment far overshadowing any other group in the country that I am familiar with. Certainly our Boston and New York organizations seem lethargic by comparison. Ray is still connected with N. Clark 8c Sons, manufacturers of terra cotta and brick products, 112 Natoma St., San Francisco.
Everyone should keep the fact prominently in mind that no trip to New York can be complete without a visit to the Dartmouth Club. You are bound to cross trails with old friends and to find a warm atmosphere of hospitality prevailing. Get the "Dartmouth Club habit" at any time, keeping in mind particularly the weekly class luncheons on Monday.
We are glad to add one new name to the active class membership—F. W. Spearin, 21 Humphrey St., Marblehead, Mass.
We have the following changes of address to report:
Browne, Kingsbury, 46 Cotswold Rd., Brookline, Mass.
Dewey, Edward R., 609 Investment Bldg., Washington, D. C.
Erb, William 8., 111 N. Canal St., c/o Kimble Glass Cos., Chicago, 111., 635 Hinman Ave., Evanston, 111.
Fitch, Willis S., 302 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
Friedrichs, Hugo, c/o Ball Bros. Co., Muncie, Ind.
Garber, Dr. Frank W., 1187 Jefferson St., Muskegon, Mich.
Halloran, Dr. Roy D., Physician-Supt. Metropolitan State Hosp., 505 Trapelo Road, Waltham, Mass.
Janes, Charles 8., 96 Alfred Drowne Rd., W. Barrington, R. I.
Locke, Dr. Allen W., 76 Washington St., Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Mcßeynolds, Frederick W., 1316 New Hampshire Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.
Sanborn, Ralph, 49 Federal St., Boston, Mass.
Sewall, William, 507 Malvern Rd., Akron, Ohio.
Secretary, Craig House, Beacon, N. Y.
