Dartmouth Club of Paris
More frequent meetings of the Dartmouth Club of Paris were climaxed this fall by a Dartmouth Night celebration on December 12. Earlier meetings had been held in September when the MGM "Dartmouth Days" was shown, and on November 9 when a smoker was held at the University Club.
The toasting of Dartmouth was thoroughly taken care of at the most recent gathering when a cable was sent to President Hopkins. Eleven loyal sons gathered around the festive board of the Cercle In rue du Faubourg Saint Honors, in Paris. The occasion was celebrated at a luncheon. Taking the place of torches were sparkling glasses, filled and refilled not with New England rum but with rare French vintages, not least of which was an extra sec Clicquot champagne fit for the gods, offered by a genuine connoisseur, Percy Noel '05. A happy thought to come together on Dartmouth Night and flash our telegraphic greetings from Paris to Hanover.
The business duties of many a Dartmouth man in Europe require considerable travelling and it is rare that 100% attendance may be expected (there are about 25 alumni in and around Paris alone). However, all those who were able showed up including: Bob Davis '03, director of the American Library in Paris; Percy Noel '05, of journalistic and artistic renown; Pinckney Tuck '13, First Secretary of the American Embassy; Theodore Marriner '14, also at the Embassy in the important position of Charge dAffaires; "Jiggs" Donahue '15, who, being with the Palmolive Cos. here has the noble mission of keeping Frenchmen shaved; George Hull '18, whose Necessary Luxuries Cos. does its bit by making American stomachs, though far they wander, feel at home; Horton Kennedy '18, high officer of Morgan's Bank in France; N. Zaro '27, who stopped off in Paris on a trip home from Barcelona where he has been working for several years; "Bo" Wentworth '32, with the Hartford Insurance Cos.; Charlie Odegaard '32, who is collecting material in the field of medieval French history for a Harvard Ph.D. thesis; and myself, likewise in the throes of a thesis, for the Sorbonne doctorate.
The private showing of "Dartmouth Days," arranged with MGM by George Hull and Ted Marriner, was made especially memorable by the presence of Edward Tuck '62 who showed as much enthusiasm as any recent graduate. The College film was followed by a shorter one on the dedication of La Turbie monument, presented by Mr. Tuck last April to the French nation.
The success of all these gatherings has been due in no small measure to the organizing efforts of George Hull who for a number of years has done a lot to bring Dartmouth men in Paris into contact with one another.
