Class of 1905
A nice long letter from Fred Chase reveals the fact that I made a serious blunder in my March notes. I there reported that Emerson Day told Fred that his father had so fully recovered from his operation that "he could take me on." I so interpreted Fred's earlier letter on the subject. It now appears that what Emerson actually said was: "He's fine. He can take you on any time." This a matter of quotation marks, you see. I apologize to all concerned. Fred also says in his last letter: "Emily Day was here to lunch yesterday,looking very blooming. I handed her overto her handsome son at Vanderbilt Hallwhe?i she left us. As you probably know,Lil and Ethel made a hasty trip abroad inJanuary, but I haven't seen either of themsince to hear the tale. My boy, Bob, went toCarnival as Hugh's guest and seemed tohave a dandy time. He drove up, takingtwo Radcliffe girls and two Harvard graduate students. I still have to see my first fullCarnival. The skiing has been so fine hereat home that I blew myself to my firstmodern outfit, and at once proceeded toget cast with it several times!" Fred also made suggestions and favorable comment in connection with our reunion plans.
Harry L. Watson, writing on his private letterhead as secretary-treasurer of the N. H. State Dental Board, and with all the capital letters in the alphabet after his name except AAA and NRA, says he was in bed with the grippe when I wrote him about the Priest funeral plans, but was O.K. again. "I remember Priest very well.He used to stay around the Elm House agreat deal freshman year, especially inHarry Preston's room. I remember onebanquet in particular that he came to alittle bit late, by way of West Lebanon, 1should guess, because he informed thosepresent that he had just been on a longjourney and had traveled all over Europe,corup, atid syrup! Hope we do not loseanybody else for a while."
Bill Chamberlain, writing about reunion plans on March 3, says that he had just completed a seven weeks' session of jury duty since January 14. He was then planning to attend the annual Dartmouth banquet on the 7th and to work up enthusiasm for our family affair in June.
One morning last week I heard a crow, and I sensed that it was traveling north. The same morning I received a letter from C, C. Hills, written shortly after his arrival in New York from Florida. "DearMc: The evening of March i, the class of1905 had a little round-up of the New Yorkmembers at the Dartmouth Club. Besse,Conley, Day, Emery, and yours truly wereon hand, and a very pleasant time was hadby all. It may be of interest to the class atlarge to know that 'Tub' Besse has recentlybecome interested in the work of a Congregational church in Brooklyn, and is veryactive in the organization. After this weekmy address will be Ninth Floor, IJSTremont St., Boston, where I will be gladto hear from you at any tune." We appreciate these evidences of approaching spring; and are glad that C. C. is going to be in Boston, where he will be able to assist in connection with reunion plans.
We are gradually getting reunionminded. Here comes a letter from Walter Nourse, in Hollywood: "I'm coming Eastagain this summer—to teach at N. Y. U. asI did last summer. I doubt if I can makethe reunion, but tell me what the dates areso that I can do some figuring. Hope I cansee you this time."
Also a letter from Sliver Hatch, anticipating my forthcoming reminder as to class dues, and telling about his change of location to Tela, Honduras. "As you willnote from the heading, I have had anotherchange of address arid am now located atTela. Left Limon about the latter part ofJanuary. The new assignment is much likethe former one except that this is a largerand newer division. We have a good golfcourse here, something I missed at Limon,and I manage to get a round or two inabout every afternoon. All of the childrenare in school in the States, the two girls inBeverly, Mass., and the boy in RiversideMil. Acad, at Gainesville, Ga. He was homefor a week at Christmas came down byPan-American plane. Is now five feeteleven, weighs 135 lbs., and played tacklethis fall on his school team. I notice by the ALUMNI MAGAZINE that you did me thehonor to place me on the 1920 reunionbaseball team. Thanks a lot, but I amafraid you will have to square yourselfwith 'Elsi' Grover. My baseball activitieswere mostly confined to keeping score andfurnishing a receptive audience in theHome Run League in Reed Hall. Don'tknow yet whether I will make it for the reunion or not. Am going to try but may notbe able to get away just at that time.Shall do so if I possibly can. Please give mykindest regards to any of the boys you mayrun across."
You doubtless remember that our own "Rufus" Day is president of the Alumni Association and will preside in that capacity at the Alumni Dinner on June 15. It seems only fair to Rufus that he be given a little publicity, now that June is so near at hand. We are told on the back of the picture that at the moment he was making his toilet on the shore of Newfound Lake, and that it was in July, 1921.
You will read this some two weeks after receiving your number of the '05 News, at cetera. Please check up on yourself, and if you have not yet responded to the several requests contained in that issue, just sit down at your desk and sign the various dotted lines and mail it all to the secretary at once. You will be duly rewarded.
"Tub" Besse also reports on the New York round-up:
"Well, we had our little gatheringMarch 1, 1935, at the New York DartmouthClub at 6:30. Emery, Day, Conley, Besse,and, best of all, C. C. Hills blew in, andhow we did enjoy him. Bill Knibbs stoppedin for a cocktail, but could not stay around.
"After dinner we all went up to thelounge and had a lot of music, and howthe boys did like the ale; all home aboutmidnight in good shape.
"Su?iday at our house we had the raregood luck to have Mr. and Mrs. C. C.Hills over for supper, and a good time washad by all.
"Bob Merriam has been a bit under theweather, but seems to be on the job againand hopes to be o.k. from now on. He hasa pair of Welsh terriers, full-blooded, registered, and is expecting an interesting eventin the spring in the terrier family. Pupswill be sold at a reasonable (?) figure.
"TUB."
"Rufus" Day 'O5
Secretary, 45 East Main St., Malone, N. Y
