Class of 1918
Les Badger, Pittsfield, N. H., has a son who will enter Hanover next year
Clayton (Benny) Mugridge is said to have become quite a psychologist—gives lectures at times. Melrose Highlands, Mass., is his habitat Writing from Gotham, Rog Howland says: "Most of the boys here-abouts seem eternally so busy sticking tobusiness, one wonders if we all wouldn'tdo better to foregather more. I'm one ofthe worst offenders. Reason: one wife andone daughter; they are aces; I'm a deucebut enjoying it. Recently saw Wart McElwain and John Martinez assisting another he-old-maid to select a shirt. They'remarried to the Club. Both are getting abeautiful bulge between the 40th and 50thparallels N.Lat. I fear nothing can be doneabout it—anyway my trouble's 15 degreesnorth."
But something IS going to be done about the gathering of the clan in New York. What, haven't you heard about the big Eighteen party the night before the Princeton game? Visiting firemen from all points of the compass will be on hand. The biggest gathering since freshman picture!
Ralph (Chief) Walkingstick drops a line from Oklahoma City. "Hope you don'tthink a 40th birthday is hot dope, but thatis all I have. Haven't seen anyone in a yearor two from the old school. Wish I could." .... Stew Burns, Franklin, N. H., has purchased a new house, we learn. He is now assistant manager of Sulloway Mills. Ax Proctor, our informant, also reports an enjoyable visit by Ken Jones Al Rice (Upper Montclair, N. J.) writes of many fishing expeditions in the wilds of Maine C. E. Tower (Niagara Falls) has a daughter who just started in at Vassar, and a son who should be ready for the freshman class at Hanover in three years. .... Dick White (New Brunswick, N. J.) attended the 12th National Shade Tree Conference in Boston late in September. He is secretary-treasurer Curt Tripp reports that Paul Miner and his wife summered at Buzzards Bay. How about you and Gladys coming down to Atlanta for another licking at bridge, Curt?
Homer Lininger has moved from Evanston, Ill., to Tucson, Arizona, where he's running a hotel. The address: The Lodge on the Desert Bill Chisholm has a son headed for Hanover in five more years. The lanky one still resides in Marblehead, Mass If you happen back to Hanover this fall note this invite from Rolf Syvertsen: "I have returned across thestreet to the Medical School, from a year'sleave of absence spent as a resident houseofficer at the Mary Hitchcock MemorialHospital, and am now residing in Norwich,Vt., where my wife and I would welcomeEighteeners."
Pete Serafin (New Haven M.D.) received his M.Sc. degree recently from the University of Penn Graduate School of Medicine, for post-graduate studies in surgery Ted Hazen, Hazen Paper Co., Holyoke, declares: "I am darned busyhere, building a house and trying to runthe American Youth Hostel in South Hadley."
Well, well—after all this Rip van Winkle, if we don't hear from Otto Kubin. "Nearlyhad pups the other day," writes Otto, "when I heard from Eddie Felt. Of course,he wanted some free beer. Have a job asvice-president of the Atlas Brewing Company. I'll furnish the beer for a get-together of Eighteeners in Chicago." Well, now, Otto, how about you and our New England brewmaster—Monty Montgomery of Providence—getting together on some good beer and plenty of it, for the Twentieth Reunion?
Ru Hesse dwells on a summer spent in the big city, working at R. H. Macy's, while the family was up in the Catskills, and reports further on Fritz Cassebeer, now secretary of the Metropolitan Gladiolus Society, in addition to being a chemist and druggist of parts. Seems that with all this flower fame, Fritz is in the running for Dick Cooley's magnolia honors. Or were they pansies, Dick? .... George Daniels, 129 East 69th St., N. Y. C., now has a son by the name of Robert Dwinnell Daniels, born January 4, 1936. Our news may not be "final extra," but we get it eventually! . . . . Goshamighty, here's word from good old Jack Storrs at last. Writing from 378 Meadowbrook Road, Fairfield, Conn., Jack chronicles three youngsters: J. W. Jr., age 16, height 6 ft. 2 in. and weight 170, is the oldest, and he's due to enter Hanover in 1938. Jack has been with Bassick Company for 15 years.
Your Secretary had to be in New York about the middle of September. At the Dartmouth Club ran into Eddie Butts, who says he is about to take on a new job that will cause him to travel here, there, and everywhere. Let's have details, Eddie. Also spent a grand evening with Sew Strout, the Portland bank attorney, and Earley, the Brooklyn insurance magnate. We dined at Keen's chop house, but endeavors to get Ernie to pay the bill oat of the class treasury were unsuccessful. So you see what a man you have at the helm of your class finances, and if you don't send him your $3.50 dues, I hope he breaks down and does buy the dinner next time and the hell with the audit!
The financial department of the Public Service Commission of New Hampshire is now in good hands. In the hands of our Concord classmate, to be exact, Hort Chandler Specializing in corporate law practice and the attendant litigation is Glendening (Harold S.) with offices at 63 Wall St., New York Dick Holton wastes little ink, says merely: "Still in thebank." Which means, I take it, the East New York Savings Bank in Brooklyn. . . . . Bacteriologist (Gene) Clark postcards from his Springfield, Ill., laboratories about the heat up there. But since the date on the card is days old, we'll assume he, too, is enjoying fall weather by now and having cooled off will shoot along some dope re the Mid-Western brethren Bill Kurtz has left Cleveland, Bill Bemis, Fat Hardie, etc., flat on their backs and has departed for New York. He is with Chas. E. Quincey fc Cos., 24 Broad St. Will our operatives on the street please look Bill up and see if he is behaving properly?
In the Boston Evening Transcript of September 11, eagle-eyed realtor Ed Ferguson glimpsed the following: "ManyHarvard alumni prominent in ranks offinance. Survey reveals distinguished listof prominent financiers." Then, under the subhead "Chase National Bank" we find listed: Andrew S. Ross, 1916, assistant cashier Seems to us someone ought to check on this—Harvard laying claim to our distinguished financiers! .... Ed and Kath Ferguson spent some time fishing this past summer at Moosehead Lake, Me.
Neil Sheldon is now vice-president of the Schenectady (N. Y.) Rotary Club and hopes to get to the international convention in Switzerland next spring. How are your plans for the 20th in Hanover, Fat? .... King Rood, 32 Sixth Ave., N. Y. claims he almost met Stan Jones a few weeks ago. And Tom Bryant, Lansdowne, Pa., reports that Frank Clahane climbed the terrace for a visit last spring From the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, N. H., comes the following: "Family—same. Wife—Mary H.; daughter—Mary Elizabeth, 18;daughter—Elinor, 16; son—Phil Jr., 11;son—Richard, 10; son—Robert, 3. All haleand hearty less an epidemic of appendicitis affecting girls. Self—assistant shopsuperintendent for production at Portsmouth Navy Yard, building two submarines per year. Doing all electrical manufacturing for entire Navy. Fleetingglimpse of Phil Sanderson, newspaperman,representing these parts for A.P. andmetropolitan dailies; of Bill Colbath, working for Uncle Sam in the supply game; andof Walt Willand, internal revenuer of distinction." .... Need we add that our correspondent is none other than Commander Paul Mather?
Bill Colby, Concord, N. H., was unopposed for the Republican nomination for county solicitor, so we figure the lad should be "in" by now. Tom Sturgess (New Haven) enjoys running into Dusty Rhodes at various insurance conventions. Seems that Dusty writes up things that happened or might have happened for some publications. Why not a contribution or two for "The Roar," Dusty? H. Langdon Robinson pens thusly: "I am still trying to runa sheet metal and air conditioning businessin Springfield, Ill., carrying on the familybusiness, which is celebrating its 75th consecutive year this year. I am marred, haveone daughter, Sally, age seven, a goodWellesley prospect to folloio in her mother'sfootsteps. I am still mixed up in the Army,being a major of field artillery during myspare moments." You can reach Lang at 114 No.5sth St., Springfield, Ill.
Nipper Knapp, Poultney, Vt., breaks his long silence to admit: "Had (he pleasureof seeing Fat Hardie in Cleveland whilethere as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Missed Hal Doty, muchto my disappointment. With the pick-upin the building industries, the slate business has improved, which makes our business some better after a blank for fiveyears." Nipper's wife, Helen, and their three young Nippers invite Eighteeners to find Poultney on the map and drop in.
Johnny Cunningham, 516 Patterson Building, Denver, tells us that Chuck Hilliker is in the horse business besides selling Fords. He has four besides a young colt which is worth more than the four. John raves about dry fly trout fishing in Wyoming. He gets too technical for me, so I'll refer this to Bob, chairman of our fish committee. John is said to have been in the East during September, sporting a mustache a la Bemis.
By the way, Bob Fish is making many plans for the 20th, and his committee may have some news to relate to the brethren when the class gathers the night before the Princeton game. The place: the Dartmouth Club of New York. The time—the evening of Friday, November 20. Bring the madam to town. There are plans, me lads, plans! .... Speaking of gatherings (though this will be past tense when you read it) Harvey and Barbara Hood were to entertain members of the class and their wives at a buffet lunch on the day of the Harvard game, at their home 2 Larchwood Drive, Cambridge. We certainly hate (hated) to miss this affair, but will have to concentrate and make up for lost time at the Princeton shindig Jay LeFevre, writing from New Paltz, N. Y., allows: "Since ErnieEarley is summering near me, in the talltimbers of Ulster county, we manage to seehim at least once during the season. EvYoung, the big contractor of Westchester,is building all the homes down there, from$50,000 up. Bob Fish is still lighting N. Y.in a big way."
Word from our New Rochelle delegation! Geo. Davis Jr. vacationed at Sugar Hill, N. H., and saw a bit of Hanover. Pete Colwell vacationed at Orford, N. H., and also strolled past Campion's and Allen's. Pete has a son (R. C. Jr.) who is now 14 years old and definitely headed to Dartmouth ere long. Pete is still real-estating and insurancing on the Sound And another Eighteener who felt the urge this past summer—Jack Slabaugh—who even climbed Moosilauke while he was up there to show there was life in the old frame yet. .... W. C. (Red) Hulbert—c/o General Motors Suisse, Bern, Switzerland, writes: "Just had the pleasure of driving up theRhone valley with Syl Morey, his wife andson, as far as Gletsch, where we spent thenight at a little hotel beside the Rhoneglacier on the Furka Pass. Syl was the firstEighteener I've seen in three years; wishmore of you would come this way."
Some address changes: Bronson Tucker, cotton agent, now working at 108 Union St., New Bedford, Mass., and living in Marion. Bill Montgomery, reciprocal fire insurance, lives at 5 Winged Foot Drive, Larchmont, N. Y., and works at 1 Park Ave., N. Y. Gus Gustafson, as previously reported in "The Roar," can be reached at the Great American Life Insurance Co., San Antonio, Texas. Lewis Lee resides at 17 Stuyvesant Ave., Rye, N. Y., and works at Room 2530, 120 Broadway, N. Y.
Tom Campbell, class metallurgist, spent the summer in Europe, returning to Colorado in time to run the Grand Lake Yacht Club regatta as its commodore C. F. (Chuck) Palmer of Atlanta busted into the most recent edition of "Who's Who." His work in the building and slum clearance field has been outstanding See you at the Princeton game—and at the Eighteen shindig the night bfore!
Secretary, 811 Norris Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
