Class of 1916

Starting off this new season, I have enough data to fill two columns, for each of the parties held during the summer deserves more than mere mention. First of all, the Brass Derby goes to the New York Balmacaaners, who, after dining sumptuously at the Dartmouth Club, decided to call on all Sixteeners who had failed to attend. Perc Burnham, Freddie St. George Smith, Ken Sto well, John Ames, Ed Kiley, and your Secretary went visiting. Funny thing, if you find Scotch at each stop, you can't make too many calls the same evening. A grand time was had by all, and those New Yorkers who could and didn't missed a real party. A warning is hereby given to the missing, that the Manhattan Mohammedans will visit you en bloc the very next time you cut a class dinner.

You would think 1916 was reunioning this past June to see the Balmacaaners at 1917 headquarters. J. Gile, John Stearns, Shorty Shaw, Gil Tapley, Parker Hayden, Rog Evans, and Sam Cutler were present. The class of 1917 gave your class president and your secretary a very delightful party and our thanks are hereby extended to our brother class for their splendid hospitality.

I feel sorry for Balmacaaners living away from New England, who had no opportunity to attend our Mr. Filene's annual party to the class. Starting out with lunch at the Weston Country Club, golf in the afternoon, the awarding of prizes for terrible scores, a soul-satisfying dinner, an evening of music and bull leagues at Mr. Filene's home, made July 22 a wonderful day. Just thirty of us attended this year. The Manhattan Mohammedans miss a bet by not coming on for the party.

Of course Jake Story ran his annual fishing party at Gloucester in August. Sixteen of the class who figured they were fishermen and lobster eaters attended. Seen at the parties this summer: John Little, Alec Jardine, Johnny Pell, Gil Tapley, Hobey Baker, Cliff Bean, Herb Lord, Bob Steinert, Jack McAuliffe, Gran Fuller, Tog Upham, Howard Renfrew, Louie Gove, Art Fiske, Ted Walker, Sam Cutler, Duff Lewis, Rod Soule, Vic Porter, Johnny Monahan, Jake Story, Cap Carey, Charlie Creesy, Howdy Parker, Larry Hayward, Dick Parkhurst, Lincoln Filene, Bert Phinney, Harry Wallace out of his New Bedford haunts, for the first time in years, Joe Carleton, Ralph Parker, Herb Stiegler, Joe Newmark, Bill MclCenzie of Akron, Ohio, if you please, Frank Bobst, and Bill Caldwell, who contributed so much to our last reunion.

Now all Balmacaaners, no matter where you are, try and make the class dinner, the night before the Harvard game at the University Club in Boston. Remember the date, Oct. 22. The clans begin to gather at 5 P.M. The Sino-Japanese conflict comes close to home, when you realize that Bill Hale is still in Shanghai. The Associated Press of August 2, 1937, carried the story of Carl John Eskeline's escape from Tientsin. After experiencing a train wreck, Japanese troups at pistol point drove Eskie and his companions from the scene of the wreck. Then they were caught in an artillery battle between Chinese and Japanese troops near Tangku. After a three-hour march across country, they found a launch and succeeded in reaching a British warship. Leigh Rogers' proteges, the Chinese airforce, have been giving a fairly good account of themselves.

I intend one of these days, to check up Max Bernkopf, who spent the summer in Europe with his family, just to see if he has acquired any champagne tastes. Sterling and Betty Wilson have been sending me cards from all over the Golden West. I'll bet Van Mott and Selma will have some grand stories to tell of the glories of America and the doings of the Wilsons. I received a grand letter from Tommy Ryan, now a big shot lawyer at 402 Midland Savings Bank Bldg., Denver. He writes as casually of a recent trip through the Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise down the California coast and back home, as I might of a trip to Providence. Tommy writes me that Dave Miller, who guarded the entrance from the Leb road, the night of our freshman picture, is a successful oil man in Denver. Any Balmacaaner visiting Denver, please be sure to call on Dave and Tommy. Rog Evans has been my prime correspondent this summer. Rog, as usual, worked his head off while with the Social Security Commission in Washington last year. Rog is feeling fit again after a summer at Sea Girt, N. J., with his family. The retiring mayor, Edward Thompson Doyle, allowed the Bones Joy family to remain at Sea Girt during the summer. John Hyde Mensel phoned me late one night. I wonder if he is writing poetry these days. Ros Magill is taking up his residence in Washington, and after September 25 will be at the Wardman Park Hotel. I figure the under-secretary of the treasury will be one busy man this coming year, planning how to raise more shekels. Cap Carey just told me his daughter Jean enters Pembroke College this fall. Which reminds me, all you proud fathers of 1916, let me know as soon as you read this item, if you have any sons or daughters in the colleges of the land. Speaking of families, Russ Leavitt, who is with the Department of Education of New Hampshire, is rightfully proud of his six children. Les Leavitt has finished up his sabbatical year's leave and has returned to the American University, Beirut, Syria. Congratulations to Bill Banton on his appointment as general agent for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance at 443 Congress St., Portland, Me. Good luck and best wishes, Bill.

Balmacaaners, even when they become judges, still retain their sense of humor. When John Finnegan was hauled up in West Orange, N. J., for ignoring a police car siren, he told the judge that he was listening to a crime broadcast and thought the siren came over his radio rather than from the police car, and Judge Norman L. Brundage believed him.

A 1 Glueck was making a tour of inspection through the Swift Packing plant last year, when he came upon the department handling tripe. A 1 turned to the manager and said, "I didn't know you had a fishdepartment here." The manager asked A 1 where he thought tripe came from. A 1 replied. "From the Mediterranean, ofcourse. I remember distinctly a college songwritten about it, 'Trolling for Tripe inTrembling Tripoli.' " A 1 now really knows where tripe comes from.

The class extends its thanks for the mighty fine job Pete Cleaves has done on his first year as class agent. Bill Biel, A 1 Glueck, Parker Hayden, Joe Larimer, Dan Lindsley, and Tog Upham helped Pete to attain 86% of our quota from 71% of our living graduates.

Here are some new addresses: Bob Bartlett is now at 3436 80th St., Jackson Heights, Long Island, N. Y.; Jimmy Colton, Sutton, Mass.; Bill Osborn, Box 16, Edgewood Road, Mansfield, Ohio; Rudolf Mertin Jr., living at Hotel Belvedere, and working at 71 West 45th St., N. Y. C.; W. Stewart Paul, 6413 31st Place N. W., Washington, D. C.; Hobey Baker, 251 Linwood Ave., Newtonville, Mass.; Oily Barr, 111 Maple St., Norwood, Mass.; Pike Larmon, c/o Grunnell Cos., Inc., 420 Lexington Ave., N. Y. C., but send mail to 210-04 28th Ave., Bayside, Long Island, N. Y.; Hiram J. McLellan, Box 2024, Tyler, Texas; Chris Salmonsen, Town Landing, Falmouth Foreside, Me.; Jack Saunders, 223 S. Woodward Ave., Birmingham, Mich.; Harris F. Murchie, Graham Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla., but living at 1267 Windsor Place; Charles C. "Shorty" Hitchcock, 151 S. Temple Ave., Temple City, Calif.; and your Secretary is now in the investment business with Forrey Emery, 1917, F. S. Emery 8c Cos., Inc., 111 Devonshire St., Boston. Anyone who knows where Oliver P. Corwin can be located, send word to the College or to me.

Remember the Harvard-Dartmouth night before party, October 22 at the University Club.

Secretary, 37 Maple St., Stoneham, Mass.