Class of 1921
The accumulation of '21 news through three summer months plus an increase of activities among classmates in the Boston and New York areas will undoubtedly lead to an all-time record column this issue in so far as space occupied is concernedquality of content is not vouched for. No attempt is made to present the following in chronological order. You'll take it as Ye Sec. gets it.
First as to my only personal gleanings which can be vouched for. A trip to Chicago and Duluth last month, to escort Mrs. B. back from a month's vacation in her native Montana, allowed an hour's visit with Harry Chamberlaine. Harry was busy in palatial offices overlooking Lake Michigan, trying to solve the last series of Old Gold cartoons, in fact had the whole staff assisting, as far as we could learn. Discussion of '2l affairs in the Mid West indicated a summer lack of get-togethers and the same old gang showing up, with no news from certain members of particular interest to yours truly. Phone calls failed to reach Dick Hart at the Drovers' Trust, where he is supposed to work, or Sam Plumb, in Streator.
Likewise, while en route Boston to New York on the Eastern Steamship line a month ago, who should appear at the bar but Ray Kelsey, on his way for a confab with headquarters of the Hanover Fire, which he represents in New England. Ray is living in Marblehead, and was feeling low over serious illness of his wife. We attempted to forget troubles for a couple of days in New York, returning to Boston together by train.
Appearances at Hanover during the summer have been made by Bob and Mrs. Elsasser, on vacation from Tulane University in New Orleans; Jim and Mrs. Wicker, of Newton, Kansas, on vacation from his job as store manager for Montgomery Ward. Jim plays 18 holes of golf in a Jess Hawley sun-bonnet and a ninety-two. Hal Geilich, Boston leather importer, spent the week-end of August 15 at the Inn, en route to the White Mountains on vacation with his brother. Bob Burroughs, a frequent Hanover visitor, was in town yesterday with plans for a week's fishing trip about 100 miles north of Montreal.
Treasurer Rog Wilde is still on the job with plans for the fall subscription campaign for the MAGAZINE. He also sends a copy of Globe-Trotter, a house organ issued by the Globe Stove & Range Cos. of Kokomo, Ind., calling attention to the fact that Ike Chester is the editor, likewise vicepresident and general manager. A picture of Ike behind a desk has a tycoon atmosphere.
Charlie Stickney has been a frequent correspondent as always. He reports in July having had lunch with Frank Rood, Detroit engineer of the Chevrolet plant, who was visiting for two weeks at the home of his wife in Catasauqua, a suburb of Allentown. Frank, wife, and 12-year-old son had been fishing for a time at Cape Cod before visiting Pennsylvania.
Charlie also sends a clipping from the Financial Reporter, indicating that Bill Duker is a partner in the firm of Duker and Duker, investment house in Quincy, 111.
Doug Storer is responsible for something new in theme songs on the air. Word comes that in July, the Huskies breakfast food program, starring "Believe it or not" Ripley and B. A. Rolfe's orchestra, began the daily program with"As the Backs Go Tearing By." Doug is manager for Ripley and Rolfe, among other prominent radio people, and hangs out at the RKO buildng, New York.
Ken Smiley, assistant director of admissions at Lehigh, broke into print in the Allentown Morning Call, issue of July 28, through having delivered an "inspiring address" before the Lions club of that city.
Jack Hubbell likewise made the newspapers in May in connection with the opening of the Watertown plant of the Simmons Company, of which Jack has charge. Pictures showed Jack and Governor Hurley palsy-walsy before a background of less important dignitaries.
Don Sawyer, for many years with the Nashua Trust Cos., has returned to the security business with Kidder Peabody Cos., Boston.
El Fisher is apparently still pulling sizable deals in Cleveland. Local newspapers cluttered page one on August 23 with announcements of purchase by Fenn College of the 22-story National Town and Country club. El is listed as chairman of the college board of trustees and as having consummated the deal with RFC officials, who held a million dollar mortgage.
Werner Janssen made all the metropolitan papers early in August when he made his debut on the air. Pictures showed the symphony director in all sorts of poses. The program went over a national hookup for Chase & Sanborn coffee each Sunday evening at 8:00.
A 1 Laffey spent the first week of June in Hanover, most of it on the golf course. He is eastern advertising manager of the National Provisioner magazine, New York.
Among Hanover brethren, Joe and Mrs. Folger have been in Nantucket for the summer; George Frost has spent several months in Europe and the Mediterranean countries, visiting at his home in Portland, Me., before returning.
Mason "Dick" Dickinson and family passed a week early in June at Camp Pinnacle camps in Lyme, dividing time between loafing at camp and renewing acquaintance in Hanover. Lincoln "Abe" Weld was an overnight guest of Joe and Mrs. Folger early in June.
The Alumni Records Office advises that obituary notice of the death of Frank Norton was omitted inadvertently from columns of the MAGAZINE. Frank died Sept. 18, 1932, at his home in Bloomfield, N. J., of chronic nephritis and uremia. He leaves a widow and baby girl, according to registrar of the health department in Bloomfield, who writes that he "had thegood fortune to know both Frank and Mrs.Norton. Mr. Norton's case was a pitifulone, as he realized his serious condition,yet was so brave."
Merrill Shoup writes that he got together with Red Ege in Minneapolis last June. Nothing said about the national issues that must have been settled.
Ort Hicks sends the following New York items:
"Dave Seegal finished at Harvard after leaving Dartmouth and graduated in medicine. He is one of the outstanding younger doctors in the Presbyterian Hospital.
"Stan Gorham has been in the lithography business ever since graduating. He is at present an account executive with the American Colortype Cos., doing exceedingly well.
"Carlton Van Cleve has left the Phoenix Meter Corp. and is now with the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Cos., 50 Church St., New York City.
"Hermon G. McMillan is spending the summer with his family on Shelter Island. He is still in the oil business.
"Bunny Gardner sits behind a big desk on the third floor at Macy's. The door has on it the imposing title, 'General Manager.' When customers have become so unruly that floor walkers, section managers, and superintendents can not appease them, they are marched into Bunny's imposing office. The customer immediately thinks he is talking to Mr. Strauss himself, and Bunny never yet has failed to soothe the most savage breast (singular).
"Henry O'Malley finished at Georgetown and took a legal degree there. He is now one of the leading attorneys for the Aetna Insurance group.
"Ray French and family have just closed up the Park Avenue apartment and headed for a dude ranch in Wyoming. Will be back in fall.
"Andy Valentine is office manager of the Buick Motor Corporation in Huntington, L. I. He sees Dave Trainer occasionally when Dave gets back to his native heath.
"Ralph Haynes is still as active as ever in the insurance business on Broadway. He went into this line with his father immediately after coming out of the war.
"Ky Frost is a frequent visitor to our shores, as he comes down to superintend the buying of 30 or 40 J. L. Hudson buyers every two or three months. He stays at the Barclay, which is the same hostelry patronized by Jack Hubbell on his weekly trips to the metropolis. In spite of the old Douglas Fairbanks smile, Ky is a pessimist at heart, his favorite phrase being, 'probably nothing will happen.' "
Herrick Brown submits the following: " 'Doc' Fleming was in town for a dayearly in the summer on his way to Europe.Ort Hicks and 'Coot' Carder got up a little'2l luncheon for him. Noon being a busytime in the day for me, I couldn't get up,but I did see 'Doc' later in the day, for thefirst time since graduation incidentally,atid he looked much as he did before hetook up doctoring in Elkhart, Ind. Heplanned to spend considerable time inVienna this summer, doing some studying.
"During July noticed among the foreignservice transfers a report of the transfer ofEllis O. Briggs, second secretary of theembassy at Havana, Cuba, to service at theState Department in Washington, so judgethat Rollo is back in the U. S. A. once?nore."
From the Wall Street Journal for July 28: "Paul Rosenthal, a partner in Ladenburg, Thalmann, ir Cos., has bought himself a new airplane with a seating capacityof four passengers and pilot. Mr. Rosenthal himself is the pilot, and every weekend flies up to his summer home at CapeCod. He leaves Friday afternoon and returns Monday morning. His best commuting time to date has been one hour and 10minutes."
Twenty-oners in New York and vicinity had much to-do about a party at the Higgins estate, Smithtown, L. I. Postcard notices and other publicity played up the party, which is reported as follows by Rex King:
"The illustrious class of 1921 held their first Annual Family Reunion for those resident and transients of the Metropolitan area on Saturday, July 10, at the Smithtown estate of Tracy Higgins of ink fame. Despite the fact that the day was a 'sizzler,' Tracy's basement proved a cool spot, and the special bartender, imported for the occasion, apparently could not be stumped no matter what the request.
"Those reporting in time for lunch, which was a jointly provided collation (most of the joints, however, being supplied by Madeline, our hostess), included Speedy and Mrs. Fleet, Coot Carder, Connie Keyes, Bill Barber, Ort and Lois Hicks, who had asked Dorothy Monahan and Kay Corbett to come along and take care of Mack Johnson, Ken and Elsie Plum, Ford Bartlett, the latter three having been adopted by the Dartmouth-Long Island crowd; your correspondent, and Mickey King. Abe Weld arrived in time for lunch, but steadfastly refused to eat much presumably in order to retain his figure, which has thus far stuck with him better than his hair. Later arrivals included Edna Carder, Artie and Helen Anderson, Gus Perkins and Mack Johnson, Sherry and Betty Baketel, and Banty Lowe with a very attractive Miss Taylor.
"About the middle of the afternoon most of the gang drove over devious routes to the Old Field Beach Club, where, despite burning sands, a grand swim was to be had. In addition there was golf, tennis, bridge, and ping-pong for those who cared to indulge.
"Although one or two had to return for evening engagements to the big city, most everyone enjoyed a grand meal at the Riverside Inn, where some of the heartier ones defied the heat by dancing and from whence some went home while others returned to Tracy's for some movies and 'what have you.' "
Cliff Hart writes as follows of a Boston shindig at the Ruggles domicile:
"Shortly after the New York Twenty-Oners held their athletic and gastronomic events in the Higgins meadow, Danny Ruggles threw a party for others of the same tribe at his Marblehead summer cottage. The athletic events were limited to swimming at the foot of Dan's private precipice, but the gastronomic performances ranged from lobster to various snake-bite remedies.
"Unless eclipsed by the penultimate antics of experimental thirst-fearers, the highlight of the festivities was the ceremonial launching of the good ship Hubbell, a fete which occurs biennially amid the cheers of the spectators. Later events may easily have escaped my notice (or cognizance), but I can at least send along a list of the '2l personnel and all others participating.
Dan Ruggles and Dot, Walt Lundegren and Mary, John Anderson and Bea, Ort Hicks and Lois, Coot Carder and Edna, Chan Cavis and Jean, Don Morse and Kim, Cliff Hart and Gladys, Jack Hubbell and Ruth. Those not members of the famous class but at the swim—and—climb party included Dick Langmaid and Ruth, Charlie Hooper and Addie Lou, Deac Knight and Dot, Roily Merrill and Betty, Jim Murphy and Jean, Ed Judd and Bud and Freddie Bogardus.
"Dan reported that Frank Ross (also living in Marblehead) was unable to attend because of previous arrangements, and that Red Stanley could not be reached, being out of the city at the time.
"Trust that this will reach you in time for the late city edition. I've been staying at Marblehead for the past six weeks and find it difficult to do anything so arduous as send you padding for your columnswimming and golf taking up all my strength and initiative."
Lee ("Dutch") Bausher played host, May 28 to the members of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Eastern Pennsylvania, at his farm outside Hamburg, near Reading, Pa. Sixteen men were there, including one from Lafayette College, and '2l ran away with the attendance prize with three men present, Lee Bausher, Ken Smiley, over from Bethlehem especially for the event, and Charley Stickney, who journeyed from Allentown. Incidentally, we learn that Lee has attained the higher production brackets, his family now numbering four children, three girls and one boy. The latest addition is a girl, as of last October.
The gang will round up at the University Club, Boston, on the eve of the Harvard game, October 22, according to a note from Dan Ruggles, master of ceremonies. We'll all be there.
Alumni Records Office reports the following changes of address:
Werner Janssen, care NBC studios, Hollywood, Calif.; Clarence W. Moore, Fruit Dispatch Cos., Pier 3, North River, New York; Kemp Fuller, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., Sewickley, Pa.; Homer Cleary, Va. Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va.; Osborne Ward, field auditor for Beneficial Management Corp., Newark, N. J.; John R. Means, 1307 First Nat'l Bank Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.; Bill Owen, 63 Beverly Rd., Montclair, N. J.; Norman Hubbard 3d, insurance broker, 111 John St., New York; Jack Graydon, 64 Lonsdale Rd., Toronto, Ont. (Jack has moved his Canadian N. W. Ayer headquarters to Toronto, but still has a branch office in Montreal); Roger Patch, comptroller of Fisk Rubber Cos., Chicopee Falls, Mass.; Steffen M. Frederiksen, 6l/2 Church St., Saranac, N. Y.; Harold Geilich, 60 Clearwater Rd., Brookline, Mass.; Nelson L. Smith, Hopkinton, N. H.; Ken Thomas, 3215 Park Place, Evanston, 111.; Doug Fay, state department of finance, Springfield, 111.; Carlton Van Cleve, Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Cos., 50 Church St., New York.
Guess the above clears the decks for another season of monthly issues. Remember that news should reach me by the 10th to make the succeeding month's issue—and that I'm relying upon news by mail to fill the column. Let's keep 'er rollin'.
Secretary, Dartmouth Press, Hanover, N. H.
