1909*

The gang had a nice time at the class dinner held at the University Club the evening before the Harvard-Dartmouth game. There were present: Burns, Burroughs, Carroll, Chappelear, Chase, Catharin, Cummings, Driscoll, Farley, Fearing, Hadden, Hawes, Holmes, Hooker, Leighton, Lord, Mason, McLane, Newton, Pratt, Rogers, Saville, Swenson, Watson, Wellsted, Worthen, and Wright.

Many of us hadn't seen Bull Hadden for years—he looks fine; Hal Pratt hadn't been around previously for some time; we were glad to see him—he swears he'll not miss another gathering; and we were also particularly pleased to have Earle Rogers with us from Cabot, Vt. We spent most of the evening singing and discussing reunion plans. Everybody there expected to attend —it looks like a big party.

Harry and Louise Floyd had a long- standing engagment to show some of their northern cruise pictures Friday evening, so that Harry missed the dinner for the first time since the war.

At the game itself we also ran into Peterson, Phil Avery, Sam Bell, Harry Floyd, Bill Holzer, Sid Hazelton, Hal Murchie, Hal Osborne, and Dutch West. Everybody seemed well and happy and not more than reasonably dissatisfied with business affairs.

Bob and Marj Burns, of course, held open house after the game—very hospitable and delightful; very large '09 attendance as usual.

Art O'Mara, Howard Peterson, and Harry Ward have sons in the freshman class. Joe Worthen and I have nephews in the class.

There was a very good '09 attendance in Hanover at the week-end of the Brown game. Of course, most of us who got there Friday met at Sid Hazelton's that evening. We found "Uncle" Harold Osborne completely recovered in health, and trying, as usual, to dodge the questions of the Hazelton girls. I can't make out how many of them are serious, but I suspect both girls would make good poker players. About quarter of seven in the evening, Harriet and I looked in on Marion Hazelton's third dancing class of the afternoon, just in time to see her teaching the shag to the children and illustrating it with much ease, grace, and vigor without getting out of breath. I'll bet there isn't another mamma or papa in the class that could do the same. Saturday morning, Harriet and I played golf with Dutch West. The ground was very wet and you really needed a No. 2 iron for a putter. But Dutch shot an 88 after a tough start, slamming three 3's in a row at me, which was too hot stuff for your scribe, who had to add 20 cents to his expense voucher. Too bad I wasn't playing Bob Burns, so I could report a victory "whether or not."

Dutch has taken a lot of pictures that will interest all of us. He, Joe Worthen, Jake Mason, Harry Floyd, etc., ought to put on a good show for us at reunion.

Pettengill has reopened his office at 150 East 38th St., New York City.

We have been hearing from some of our New England classmates and their families, who were in the tidal wave and hurricane district. Many were caught outdoors, but all successfully dodged falling trees, wires, poles, glass, etc. Apparently no one suffered any serious damage. Pearson, of Bridge- port, Conn., lost nothing except a garage floor. He has been transferred from the Central High School in Bridgeport to the Bassick High School. A 1 Hill lost some trees at his Alton Bay, N. H., summer camp. The Buckingham Congregational church at Glastonbury, Conn., of which Phil Rose is pastor, was utterly destroyed, but they are rebuilding. Phil's daughter, Carol, finished her course at the Oxford School in Hartford with honors and is now at Mount Holyoke. George Adams, at Branford, Conn., lost a corner of his garage. Frank Williams drove out of the square in Providence the evening the tidal wave hit Providence just a few minutes before the square was occupied by seven feet of water. There are several yet to be heard from, but apparently every one is all right.

Sawny Reagan was our representative for the San Francisco Pow-Wow this fall, and his wife was a member of the Ladies Reception Committee. Max Bonter was a member of the General Committee and Sawny was chairman of the Committee on Program Planning and Policy.

If you haven't already paid your class dues—$3.50—please mail me your check today.

Bob Burns writes: "I had the honor and pleasure of substituting for you at the YaleDartmouth game which was certainly enjoyed by all of us who had gone for so many years, waiting for Dartmouth to come through with a real victory. The class of '09 was certainly privileged with splendid seats on the 50-yard line and the middle of the Bowl. Perhaps all this was in honor of our Thirtieth Reunion.

"There were several 'ogers surrounding me, namely Chet Brett, Phil Avery, Pettengill with son and daughter, Joe Worthen with sons and daughters, George Burns, the Hon. Dr. Sandy Hooker, Dutch West, Jack Dowdell, Fred Reed, etc."

We note the following changes of address: William E. Lamb (residence), 6301 Beechwood Drive, Chevy Chase, Md. Thomas O. Parker (business), Stoneleigh College, Rye Beach, N. H.; (residence) No. Sanborn ton, N. H. (Tilton R. D. 1).

Roy Dodge (residence), 1814 G. St., Bellingham, Wash.

French P. Sargeant (residence), 100 Bellevue Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J. Edwin D. Martin, 6900 Oporto Drive, Hollywood, Calif.

P.S.—We have a reunion next June. Remember?

Secretary, Room 922, 10 Post Office Sq., Boston

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