Class of 1906
The depression does not worry "Kid" Gleason, Dartmouth's former star infielder. Before the company he represents goes out of business, he already has a new connection. "Kid" has dropped his line of exclusive pipes because of the cutthroat competition from the Missouri corncob people, and is now selling display printing for Irving A. Lundahl, 230 West Superior St., Chicago. This is job No. 265 for the "Kid."
In the Boston Herald of April 2 appears an item referring to the death of William Seccomb Patten, son of our late classmate Harold T. Patten. Bill was twenty-three years of age and a senior at Dartmouth, and like his father was a modest, unassuming man of high ideals and excellent character who would unquestionably have been a very useful member of society.
Noble O. Bowlby's oldest boy, who was a famous football player at Mercer University, Macon, Ga., a few years ago, dropped into our office the other day to give us the disquieting news that his father was seriously ill at his home in Meriden, N. H. Young Bowlby is now a claim agent for the Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company, Chicago, 111.
Chet Everett can now be classed among the idle rich, as Joe Chase states that he has retired and is now living in the neighborhood of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Charlie Milham writes that he and Mrs. Milham spent a few pleasant hours with Joe and Coralie Chase at Roanoke Rapids a few days ago, where they discovered that Joe is not only vice president of the Virginia Electric Light and Power Company, but is president of the Roanoke Rapids Hospital, member of the Board of Education, and is a former mayor of that city.
Charlie, by the way,, is stimulating a great deal of interest in Dartmouth by publishing the "Dartmouth-in-Dixie Doings," which is sent to the alumni of Dartmouth College living in the southern states.
Con and Grace Chellis have just returned to their home after a very pleasant visit to Florida. In their return trip they spent a few pleasant hours with Charlie and Alma Milham at Williamsburg and a few days later were house-guests of Ned and Laura Redman at New York.
Con kept his promise to call on his old friend of undergraduate days, Robie Evans, who has not been seen—as far as we know—by any member of the class for many years. Robie is in Washington, connected with the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and apparently is well and happy He and Con had a great meeting, and Robid expressed enthusiasm about attending the next reunion.
Cap and Esther Pierce of Mass., are taking an extended vacatio in California. Cap, as you may recall, tl} cashier of a bank in the Golden Stat shortly after he graduated.
New York papers had feature articles on the New York Dartmouth Club bridge team which won the Intercollegiate Championship recently from Yale, Hatvard, Princeton, Williams, Pennsylvania and Cornell. The team was captained by T. Brown, while two of the other mem' bers were Ned Redman and Lonnie Russ Now you know what those boys were doing in college when they were burning the midnight oil.
Bob Blood is to be congratulated on the fine 75th anniversary number of the Manchester Union. A huge paper was gotten up for the occasion which came in March, and all the leading people of the state had articles in it. There was, among them, an inspiring article by President Hopkins on education. The pictures included scenes of old time organizations and groups, of early street scenes, historic houses, and places of interest. One whole section was given over to business enterprises in the city. The edition, Which has been sent all over the country, and favorably commented on in the New Hampshire press, is without question the most ambitious publication of its kind ever attempted in New Hampshire. Months of planning went into it, and the result certainly justified the work.
Over the holidays Art Messervey gave a talk to the annual Father-Son Sophomore group in New York. After the meeting Art went to the Dartmouth club and met Gordon and Redman.
The sympathy of members of the class is extended to Foster Guyer on the occasion of the death of his uncle Senator A. W. Guyer of New Hampshire. He was in business in Hanover for many years, and greatly esteemed. After the sale of his business a few years ago he devoted himself to politics and represented his constituents ably in Concord. The building which housed the old Guyer store was torn down only last year to make way for the new building adjoining the Inn, and members of the class who return to Hanover will miss both the store and MrGuyer who ran it for so many years.
President, Room 1430, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, 111.
