Class of 1920
For once I'm in the happy postion of having enough material to fill a mansized column of class notes. This is apparently due to the fact that I have a two months' accumulation, and that, having missed an issue or two, some of the boys realized that it was up to them to crash through with a bit of information. Those on the Honor Roll are: Carroll Swezey Roc Elliott Charlie Crathern Sherry Baketel Al Frey Bun Harvey
Charlie continues to be a track addict, and his letter reports himself, plus the McGoughrans, Merritts, Rolands, and Macombers, as present at the quadrangular meet in Boston. He feels that it was only a few tough breaks that kept the Hillmanites from copping the cup. This event only whetted the appetites of the Macombers and Cratherns, so on they went to Hanover to see Glenn Cunningham run his now-famous 4.04.4 mile. Just to make things complete, they joined the crowd at Webster Hall and helped celebrate Dartmouth Night. En route to Hanover the tourists stayed over night with Lee Hodgkins at Manchester.
A Dartmouth dinner in Boston brought out 15 of the Twenty clan. Among those present were Art Pfeiffer, Geo. Fiske, Sunny Sunengren, Frank Dorney, Red Tillson, Ben Pearson, Phib Bennett, Charlie Hutchinson, plus others whose names are in the Twenty Notes this and every month.
A new arrival .... a son to Capt. Sargent.
Abe Winslow reports indirectly that Bill Durkee has taken up residence in Southern California, where he and W. C. Van Fleet form partnership again; petroleum activities. All of which follows Bill's resignation as V. P. of Shell Oil, effective April 1.
Prof. Frey writes, "Al Cate gave hisannual lecture on 'Package Design' before my Tuck School classes." Al might be helpful to those of you who occasionally come home with one.
Pat Holbrook has started training for his job as boss of our next reunion. He had charge of the games section of the North Country Fair for the benefit of Mary Hitchcock Hospital.
The president of Swezey and Nevin's department store, Patchogue, N. Y., reports that he is having a swell time and enjoying life far more than the years he spent in the security business. Carroll sold the store in 1925, but recently repurchased it.
A two-page letter from Bake reprimands me for missing an issue, but having roomed with him for three years it made no impression. However, he did tell me that he and Elizabeth recently sojourned in Havana for a couple of weeks, and, for a chaser, Bake went to Reading, Pa., and while there saw Jim and Sarah Reber. Except for a touch of grey Jim looks the same as he did when thumping the banjo with Breg, Sal, et al.
What Guatemala has to do with women's hosiery I don't know, but anyway the Braces recently spent a month there.
Don Rogers is the only Twentyer that Bake sees at the Philly Dartmouth Club.
Ben Ayres relays the news that Jim Powell is in the Veterans' Hospital at Rutland, Mass., just outside of Worcester. He'll be there for some time, so if any of you get up that way a visit to Jim would certainly help to relieve the monotony.
I've spent the last three months jumping between Buffalo, Troy and Niagara Falls, but saw no '20's except Syl Mack and Franklin Dana Johnson. Frank and I spent hours discussing, "Do you remember when . . . ." The Maine blood still courses through Frank's veins, and at the least provocation he'll display his fishing equipment or the gun rack. I have the impression that the ex-captain of the gun team could still win his letter.
Jack Allenberg, Sign Animation Corp., 3468 Monterey Rd., Los Angeles, Calif.The last we heard of Jack he was in Minneapolis— 1932. Dick Charlock, 30 East 37th St., New York City.
Buttons Hill, Box 123, Montpelier, Vt. Security salesman.
Jim Hennessey, Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, Mass.
Arch Lawson, 158 Harrison St., E. Orange, N. J.—Moved from Evanston, 111. Marshall Lombard, 654 St. Marks Ave., Westfield, N. J.—An intra-city move.
Pab Sample, c/o American Express, Paris, France—Pab continually does something of interest. Some last minute Boston news:
The Dartmouth bowling team won the intercollegiate championship at the Boston University Club. One of the mainstays of the team was our Red Tillson, trust officer at the Harvard Trust Cos.
Bun recently called Rog Pope and found that he had left for a six weeks' trip to Rio. It's easy to see why they call him the Millionaire Plumber in his home town.
Paul Richter is raising a large fund for the Cambridge Hospital.
Another Twenty picnic is being planned. It will be held at the cabin of the Outing Club at Groton, Mass. They must be good to bring so many fellows from Hartford and Worcester. Even Jim Robertson came to the last one, way from Keene.
Bun says, "Give the boys a blast onthe Alumni Fund." As I see it, there are three things involved:
1. If possible every member of the class should make some contribution, no matter how small.
2. Assuming that you are going to contribute, it is just as easy to send it in now as to wait until the last day of June. This will save Bun and his committee a great deal of work and considerable expense.
3. Upping your last year's contribution will help a lot.
No doubt many of you are contemplating at least one trip to Hanover this spring. Put down Commencement as an ideal time. There are always enough members of the class on hand to form the nucleus of a real party. Bro. McGoughran has open house from Thursday to Monday. Just listen outside of a dorm or two and you'll be sure to locate the rendezvous.
Secretary, 158 State St., Albany, N. Y
