1912*
The new Class book is out. If you have not received your copy, it must be because you have not paid your Class book assessment to Richard C. Plumer, Treasurer, at 744 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey. The Class book makes a new starting point for your Secretary. It is suggested that if you read these notes, you correct your Class book for new addresses. By the way, the Secretary is looking for snapshots to publish with the Class notes.
Among those present at Commencement in Hanover last June were Randy Burns, Harrie Chase, Jim Erwin, Doc O'Connor, Caesar Young and your Secretary.
Your Secretary and his wife, Katherine, went to California to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association last July. They were entertained by Stew Blythe at luncheon, and had a wonderful trip to the Yosemite with Bill and Teresa Butler. At Los Angeles they had dinner with Ole Ahlswede at his home, and with Russ and Mrs. Palmer at their home, and talked with Brian Robie on the telephone. The hospitality of these Californians went a long way to make the trip a memorable one.
Your Secretary found Ole Ahlswede in his beautiful residence at 348 Blythe Flatridge in Pasadena, California. Katharine Ahlswede, we are sorry to report, was at the hospital, but was expected home shortly. Jack Wadsworth, the youngest son, Dartmouth '41 and '42, was home recovering from a serious automobile accident. The oldest daughter Joan, is living in South Pasadena, and is Mrs. W. T. Grange Jr. Taber Grange 3d was born two years ago. The second daughter, Gretchen, aged 22, is one of ten girls and forty boys in the entire United States appointed internes on a foundation to train for public office. Ole was his same old cheery, hospitable self
Your Secretary found Russ Palmer living on his beautiful estate at 2885 Tanoble Drive in Altadena, on the far outskirts of Pasadena, California. Russ is probably the most imposing figure in the Class, and wears a most patriarchal beard. The Secretary had a swim with Russ and his children in their beautiful open air pool, and just missed seeing the colored movies which Russ took of the Spanish Revolution. After leaving college in 1909, Russ went into the publishing business in Seattle from 1910 to 1920. In 1920 he bought out the trade paper of which he was editor, and in 1928, he retired and sold out, a millionaire. By 1930 he was back in the business, and now is publisher of a chain of papers in Canada, one in London, four in New York, and two in California. On June 27, 1927, he married Mona McCarthy, and they have had three children, Mary Blessing, born on July 5, 1928, Polly, born July 11, 1930, and Russell Jr., born February 21, 1936.
A note. from Lyme Armes last June, from his old home in Northwood, New Hampshire, reports low water and no fish. Chris (Mrs: Lyme) recently went through a serious appendectomy operation. Lyme has a new residence address at 3 Englewood Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Hal Belcher has a new residence address at 73 Lovell Road, Melrose, Mass. Hal's two daughters each had an appendectomy operation within a month, and his son, Charles F., had an increase in his family, which makes Hal twice a grandfather.
Bob Belknap has a new residence address at 639 Bonita Avenue, Webster Groves, Missouri. He is branch manager for Motors Holding Division of General Motors.
Your Secretary found Stew Blythe looking brown and hearty, with hair thinning a little on the top, but otherwise in a good state of preservation. He reported seeing Roy Frothingham, but has not had much contact with Dartmouth men.
John Booth is president of his own corporation, the John E. Booth Lumber Corporation, of Burlington, Vermont. He has been in the wholesale lumber business since he left Dartmouth in June, 1909, at first in the employ of J. R. Booth of Ottawa, Ontario, with whom he was associated through his Burlington, Vermont, branch until May, 1935. John then bought the branch, and formed his own corporation. His oldest son, Edward Judson II is in Lehigh University, from which he will graduate this month, and the second son, Gordon Badger, is University of Vermont '40.
Joe Boylan's oldest daughter Betty graduated from Regis College last June with honors in her chosen field of Sociology and social service work. Joe himself is attending Suffolk University studying law at night, better to fit himself for his job of district supervisor for the Eastern Massachusetts Bureau of Motor Carriers.
Chesty (H. M.) Brown writes from 601 19th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. that Harry Babcock, his oldest son, is in the Class of '40, University of Florida. He is majoring in mathematics, and his present ambition is to enter the diplomatic service of the United States as a "career man." His academic standing is the highest ever attained at the University. He is Editor of the year book of the University for 1940, and a member of two senior societies.
Art Burnham's oldest son Donald of Lebanon High School, ran a half mile in Hanover last June in 1:56.6. Here comes a future star for Dartmouth. Harry Hillman has taken him in hand as a special favor. Roy Lewis reports that he is going to make a hammer thrower of Art's younger son, James Hubbard.
Your Secretary found Bill and Teresa Butler at their lovely home in San Jose, California, and saw Bill's hospital which he has pulled out of the red by efficient management. Bill is president of the California Association of Hospitals. Their son David was taking care of the garden, and both Betty and Jean were at home. Bill and Teresa drove Katherine and your Secretary hundreds of miles to the Yosemite and other points, in their car.
Last June, the Boston Herald published a picture showing our own Ray Cabot making a presentation of a Red Cross certificate for first aid at Newton City Hall. The picture didn't say whether Ray belonged to the Red Cross, the police or the fire department.
Elmer Chapman writes from Homewood, Illinois, where he is employment manager for R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., with whom he has completed 25 years of service. He started out with a stenographer, and now has ten other assistants, doing all sorts of things from giving psychological tests to lobbying before the Senate at Washington. Incidentally, he and Viola celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last June, and both are hale and hearty. Their son Kenneth attended Dartmouth for a year.
Pike and Lynda Childs were much amused when the Class book came out with the report that they were married in 1922, and had one child born in 1922, and another one born in 1918. The facts are that they were married September 21, 1921, and that David Phillip Goodwin was Lynda's child by a first husband. Your Secretary's apologies.
Judge Harrie B. Chase was the recipient of an honorary degree at Dartmouth last June.
Cupe (A. H.) Clark came to Boston from Elizabethton, Tennessee, as a delegate to the National Kiwanis Convention last June. His oldest son Hugh, graduated from Oberlin magna cum laude in June, and won a teaching scholarship at Cornell, where he will work for an advanced degree in chemical engineering. The second son, Frank Eugene, will be a junior in Dartmouth this fall, and the youngest son Bob will graduate from high school next year.
Syd Clark returned from Finland to Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, in July. Syd and Margaret went to Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, just when Mussolini was in top form, and the air was full of excitement. After that, Syd went to Paris, then to Holland, where they had an interesting motor trip through the eastern and southern provinces. The city of Maastricht, which is the capital of Limberg was barricaded with "asparges," or tank proof rods of iron sunk in steel traps and protruding about three feet. From there, they went through Denmark, Sweden and Norway to Finland, and back to the U. S. A. by Swedish boat. The children are in Paris finishing their year, and Donald Elliott has been accepted for the class of '43 at Dartmouth.
Nipper Knapp attended Lieut Colburn's funeral. Your Secretary has a fine note from Charlotte and the daughter Charlotte thanking the Class for flowers, and saying that they will do all they can to keep their connections with the Class, as the finest tribute they can pay to a loving husband and father, "for next to us his, class came next in his heart."
Clyde and Erma Cooke went to the west coast by automobile this summer to take in the San Francisco fair.
500 students and faculty members of the Catholic University honored Roy Deferrari at Washington on August 2, at the 29th anniversary of the Catholic University's summer session, of which Roy is director, and has been for 11 years. Under his direction, the enrollment has grown from 450 to 1800 students, and the courses increased from 80 to 400. On this occasion, Roy was presented with a testimonial scroll by the Right Reverend Joseph M. Corrigan, university rector, on behalf of the students and faculty. The scroll paid tribute to Dr. Deferrari's "splendid vision and tireless efforts." Roy's work was also praised by the dean of the Catholic Sisters' College, who spoke for the clergy, and Mgr. Corrigan said that in Dr. Deferrari he found the three major qualifications of capacity, diligence and loyalty. He added, "His name is honored and respected also in the highest academic places of the world." Deferrari was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at Providence College at the June Commencement, where he was the principal commencement speaker. His citation read at the presentation of the degree is too long for this column, but demonstrates the exceptional ability of Doctor Deferrari for administrative work, and his high attainments in scholarship.
Louis Ekstrom writes from Bethlehem, Pa., that his oldest daughter Betty, aged nineteen attended Northfield Seminary last year, and until school closed last June was a freshman at Cedar Crest in Allentown. She goes in for athletics, and won the class tournaments in deck tennis and badminton, played on the class champ volley ball team, and captained the runner-up tennequoit team. She is now out for tennis. Swede's second daughter Nancy, a sophomore at high school, was captain of her class tennis, team last year, plays basketball, and is active in elocution. The two youngest children, Frederick Hurd and Phoebe Ann are "sweet little headaches."
Jim Erwin was a speaker at the New Jersey Bankers' Association Convention in May, and an editorial in "The American Banker" of May 20, was devoted to Jim's speech. The editorial said that his address sparkled with humor and erudition but drove home his message with telling effect. "It takes someone with a gift for stories like Judge Erwin," says The American Banker. In August, Jim was the guest of honor at a testimonial dinner which the Jersey City Lodge of Elks gave to the retiring exalted ruler. Among the speakers was Basil O'Connor, The dinner was. attended by 450 members and friends, and Jim was presented with a television set.
Secretary, Rochester, N. H.
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