1917*
A quarter century ago we returned to Hanover as sophomores, full of campus interests, and not too much concerned over anything like a European war. As we start to write 1917 class notes for another College year, it is Sunday, September 3rd. The Western Democracies have just declared war against Hitlerism. While sitting at the radio, many of us no doubt are thinking a lot about that spring of 1917, when we were concerned, when we became the first World War graduating class,—"The dawn patrol." Probably all of us would like to feel sure that this is merely a European war, and not another world war in the making. Once was enough, 1917 ought to know. Let's "skip it,"—College is open—Seventeeners will be gathering again—let's talk about football!
Before these columns appear you'll receive a Class report and schedule of parties, with complete details for the October and November games. Please note carefully what advance reservations are needed. Notify Sam MacKillop, c/o Jackson & Curtis, 10 Post Office Square, Boston, Mass., that you'll attend our stag dinner at Boston University Club, Friday, October 27, before the Harvard game After the Yale game, November 4, your whole party is invited to 71 Allston Ave., New Haven, about three blocks from the Bowl, by Bob and Anita Scott. No written acceptance necessary Friday, November 10, Class dinner at Dartmouth Club, 30 East 37th St., New York, no reservation required, but come early If you intend to motor to Blue Hills Plantation for dinner after the Princeton game, November 11, please notify the Secretary the number of reservations wanted.
Coming to New York for the Stanford game, December and? Then notify your scribe the number in your party, hotel address, and approximate time of arrival. Definite details on Class parties for this game will be announced in these columns, next issue.
Tom Cotton has been appointed Director of Social Research, New York Association of Personal Finance Companies, 60 East 42nd Street, New York. He was married May fifth at Baltimore to Mrs. Ellen M. Saidenberg. The July issue of Personal Finance News devotes several columns to Tom's record in the field of social work, and various past responsibilities for the TERA and the PWA; it describes his new duties as a liasion officer between the Association and social service, charitable and community organizations. Tom says he will be in New York most of the time and once more will be able to take part in all class activities; he is anxious for the first football gathering.
Bob Scott wrote in August: "Ralph Britton and his family are visiting us this week and he is the only '17er I've seen in three months. We've worked in a little golf and were out last week-end on the Bonita Yowsah! The Yale Party is on the Scott program, and I hope we can have as good a crowd as last year."
In the Canadian Open Golf Championship at Saint John, N. B., August 19, one Percival Streeter of Saint John was listed in the press reports with a total of 316 for four rounds—a 79 average. Anybody got anything as good to offer? We're waiting for Sam MacKillop to send his scores from the Bowl Tournament at Rangeley, Maine, where he headed for vacation in August. Last year Sam won this tournament John S. Bathrick is Zone Manager of Pontiac Motors Division, General Motors Sales Corporation, 352 Pittock Block, Portland, Oregon. He is living at 2131 N. E. Stanton Street George C. Currier is a district sales manager for the Sandell Mfg. Corp., of Watertown, Mass., and is selling their building materials from New York City to Atlanta. When in New York, he stays at Hotel Belmont Plaza. He reports that "Rowdy" Clark is with the same company, covering New York State and Connecticut.
As this goes to press Chuck Gilmore is about to leave Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, where Mike Donehue has had him under surveillance since early August. Dr. Donehue performed a difficult operation on his Dartmouth and "P and S" classmate, on August 15. Both were congratulating themselves shortly afterward, on your former Secretary's splendid recovery. . . . .Don Brooks also had his share of illness this summer, but has recovered nicely from his attack of arthritis, with the help of his dentist.
Sumner, Charlotte, Elizabeth and Dick Emerson occupied a cottage at Pocono Lake Preserve during the latter half of the summer. Our successful Alumni Fund Chairman turns out to be a good trout fisherman—but oh, boy!! you should see him handle the first base assignment on the local ball team. He can bat, peg and get around the circuit in a way that would give Paine or any of the 1917 Varsity something to emulate today!
Dick Morenus, radio director for Marschalk and Pratt, N. Y. Advertising Agency, went into the woods north of Ottawa for five weeks in July, caught a lot of fish, he would try to make us believe, and wrote a complete motion picture scenario.
Arthur and Ruby Maclntyre and Ralph and Ethel Sanborn, after doing all the things there are to do at Quebec, proceeded to Brennor Lodge, on Lake Memphremagog at Georgeville, P.Q. It is rumored they had some advance ideas about .fishing but the drought must have spoiled the waters, as their postcard is devoted entirely to accounts of special club meetings and reports of proceedings, before their return about Labor Day Last summer Carl Colby wrote Spique Maclntyre he was running up and down the west coast of South America on the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Bibb, serving as interpreter. He was on a ten weeks' cruise visiting Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, and is returning to the U.S.C.G. Academy to teach in the fall Fred Leighton left for Mexico the middle of July, and was due back around Labor Day, laden with Mexican art goods for N. Y. shops.
"Monk" Wells, hides and leather goods specialist of the U. S. Tariff Commission, was in N. Y. early in May, and told about getting "Creeper" Hartshorn, Howard Shaffer and Ed Wiesman together at one of the regular alumni luncheons. There's a gang of Seventeeners at Washington, and we hope to hear of more good meetings called by "Monk."
Since our June notes went to press early in May, your scribe dropped in to see the Boyntons at their attractive colonial home in Rutland. John is fourteen and Bill ten, and both are headed in the right direction. Bob reports that Ned Foyles visits in Rutland every summer, owns a home there. Leon Dutton also visits his home town occasionally. Bob said Don Green of Worcester spent several weeks at (Bob's) Hotel Berwick during a reappraisal of Rutland fire risks, and had his wife and two children along. Don is with the Mutual Fire Insurance Exchange Elected to the Vermont legislature last November, Don Norton took his seat in the House, January first, and led the agitation for railroad tax revision. He is widely credited with having saved the railroads in Vermont Jack English, Secretary of 1916, told us that Don Richmond has been the leading man with the Maiden Theatre Guild for the past winter season, has achieved great popularity as the leading man in a number of productions On June first the Boston crowd held forth at the Boston Yacht Club. Howie Stockwell put on movies of our Tremendous Twentieth Reunion, 1939 Winter Carnival and the trip to the Dartmouth-Stanford game last fall. Men who came out for dinner were Asty Bartlett, Mott Brown, Curly Carr, Walt Carr, Al Dupuis, Bunny Holden, Spique Maclntyre, Sam MacKillop who organized the meeting, Jim McGowan, Connie Murphy, Sunny Sanborn, Stockie, Roger Stone and Ray Sault
The Stockwells have moved into a new home at 21 Woodbine Road, Belmont, Mass.—the latest word in everything snappy and convenient for all eight sizes and ages who enjoy it. Howard has been doing a lot of work for the Belmont dramatic club and was recently elected vice president of the Cambridge Rotary Club.
Don O'Leary has joined the New York advertising staff of The Elks Magazine. ... . Sam White made a hurried trip to New York in July, found Don Brooks in town for luncheon before returning to Fairbanks. Alaska. Same old Sam, says Don, and looking fine The Hallorans also* were in New York in July and joined the Brooks at Montclair for a swim and dinner Summy Emerson had a visit with Ken Hammond,—New York with his family to see the World's Fair, then going to Hanover for a good look before returning to Loveland, Colorado, where Ken operates a mortuary.
This issue goes to every man in the 1917 class, so we take the opportunity to ask those who have not had this class contact in some time, if they will please write a few paragraphs on their interests and recent activities, and mail the good words to the Secretary whose address is above. All your friends in the class want your story, via these columns, next month.
Treasurer Brooks just 'phoned to say he's having a green slip inserted in this issue, it won't be hard to find, and he wants youse guys to do just what it says before you forget it!
Will we see you at the Harvard and Yale parties, before we meet here again next month?
THOMAS L. COTTON, 1917 Recently appointed Director of Social Research, New York Association of PersonalFinance Companies.
Secretary-Chairman, 18 Madison Ave., Cranford, N. J.
* 100% subscribers to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, on class group plan.
