1914*
If you want to get an earful about California catch up with Abe Newmark, who made the Pow-Wow trip to the Stanford game. Honestly we're beginning to believe they have something out there on the Coast. But then 1914, of course, contributed a great deal to the Pow-Wow.
First, you may recall reading Bill Cunning ham on Herb Gridley galloping up into the highlands to meet the train, and finding it late he rode out into the bush and shot enough quail so that everybody had two apiece for dinner that night. You can take the shooting and you can also take 250 pounds of Herb on a horse There's just no stopping these Fourteeners.
And then, of course, Herb and Bill Washburn contributed so much to the Pow-Wow it's no small wonder it was a success. We note even that Gail Gardner and his wife traveled 150 miles to meet the train and add a note of Arizona hospitality as the train went through.
In addition to Abe, Mart Remsen and Red Loudon were among the visiting firemen and Mart's ecstatic expressions almost rival Abe's. We quote from his letter:
"At the Pow-Wow dinner our own Bill Washburn acted as toastmaster. Saw Herb Gridley for the first time in many a year. Incidentally, he has been taken for exPresident Hoover many times. There is a very definite resemblance. Red Loudon was on deck and as active as ever, although for once in my life I saw him with his eyes closed, which is hard to imagine. He snatched a few winks coming back on the Greyhound bus after the game. Without any doubt, the greatest and best Dartmouth special left Frisco at 1:30 A.M. for Los Angeles The cars of the Eastern special, cars carrying the team, and all cars from Los Angeles made up a real Dartmouth special. Fourteen cars in all.
"Abe Newmark, who was on the Eastern special, took my 18-year-old niece under his wing and made a tour of the lounge car and procured the signatures of all the members of the team in her program. The lounge car was a real busy Dartmouth place until the sun came up Sunday morning."
We are indebted to Walt Daley for a clipping from the New York Times of December 22, wherein Bob Kelley, substituting for John Kieran, devoted the entire space under the title of "From Brooklyn to Moosilauke" to the Old Pine Stump. Mr. Kelley covered a lot of material on the trek from Brooklyn to a thirty-minute talk on fifty-eight kinds of ski wax, and paid John a well-deserved tribute he enjoys as Ski Dean, or something. His final paragraph must be quoted to complete the picture:
"Johnny doesn't think he'll go back to Brooklyn. There would be quite a little lacking from the New Hampshire ski country if he did. A Dartmouth carnival wouldn't be quite the same without Johnny, shirt-sleeved in his ski cellar, working over the equipment of some team; greeting returning alumni and solemnly listening while they discourse on the wax for the day; standing, a small muffled figure with a big grin, on a snowy hillside as a judge at a race. And a lot of New Hampshire kids, who have been graduated in some mysterious fashion from barrel staves to shiny equipment, would miss him too."
Pennell Aborn takes us mildly to task for implying last month that he is a Phi Beta Kappa. It seems that Penn, as secretary of the Employment Bureau at M.I.T., merely peruses the Phi Beta magazine for light reading, and also sends out with his letters dandy little vest-pocket calendars, for which we hereby thank him.
Again it becomes necessary to record with sadness the loss of another classmate, George Horton Stickney, who passed away on New Year's day. The funeral was held January 3. The class was represented by Pennell Aborn, Sam Cole, and Abe Newmark. A floral tribute from the class was forwarded. Further account is included in the Necrology section.
As you know, in preparation for our 25th Reunion the class voted the financing of sending the ALUMNI MAGAZINE to all living members during this current year, and from expressions of renewed interest the venture has indeed proved worth while. Jack Conners has cooperated splendidly in the matter of securing class dues, which include subscription, but there are still a number of men who undoubtedly have just put off sending in their three dollars.
As hitherto mentioned, the ALUMNI MAGAZINE will be the principal medium for publicity on the Reunion, and whereas you will all receive it, your cooperation in the payment of class dues early will be greatly appreciated by the budget and treasurer.
J. F. Conners, care of The Stanley Works, Bridgeport, Conn., is the address, and $3.00 is the amount PLEASE.
Our very able President, Sig Larmon, and Kay are now on their way to Hawaii. On their return they will spend some time in California, Sig expecting to be back in New York sometime early in March. A pleasant trip to you!
Jack Conners sends us an interesting letter from Bob Hastings, who is a practicing physician at the Grande Allee Apartments, Quebec City, Canada. He reports he has been living peacefully since the war and has nothing particularly exciting to report. He wants to hear from Larry Kingman again, and extends an invitation to any Fourteeners passing through Quebec to be sure and drop around. He sends his best regards to all his friends and says that we can expect him in Hanover this coming June. '14 UP! SIGN THE BOOK! ! !
We have been telling you for months that your committees have been busy on Reunion plans, and here's the prevue.
If a bunch of fellows ever took hold of anything wholeheartedly these committees have done just that and when this Reunion is over if you don't think you have gotten a whole lot for very little, your class officers will certainly be surprised. It is not possible just yet to outline a specific program from the time standpoint, for the college program has not been officially settled, but we think we have all the pieces and plans to fit them in between the official events.
Reunion will get underway Friday night, June 16, and everybody just must be on hand at six o'clock for the first surprise. And this is a surprise! We don't believe any class had a touch quite like this before, so you'd better be there. . . .on time.
Then, of course, supper, a look-in at the President's reception, class and other movies, and a bit of dancing for anybody who still dares to get out on a polished floor. And the men, of course, will know what to do with the shank of the evening. Among the other features will be, of course, the ball game, the class hum at the senior fence, the big dinner Saturday night, preceded by another surprise, the usual tent with our efficient entertainment committee in charge, a big Thespian hit with our own Kid Claeys, George Tilton, at al. in charge.
At the class dinner Saturday night there is just going to be one surprise after another. And here again precedents have been abandoned and we know you are going to like it.
Johnny Piane's plans for the big picnic on Sunday are well underway and from what we hear, Johnny is going to outdo the very successful picnic of five years ago.
Rocky Flanders has engaged a band. We will' tell you more about this next month, but the band and the uniform and the beverage all tie in together—which will give you a rough idea. The uniforms will be neat but not gaudy and very effective, and so easy to order. All we'll need is your head size. No more mixing up Margeson and Roger Rice. Bob Hopkins has taken charge of the uniform department, and he has done a grand job.
Now we ask you, doesn't this sound intriguing? Of course we haven't mentioned the little fact of getting back to Hanover, meeting the boys again, the fellowship, and all that sort of thing, which is the real essence of a Dartmouth Reunion.
As to the cost of all this: We said the committee had done hard work. They certainly have spared no pains to keep everything moderate in cost and get a lot for the money. For the men returning alone the Reunion tax will be $12.00
For the ladies $5.00 and likewise $5.00 for each child. February will be a good month to get this item off your mind. Send your Reunion tax now and get it over with, or at least send along your $5.00 deposit, all of which will make it easier later on.
So please write Jack Conners at the Stanley Works, Bridgeport, Conn., of your plans—whether they be definite or doubtful. —(Note your hat size.)—and your Reunion tax or first payment thereon.
More details next month, and in the meantime start putting the dimes away for Hanover this June.
SECRETARY, 367 Boylston St., Boston
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