1916*

It has been a grand summer for Balmacaan get-to-gethers from commencement in Hanover to the fishing party in Newburyport. For a non-reunion year, I spotted fourteen sixteeners at commencement. Dick Parkhurst, Professor John Stearns, Dr. Jay Gile, Ros Magill, who received his LL.D., Dr. Shorty Shaw, Jack Mc- AulifEe, Dr. Parker Hayden, Herb Dingwall, Rog Evans, Professor Gene Chase, now of Lafayette College, Hobie Baker, visiting his 6 ft. 2 inch son; and Gran Fuller, Alec Jardine, Cap and F.sther Carey, who stayed over for the Hanover Holiday.

Then came our July golfing party at Oakley with Frank Bobst as host. Dr. Jay Gile came down from Hanover and told us stories of the North Country. Twelve of us stayed right through and laughed enough to last the summer, with Heinie George from Concord, Cap Carey from Providence, Herb Lord from Lawrence, Cliff Bean, Gran Fuller, Howdy Parker, Vic Porter, Tog Upham, Alec Jardine, Dick Parkhurst and myself taking the count.

Then came the fishing party we hold annually in honor of old Jake Storey who first started the Balmacaan fishing trip. Prexy John Pelletier came up from Connecticut, Shorty Shaw and Cap Carey from Rhode Island, Heinie George and Jay Gile from New Hampshire, Cliff Bean, Frank Bobst, Lewie Gove, Hobie Baker, Alec Jardine, Herb Lord, Tut Marsden, Jack McAuliffe, Johnny Mullen, Joe Newmark, Bob Steinert, Herb Steigler, and the prize winner Sam Cutler. All held their tiger's milk and fermented bug juice except one John Patrick English—it was a great party.

Balmacaaners will have their chance for gatherings this coming football season. While in Hanover for the Columbia game on October 12, get in touch with Prof. John Stearns and Dr. Jay Gile. We will have our usual night before party at the University Club October 25, ushering in the Harvard game. After the dinner Estelle and Alec Jardine will open their big house out in Wellesley to Balmacaaners for the best party of the year. The New York Mohammedans, Herb Dingwall, Ken Stowell, Ed Kiley, John Lincoln Ames, plan a night-before party at the Dartmouth Club, preparing for Princeton. Cap Carey is planning a dinner after the Brown game in Providence November 23. So there you are, pick your games and plan to enjoy life. The Class of 1916 offers its best wishes and a warm welcome to Cassa McDonald who became the bride of Nat Harris in Louisiana this summer.

Congratulations to the Jesse Fennos on the arrival of a young son in July, making three boys to carry on the name.

Peg Burlen was in New England with the two boys for their vacation. -Bob, the Pilgrim, is doing his best to become a Quaker down in Quakertown.

Hi McLellan of Tyler, Texas, stopped over in Boston for lunch with Lewie Gove and myself. Hi looks the part of the big I exas oil man, tanned to a turn and a Texas drawl. Hi tells me that Arno Behnke is assistant production manager of Amerada Petroleum Corp. at Fort Worth, Texas. He visited Roy Brahana who is a full professor at the University of Illinois, and stopped over with Dr. Phil Davis in St. Louis. Hi is coming back for the Twenty-Fifth.

The last civilian out of Dunkerque during the evacuation was Paul "Kike" Davis, whose epic story of that miracle was carried by the Associated Press. Kike is now located c/o V. Bush in East Jaffrey, N. H.

I just missed Bob Bartlett and his daughter Mary at York Beach this summer. His good friends told me all about him and it was great to hear the news. Bob is still with Westinghouse and is living at 3436 80th Street, Jackson Heights, Long Island, New York.

They tell me Rudy Mertin designed decorations for the World's Fair and several New York hotels—and is living somewhere out in Long Island. I'd appreciate his address if you can locate him for me. It was a pleasure to visit with Mrs. John Emery and Ruth, Bailey's mother and wife at Rye this summer.

I wish I could quote all of Hap Ward's letter, but you will gather that Hap like all Phi Doodles is still full of pep. Hap visited Shorty Hitchcock in Los Angeles recently. "Some day you must get Shorty to tell you how we went on the radio on Mexican Independence Day. Brava! I was so full of tortillas and enchilladas that I lived in icewater for four days. No amateur has a right to play in Shorty's league. That twelve gallon belly of his never grew big on milk or chocolate soda."

Likewise a fine letter from Dan Coakley in Los Angeles. Dan is still in the Insurance business, living off the unsuspecting public. He delivers a match with every fire policy and has a 'warm respect for all incoming checks. He visits Shorty Hitchcock and Spence Sully occassionally. Dan is located at 111 West 7th Street, Los Angeles.

Larry Doyle's son, Kelvin, graduates from Dartmouth next June. Larry is the Mayor of Sea Girt, New Jersey, if you please, and rates "Bones" Joy and Rog Evans as distinguished visitors, believe it or not. The Larry Doyles, like the Fennos, have three boys.

Phil Stackpole plans to be in Hanover for the Twenty-Fifth. How about gathering some of the New York Clan, Phil, at the night before Princeton party?

Gardner Morey writes that all Moreys grow bald and fat after forty, or at least his wife and daughter Wisha, a sophomore at Adelphi College, think so. Well Gardner "From the mouths of those who love you, comes the truth."

Al Lawton is Supt. of Schools of the Chittenden District, with headquarters at Essex Junction, Vermont. Al is doing a splendid job. His oldest boy, Fred, gradu- ated from high school this year. Is he headed for Hanover, Al?

Jack Curtin wrote me a long letter with the details of the occidental-oriental convention of Balmacaan, held in Schenectady with Lucille and Eskie and Jack in attendance. I know now I missed something. Jack occasionally visits Chick Clarke, who is the treasurer of a lamp concern in Montreal. During prohibition, the visits were frequent—not that Jack thought of Canadian ale.

Chan Green, big shot Hartford Insurance actuary, saw Anson Bates and wife during their annual visit to the Bates family estate in Middle Haddam, Conn. Chan also gets news from Shorty Hitchcock, but I'll bet he never heard of Shorty's doings with Hap Ward.

My thanks are due to Mrs. Ken Tucker, John Lincoln Ames and Ed Kiley who sent me clippings announcing the appointment of Ros Magill as Public Governor of the New York Stock Exchange. Congratulations Ros, on this additional honor and also on the publication of

"The Federal Gift Tax." Hen Green wishes you would return to Washington and ease up the tax burden, otherwise as he claims, he will be holding out a tin cup. Ed Kiley planned to go to Plattsburg to the business men's camp—was all accepted, but he had to give it up for business. Ed will be in the Army again, if he doesn't watch out.

Mrs. Max Bernkoph was selected by Governor Saltonstall of Massachusetts for his Committee on Defense.

While in Nashua this summer, I had lunch with Ruth and Jim Coffin and witnessed Jim's son "Kelly" make his first solo flight. Kelly, now a sophomore, was one of the six men out for managerships, selected to return early to Hanover. 1 hope it means a big job for you, Kelly.

Secretary, 37 Maple St., Stoneham, Mass. Treasurer, Bobst, Johnson & Wyatt 1 Federal St., Boston, Mass.

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