1926*
The first thing that comes to mind as we start our column for another year is our big 15th next June. As indicated on these pages during the past year 1936 will join 1921, 1931, and 1936 in a post-commencement reunion to take place during the week of Hanover Holiday, the week following Commencement. It is with great pleasure that we announce Bob Salinger as chairman of the Reunion Committee. Bob will have an excellent corps of assistants (to be announced later), to carry out his many brilliant ideas for a grand party. Start saving your pennies NOW so that you can join us next June.
For the third successive summer 1926 had an informal week-end "get-together" in Hanover. We were joined this year by 1923 under the leadership of Sherm Baldwin. Various athletic contests such as golf, tennis and Softball plus a chicken dinner at Moose Mountain Lodge and a picnic at the "faculty" farm and lots of "bullsessions" helped fill a most enjoyable three days for about twenty-five couples of "ye grande olde classe" of 1926. Among those present were: Ken and Helen Weeks, Lloyd Sanford, Frank and Mae Healy, Brant and Thelma Wallace, Herb and Bert Darling, Tom Colt, Tubber and Mary Weymouth, Bob and Pense Cleary, Paul and Grace Venneman, Hal and Marian Marshall, Red Merrill (Emmy was unfortunately ill and could not be with us), Don Norstrand (we missed Dot who could not come as she was home caring for very recent son Hans Peter), Dean and Enid Chamberlin, Dan and Sally Drury, Oz and Dot Fitts, Bob Salinger (we missed Dot who was in California), Doug Everett, Sid and Barbara Hayward, Bob and Ruby Carr, Tom and Rene Farwell, Carl and Kanny Allen, Charlie and Helen McKenna, Joe Kinney (recently returned from harrowing experiences in France), Paul Allen, Hugh Morrison, and Edith and Charlie Bishop.
At our annual business meeting held Saturday morning, it was decided to continue the 100% subscription plan of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE for the coming year. We urge every one to pay your class dues promptly when you receive Clarence Mc- Davitt's bill. As you know the dues include the MAGAZINE. Each issue will be packed full of reunion dope.
We also voted an expression of appreciation for Al Louer's repetition of his excellent guidance of the Alumni Fund. Under his leadership 1926 again captured the Green Derby in its class, finishing with a new high in number of contributors and amount received. A Wah-Hoo-Wah for Al Louer and his fine group of assistants!
We received an extremely interesting letter from Dick Haywood relating his experiences getting out of Europe last fall. It is too good to delete and we therefore are going to give it to you in full next month when space permits.
The May 17th edition of the Meriden (Conn.) Journal announced the appointment of Larry Smith, executive secretary of the Connecticut Merit System Association, as executive assistant to the State personnel director. This non-political appointment created quite a stir in the Nutmeg State because it followed on the heels of a suit instituted by the Merit Assn. against the State administration for its method of selecting candidates for the post of personnel director.
Sherm Baldwin '23 sent us a clipping from the July 8 Boston Herald showing Dick Eberhardt in a quarter page picture taken while he was attending the business and professional men's military training battalion at Fort Devens. Dick looks well in uniform.
William D. Knight '08 kindly sent a picture from the Rockford (111.) MorningStar showing Gordy Linke's fine family. In addition to Mrs. Linke and "Kappy" aged 5, was Barbara Gordon Linke who was born last February.
The sad news must be recorded here that Cynthia Hayward, third daughter horn June 10 to Sid and Barbara, died September 9, after a brief illness. We have several reports on activities of the stork:
On May 16, Mary Willsey Allen arrived to join the Carl Allen's who now have two girls and a boy. June 2nd, found Perk St. Clair passing out cigars to celebrate the arrival of his first-born George Perkins.
July 13, the home of the Jack Bickford's rejoiced on the arrival of Jack Junior who tipped the beam at seven pounds. What a wonderful present for Jack—it was his birthday, too!
The June issue of the Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts contained an article by Howie Rice entitled "Notes on the Swan Furniture."
Helen and Ralph Bristol are running the West Shore Lodge on Rangeley Lake, South Rangeley, Maine.
Don Church is helping to run the famous Mountain View. House at Whitefield, N. H.
Bill Evans is with Pacific Mills, 214 Church Street, New York City.
Hal Rosenberg is proprietor of Kings Incorporated, retail radio and electrical supply business in Lowell, Mass.
Chuck Hornburg is with Alfred Rooney & Cos., 444 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. George Starke is with Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp., 60 E. 42 Street, N. Y. C. Jack Altizer is back in Charleston, West Va. where he lives at 905 Edgewood Drive.
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THE 15TH!
At Bob Salinger's request we give you herewith definite plans for another class luncheon in Cambridge just before the Harvard game, October 26. Bob announces a set-up similar to last year's, with lunch served promptly at 12 at the famous Cock Horse Inn, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge. This was a great get together last year, with a large number of men and girls in the class present. You can park your car before lunch, near the restaurant, and then walk to the stadium. New Englanders will be sent cards for the purpose of making definite reservations. Will all those outside the N. E. area please write Chairman Salinger at United Shoe Machinery Corp., 140 Federal St., Boston, if you want places saved at the party. Tubber Weymouth of Rochester, N. Y., will be attending his first Alumni Council meeting that week-end, having been elected a member-at-large of the Council in June. He and Mary are already signed up, to start the list of out-of-towners that we hope will be a long one.
This Harvard game luncheon will be the first of many pre-reunion parties throughout the country The Cock Horse Inn, Cambridge, Saturday noon (come early), October 26.
Secretary, Whitney Road, Short Hills, N. J. Treasurer, 33 Wedgemere Ave., Winchester, Mass.
