New York City
REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER else the recording angel may place alongside the name of "Newb'ry'ot," Massachusetts, he should enter a check and double check for its contribution to the comestibles of the Dartmouth Club. You may have heard censorious discussions of the advantages and beauties of New York versus Rhode Island clam chowder, with no mention of the variety prepared in that small city on the banks of the Merrimac, where the daily production of the Joppa clam flats has been for years an important part of the community's economic existence.
When the Club moved to its present quarters and was faced with the task of operating its own dining room and kitchens, various members who were especially interested in good food came forward with notable suggestions.
None was so brash as Stanley Besse '05, who insisted on oath that he could compound genuine "Newbr'ypo't" fish and clam chowders such as New York never had seen. Put on the spot he organized and conducted a series of dinners in which these estimable dishes were the main attraction. They took hold, and now every Friday sees a crowd of members industriously bending over huge bowls from which arises the aroma of chowders second to none, and carrying the name of Besse to new heights. Come and get 'em, any Friday.
The annual Alumni Dinner, on February 15, had the misfortune to tail the worst storm of the winter with the unfortunate result that many suburbanites were still digging themselves out of six foot drifts, struggling with recalcitrant roads and otherwise being impeded in their efforts to spend an evening in town.
Nevertheless a goodly crowd thronged the Commodore, saw their peers, and listened to good speeches by Hoppy and the other men on the program.
During March the calendar is studded with several affairs which have no direct Dartmouth association but which are good evidence of the usefulness of the Club to members who use its facilities for other activities in which they are interested.
Bill Christgau, for example, is bringing his West Side Boys Club meeting to the Club. Jim Heenehan has a New York County Lawyer's dinner and meeting, and the Camp Fire Association dinner and meeting is another. On March 14 we extend the facilities of the Club to the Georgia Tech annual dinner and on March 19 have the D.K.E. lads with us. March 20 sees the annual Tuck School dinner, with the D.O.C. dinner on March 12.
Ernie Earley's Sophomore Father's project is shaping up in its usual fine fashion, and will bring the normal attendance of lads and dads to the Club.
The big event of the month, of course, is the Glee Club concert and dance, set for March 19. The ticket sale is picking up in good shape and the advance sale of floor seats and boxes promises a galaxy of alumni and friends.
Transient room business at the Club has been good, though the constant pressure from men desiring permanant rooms makes the over-flow arrangement with a nearby hotel not only advantageous but necessary. Al Gottshcaldt, Paul Carver Hinsdale Smith, Professor Harold Tobin Mike Stearns, and Sewall Strout are some of the names which appear on the February register.
AT MEETING OF WORCESTER CLUB Seated, Judge James C. Donnelly, Dean Neidlinger and Jacob K. Edwards, Presidentof the Club: standing, Sherman Baldwin and Donald G. Mix.
