Washington
THIS PACIFIC NORTHWEST club held its annual summer picnic on Sunday, August 17th, at the Gravelly Lake home of Fred Shaneman '25, near Tacoma. It was pronounced the most successful in a long procession of similar events, largely because of the delightful site and the warm hospitality of the Shanemans, but also, and not unimportantly, because of the variety of the available activities. To illustrate: tether ball for sprites of agility like Chauncey Baxter '10, who was a mere shadow of his former self after one round of the game; croquet for old cocks like Dr. Walter Woodward '99, Baxter Ball '31and Sam Barnes '07; badminton for strenuous bucks like Al Boncutter '32 and beer for the non-athletic competition, reputedly won by the Class of '24. The croquet tournament ended in a free-for-all when Woodward insisted in taking off his high collar and dropping his suspenders down behind his knees for more freedom of swing; there was also a dispute arising from Ball's insistent urge to change the ground rules after each shot. It should be said that for the settled, family type of individual, such as your correspondent, there was sedate swimming, and rowing.
Life of the party was Private Jim Rice '31, now enjoying his first sojourn in the Pacific Northwest as the guest of the gove rnment, to wit, the Army. Jim is stationed at Fort Lewis, only a few miles from Shaneman's place, and we were fortunate enough to know of his presence there via the Alumni Records Office. Never having been exposed to a Washington Dartmouth party, and wishing to take no chances, Jim arrived in complete woollen uniform, carrying emergency rations in a paper sack. The reputation of the club should be protected by a footnote to the effect that he was able to turn the latter back to the government.
Somebody thought it might be a good idea to have some new officers: an election had not been held in some time and the incumbents were serving only by sufferance. By some devious method not yet disclosed a nominating committee bobbed up with the names of George Matchett '24 for president, and Walt Baumann '25 for secretary. Nobody wanted to make an issue of the matter and therefore a unanimous ballot was cast.
Following is a list of those who attended: Dr. and Mrs. Walter Woodward '99, Sam and Helen Barnes '07, Chauncey and Mrs. Baxter '10, Charlie Ingram '15, John W. and Mrs. White '17, now in Seattle after a period in Alaska for Pan American Airways, John Beranek '20, John Allen '20 and a very charming lady to whom it is whispered he will soon plight his troth, John and Betty Mauk '24, our hosts '25, Walt Baumann '25, Art and Mrs. Thompson '27, George and Mrs. Matchett '24, Jack and Mrs. Robison '25, Gene and Helen Andres '28, Jim and Hessie Hodson '29, Bax and Betty Ball '31, Jim Rice '31, Al and Franny Boncutter '32, George Tart '33, Charlie Armes '34, Fred Haley '35, Norm Henshaw '36, Bill Hyde '39, Dick and Maryanna Woodward '39 and Bill Holman '4O. Also present, and fitting into the spirit of the thing very nicely, were several of the lads entering Dartmouth this year.
SAM BARNES '07 One of the life-long workers and leaders inDartmouth alumni affairs in the PacificNorthwest, caught between innings at Seattle's alumni picnic reported this month.
