1917*
"Seventeen 38 strong opens SILVER JUBILEE with bang. Best from gang .... Boston 1917" was the welcome telegram received from the Harvard game dinner October 17th. This breaks all recent attendance records and Sam MacKillop, Curly Carr, Roy Halloran, Howie Stock- well and Johnny Wheelock are to be con- gratulated on their results in rounding up this galaxy from the best class that ever graduated from Dartmouth College. Sam writes that Hal Halloran presided, outlined reunion plans and read greetings from President Hopkins. Bob Paine played some songs. Arch Gile described the presenta- tion October 6th to President Hopkins (See photographs page 26, November is- sue). Sumner Emerson outlined progress of the work of the "Class of 1917 Fund" com- mittee in raising a special reunion gift to be presented to the college next June. Dug Fleming, all the way from Corpus Christi spoke on the fine attitude of Tex- ans toward Dartmouth alumni.
Those present at this festive New England home coming were: Andy Anderson, Slatz Baxter, Howard Bartlett, Mott Brown, Curly Carr, Ping Doty for his first reunion after years in Europe, A 1 Dupuis, Sumner Emerson from New York, Forrey Emery, Phil Evans, Dug Fleming, Jim Fox, Will Fitch, Barney Gerrish, Arch Gile, Hal Halloran, Jack Hill from Portland, Bunny Holden from New York, Frank Huntress from Keene, Mose Hutchins from Rochester, J. Loris Jones, Karl Koeniger from South Orange, Spique Maclntyre, Sam MacKillop, Ed McGowan, Connie Murphy, Larry Nourse, Bob Paine, Don Richmond, Sunny Sanborn, Win Scudder, Sherm Smith, Bill Spearin, Howie Stockwell, Rog Stone, Errol Thompson, Harold Walker and Jawn Wheelock. Also spied at the Harvard game were Angus Black, Don Litchard, Guy Richardson; Deering Smith and Hunk Stillman.
On the way to the game, Fleming dropped in to visit Emerson and your scribe in New York, told about his contracting gang of eighty men, drilling oil wells for many companies, and Dug operates and leases several wells himself. He told a lot about life in Corpus Christi, changing from frontier town to thriving modern city, a big naval aviation base. He'll bring his wife to reunion, and possibly his daughter who attends University of Texas.
Triumph over Yale the following week brought the big inter-sectional class gathering in the stands and at Anita & Bob Scott's party afterward. Twenty-eight men and many wives and children were noted at one place or another with sixty-one guests at the Scotts' enjoying a gala visit. The following Seventeeners were counted: Don Brooks, Tom Cotton, George Currier, Aaron Davis, A 1 Edgerton, Will Fitch, Hobey Ford, Burt Gale, Bunny Holden, Duke Howe, Trott King, Norm McCulloch, Gumbo Mudgett, Don O'Leary, Mil Palin, Len Reade, Ev Robie, Jack Saladine, Ralph Sanborn, Len Shea, Butch Sherman, Bob Scott, Deering Smith, Art Stout, Gene Towler, Gordon Tracy, Charlie Wolff and Harry Worthington. Again, the Class extends great thanks to the Scotts, for the fine time, and for Bob's exuberant letter about the whole affair written a few days later. Incidently, who lost his pipe and pouch on Bob's lawn, he inquires.
Going back to the Colgate game October eleventh, a number of men and their families were reported at Hanover including Ray Allen, Walt Carr, Will Fitch, Roy Halloran, Bunny Holden, Walt Kipp, Hap Mason, Guy Richardson, Butch Sherman, Walt Sisson, Errol Thompson and Barney Thielscher.
Beginning with the Princeton game class dinner, big doings are planned by the New York Patrol this winter, building up to that JUNE JUBILEE. On October 20th an informal luncheon at the Dartmouth Club brought out Bob Adams, Don Aidrich, Don Brooks, George Currier, Summy Emerson, Pop Ford, Ken Holden, Len Reade, Elliot Mudgett, Len Shea and Gene Towler. Programs, publicity and recruiting service were discussed with the following committee taking over: Holden, Chairman; Adams, Aldrich, Currier and Reade.
Wayne F. Palmer wrote October 22nd, he and Mildred would do everything possible to boost reunion and they were going to Boston that week for the first trip since moving south and would look for 1917 reunions en route, but we looked for them in vain at New Haven and New York. Their daughter Mildred was married last spring to Lieutenant Donald Gay, U. S. N. (Aviation). Their son Earl, born March 27, 1918 is the Class Baby, (but might not welcome the appelation now?) Their second son, Wayne Jr., is in the Army Air Corps at Tucson, Arizona Captain Swett wrote Summy from Headquarters Squadron, Second Bombing Group (H), A. F. Combat Command, Langley Field, Virginia, October 24th: "They've given me a "squadron down here, Flying fortresses, no less. Naturally, I couldn't have hoped for anything better or more to my liking out of this emergency. If you should be within striking distance of me, I can promise you a fair meal, all the liquor that is good for you and a very sincere welcome."
Nine men in the freshman class! Meet the boys in '45: Slatz Allen's son Robert; Angus C. Black Jr.; William M. Hartshorn; Arthur B. Jopson Jr.; Victor C. Smith Jr.; William H. Stewart Jr.; Hunk Stillman's son Gregory; Richard G. Tracy; and A. Phillip Trier. 1944 includes Edwin W. McGowan Jr.; Deering Smith's son, Robert, and Harold J. Weeks Jr. 1943 has four: W. Douglas Kipp Jr.; George D. Mason; G. Boger Shattuck and Frederick F. Stockwell. The grand old seniors of 1942 are three: James G. Fowler; John W. Hill Jr.; and John L. Sewall. Out into the wide, wide world in June 1941, went Robert M. Chase Jr.; Leon J. Cone Jr. and Errol Thompson's son Linwood.
The Class extends deep sympathy to Chan Steiger in the loss of Esther at Phillips House, Boston, October 13th, after a long illness. A great many of us knew her from reunions and meetings at the Scotts' and will miss her at future gatherings. Beside Chan, she leaves Elizabeth Anne, a student at Emma Willard School and Reynolds, a student at Williston Academy.
Had lunch with Harry Worthington who is reshaping Manning Maxwell and Moore's crane and hoist line, policies, distribution, merchandising and prices, and Harry is out in the field most of the time. Mrs. Worthington and the four boys are still at Oak Park, until the house can be sold, but she writes she'll join Harry for reunion. The two daughters are in College at Tarry town, winning top honors. Harry says they come by it honestly, and we gave him a break by not referring to Bess.
Butch Sherman, Sam MacKillop and others mention seeing Ralph Sawyer once in a while. Ralph continues to hatch and deliver "Sawyer's Reds—Day Old Chicks" on a scientific volume production basis. His plant is at Littleton, Mass. In addition we understand he is applying his old writing talents in handling a number of poultry advertising accounts, as New England representative of the Wright Poultry Advertising Service of Rochester, N. Y. How's that for a "natural"?
Art Stout sends in two informative clippings. One from a Poughkeepsie paper, pictures a local fight, with this cut-line: "Series of Shots taken Tuesday night at Lincoln Center depicts the opening of the Poughkeepsie fight season, under management of Guy Beckwith." The other is the front page of the American Agriculturist of October 11 th, carrying the feature story "Grassroots Defense" by G. Keyes Page, Citizens' Public Expenditure Survey, Albany, N. Y.
JUBILEE JUBLES
Sherm Smith cuts in here to say that Seventeen's Silver Jubilee got off to a flying start at Boston University Club preceding the Class dinner, when the Reunion Executive Committee was convened by Chairman Halloran, with Mott Brown, Emerson, Stockwell and Smith present. Tentative plans provide a swell program with something doing for everybody, every minute, and major features will be broadcast as soon as all details are complete. It was reported that strong sentiment continues to come in, favoring a family party at the 25th, so events are being planned accordingly. Sometimes we'll be all together; several times the men will foregather by themselves while the spouses and progeny amuse themselves with specially arranged entertainment.
The final committee structure is about set, and subject to minor changes, here are the assignments:
PROGRAM COMM.: Stockwell, Chairman; Bartlett, Baxter, H. Carr, Earle, Loudon, Robie, Scudder, Thielscher, Wheelock and Wright.
ATTENDANCE COMM.: Mac Killop, Chairman; Anderson, Cotton, Currier, Dupuis, Holden, Nourse, Reade, Richardson, Shea, and Trier, assisted, by the entire Regional Comm.
FINANCE COMM.: Brooks, Chairman; H. Carr, Emerson and Sisson.
PUBLICITY COMM.: S. L. Smith, Chairman; R. N. Allen, Hutchins, Mudgett, Sewall, and Sherman.
RECEPTION and HOSPITALITY COMM.: Emerson, Chairman; H. V. Clarke, Eaton, Harris, Mason, Paine, Sewall, H. D. Stillman, Tobin, Mrs. Gile, Mrs. Tobin, assisted by the Ladies Comm.
COSTUME COMM.: M. D. Brown, Chairman; Anderson and Holden.
ARRANGEMENTS COMM.: Archie Gile.
TRANSPORTATION COMM.: Reade, Chairman; and Wheelock.
LADIES COMM.: Mrs. Donald Brooks, Chairman, and her entire committee as listed in "Draft Letter" from SecretaryChairman to whole Class, dated September 15, 1941.
The Chairmen of the above committees, and Bob Scott who is held in readiness for any kind of duty, form the Reunion Executive Committee with Roy Halloran, Chairman.
EDWIN E. SMITH '17, teaching anEnglish class at Classical High School,Springfield, Mass. Starting with "O fonsBandusiae splenditior vitro" and pickingup almost anywhere in the odes of Horace,Ed could recite Latin to the everlastingsatisfaction of the late Professor Husbandand the wonderment of the rest of us.Skinny Sturtevant says he is a very popularteacher, and recently his picture appearedin the school's rogue's gallery, convicted ofneglect (tonsorial). He has had to put upwith two young Sturtevants in his classes,and a third is coming to him shortly, whichSkinny says has something to do with thepassing of the late lamented red locks.
Secretary, 18 Madison Ave., Cranford, N. J. Treasurer, 9 Park Terrace, Upper Montclair, N. J.
