1917*
As these words are being written the big news of the recent past is Dartmouth's well- earned victory over Holy Cross. The team is red hot, and we guaranty satisfaction if you can overcome the obstacles and make your way to the Princeton, Cornell, or Columbia games. And don't overlook the meeting the evening before the Prince- ton game at the Dartmouth Club, 37 East 39th Street, and also after the Columbia game. You will be reminded by the Com- mittee.
The only 'lyers who braved the crowded B & A to make the Holy Cross game were Spique and Ruby Maclntyre, and your humble servant and wife Fran. We looked for the Worcester delegation, Don Green and Jim Montgomery, but were disap- pointed. It was a pleasure, however, to chat with Fred Stockwell, Howie's son, be- tween the halves. Fred is a Senior at Dart- mouth and will finish in December.
The "Cambridge Chronicle" of September 24, although not so labeled, was almost a "Sanborn- Stockwell Issue." The front page carried a de- lightful picture of Dr. and Mrs. Frank B. Sanborn 'B7, our fortunate Sunny's parents, on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary. The ac- companying article told of Dr. Sanborn's long service as a Cambridge engineer and inventor, and mentioned Sunny and Ethel as assisting at the reception and dinner.
The same issue and the same front page carried another feature story under the heading "Howard A. Stockwell to Head Chamber of Commerce for Coming Year" with a very nice likeness of our Howie. It lists Howie's accomplishments to date, which are quite numerous and are now on file with 1917 records, and mentions Dot and their six children.
Actually Howie and Dot deserve more space, for not only did they celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on October 12th, but they have twice during the past summer journeyed west to see sons married—Howie Jr. in Chicago in July, and Stewart in Wisconsin in early September. Howie Jr. has recently left our western shores in the army service. Fortunately, son Dick and daugh- ters Joan and Martha are still at home.
You will recall, however, that in the competition among the ladies at our Silver Jubilee Reunion for the one who had been married longest, Pearl Sault carried away the honor by a close margin. It thus be- falls by the inexhorable law of time that Ray and Pearl celebrated their 25th a few days before the Stockwells, on September 20th to be exact. Besides remarking on these memorable occasions, and the quick passage of the intervening years, we also hazard the guess that few of us will present the youthful appearance of Ray and Howie and their ladies when our twenty-fifth's come along.
A news dispatch from Keene, New Hampshire, in connection with Dorothy Lamour's recent bond selling tour stated that "she rode in an open car up Main Street with the Governor and Mayor Rich- ard L. Holbrook." Presumably, even a Mayor's job has its bright moments.
It was a source of real concern to all of us to know that Vin Smith was a casualty in the B. & O. wreck in western Maryland in late September. His condition as this is being written is reported as "satisfac- tory." The sincere best wish of 'l7 are certainly with Vin.
The latest additions to the armed forces of our country from the ranks of 'l7 are Don Aldrich and Ray Collerd. Don an- nounced his Commission as a Navy Chap- lain in his sermon on September 27th. He is a Lieutenant, Senior Grade. When Don Brooks telephoned the following Tuesday morning to wish him Godspeed, Mrs. Al- drich reported that he had already reported for duty at Norfolk.
A letter from Capt. Ray Collerd of the Air Corps was received in late August from the Greenbriar Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Ray said he was slated for Air Intelli- gence after four more weeks. "Working like Hell and no fooling, but sure like it. No 'i7ers yet. If you know of any let me know. Closed my business last May. No use trying to sell Army and Navy under W. P. B. rulings. Family still in Frisco."
Lt. Col. Hap Mason is in the office of the Budget Officer of the War Department in Washington. Saying that his work is hard, long, and interesting, Hap claims he is happy as a clam at high tide, for he feels that he has a real chance to serve. Mrs. Dr. Gerald Shattuck reports that Gerald is at sea in the South Pacific. Capt. Butch Sherman who has been transferred to Mo- bile, Ala., discovered Wayne Palmer in that city via the route of a newspaper ar- ticle which described Wayne as the Bank- head Tunnel engineer. It appears that Wayne had the immediate responsibility of raising a ferryboat which had sunk some five miles off shore, which to our prosaic way of life would seem to be a task fraught with romance.
Butch reports that wife Lee and son Joe (16) have been with him during his tour of duty on the Gulf, but that Joe planned to return North to attend Vermont Acad- emy in the fall. Butch's present address is 1655 Lamar Ave., Mobile, Ala.
Harry Fowler writing from "out there," August 16, says he thinks "We are better off out here—at least we will not have to worry over room tempera- tures and things like that. It is the dead of winter here, and once in a while we have to put on jackets over our cotton uniforms. I spoke of fire- places to some French inhabitants today and finally one who remembered having seen such things drove puzzled looks from the faces of the rest by a graphic manual demonstration. Fire, here, is used only for cooking and branding. In general it is tres agreable. -If any Californian or Floridian ever starts talking of climate, just tell them they cannot even con- ceive of the perfect unless they've been here."
Don Brooks writes that Maurice Healey was appointed Prosecuting Attorney of the City of Waterbury, Conn., early in the fall.
As a result of the recent annual fall let- ter, your humble servant is looking for- ward with pleasure to a full mail bag for some time to come.
COLONEL ROY D. HALLORAN 'l7 Chief of the Division of Neuropsychiatry ofthe United States Army. (See Class of 1919 columns for news of brother's promotion to Capt. U.S.N.)
Secretary, 57 Chestnut St., Dedham, Mass. Treasurer, 9 Park Terr., Upper Montclair, N. J
