New York City
IN A CITY BOASTING some 2500 movie houses which, despite dimout, manage to blazon forth CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE, it was only natural that sooner or later the Dartmouth College Club of New York would sponsor a Dartmouth get-together on the same basis. The annual dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of New York in the form of two buffet suppers on successive evenings began in the early evening of March 17th and carried through to the wee morning hours of March 19th. Measured by any standard, it was one of the best Dartmouth parties ever held in New York.
We are indebted to President Hopkins for arranging his schedule so as to be with us on both evenings. His address constituting the formal part of the program was eagerly received by all of us who were anxious to hear at first hand the present and post-war problems of the College. E. E. Martin '19, presided, reversing the usual procedure by introducing the audience to the speaker. Jack H. Clark '19 headed up a quartet including A. H. O'Neil '19, Frank Williams '29, and J. Wesley Mapletopt (a ringer from Princeton) which turned in a very commendable performance.
The committee for the dinner consisted of James T. White '24, Chairman, Windsor C. Batchelder '19, Elon Pratt '06, Richard B. Kershaw '23, and Sidney J. Flanigan '23. All agreed that the Club management outdid itself in arranging and carrying out the details of the party and that this little bit of Hanover right here in New York was just the place for plain and fancy visiting with classmates and friends. For many this was the first visit to the Club and over 15 unsolicited applications for membership tells its own story.
The fear that we might have to turn away a few of our good friends who left reservations to the last minute came true. While we stressed this possibility in all of our announcements, we are very very sorry that the chef just couldn't add any more water to the gravy (like the College, we refuse to lower our standards even in wartime),
and that even on a sardine can the word "capacity" has meaning. We're truly sorry though and hope you understand and that you'll be with us when the first gun is fired next year. We didn't have a chance to count noses but our scouts tell us that well over 500 were in attendance.
