1904
The election of class officers as announced in this column of the April number was carried out as planned and the committee, Robinson and Charron, reports that after a month of constant duty as ballot commissioners and prospective tellers one vote was cast for "Streeter for Treasurer" and the other one for the present secretary. We take the liberty of using the column to thank our constituents for this unanimous vote of approval and confidence.
The one-two-three-four-five reunion at Boston May sth was a grand success as you will learn from a more complete story elsewhere in this issue. The presence of all five class secretaries indicates the belief, shared by all of us, that this will become the most popular and satisfying get-together of Dartmouth classes as we have known such occasions. Bolster, Bullock, Charron, Lampee, Robinson, Austin, Brackett, Brennon, Hobbs, Kneeland, Maguire, Maynard, Sexton, Woods constituted our group—the first six listed having attended all these parties. Bill Roby just missed, having found it necessary to change a proposed trip to New England to Fort Worth, Texas, a day or two before the meeting. Tom Uniac, present at the two preceding ones, couldn't make it—altogether fifteen men including Da- vis-Sanborn-Johnson-Bartlett-Mathes-Roby- Brayton-Logan-Leddy-Uniac-Wylie-Durgin- Aldrich-Rollins and Terrien sent their regrets and a greeting to all the class. Cloyd Maynard came up from Rumford, Maine. Lin Durgin wrote regretting that he couldn't make it-both of his boys are Lieutenants in the Navy and he is carrying on their work as well as his own and on the side doing some confidential war work. We shall expect him next year. Davis and Johnson telephoned a greeting to the group during the dinner.
When the American Destroyer Lansdale, was attacked and sunk by German torpedo planes at dusk in the Mediterranean April goth, the order to abandon ship was given by Lieut. Comdr. Douglas McKean Swift, son-inlaw of Chick Weston. The Lansdale, nearly torn in half by a well-placed torpedo which caught her nearly amidship, sank fast, but her gunners shot down two of the attacking bombers, the second while the destroyer's decks were awash.
A few years ago, Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter of the Marines learned to fly and now holds a commercial pilot's license. On one trip to Louisville, Ky., bad weather forced her down several times and she kept wiring Tom "Forced down in a wheat field," "Forced down in an alfalfa field"—"In potato field outside Harrisburg"—after the fifth telegram he wired back "Suggest you take up farming. You seem to know more about it." It is probable that Col. Streeter is the only woman in the country who has three sons who have to salute her.
Earl Herman indicates that he has been sitting on the doorstep of the class grandfathers' club for some 3½ years and now clamors for admittance. "I see no reason why my two triple AAA1 grandchildren should not be registered." These high-priority-judging from Earl's rating classificationyoungsters are Lawrence T., Herman Jr., 3½ years old, and Deborah A., aged 1½. Lawrence '34 will be remembered by all of us who attended our thirtieth reunion. He was with us during class events and added greatly to the pleasure of our group, with the exception of a few decrepit bachelors who were wholly eclipsed by the scholarship record and attractive personality of the Herman youth in the eyes of the wives and daughters of the class. Earl further says, "These two live wires are better looking than their dad, for their mother attended Smith and you know Smith for good lookers." The maternal granddad of these two paragons is John Dingle '10, a football tackle.
Secretary, Canaan Street Lodge, Canaan St., N. H Treasurer, Morristown, N. J.
