1919
The Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston held its annual dinner at the Copley Plaza the night of February 28. A representative group of '19ers attended this dinner and were happy to see, at the head table, Bill Cunningham, who not only entertained by accompanying Harry McDevitt at the organ, but also introduced Prexy Hopkins in the typical Cunningham manner, which, as usual, went over in a big way.
Bill McCarter was the other member of our class who graced the head table. The '19er support for our two speakers was represented by:
Guy Cogswell, Nocky Wallis, Al Crosby, Champ Clements, Bunny Burnett, Herb Fleming] Howie Cole, Leland Bixby, Jim Hitchcock, John Shelburne, Phil Bird, George Bingham; Elmer Pillsbury, Les Wheeler, and Bill White.
Both Rock Hayes and Phil Bird, who reported the meeting, claimed that a good time was had by all and that the dinner was a huge success, with President Hopkins speaking in the masterly fashion which guarantees his popularity at all Dartmouth meetings.
Phil Bird further reports that Eddie Fiske has appeared in Boston as a member of a Curling Team which recently subdued a Canadian team and entered the finals on Sunday, March 4.
Phil ran into Freddie Balch in Philadelphia, the latter part of February and found Fred in good health and spirits.
Major George Rand sends encouraging news as of February 1 from his station in the Philippines where he is rounding out two years of fine work with a flight squadron of Army Fighter Pilots. He writes to Tom Bresnahan:
This island in the Philippines is a great improvement on our first stop—read the papers for the exact location. The climate is swell and after the rain, mud, and more rain, it is a great contrast. The Nips are so busy all over the Philippines that they haven't bothered us much (after the first couple of weeks). We have a nice camp and not much to do at the moment, so everyone is relaxing and taking it easy. The boys are chasing up and down the roads, railroads, seacoasts, strafing and bombing and having a hell of a time for themselves, and trying to make things easier for the Infantry. This Philippine's campaign so far has been almost too easy, but General MacArthur has the Nips so balled up and outmaneuvered that they never know where they are going to get it next, and he always catches them off first base.
Charlie Biddle was in Boston in February for a few weeks getting a little rest after a minor operation Capt. Byron Long has been on duty in New York City and has been in touch with Spider Martin and Batch Batchelder several times. Phil and Helen Bird were in New York City a few days in the latter part of February. "Batch" Batchelder reports seeing them for a few minutes at the Dartmouth Club one afternoon.
It is with extreme regret that we report the death of Bill Burroughs: "William McCaffrey Burroughs died at the Veterans Hospital, New York City, February sixth, in his forty-eighth year. He was the son" of the late James DeForest Burroughs and Kate McCaffrey Burroughs. He attended Dartmouth College for a year and a half. He enlisted in the U. S. Army and was transferred to the Air Corps. On May 9, 1918, he was commissioned second lieutenant and sent to France where he piloted a bomber plane until after the Armistice, when he went to Germany with the Army of Occupation.
"At the time of his illness, he was with the Telephone and Radio Corporation, in Newark, N. J."
Jim Pelletier died at home in Albany, on February 20. We have known of Jim's incurable illness and can only add that his courage was unfailing through a long pull. Jim leaves his wife, Dorothy, and two daughters.
Here's some cheerful news for all of you World War I veterans who put on the uniform and found yourselves unable, for some reason, to return to Dartmouth to complete your courses. Dean L. K. Neidlinger has written to class secretaries, indicating that the Trustees of the College have decided to award a certificate of merit, or so-called War Certificate, similar in appearance to a diploma and printed in Latin, to nongraduates, members of war classes in Dartmouth, who were in good standing when they left College to enter the armed forces of the United States, or its Allies.
This applies to World War II as well, and will affect the sons of many Dartmouth men, as well as those of us who saw action in World War I.
The Trustees' welcome action was inspired by a petition from the class of 1919, headed by our own Robert A. "Fat" Jackson who received an acknowledgement about February 25 from the college authorities.
Being one of the small group who met with "Fat" it was my observation that a visit to that group by the Trustees would have been an inspiration in itself, as the Dartmouth Club rafters echoed with song and laughter during the meeting
A letter directed to Dean L. K. Neidlinger at Hanover indicating the date you entered the armed forces, or Field Ambulance Service, and your name 'as you would like to have it appear in the certificate, will procure all men whose scholastic standing at the College was good, a War Certificate.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ross of Portland, Oregon, announce the marriage of their daughter Nancy to Lt. Jesse J. Truax, United States Army, on Sunday, December 17, 1944.
Max Norton has forwarded the annual report of the class treasurer, indicating that we met our Alumni Fund quota for 1944 and gave the College $25,000 plus, for our Twenty-fifth Anniversary Fund Gift and still have a little money in the bank with all bills paid.
Needless to say, this gives everyone of us who have made possible this contribution great satisfaction.
Col. Will I. Levy is overseas, according to a recent message from his wife. To say that a class dinner held at the Dartmouth Club on Thursday, February 15 was a success, puts it mildly. What with "Bob" Col. Robert Paisley AUS just back from four months in the Philippines where he rubbed shoulders with General Mac Arthur, President Osmena, and other prominent occupants of that re-occupied territory, and Louis Munro, making his official debut in New York after Naval Service in his home city, Boston, and the return of that recordbreaking raconteur from Cleveland, Ohio, "Rabbi" Greif Raible, lieutenant commander on inactive duty, who gave us a realistic and interesting account of his experiences from the time he left New York City in January 1944 up to and through D-Day, we managed quite an evening. Greif commanded a flotilla of some 136 LCI landing craft and put plenty of men and supplies ashore on the invasion right flank nearest Cherbourg. Mines, gunfire, bombs, underwater and beach obstructions became Greif's business for several days, to say nothing of storms, fog, navigation and communications. After losing thirty pounds "Rabbi" decided to ask for leave to return home to find a little rest and hot food. We would that all might be printed as Raible described the training for and invasion of France.
And out of that snow-bound State of Montana came Ax Warden, one of the leading newspapermen of Great Falls, affiliated with the TribuneLeader. Most of us had not seen Ax for twentyfive years.
Fred Daley came in from Shelton, Conn.; Russ Potter and Batch Batchelder are also Nutmeg state commuters:
From New Jersey, Jack Clark, Jack Moriarity, Bud Welch, and from Westchester, Red Colwell, Mai Drane, Hal Davidson, Nick Sandoe, Fat Jackson, Bri Greeley, Mose Robinson, Chet DeMond, and Ken Huntington. And out of' Long Island, Hal Parsons, and Art O'Neil, while Spider Martin and Lew Carrison were just out for the night from a few blocks away.
Bob Paisley made one observation about the Filipinos which renews faith in our Democratic system of government, when he stated that the little people over there are in many ways better Americans than some of those are natives of our own U. S. A. and that they will always be loyal friends of this great Democracy and copy its ways. Bob took just fifty-eight hours of flying to go from Washington, D. C., to somewhere in Leyte.
We are indebted to Howie Webster who has presented a bound volume of The Daily Dartmouth for the years 1915 and 1916. He has furnished records that make several references to undergraduate activities of members of our class and from which the secretary will take a paragraph for each of the Class Notes for some time to come. Thanks, Howie!
H. C. Boulton, of Spencer, Mass., has a 16-yearold son graduating in June from Mount Hermon, and entering Bowdoin on the accelerated program.
Ralph Meader, Lt. Comdr., USNR, Bureau of Ships, Washington, D. C., has just been promoted to the rank of commander.
Rev. Fred R. Dixon has recently moved from Sunny Ledge—Heath, Mass., to Bernardston, Mass. Travelers who take Route 10 to Hanover or the White Mountains should keep Fred in mind.
It is rumoured that Major George W. Rand should return to this country on or about the first of May.
Mr. Fred T. Marsh of New York City was married in East Orange, N. J., in December to Miss Lydia Joy Creighton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Creighton. The bride is a graduate of Wellesley College, and Fred, Dartmouth 1919, is chief editor of E. P. Dutton, Book Publishers.
For the benefit of out-of-town '19ers who may be in New York April 26 and who have had no notice, be sure to attend the New York Annual Alumni Dinner, scheduled for Thursday, April 26, at the Pennsylvania Hotel.
President Hopkins will be the principal speaker.
We expect to gather at six o'clock at the Dartmouth Club, 37 East 39th St., where competition for rail space will not be as keen as it will be at the hotel. (Reunion rooms in hotels are out for the duration.)
Secretary, 103 Aviemore Drive New Rochelle, N. Y.
Treasurer, Hanover, N. H.
ANNUAL NEW YORK DINNER, APRIL 26 HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA AT 6:30 P.M.
