1904
The guest of honor at the March 27 meeting of the Washington, D. C., Dartmouth Club was our own Grafton County, New Hampshire Second District Congressman Sherman 'so Adams of Lincoln, N. H., incidently a neighbor and friend of this historian since he finished college. We were represented at the gathering by Bob Mosely, Sid Rollins and Whit. My reporter, Stevie 'O2 Stevens commented that "next to me they were the oldest living Alumni present." .... We're getting on boys How about a Reunion?
Pen Mower spent an enjoyable February vacation period in Florida: "Much better I am sure, because of my Florida trip." Hayward Rolfe has been sampling favorable winter climatic conditions at El Nacionale in Havana; Trade Winds Club in Melbourne, Florida, and The Auberge, Tryon, N. C. "Tough life" says my correspondent. King Woodbridge is a member of the finance committee of the Dartmouth Club of New York, and Henry Safford is on the service mens attendance committee. Dan Colesworthy writes- briefly indicating an interest in the quality of bridge played in a certain class group, and a growing nostalgia for class associations and a visit to Hanover, which he has seen only twice since graduation, and on those occasions in the summer when no one was around.
Captain and Mrs. Rader Crooks announce the birth of a daughter, Constance, March 16, at the Stanford Lane Hospital, Stanford Medical Center, San Francisco. Capt. Crooks is still in Italy with the Fifth Army Infantry. The event tossed a new entry into the Grandfather Division in the person of Harry Becket Johnson, Red Cross chairman for Lenox; fuel administrator for Pittsfield; working head for sundry other community services in Western Massachusetts, and a recently defeated Republican candidate for selectman in the Democratic stronghold of Lenox. Encouraged by the arrival of a granddaughter and stimulated by the thought that the increase in population must have food, Grandpa Johnson is now planning Victory Gardens for some six hundred families. With this simple program he should be able to follow his annual spring vocation of modeling the newest designs of worms and flies for the speckled trout of the neighborhood. What a man
An additional and deserved recognition from the College has come to Carl in his designation as a visitor on the Chandler Foundation. However, it becomes a challenge to the tact and charm that have been outstanding as Woods' assets, because he becomes co-visitor and junior in appointment to that irascible Robinson, who has lived in books all his life and thinks milk should be the national beverage. It is suggested that these visitors request the attendance of the class in Hanover when they make their June visitation.
The Boston Alurnni Dinner, February 28 attended by Matt Bullock, Perc Hobbs, Pat Manning, Pete Maguire, Gil Moultofi, Ralph Sexton, Carl Woods, Dutch Wylie, Squid Lampee, Gene Sewall and his son-in-law Robert Winton, was a highly successful occasion for the Alumni and 'O4.
Bill Slayton is back in his lifetime work, bringing to his home State the long and successful experience gained in Massachusetts as a Superintendent of Schools. Four of our New Hampshire towns are fortunate in having Bill in charge of their youth problems. His son Lt. Wendall D. is chief engineer on a task force ship in the Pacific'and Bill Jr. is a sergeant in France.
May 11—Boston—'01 - '02 - '03 - '04- '05—There will be a big crowd. Shall we see you?
THE HAPPY OCCASION PICTURED ABOVE took place at the dinner in honor of Edward S. French 'O6, Life Trustee of Dartmouth, on the 15th anniversary of his assuming the presidency of the Boston and Maine Railroad. B&M directors Roy L. Patrick, Burlington (left). President Hopkins, and Hugh Chisholm, Portland, Me. (right), are presenting him with a salmon rod and creel.
Secretary, Canaan Street Lodge, Canaan, N. H, Treasurer, Morristown, N. J.
