1911
Enthusiasm for the Whitefield Reunion is increasing constantly. Favorable replies have already "been received from over fifty men and in most cases they are taking the wives along too. This still leaves many unreported, including some who have never missed a reunion yet, and it doesn't seem possible that this will be the first miss, so that by next month the list should be considerably increased. You will all be hearing more about it between now and June. Many testimonials to Frank and Mary for entertaining the class on this occasion are being received, but space doesn't permit my repeating them all. From Ken Clark, the class president, comes this statement:
One more favorable omen for June! Ted Stafford writes that Marie and he will be on deck and asks, "When are we to hear more details, if any, about Reunion plans?" Praises be—there need be no details this year other than to reach the Mountain View House at Whitefield, N. H., by car, caboose or covered wagon and report to Frank Dodge on June 15, 1946, check out on the 19th, and bring along in coin of the realm from $5 to $6 per head per day for keep. If anyone anticipates difficulty in transportation, we want to know it and in time to do something about it, if possible. We want every man in the class and his family to check in, prepared for a grand visit with everybody else—a reunion free from fuss, feathers or formalities—in the most hospitable atmosphere imaginable. Perhaps we can all visit Hanover for several hours one day, but we're might lucky this year to be able to live and loaf in Whitefield.
At the Alumni Banquet in Boston in February which was the biggest and most enthusiastic such dinner I ever attended, the 1911ers were genuinely eager for the coming Reunion and enthusiasm was unrestrained. Present at the dinner were Beane, Clute, Josh Clark, Les Gibson, Chick Jordan, Ingersoll, Bond, Stucklen, Crooks, Robinson, Art Jackson, Snow, Whitman, Paul, and Burleigh. Only two of these will be absent from Reunion. We missed a number of the boys, including Log Jackson, who is confined to his home. Art said that his health is improving, however, and would be very glad to hear from any of the boys. His address is: 46 Madison St., Bangor, Maine.
Colonel Robinson looks fine after his Army life. All were most favorably impressed with President Dickey.
Bob Barstow continues in the news, just having returned from a three weeks' survey of church relief and reconstruction in various European countries.
Louis Hall will arrive at Whitefield with both sons, one of whom will have just graduated from Exeter, and the other who will be having his leave from the U. S. Navy. Louis says that his wife Helen is looking forward to the Reunion since her trip to France prevented her from joining in at the last one. However, we certainly enjoyed his daughter.
Likewise, Stan and Billie Macomber may be bringing their daughter home from Middlebury College via Whitefield.
Fred Long writes of meeting with Ed Keeler and Cap Hedges between the halves of the Northwestern-Purdue game last fall, on which occasion Cap was umpire. Ed and Fred, I assume, were merely spectators. He admits that the Reunion at Whitefield sounds grand and hopes that he can make it. He also adds that Biff Thompson was in St. Louis in June on a routine Army trip and has just heard that Biff is now a civilian again.
Jim Conroy's boy is still in Germany with some information education group which is a recent assignment from the tank group of the First Army where he was first enrolled.
Slim Eaton and Sibyl plan to make Whitefield in a new Buick (if they can believe their dealer). Slim expects to be released from Headquarters, Camp McCoy, on June 1. His oldest son, Edward, Dartmouth '37, is now out of the Army; son, Fred, Dartmouth '41, is still in the Navy and stationed at Great Lakes; son, Stan Jr., a first lieutenant, is with the 98th Division at Osaka, Japan.
Fred McLaughlin turns up with two addresses with business at Downer Green & Carrilla, Idlewild Airport, New York City; and residence at 177-04 137 th Ave., Springfield Gardens, L. 1., N. Y.
Art Bush, who has been engaged in a war plant within the past few years, is living at 92 Marshall St., Watertown, Mass.
Fred Harris was one of the officials at the recent Winter Carnival Sid Beane and wife joined 1914 at a recent reunion at the Hanover Inn. Next time they had better stick to their own class, because soon after their return to South Weymouth Mrs. Beane slipped on the ice in her yard and broke her ankle.
Another welcome 1911 visitor to Hanover was Ed Poole who thereby gave us an opportunity to get acquainted with his charming wife, Ethel. Ed came over from Albany for a brief rest only to discover that he had bronchial pneumonia so he enjoyed Dick's House for a week and then several weeks of recuperating. He surely looked fit when he returned home. This is passed on as advice to any others who need a change in atmosphere for reasons of health or otherwise.
Sam Pickering offers a new address—17 Faxon St., Nashua, N. H.
Hugh Kenworthy's son, Hugh Jr., was married to Miss Mary Jane Bausman at St. James' Episcopal Church, Downingtown, Pa. Hugh, incidentally, had a very fine war record and it is proper to make the statement that he is a most attractive boy.
It was pleasant to hear from Leo Muhlfelder who is confined to his home with a coronary thrombosis which, as a matter of fact, caused him to retire from business in February 1943. His daughter Margaret is about to receive her M. A. degree in social service, for which she worked during her husband's absence overseas. His son Lewis is now out of service after four years, 28 months of which were spent in the Pacific. His wife, Grace, has been very active as chairman of the Refugee Committee, the OPA Price Panel, and in work for the Blood Bank of the Red Cross, and in Bundles for Britain.
It is good news that Harlan Don Carlos and wife are likely to have their first reunion with 1911 at the Mountain View this next June. Don is one of the top legal counsel in the Travelers Insurance Co. in Hartford.
Bill Weston has been very active as consultant in the office of the Quartermaster General since March 1944, aiding in working out and activating their program for the study and control of deterioration of Army materiel in the tropics; technical representative for Harvard University on OSRD Contract OEMs4- 1389 (September 1944 through October 1945) and QMC-60 since November 1, 1945. Organizing and supervising work on the study and identification of fungi concerned in the deterioration of tentage and other essential equipment.
While Colonel Pat Hurley and his two sons have all been engaged in their own military activities, his wife, Mildred, has been superintendent of the Federal Nursery Schools in Columbia, S. C., since October 1944.
It was pleasant to get word from King Moses. He has been engaged as follows:
First Lieutenant Field Artillery (inactive duty but as Editor P-4 Historical Branch, Chemical Warfare Service at Baltimore, Washington, New York, Chicago, Edgewood Arsenal and Camp Sibert, Alabama). Otherwise still wandering round the world writing of life as I've seen it from Port Said to San Francisco.
Colonel Russell Patterson, "Pat" to us, writes from Bad Nauheim, Germany:
I have orders returning me to the States for reassignment effective on or about the 15th of this month. I left the States in April 1943. I will be glad to get back. At this moment I do not know where I will be next June but if it is at all possible to do so, Katharine and I will attend the 35th Reunion at Mountain View House, Whitefield, N. H Thirty-five years is a long time, isn't it? If my new assignment prevents me from attending the Reunion, please give my most sincere regards to all members of the Class at the Reunion. Best regards
Pat's war assignments have been as follows: Adjutant General, 2nd Army, Memphis Tenn., 15 October 1941 to 27 March 1943; Adjutant General, V-Corps, United Kingdom, Normandy, Northern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, 8 April 1943 to 9 March 1945; Adjutant General, 15th Army, Belgium and Germany, 10 March 1945 to 31 January 1946; and Chief of Secretariat, The Theater General Board, 17 June 1945 to 31 January 1946.
Following Jake Lovejoy's plug for the Emerson family here comes word from Chuck to this effect:
Emma and I are both well, and I find my job both interesting and highly instructive. Being 3000 miles away from headquarters have both advantages and disadvantages, but certainly such a condition allows one to be quite on his own and gives plenty of chance to act on his own judgment. Emma is coming to the States for six months starting around May 1. Much as I regret it I cannot come, but she will be on hand to represent the family at Whitefield. A letter from Chub a while ago stated that he considered this substitution a break for the class, so I guess she will have a good time.
Helen Troy probably will be at the Dodges' with son Jim who is now permanently out of the Army.
George Dwinell is president of the Hillsborough County Medical Society this year. He is Surgeon-in-Chief at the Elliot Hospital. On September 14 last, his daughter Mary was mairied to James P. Smith, Ist Lieutenant ATC, AUS, of Springfield, Mass.
From Palmer Gulch Lodge and the Troy Parkers comes this:
My son, Watson, has been in the service for about three years. He hopes to go to Dartmouth this fall but I expect the college will not be too enthusiastic to see his name added to the growing list, too large already. Wife and I have our eye on the reunion but it comes at the worst possible time for my Dude Ranch business.
Bill Gordon hopes to make Reunion. His son, Bill Jr., has been discharged from the Navy and is now at home where he is employed by Montgomery Ward and Cos. as junior industrial engineer. He hopes to finish his college career next fall at Lehigh University where he has one year to go. Bob, his next oldest boy, was fortunate in being able to complete his accelerated chemical engineering course in Yale before reporting to Annapolis for the short course. He is still on the U. S. S.Tucson as engineer officer, having taken the course at the Newport, R. 1., Naval Steam School after Annapolis.
Allan Morrill still makes East Kingston, N. H. his headquarters.
Doc Wyman, who was a Field Director of the American Red Cross from December 1941 to February 1943, and then Theatre Adviser from February 1943 to the present, writes that the entertainment branch of the SSD is folding up and he is being released by the Army and is on his way back to the mainland. He does not know where he will be located and is not certain he will be able to get to Reunion as, "I have about as much idea where I'll be as if living on the moon but you can rest assured I'll be there if it is at all possible."
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