1914
Two nights ago, the writer had the privilege of presenting Rev. "Bino" Knight to the Weymouth Rotary Club, and he did a right good job as guest speaker. "Bino" referred to three areas of living, the first being the field of law and order, those things which we do because we have to; second, the field of those things which we do where it does not make a particle of difference whether we do them or not, the choice of a necktie, whether we go swimming or not, which movie we attend, etc.; thirdly, the area encompassing all of our actions which are activated by the inner urge of a sense of duty or obligation,—church, Red Cross, charity, aid to Europe,—the field of real service.
• At this season of the year every real Dartmouth man, every person who has been privileged to sit at the family table, must feel the urge to do his part to help the family balance its budget, and to carry on its plans in the years to come. The Dartmouth Alumni Fund is once more the big thought of all of us and with "Bino's" third area in mind, let us all utilize this opportunity to help the College carry on, help it to meet the obligation to those thousands of Dartmouth men who are coming back, and above all, to those who have given everything that this third area might continue to be the area of greatest satisfaction to all. Do it now, don't wait.
The day after Washington's Birthday was a busy day in Hanover. Nineteen-fourteen established headquarters at the Inn. In the morning, all present attended a meeting where plans and the organization for our coming Delayed Thirtieth were formulated, as reported in the News Letter. In the afternoon, a detailed study was made of the Magazine list which has to be revised each year. Each subscription costs the Class two dollars. The other dollar of your dues goes to cover usual Class expenses,—billing, stationery, postage, memorials, etc. Are you carrying your share of the load? Then at five o'clock came the cocktail party in the Ski Hut.
Gathered at the dinner table in the even- ing were Mart and Kathleen Remsen, Chuck Kingsley without the Mrs., who was unable to attend on account of illness, Ted and Marion Main, Herb and Alice Austin, Sid and Barbara Beane '11, Charlie and Jeannette Batchelder, Ernie. Louise, and Barbara Kimball, Del Ives, Warner and Katherine Bentley Hon. '14, Charlie Widmayer '30, Rufe and Dorothy Sisson, Bill and Leina Farrisee, M.I.T. '11. Dick Clarke '15, and Ann Erickson, John and Madeline Piane, Bob and Dorothy Strong '24, Wally Roach, Warren and Marian Agry '11, Duckey and Marian Drake, and Lillian Drake, (wife of Donald Drake '46, '49 to be). Some of us already have reservations for the next year.
Chuck Kingsley drove up from New York, leaving his daughter at Middlebury where she is a senior.... his son has just completed work in the Dartmouth Medical School, which will be continued in the University of Oregon Ted Main has a daughter at Wellesley, a real beauty, from her picture Charlie Batchelder's daughter is at Cushing Academy .... and Barbara Kimball is doing graduate work at Harvard My older son got out of the Service on February 22, and the younger one should start his separation procedure as these notes are being written. "Bino" Knight completes weekly course of lectures at Yale Divinity School and expects soon to begin a brief teaching schedule in the South and Southwest "Ham" Barnes' boy at Vermont Academy is headed for Dartmouth .... and Hal Brown's daughter Lois, lieutenant USN, is at Quonset.
Twenty of the class were present at two tables in the ballroom at the Copley-Plaza, February 27, when the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston held its annual dinner. The regulars were especially pleased to welcome several out-of-Staters. Stubby Johnson drove up from Connecticut on glare ice; Ham Brown came from Rhode Island; Al Fellows, Bill Barnes, and Hod Potter came out of the woods of Maine, and wonder of wonders, who should walk in but Bill Taft himself, fresh from the hills of New Hampshire and looking fit as a fiddle. Tough guy! On the point of death one minute, stop-off in Boston on the way to Florida the next. Others present were: Fritz Campbell, Herb Austin, Pen Aborn, John Burleigh, Chas. Batchelder, Hal Brown, Ernie Kimball, "Bino" Knight, Derby Hall, Win Snow, Jim Gregg, Doc Kingsford, Bert Symonds, George Wheatley, and the writer.
Barnes, Fellows, and Doc Kingsford, were newcomers. Burleigh and I held an interested discussion on the lack of hirsute adornment on Doc Kingsford, and agreed that he was the prize skin-top. Burleigh was a close second, but Doc had a better polish. The writer definitely was a poor third and still carries a comb in his pocket. Ham Barnes reported that he was out again after a long siege of arthritis. It was the largest and most enthusiastic gathering ever held in Boston, overflowing into the balcony, which is usually reserved for women guests and encroaching on the space reserved for "Eleazor Wheelock's Tavern." Fully three quarters of those present expressed their intention of making Reunion, come hell or high water, and the other quarter hope to.
Speaking of Reunion, most of the publicity will be handled through the News Letter and special notices. There is about a six-weeks lag between the writing of these notes and the appearance of the Magazine. By the time this column appears, you should have had full details as to organization and preliminary plans for the Reunion, with probably much more.
In Boston, each Wednesday, the four classes '13 to '16 are gathering at 11:45 luncheon in Patten's Restaurant on Court St., until Reunion. In New York a similar program is getting under way Tuesdays at the Dartmouth Club. As Don Cameron says, "It's been a long, long time, but it's now approaching fast."
There follows a description of our 1914 New York Dinner by Fred Davidson.
Bill Hands, Chairman of the 1914 Dinner Committee, once again rang the bell with a repeat performance at the Dartmouth Club in New York on January 17, 1946, that equalled in every way the successful class dinner of the previous winter. Again one of the features of the gathering was that over a third or ten out of the twenty-eight present came from points far beyond the metropolitan area. In addition to the delegation of regulars from the Philadelphia area, Dick Barlow, Red Davidson and Jess Stillman, there was an equally strong representation from Massachusetts comprising Herb Austin, Ducky Drake and Jim Healy. Dutch Burnham from Pittsburg, Jack Connors from up Connecticut way, along with Rosy Hinman and Rufe Sisson from upstate New York completed the roster of visitors from distant points. Nothing gives the New York bunch greater pleasure than to have the boys from out of town attend its meetings.
There was the usual pre-dinner session of chaffing and quaffing until Toastmaster Chuck Kingsley managed to bring about some semblance of order at the "U" shaped table in the special dining room downstairs. Chuck, like his predecessors, did a grand job as toastmaster. In fact, the Dinner Committee figures we'll continue to do all right in this respect wtfile our stock of able lawyers and ministers holds out.
Chuck was aided a bit in his efforts to bring about a quiet spell on which to get started by an innovation, to wit, the taking of a picture of the whole gang. This picture, incidentally, clearly proves that 1914 not only has a song leader of distinction to whom belongs a considerable share ,of the credit for the class reputation in singing but one who also dresses appropriately for his job. For there sits Gus Fuller in boiled shirt and black tie—the singing director in correct attire.
Once more we were indebted to Eleazer Wheelock for his choice of language in which he briefly but effectively opened our proceedings on just the right note. Toastmaster Kingsley varied the recent custom somewhat by calling only on those who were not present last year to stand up and give an account of themselves. Thus, we were brought up to date in turn by Clyde Buckley who has recently located in New York, Herb Austin, Jim Healy, Rosy Hinman, Rudy Von Lenz and Doc Cook. There isn't sufficient space to recount the assorted quips and wisecracks brought on by their recitals. In this exchange of wit, the sage of Springfield, Mass., scored heavily— don't dare miss another meeting, Jim.
Next Chuck called for a report on the status of the Class Memorial Fund. This was followed by most interesting talks by Class Treasurer Sisson and Class Agent Connors, the two wheel horses of the class. Their letters and written reports throughout the year are tremendously appreciated but still there's nothing like a chance to sit down face to face with them.
After presenting some communications from absent members, including Red Loudon, the Toastmaster outlined the plans for the general class Reunion to be held in Hanover, July 12th, 13th and 14th. Thus, in due course, Chuck was able to present our guest speaker—none other than our own through Class Secretary, Duck Drake.
Now it happens that these minutes must clear the Secretary and knowing how extremely modest he is, a word of warning is hereby interpolated. Mr. Secretary, if you cut out a single word from here on, this scribe will have your scalp. Somehow, Ducky took us back to Hanover and the years 1910 to 1914. He made old ties and associations formed in those years, now getting pretty far back, somehow seem more important than perhaps we have realized of late.
We are all deeply grateful to Ducky for coming to our New York dinner and for his fine talk. This was made a matter of record by the unanimous adoption of Jim Heenehan's motion in which was expressed in far better terms than appear in these notes the appreciation we owe to Ducky.
When the picture appears, it will be noted that in addition to those already mentioned there were present and contributing their share to the good cheer the following: Jeff Beals, Hal Pease, Jack McCullough, Walt Daley, Johnny Palmer, Kelly Kalendarian, Bill Breslin, C. K. Blackburn, Al Humphries and Fred Davidson.
THE CLASS OF 1914 HAS A RECORD MEETING at its dinner at the New York Dartmouth Club on January 17. Clockwise from left foreground are seated Donald Burnham, Casper Blackburn, Hazen Hinman, Walter Daley, John Palmer, James Healey, James Heenihan, Rudolph von Lenz, Gus Fuller, Vahan Kalenderian, Rufus Sisson, Frederic Davidson, Wallace Drake, Charles Kingsley, Arthur Wheelock, Geoffrey Beals, Clyde Buckley, Harry Coqk, Harold Pease, Herbert Austin, Jesse Stillman, Herman David- son, John McCullough, Alfred Humphries, John Conners, Richard Barlow, and William Hands.
Secretary, 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth, Mass
Treasurer, 26 Garden Street, Potsdam, N. Y.
