1927
As predicted in our last column, the Annual Dinner of the Boston Alumni Association was held at the Copley-Plaza on Wednesday, February 27. It was not only one of the largest and best Alumni dinners ever held in Boston, but also it brought out the largest group of '27 men we have ever had at a Class party in Boston. Some 31 classmates gathered for the cocktail hour before the dinner. Those present included Rog Salinger, Herb Hansen, Charlie Bartlett, Bill Macaulay, Brownie Freeman, Clark Edmunds, Hal Lowe, Henry Hale, Bob Williamson, Dick Bradley Fox, Bill St. Amant, Bill Spinney, Jay Willing, Nibs Dowe, Kern Folkers, Dick Bowers Fox, Bert Gustin, Joe Kelly, Don Gardner, Bill Prescott, Ethan Hitchcock, Bob Hazelton, Larry Scamman, Chuck Burwell, Bob Page, Rog Braman, Art Keleher, Tom Anglem, Russ Blanchard, Don Megathlin, and your scribe. It was swell to see all the regulars, the "newcomers," and the several who are back from service in the armed forces. Unfortunately, time did not permit us to get news from everyone present.
Herb Hansen is still living out in Needham, and is selling for a machine tool company that is located in Connecticut Charlie Bartlett and his father of the firm of Bartlett & Bartlett have combined as of March 1, with the firm of Ely, Bradford, Thompson & Brown and will engage in the general practice of law under the firm name of Ely, Bradford, Bartlett, Thompson & Brown at 49 Federal St., in Boston.
Bill Macaulay is working for Raytheon Manufacturing Cos., and appeared to be in fine fettle Clark Edmunds, looking as young as he did when we last saw him several years ago, appeared to be most happy about his move to Boston, and reported that he hopes soon to move his family into their new home in Needham.
Hal Lowe is now living in Wakefield, Mass., and is working in Maiden for Sears, Roebuck and Co. Hal specializes in plumbing, heating and building equipment.
Bill St. Amant is working for Campbell- Fairbanks Expositions, Inc., with offices in the Park Square Building in Boston. At present they are working on New Products Shows to be held in Boston and New York during April.
Bill Spinney is still conducting a busy dental practice in Boston, and lives with his family out in Winchester Nibs Dowe is in the insurance business, still working with John C. Paige & Co., general insurance agency, in their Boston office.
Although it was one of the worst nights of the winter for driving, Joe Kelly drove all the way up from Orleans on Cape Cod where he is busily engaged in the practice of medicine.
Lt. Comdr. Don Gardner seemed to enjoy his first Dartmouth gathering in several years. Recently returned from the far Pacific, Don was still in uniform but reported that he hoped to be separated from the Coast Guard by the end of March and will enter business here in Boston. We saw in the papers last week that Don was the speaker at a meeting of the Boston Yacht Club. His speech and the moving pictures of his experiences received most favorable comment.
Bob Hazelton came all the way from Chester, N. H., where he works with R. C. Hazelton Co., dealers in tractors and industrial equipment The distance championship went to Rog Braman who drove up from Newport, R. X. Rog is still conducting a real estate and insurance business in that city and raising a fine family of two girls and a boy.
Russ Blanchard came down from Uxbridge, Mass., where he is still working as Plant Manager for Blanchard Brothers Granite Co. With him he brought a very welcome "newcomer," Art Keleher, formerly of Long Island, now of Slatersville, R. I. Art is at present connected with the Standard Machinery Co. in Providence, having left the U. S. Rubber Co. last January. Having in the past been Secretary of the Long Island Alumni Association, Art is sympathetic with our continuous pleas for more news for this column, and has given a suggestion which we think is well worth trying. Based upon the premise that we all love to brag about our children even though we are reticent to talk about ourselves, he suggests that we start a little competition to find who in the class has the oldest child and whose child is going to get to college first. Whose son is going to get to Dartmouth first, and in general, what are our children doing that makes Papa's chest stick out a little? Maybe if we get good results it will be an admission of approaching old age, but at least it will make life a little pleasanter for your suffering scribe.
Having suggested the idea it was up to good old Kel to crash through and give us the dope about his youngsters. So here is what we were able to drag out of him. Sally, age seventeen, is now a senior at Burrillville High School and will enter Rhode Island State College in September 1946. She is editor-in-chief of several school papers and a good student. Sally recently returned from her first Carnival, so is as much a Dartmouth fan as the rest of the family.
Bernard, age fifteen, is a sophomore at Burrillville High School. President of his class, regular end on the football team and plays first base on the ball team. He is six feet, two inches tall and should enter Dartmouth in the fall of 1948. Art adds that unlike his father he is a good student.
Arthur Jr., age thirteen, is just finishing the eighth grade and is also president of his class. Art says he is a little guy, only five feet eight, but full of pep and a very good student. He should be ready for Dartmouth about 1950.
Andy Rankin was unable to attend the dinner because he had to be over in New York on business. Andy has finished his work with the OPA in Washington and is now able to devote full time to his duties as assistant treasurer of Southern Advance Bag and Paper Co. Gordon Hope informs us that he is now back in Greensboro, N. C., as a civilian.
Bill Auer, vice president of the Maiden Trust Co., and his family have recently moved to North Andover where they have purchased an old country home with considerable land. Bill says that keeping up the grounds and doing over the house has occupied all his leisure time for the past few months.
From the New York Dartmouth Club, News we learn that Ken Anderson, Dick Bradley Fox and Howie MacKay have recently become members.
The Springfield, Mass., News and several trade publications recently announced that Norman Ford has been appointed Assistant Actuary of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Springfield. Norman has been employed by this company since graduation and in 1932 was made a member of the Actuarial Society of America.... Bill and Betty Cusack were guests at the Hanover Inn ovei the weekend of February 22.
A PRE-REUNION GATHERING of the Class of '2B in the Chicago apartment of Ed Abbott. Left to right (seated) are Dick Rendell, Ed Abbott, Elly Jones, Jack Burr. (Standing) Harry Stone, Bill Whaley, Hank Leach, and Len Bohasseck.
Secretary, 134 Vine St., Chestnut Hill 67, Mass.
Treasurer, Box 101, Westfield, N. J.
