1922

It is my sad duty to tell you of the death of Gardner S. (Red) Hall on April 10. A beloved and well known Twoter, Red had left his home a few days earlier on a short vacation trip, stopping at Hanover on his way to Waterbury, Vt., where death overtook him in his sleep. He was a prominent Rochester (N. H.) lawyer and judge, active in local, fraternal and state Bar circles and his loss is keenly felt in all groups. Our deepest sympathy goes to "Blackie" his wife, and children Hannah 10, Benjamin 8, Daniel 5 and Nancy 4. Funeral services for Red were held on April 13 at the Advent Christian Church in Rochester in charge of Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar. The class of 1922 was represented at the services by Dick Willis, John Carleton and Bob Booth of Manchester, Art Stewart of Durham and Don Sweet of Rochester. Red was an able lawyer, a leader in many local charitable and fraternal organizations, and a man whose love for Dartmouth and 1922 were shown in many ways. We shall miss him greatly. Further comments may be found in the In Memoriam section.

Word has just come through that Bernard Steele is assistant naval of the American Embassy at Paris. A further service promotion is that of Commander Russ Harmon. Congratulations!

Your secretary is looking forward to the first meeting in several years of the Secretaries Association at Hanover June 7 and 8. This column will be reaching you about the time he is soaking up the good old Hanover atmosphere. A summary of the meeting will be in the next issue.

After many years as vice president of B. Altman & Co., famed New York store, John Wood has resigned to accept the presidency of Brooks Bros., equally famous emporium. Those Twoters who need white shirts form at the right!

The annual dinner of the New York Alumni Association was held on April 11 in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Commodore. Among the eight or nine hundred present were the following Twoters—Chick Busher, Harry Bruckner, Jack Dodd, Frank Horan, Stan Miner, Steve Kenyon, Charlie Earle, Joe Cohen, John Fancher, Rog Eastman, Ted Robie, Killie Kilmarx, Ben Wilson, Bill Morrell, Bert Hauser, Gubby McDermott and Andy Marshall, in a group near the speakers table.

A swell evening with familiar songs, faces and greetings to and from members of adjoining classes (with a prize crack from one of the younger alumni that "good old '22 is up in the bifocal range this year") was topped off by a superlative talk by John Dickey. For most of us the dinner was the first opportunity to see and hear our new president. Twoters, in the opinion of your secretary, we have a guy as prexy who reminds one of Hoppy in many ways, and in whose hands Dartmouth is safe, and in whose leadership one may place complete confidence. He is an extraordinarily able gentleman—and that's for the record.

Not so long ago I had the pleasure of dropping in on Bob Burgess at his office in New York and also had dinner with Miner, Kilmarx, Horan, and Dodd for a discussion of matters relating to the Alumni Fund.

And by the way, Stan tells me we're doing pretty well so far (this is written on May 6) but we need a big drive to really hit our quota. So-DON'T FORGET THE ALUMNI FUND!

The new principal of the Stamford (Conn.), High School is our own Rog Hill. With Rex Malmquist as boss of the Norwalk High School, considerable rivalry is in the cards.

Dick Willis has agreed to carry on with the Alumni Fund work of Red Hall. You boys up there in his territory—give with a will.

Mr. and Mrs. George D. Busher (Chick to you) spent a tew days at the Hanover Inn a short time ago.

Syl Bingham, head of the English Department at the University of New Hampshire was the subject of a column in that school paper recently. On the campus he's well known for his "Sherlock Holmes" pipe and his course in "Reading for Thought."

Thoughtful Gray Bates, ever mindful of Twoter personalities in the news sends along the interesting story of Jack Strauss, treasurer of Leopold Morse & Co., Boston clothing store. Jack's hobby is music, he sings with the Cecilia Society of Boston and plays the 'cello, besides being the directing librarian of the society and a director o£ the Arlington Philharmonic Society.

Kiltie Kilmarx in New York and Stewie Stearns in Schenectady are additions to Miner's Fund workers!

So long for now—

Secretary, , 1837 Arlington St., Bethlehem, Pa Treasurer, 143 East Ave., Norwalk, Conn.