1914
Last month we forgot to mention Dartmouth Night at the Pops, which was so long ago that we should be excused. The writer saw and talked with ten most of them with their ladies. Charlie Batchelder and Buff,Ernie and Louise Kimball, the Maddalenas, the Austins, and the Harold Browns, AbeNewmark and several ladies, Win Loveland,Loririg Nichols, Jimmy Gregg, and PenAborn. Herb Austin was very enthusiastic about his recent trip to Texas and Central America, particularly over the fact that he had dropped in on Wag Green at Dallas. Wag is the proprietor of the W. A. Green and Co., and apparently is more than successful. Herb reported him in excellent health and the same old Wag.
At various times in the past, this column has referred to the piscatorial ability of ShermSaltmarsh. Twice, during the past season, Sherm has surprised the Wednesday noon gang of '13, '14, and '15 who dine at Patton's, by supplying-the pi6ce de resistance. Once it was landlocked salmon, the other time lake trout or togue, if you come from Maine.
A long letter from Jess Hawley, last July, was more than interesting. Jess, for a number of years, has been a leader in nature interests and activities in his area, being an active member of the Nature Club, Museum, and conference activities. He enclosed several programs showing the variety of work done in his hobby.
"As to the family: my older daughter, Lois, has just finished her first year at Ohio Wesleyan, where she is taking a liberal arts course with a major in art. The younger daughter, Christine, is in the fourth grade and doing normally well I continue to teach at the Weequahic High School in Newark. I have about three more years to go before retiring."
Jess's wife is confined to a wheel chair by that devastating sickness, which has afflicted 1914 with more than its share,—multiple sclerosis.
A REPORT ON SLEEPER
The Aviation Daily for July 1 carried a story to the effect that Gordon Sleeper had left Republic Aviation, and the New York Journal of Commerce for September 4 reports him as general manager of the aviation department of Frank B. Hall and Co., Inc., of New York City, one of the oldest marine and general insurance brokerage firms in the country. Shortly after the close of World War I, Gordon was with this company for three and one half years. During the summer, he was routed out of bed at his summer home in Newport, to learn that his home in Huntington was burning. At his direction, some valuables, including his stamp collection, were saved. The rest was a total loss.
Under the imposing heading, R. W. Paul L. Perkins, Junior Grand Warden, The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Paul writes a short letter. He was planning to spend his vacation in Pennsylvania visiting his son.
Up to the present time, the class has turned over $120.00 to the Baker Library for memorial books. Other classes are becoming interested and some have already turned over larger amounts. As a class, we are at present, recognizing in this way, only those snen who have died since July 1945. If any member of the class wishes to create a similar memorial to some friends in '14, he may do so by sending $10.00, with his instruction to either Rufe Sisson or the secretary.
From the New York Herald Tribune of September 18, "F. A. Davidson, president of Refined Syrups and Sugars, Inc., Yonkers, New York, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Governors of the Dartmouth Club, 37 E. 39th Street, New York. Mr. Davidson is president of the Executive Committee of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers. He is chairman of the class of 1914 Memorial Fund."
A nice letter from George Little, away out on the coast: "My family consists of just the wife and I. The only chickens we have are the feathered kind. We don't get far from the ranch very often together, but last year we sold most of our stock and took a trip east for four months. We drove up the coast to Seattle and from there through Montana, North Dakota, and on to New Hampshire. I was so disappointed not to arrive in Hanover in time for our reunion, but we were delayed about two weeks. I hope to be able to be in Hanover for the next reunion." George sent along a nice photo of himself and wife, which will appear on these pages in the near future.
The following paragraph from a letter of JohnPlane's, August 9, is of interest. "Here are a few items you would be interested in. Charlie Faxon dropped into Hanover and came in to see me. He looks fine, in excellent health and has changed so little that 1 was able to spot him, at once Jess Hawley was in town, yesterday and dropped in to see me ... . just in Hanover for the day. He looked fine and reports thai Oscar Olson is in the pink of condition." Jack then referred to Gordon Sleeper's loss.
A lot of talk has been made about the underpaid teacher. Take that for what it is worth. Win Loveland spent the summer touring the country. Quite a while in California, enjoying a yacht at Coronado Beach, then a tourist's life, eastward across Texas, and ended up at "the little old house in Chatham where you have promised to call when you can manage."
Sig Larmon celebrated his birthday on board the "S. S. Drottingholm." The delegates from the United States, to the congress of the International Chamber of Commerce at Montreux, were a congenial and hard working group. Sig found it an interesting and worthwhile experience visiting Italy, France, England and Sweden, before returning home, and returns with the feeling that trouble is brewing and that the outlook is not encouraging.
Lay Little is back in this country for a short leave and was recently in Hanover, helping his nephew to enroll in the class of 1951. At this writing, we are hoping that he will be able to attend the class dinner, the night before the Harvard game.
It is not too early to begin to think of the Snow-Bird party next February. The 22nd comes on Sunday next year, which means the party will run from the 20th to the 23rd, and .we have 25 rooms reserved at The Inn. Present indications are that this may be insufficient. I would strongly urge that you get in touch with Dave Heald, now, if there is the slightest possibility of your attending. The two events of importance, will be the fathersons' night and the class dinner.
Will every man in the class, who has a son in Hanover, notify the secretary at once, giving the name and present address, as well as the class? This is very important, as last year a number of the boys were omitted from the sons' banquet because of their fathers' neglect. We do not want it to happen again. Incidentally, Dud Wheatley and Elmer Robinson both have sons entered in the freshman class.
The picture, this month, will probably need no introduction. Ken Fuller has changed so little that I began to wonder if he sneaked in a picture twenty years old. Ken is president of The Paterson Savings and Trust Company, in Paterson, N. J. The bank is a good-sized bank with something over 50 million dollars in resources plus another 30 million in trust department supervised assets. He and his wife, Verna, have two daughters, Joan and Martha aged 15 and 13 "very eligible material for 'i4ers sons of the classes of '52 and up, (pictures on request)." Ken is active in his local Red Cross Chapter and Community Chest, as well as director of several corporations.
LUCKY HANOVER VISITORS
Other recent visitors in Hanover have been Everett Barnard, Stubby Johnson, Johnnieand Mrs. Hazen, Dutch and Mrs. Burnham,Ken and Mrs. Fuller, Bob and Mrs. Hopkins,Dick and Mrs. Pritchard, Bill and Mrs. Washburn, Harold and Mrs. Van Riper, Dud andMrs. Wheatley, Elmer and Mrs. Robinson.
Among address changes we have: Maj. Horace L. Borden, H.Q. MTO, USA, I & E Sect.,APO 512, c/o P.M., N. Y. C.; Frank H. Donovan, 567 Arballo Drive, San Francisco, Calif.;Leon P. Hobbs, 6 Studio Bldg., Davis Square,Somerville 44, Mass.; Frank A. Llewellyn, 1624West 107th St., Chicago 15, Ill.; John F. McCullough, R.F.D. 1, Box A-234, BriarcliffManor, N. Y.; James B. Shields, 461 Glen St.,Glens Falls, N. Y.; Harold A. Stiles, 6721 N.Washington Blvd., Falls Church, Va.; Alexander J. M. Tuck, 812 Park Ave., N. Y. C. 21;Philip O. Yeaton, 7425 3d Ave., N. St. Petersburgh 6, Fla.; Hadley Cole, The Embassy,2100 Walnut St., Philadelphia 3, Pa.; StephenC. Fordham, R. D. 2, Storrs, Conn.
The duties of a secretary are varied, but the recompense is great. The greatest of all is the constant flow of correspondence with old classmates, and I want to thank each and every man of the many who have written during the past year. They little realize the pleasure at this end. Many of the letters are a type that do not lend themselves for publication, whereas many are quoted in full. I am deeply appreciative for the letters, the information the good wishes, and in many cases the approbation.
As a closing thought, Please, if you have a son in Hanover, undergraduate or graduate, let me know at once, with his address and class.
A MAN TO KNOW: If you're looking for a loan or the chance to talk over old times with a former classmate, look up C. Kenneth Fuller '14, who is now president of the Paterson Savings Institution, 129 Market St., Paterson, New Jersey.
Secretary, 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth, Mass.
Treasurer, 26 Garden Street, Potsdam, N. Y.
