1915
The biggest news event of the month was the annual Boston Alumni dinner at the Copley Plaza Hotel on February 26. Under the energetic prodding of George Simpson, the following Fifteeners turned out to welcome President Dickey:—Dale Barker, Bob Bigelow, Sid Bull, Chink Chamberlain, Hal Claflin, Eb Clough, Don Bennink, Bud Doe, Casey Jones, Chan Foster, Bill Huntress, Erl Mac Andrews, Jack Mason, Walt Meader, Norm Milmore and son, Bill, Nut Norwood, Russ Rice, Kike Richardson, Al St. Clair, Ed Shea, Al Sherman, George Simpson, Ben Slade, Howie Wing, Duke Sullivan, Duze Lounsberry, Charlie Comiskey, Cloughie's friend, Bill Ross, and of course your secretary. True to tradition, before the dinner the boys gathered around the flowing bowl, in a room thoughtfully provided for such an occasion, and exchanged reminiscences. Ray King was due in, but no trace has been found of him yet. Cards of regret at not being able to attend were received from the following:
Leon Tuck, Harry Higgins, Kel Rose, Otis Rockwood, Bags Wanamaker, Bush Campbell, Dexter Davis, Pat Gear, Russ Livermore, Johnny Mullin, Whit Frye, Fred Lowe, Charlie Trumbull, Bill Bemis, Les Dunn, Lee. Graham, Fred Child, Al Cleveland, Ev Lamson, Roy Porter, Art Tower, Bob Fitts, Charlie Griffith, Hal Davison, Stan Llewellyn, Beardsley Ruml and Leland Swett. Other absentees were String Downing, who had to be in Philadelphia, Jack Bowler, on his way to Arizona for his first vacation since the war years, and Dick Wyman, vacationing in Florida. Johnny Johnson not only sent a card, but also a telegram of greetings en route to Florida.
Taking it all together, it was a grand evening.
Bags Wanamaker writes me a long and interesting letter from the Motor City. I think Bags must be the class champion commuter as he is obliged to frequently fly from Detroit to the United States Rubber Company's plants at Eau Claire, Wise., Indianapolis, Chicopee Falls, Mass., and Los Angeles, Calif. During the war these plants were engaged in manufacturing small arms ammunition and explosives. but now have returned to more prosaic ways by supplying our old cars with new tires and tubes. According to Bags this is some change from footwear and much more interesting. Bag's son, Robert (Yale 1939), has a three-year-old son, who is the apple of his grandpop's eye. I think someone should tip olf Eddie Jeremiah to sign him up immediately before Yale gets him, as according to reports he already wields a mean hockey stick, even at the tender age of three. Sonny boy, some day we hope to tell you that your grandpop was a pretty fair hockey player in his day, too. Bag's daughter, Chalis, a graduate of Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., and Katherine Gibbs School in Boston, after a varied career with schools and newspapers, is now with the Reader's Digest International Division, New York City. His youngest daughter, Ruth, now completing a pre-law course as a senior at Wellesley, plans to continue in this field at the University of Michigan. Bags reports that he attended several of the Western Conference football games last Fall, as well as the Big Green hockey team when they played Michigan. On a recent trip to the West Coast, he tried to contact Wanger and Hornblow, but was unsuccessful.
From George Simpson comes the word that Butch Fonda is now connected with the War Assets Corporation, 600 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Also that Ed Dewing, our demon Prosecutor, has hied himself away to Florida for a vacation. Now with HenryMarcy at West Palm Beach, Roy Johnson and Fran Poor at Jacksonville, the Class of 1915 should be well represented there this winter.
Walt Flood has been doing his annual stint in the "March of Dimes" campaign and from the amount raised in the small community of Maynard, I would say that he has done a swell job. Casey Jones continues to turn out hit tunes and was recently signally honored by having his new composition "the AGF March" rendered publicly for the first time by the Army Ground Forces Band in Washington, D. C. Casey is enlarging and expanding his fish business by opening a new place on Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass., opposite the South Station.
Jack Burbank writes a nice letter from Hartford, Conn., where he is Superintendent of the Engineering and Inspection Division of the Travelers Insurance Company. Jack's family consists of his wife, a married daughter and two grandchildren, temporarily residing with him, a son, now returned after three and one half years in the Army, and another son, a senior at Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. His ex-GI son has recently started a bottled beverage business in Portland, Maine, with a grapefruit juice concoction called "Squirt." Jack's civic duties consist of being a member of the Executive Board of the Charter Oak Council of the Boy Scouts and as Trustee of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church.
A line from Carl Gish states that CharlieGriffith has returned to the U. S. A. Charlie spent Christmas on Kwajelain. Al Bradley has been transferred from Detroit to New York and is making his office at the same old stand. Carl's son, Mike, has been re-admitted to Dartmouth and will report there February 17.
Just returned from Chicago where he attended a Public Utility Group meeting, TraceBrownell takes time out to send me some news about himself. Trace is Purchasing Agent for the Kings C«unty Lighting Company, with his office at Jay Ridge, which is practically foreign country, being also the home of "Dem Bums." Tract was unable to be with us on our last Reunion, as the graduation of his daughter, Baibara, from Wheaton College interfered. Fiftieners seem to be rather scarce in Brooklyn, but Trace runs into Dex Davis on his frequent trips to Wilmington, Vt. Dex is Chief Surgton of the Bennington, Vt., Hospital. In case any of you golfers want to take Trace on, yon will find him at the Toy-Town Tavern, Win;hendon, Mass., during September. Turk lamer haunts the same place in June or July.
Doc Daisy writes in with a dandy letter. Didn't know until now that he was at the Syracuse gane last fall, and sorry I missed him. Says he occasionally sees Willis Morey, the Moustaclioed Midas of Fitchburg, Mass. Wid is still bragging about his tennis playing being as gooc as ever, but Doc is very skeptical, knowing how his own arteries feel at present. An rem of interest to Fifteeners was in the Bostcn Traveler recently, when the Dartmouth Voman's Club meeting was presided over b) President Mrs. Allan L. Priddy.
Kel Rose vrites he was sorry to miss the football games this last fall, especially the Princeton game, but was enjoying a rest at Sea Island, (Georgia at that time. Mitsui's boy, Takanobu, crops in to see him occasionally. Had some news of Mitz from another Dartmouth man who had seen and talked with him recently in Japan and may include it in a later colunn. Kel is looking forward to joining us ir a football weekend next fall in Hanover.
A card fron Herb Potter states he has been a resident of Texas since December 22 and a lowly civiliat as of February 14. Herb hopes to settle dowi and build a house there as soon as prices dn» a little. Can't imagine Herb in the pipe anc slippers role, so expect him to turn up at some football game next Fall, wearing a bg sombrero and greeting us all with a Howyuh Stranger.
Change of address:—Herbert S. Potter, 2723 Pershing Drive, A House, El Paso, Texas.
Secretary, 11 Paul Revere Rd„ Westwood Hills, Worcester 5, Mass. Treasurer, 31 State Street, Boston, Mass.
