1918
In Charles Boyer fashion, a picture of our handsome Congressman appeared a few months back in the Empire State Petroleum Association Magazine, under which read, "Newest Member Is Honorable Jay LeFevre, who, in describing himself to fellow-members of the Association, says he is just a small town fuel oil dealer (young Jay runs the business while Big Jay and Mildred are in Washington, (thanks to Os Skinner '28) .... Big news of the month: Yes, of the year: Marsh Leavitt and Mable announced the arrival of a son on Oct. 31 .... congratulations, Marsh ..... do hope we're around when your son graduates from College .... Mary Olive and Stan Jones visited Lena Pounds (living at Westhampton, L. 1., for the winter) giving Stanley relaxation from a pressure advertising campaign he's been working on. Son Artie Pounds got his M.A. in chemistry and as for Lewis, Lena says, "Well, he's all over the town, and is he having himself the time of his life!"....We understand Shamus Shea brought all his relatives to town and had an old-fashioned family reunion Delighted is everyone to hear that Tommy O'Connell has been hitting his old stride back in Worcester real estate Red Hulbert's son Dick played on the soccer team at Hanover and made his numerals
From Ted Derosier:
"Have been converted to a 'Cape Codder' this last August—locale South Harwich—between clamming and oystering I manage to make out okay. Hope to retire there.... the sooner the better. Look me up, you fishermen, next summer." (Adress given American Woolen Cos., Maynard, Mass.) ... .A letter from the West Coast says: "This chain letter started in Reno in the hope of bringing relief and happiness to tired businessmen. Unlike most chain letters, this does not cost any money .... simply send one copy to five equally tired male friends, then bundle up your wife and send her to the fellow to the top of the list. When your name comes to the top of the list, you'll receive 16,178 women—have faith. Do not break this chain. One man broke in and got his own wife back"; signed Brigham Young, Tommy Manville, Errol Flynn, Charlie Chaplin (one signature not shown and which we suspect is Tom Campbell) ClassDinner in N. Y. City Wed., Jan. 21, DartmouthClub Evelyn and Pete Colwell with their searching periscopes spotted Catink and FrancisChristy at the Yale game, on or about the time their names were flashed in the N. Y. newspapers, as attending the National Horse Show at Madison Sq. Garden.
Seen at the Cornell game in Hanover by Evelyn and Pete Colwell were Kath and Eddie Ferguson, Em Morse and wife, Al and Becky Gottschalt, Tom O'Connoll, Harvey Hood, Rog Warner, Jake Bingham, and Amos Blandin. What really true and lasting pleasure! What could be more worth while for us! We can enjoy while we live a gift of $1000 to Dartmouth (or any amount) through '18's Memorial Fund. Even with the proposed 1948 taxes, Siooo gift to 'lB's Memorial Fund before our 30th (only five months hence)— DaveGarrett, Chairman, 2500 Broening Highway, Baltimore, Md.,—could be made up of $350 from the government and only 5650 of oursin a modest income bracket, and maybe $550 by the government and $450 by us in a higher bracket. 1918's 125,000 (at present) Memorial Fund, should grow to $40,000 by our June reunion (five months hence) and to do this, the following gifts would accomplish it: 1 gift of $3,000 $3,000 1 gift of $2,000 2,000 2 gifts of $1,000 2,000 6 gifts of $500 3,000 10 gifts of $250 2,500 25 gifts of $100 2,500 $15,000
Again the No. 1 Softball pitcher in Louisville is young Al Gustavsen Jr., now a freshie at Center College—candidate on the basketball team. The old man was reelected Pres. of Parks Football Assoc. for four consecutive years—was elected Ist V.P. of Kentucky AAU. Daughter Betsy-Ann is All-City Goal Guard, playing with the Kentucky home school team. It's a good thing Mrs. G. is athletic minded or we would all be in a helluva fix Gerry Poole reports a flying trip to Hanover last summer but didn't see a soul (don't forget to be up in 5 months, Gerry, at the June reunion) There'll be a lot of art in Carolyn and George Dockstader's family now that Carol is attending Berkshire Hills School of Art at Great Barrington Wonderful, wonderful—how '18return postcards, making all this news possible. I can follow the men in the class almost better than 'in college," said Ethelbert Smith recently-76 different 'l8ers' names mentioned in the last issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
When inviting Stanley Jones to spend the week-end with you, advise him in advance whether current is AC or DC to accommodate his electric blanket and sheets Imogene and Charlie Kozminski report their son now is now in the Army and may be in Japan for three years—we enjoyed the pleasure of seeing Charlie recently and he was optimistic about his travel business (no one would be better equipped for this work than Charlie, who went to Europe 20 to 21 times, studied a good part of his life in France, and whose father was General Passenger Agent for many years for the French Line Doc Ray Barrett's son graduated from Hanover last June with honors and is now with G.E.; youngest son Allan is a sophomore at Purdue, electrical engineering (Ray was at the Yale game and couldn't find any of the classmates—we know Nancy and Red Hulbert were there as well as Janet and Van Van Raalte and Marjorie and Al Rice).
From Swiftie Barnes "Congratulations on nice job in ALUMNI MAGAZINE." (thanks Swiftie) "Barnes family almost out of Hanover—Bud in Tuck School; Swiftie at Harvard Law School; reuned with boys at Harvard game—saw Al Gottschaldt and Cort Horr—daughter Virginia now married to H. Ferguson—wonderful I'm now related to Eddie Ferguson!" .... from dozens of sources came reports of the great scintillating Fat Hardy at Hanover; what a man! . . . . T. ReedMontgomery has been selected Vice Pres. of the Mass. Brewers Ass'n what's George; Murphy's new address ? ]ulius R. Van Raalte (Van to us) was named Executive Vice Pres. of Thompson Starrett Cos from Amos Blandin "have had pleasant and busy fall—Jock and EdnaMurray 'l9 spend 76's last week-end with us—76 woodpeckers pounding woke Jock up in 76 grey dawn, he thought it was a raid and leaped for 76 windows .... at Kimball Union Academy anheaded for Dartmouth are sons of Freddie Carleton, Nipper Knapp and Johnny Johnston HalDay has pulled up stakes from Buffalo and is now at 33 Crescent Drive, Pittsburgh 16, Pa at a time when everyone is leaving north to go to Florida, Tom Jones pulled up stakes and gives a new address of 11124 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 6, Ohio—and some of you folks in town might look him up Active in Admissions work for the College and attending important meetings, at which A. I. Dickerson spoke in New York, were DanShea, Curt Glover, Pete Colwell (in charge of all Westchester), Syl Morey (Andy Ross couldn't make it) and the writer. At that time Syl Morey gave us this message from Fat Hardy to Stan Jones "tell that red-head Jones to write me a comic letter."
GOINGS ON AT THE N. Y. CITY DARTMOUTH CLUB BEFORE THE PRINCETON GAME—Give the super-human prodders who get 'era out, a hand ('iBers who never come out have told us how they appreciate the phone call anyway) .... Red Hulbert, Paul Miner (nobody sympathizes with Paul because he looks so mighty fit now—Scotty Whipple's two boys are in Hanover still), Ned Ross (two daughters in a French play in Garden City), Pete Colwell,Bill Christgau, Al Rice, Rog Howland, SylMorey and Curt Glover. That was the day of the Alumni Council Meeting at the Dartmouth Club and Dick Holton was heard to say with assurance that the objective for next year's Alumni Fund of §375,000 would be easily attained (we know when Dick says that, it will be true). Steve Mahoney was present as well as Stan Jones (coals of fire were heaped on their heads when it appeared they had slipped out before dinner)— Wart McElwain was forgiven his absence from the dinner because of a date with a blond FrankClahane was snarling that his prodder, who got him out, disappeared before dinner (SylMorey) (Frank referred to Blanchard Ralph (deceased), who in our freshman year worked long hours at Allen's drugstore until he was dog tired. How he kept up in his studies we'll never know because he just could not have had the strength and energy to do much studying.) Present also was Van Van Raalte.
Talked about but not present were Red Wilson, who had attended that week a Hopkins Center Project dinner as well as a Sphinx dinner and DonSvyder, who has repeatedly told Ned Ross he'd come out some class dinner soon—Ned still hopes he'll be able to connect with Doc George Danielsso still calls George's receptionist and hopes some day to get to him. Benny Mugridge was in California .... our own Tommy Tarrant promised to come but didn't show—Bill Christgau seemed disturbed because Bill Rosenfeld had promised to come out, but never showed up either (wait till your son gets after you, Bill) Chris feels he gets credits for the calls to get Les Granger out and wishes sometime he could talk with Les Nobody seems to know where Dusty Rhodes is Killer George Stoddard, De Laval magnetic speedway racer, wasn't there, as well as Gerry Geran and Spud Richmond. Frank Clahane told a delightful story of our undergraduate days at Thanksgiving time in New Hamp Hall when Fred Cassebeer had no doubt gone to N. Y. City for the holiday, and Charlie Weston was let down by ropes from the outside of the building to the Cassebeer window sill, where rested this lovely box of French and German cookies. After being successfully hauled back up to the fellow's rooms the cookies were devoured, leaving Fred nothing. We haven't seen much of Duke DuSossoit, but we know he is in the 42nd St. vicinity—come on out, Duke.... several said it would be a treat to get Pups Colie, but when, Pups? Dan Shea made it, clear that in a sense, the rest of us have a vested interest in our classmates, and your absence is distasteful to all of us. (Timber Topper Shea saw the holidays thru in Florida, after finishing up work on Admissions Committee work with Frank Clahane.)
AT THE PRINCETON GAME were Ned Ross, Hort Chandler, Chris Toner and wife, with Rose and Eric Ball, Steve Mahoney, George Eockstader, and Pete Colwell (with something more startling than ever in a scrambled egg necktie he promised Bill Christgau who sat next to President Dickey and was rightly proud that President Dickey, extending his hand, said, "Hello, Chris." .... They had met the night before in the N. Y. Dartmouth Club at the cocktail party after the Alumni Council meeting). Jim Salisbury was seen on his way to the Princeton game, and we believe, with a very attractive brunette. Anne and Bub Frost were seen sunk in high wintercoat collars .... also seen were Peg and King R00d.... side of us was attractive Miss (?) -and Phil Tusting (nice to see ya, Phil!) A down were Mary and PaulIrwin without their four boys .... behind us were bride and bridegroom Marjorie and AlRice with golfer Virginia Ross, Andy, young Andy, and young Virginia Between the halves we saw Dick Holton. Johnny Johnstone's boy Gordon was star quarterback this fall at Bill Brewster's ('18) Kimball Union Academy .... playing most of the final games, and with high honor grades at that. Ann and Johnny were with Miriam Morrison, who was missed by all at Pomonok.
Stan Jones, Dan Shea and the writer stagged it by rail and "Johnny Walker" to Princeton, where Stan's friendships brought us into the Princeton Cottage Club, milling with young beautiful things and ardent swains, spreading pickles and sandwiches about as in Central Park, and sweeping off madly at kickoff time. Stanley, spotting pitchers of rich, thick cream on abandoned dining room tables, gulped down a couple of glasses on top of pickles and prune juice and was recovering for a whole week afterwards. Somebody at the Princeton game told of seeing Nuts Poole and how glad they were to see him.... alongside of us were Pat and George Stoddard with a flask of something mighty nice, and when asked when they were going back to Orizaba, Pat mentioned preferring staking out her claim on a western ranch in Nevada.
Heard somewhere was the remark that all honorary '18'ers—Bill Coulson, Spike Puryear, Felix Woolworth (Dich Woolworth's dad), Professor Bill, and Harry Hillman (the last two while living) have given great help to Dartmouth financially and otherwise. Year in and year out, Miriam Morrison always sends in two checks for the Alumni Fund .... one of her own and one that she knows Bob would have wished her to send.
Down a ways from us at the Princeton game, was Janet Van Raalte and Van with son John down from Hanover—and was Ned Ross brimming with gratitude for the ticket to the Princeton game that Dick Holton had given him! Ned returned from the game by train with Steve Mahoney and Bill Christgau in a gleeful mood and invaded a nightclub in the village, where many of the patrons were anxious to get the autograph of our distinguished Bill Christgau—after dinner they thought it appropriate to go up to Bennie Mugridge's to have a nominating committee meeting.
Mildred and Bob Fish have sworn to be present at '18's 30th in five more months—June '48—Bob is undertaking more than he should in view of his general aches and arthritis and is campaigning for the Tucson Medical Center. In addition Bob gives considerable assistance to Professor Feth at the U. of Arizona, who has taken over the Dartmouth cause for Arizona and New Mexico Mildred and Jay Le Fevre and Kath and Ev Young attended the Yale game together—just like old times—wonderful pictures Mildred and Jay have of their trip west and to Alaska Roy Cleveland, Cherry Valley, 111., doesn't want to miss our 30th Reunion and says ". . . . can I make reservations now for the Reunion six months hence in June 1948? Want to haul along the wife and our son (adopted him about 12 years ago), relive the 'Olde Dartmouth' days of the Tom Ledyard Bridge, the Board Walk to Lebanon (voted 'in' by the students but never built by the then lazy village of Hanover), the place of the boarding house (Mrs. Avery's) at 9 College St., and mostly to have a look at Harvey Hood, Ernie Earley, Chuck Hilliker, Whitey Nelson, Dick Holton, John Cunningham and to allow them to tell how I failed."
A 1918 QUARTET: At '18's very successful informal "Banana Reunion," held June 1946, were, I. to r., Philand Marjorie Boynton, Curt and Ruth Glover.
Secretary, 74 Trinity Place, New York 6, N. Y. Treasurer, Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, N. H
