1919
With considerable trepidation and what not your new secretary takes over, with this issue o£ the MAGAZINE, the job that has been so well done by Ken Huntington for the past five years. Ken deserves a big hand and the thanks of the entire class for his excellent work. This column will be what you men in the class make it, because if the secretary doesn't know what you are doing, he can't write about it. So here's an appeal to those of you who have given Ken the dope on our classmates to keep it coming and a line from any and all will be most welcome.
ECHOES OF REUNION From Director of Athletics and Class Dinner Chairman, Bill McCarter:
"At five o'clock on Saturday afternoon practically everyone in the class along with such family as he could muster gathered on the Inn lawn for cocktails under the aegis of CottyLarmon, although Cotty, himself, and ButtsButtenweiser spent most of their time pacing off the dimensions of the new Hopkins Center directly under foot.
"The ladies were supposed to go to the Outing Club for dinner, but since 1918 was filling all the inside tables and, since early in the afternoon the weather was threatening, the dinner was moved to the Hanover Inn. At seven the men gathered on the second floor of Thayer Hall for the Class dinner which was attended by about sixty members of the Class and President Emeritus Hopkins as our honored guest. President Dickey lookedln for a moment to wave at us between the salad and ice cream and then Bill McCarter toastmastered a most successful program consisting of no speeches from Huntington, Hayes, McCrillis, and Davis. After these preliminaries and after appropriate introduction, President Hopkins spoke to us a few moments about his affection for our class, a sentiment which was cordially reciprocated."
Next from Phil Bird, head man of the Raffle which furnished a lot of amusement to the class and their families and $435.00 to the Alumni Fund. To all those who contributed to the Raffle, many thanks.
"Everyone agrees that our 30th was the best one yet. It must be that we are learning how to handle the deal as we go along the way. Helen's goat is something I find harder to get since she won it in the raffle and now that Bambi (formerly Quiseau) has found a couple of sweet Nannies on the Cape, I doubt if he'll ever come back.
"I have written George Rand to see if he's eaten the pig yet. In a crate I could use her, but in a car with a goat-no thanks. I received my class picture and after your eye travels over a full acre of grass to the class group I find it a trifle hard, even when sober, to make out my wife, much less the goat. A bald head is a great asset in pictures, or do I make myself clear?"
Now we hear from Jim Davis, ex-class sec- retary and president, current Editor in Chief of lgig's "Smoke Signal", and lesser half of that outstanding team known as Mary and Jim.
Saturday in the cool of the late afternoon the class and its wives gathered eager-eyed on the elm spread lawn in front of the Inn and Cotty tried its capacity for cocktails. Arranging the more than 100 individualists took a good deal of doing and more than a little help from the ever-eager Norm Jeavons but eventually it was done and a picture was taken. Our impression is that everyone was there artistically grouped against a background of Bevans.
"Gurgling ever so slightly the class stumbled across the street to Thayer Hall arriving in varying degrees of tardiness according to what adventures befell them. The dinner was a howling success, although our jaded ear would estimate a 30% falling off in decibels since 1946. Hoppy and John Sloan Dickey shared the tasty victuals with us and added to the general gaiety.
"To the delight of everyone Hoppy was prevailed upon to make a few remarks, which he did graciously and with all the charm and humility which through the years have made each of us his ardent follower and the unquestioning supporter of the college for which he did so much."
A little more about the advanced 30th—here are a few of the men who were missed—too bad you weren't in Hanover—Red Washburn, Fred Balch, Pat Leonhard, Jack Ross, Eddie Fiske (President Dickey won a few cans of the oil you contributed to the Raffle, Bix the rest), Rog Clark, Horace Hitchcock, Charlie Harney, Larry Hanlon, Stew Russell, John Keating, Cliff Hayes, Mose Forrest, Eddie Heydt, Tracy Kohl, Dick Werfelman, Mai Drane, Charlie Guy, Jack Vliet (sorry to hear that you have been ill, Jack, and hope that you are better now), Bill Stedman, John Kunkle, Gin Mullen,. Stan Fitts, Fat Jackson, Lefty Farrar, Dick Dudensing, Charlie Singleton and a lot more that we'll mention next time. How about 1953 —try and make it—even at our age we have a lot of fun.
Eddie Seward was there from California, for his first trip to Hanover in thirty-one years, and did he have a time! ! Likewise Heber Ashley who hadn't been back in years. Heber sent in some pictures,—how about the rest of you?
Engagements of Class Daughters:—Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Samuel Batch of Haverford, Pa. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Holland Balch, to Mr. H. Oilman Wing, son of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Wing of Carlisle, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Russell of Holyoke, Mass. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Laura Newton Russell, to Mr. Roger Norman Findahl of N bar N Ranch, Waterville, Minn. The wedding is planned for December.
Tycoons:—Edward R. (Ray) Legg has been elected President of Refrigeration Corp. of America, a subsidiary of Noma Electric Corp. Ray was formerly ass't general sales manager of Nash-Kelvinator Corp. of Detroit. WillLevy, former Colonel in the U. S. Army, a V. P. of Schenley Distillers Corp., has been elected a member of the Board and the executive and finance committee of the Corporation. Nice going, boys. Ray was at Reunion and had a time with the rest of us.
Summer visitors at the Hanover Inn include the Sam Ewarts from Pittsburgh, the CliffHays from Lyman, S. C., the Russ Potters from Woodbridge, Conn., the Walt Coopers from New York, Jack Reilly from Lowell, Mass., and John and Mildred Chipman.
Nick Sandoe reports seeing Ax and Mrs.Warden in Great Falls, Montana this summer. How about a line, Ax? ? Heinie Siegbert has left for England as Deputy Chief of the E. C. A. and expects to be abroad for some time. The Dartmouth-Boston crowd assembled on July 25 for a clambake at Nahant and 1919 was capably represented by Rock and Alice Hays, with daughter and son-in-law, Bill (Doc) andMarion White, Herb and Sally Fleming, and Bix and Edith Bixby.
The Class is tentatively planning a luncheon before the Colgate game in Hanover October 16th—Cotty Larmon and President Jack McCrillis are working on it—more about this later.
NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CUBA: Robert Butler 'l9, his wife and daughter, Katherine Jean, pause before boarding a clipper to Havana. Butler formerly was the first American Ambassador to Australia.
Secretary, 1273 North Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. Treasurer, Hanover,''N. H. Memorial Fund Chairman, 2 Park Ave., New York 16, N. Y.
