1926
The heat wave which enveloped the country during the last week of August also embraced the Hanover plain. The heat, however, did not deter some twenty-three members of the class, together with wives and children totaling an additional forty-three, from descending on Hanover for the annual informal reunion. This eleventh consecutive reunion was proof positive of the increasing popularity of these get-togethers in that the attendance set a newrecord. The party was a success from every angle and a grand time was had by all, but to attempt a description of all of the week-end's activities is an impossible task. Here, at least, is a chronological account covering the period Wednesday through Monday as witnessed by one participant.
Your reporter and his frau arrived in Hanover on Wednesday afternoon and found the Abbotts, Manns, Orrs and Weymouths already established on the Inn porch as a welcoming committee. Later that evening we met Larryand Mary Scoville and their sons, Mike and Larry Jr., who were in town just for the night, having dinner with Danny and Sally Drury. On Thursday, Jack and Dot Roberts and Happy and Pat Johnston arrived and the Orrs brought their son, David over from camp. All of the '26 delegation, with the exception of Tubber, Mary and Sis Weymouth (who was indisposed) attended the "cook-out" party engineered by Dave Heald for the guests of the Inn, and upon our return to Hanover in the evening, we got the "Skis to the Key Hut" and staged the first gathering of the clan. Tom andGrace Murdough and sons, Sam, Charlie and Tom Jr., had arrived meanwhile and Tom and Grace joined us at the Ski Hut. On Friday, the influx of '26 became a deluge and while the wives and children formed a reception committee on the Inn porch, Courtney Brown,Red Merrill, Skip Weymouth (Tubber's eldest) and your reporter played a warm-up round of golf. (And it was warm!—the weather not the golf!) The Friday arrivals included the Clearys, Jacobus', Fishers, Harwoods, Salingers and Doug Everett and, after dinner on the Inn terrace at the three large tables, the entire party, with the exception of the Manns, who had departed for Whitefield, repaired to the Ski Hut and the reunion was off to a flying start.
Saturday, after a class meeting in the morning, some twelve stalwarts, obviously with "holes in their heads," braved a temperature of 102° and played golf (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) in the now famous "Jacobus Sweepstakes. ' Red "Hogan" Merrill emerged the victor and now holds a trophy, donated by the Inn, to substantiate his hard-fought victory. Courtney and Marjorie Brown and their daughters, Joanne and Roxanna, who had been staying in Norwich, and the Murdough family departed Saturday afternoon. All the rest of the party attended the picinic at "The Keenes" in Etna that evening and a gala affair it was! Hamburgers, fresh corn, cake, watermelon, beer—everything anyone could desire—were in abundance. After supper everyone repaired to the lodge and participated in a grand song-fest, with accompaniment by Emmy Merrill at the piano. A complete list of those attending the picnic, ably compiled by young David Orr and Charlie McKenna Jr. showed the following present:
Charlie and Lois Abbott; Bob and Pense Cleary; Dan and Sally Drury; Doug Everett and daughter, Jean; Tom and Rena Farwell and children, Rosina, Lee, and Susan; Harry and Mary Fisher; Reg and Ethel Hanson; Hub and Det Harwood and son, Herb Jr.; Sid and Barbara Hayward and daughters, Nancy and Mary Ann; Jake and Evy Jacobus; Hap and Pat Johnston; Charlie and Helen McKenna and son, Charles Jr.; Hal and Marion Marshall and children, Joan and David; Red and Emmy Merrill; Stew and Loretta Orr and son, David; Jack and Dot Roberts; Bob and Dot Salinger; Paul and Grace Venneman; Tubber and Mary Weymouth and children, Skip, Ted and Sis.
Sunday was a day of rest and saw many fond farewells and sad partings as the group began to disband. On Monday morning only a handful of six couples met for breakfast and this total was cut to three by noon. Jud andMackey McCarthy and son, Bill, put in a belated appearance at the Inn for lunch. That afternoon your reporter and his frau drove to Whitefield and partook of dinner with Dick and Kay Mann at the Mountain View House. We had a nice chat with Don Church who manages that magnificent establishment, and told him of all the fun he had missed, but he claimed he had to work. Don, of course, is prejudiced and thinks all further reunions should be held at his hostelry (Mountain View House—adv)! When last seen. Hap Johnston was still trying to drive a golf ball up the hill on the fourteenth hole—he may still be there!
At the class meeting Saturday morning in the old Beta house Bob Salinger submitted his resignation as Secretary-Chairman of the class. Bob has done a grand job for the past two years and we all hate to see him relinquish the job but, as he explained to the group, his work with United Shoe Machinery Corporation now requires his undivided attention. Your reporter was elected to complete Bob's unfinished term and I sincerely hope that, with the continued support of the class, I can approach the standards established by my predecessor in the office.
Al Louer has, fortunately for the class, consented to continue as Class Agent for another year. This year we must all get behind Al and put 1926 back at the top of the Alumni Fund list where it rightfully belongs. Bob Stopford will also need the help of everyone in the next three years if our Class Memorial Fund quota is to be reached.
Homecoming Department—Summer visitors at the Hanover Inn included Bob and Clytheroe Patten, Andrew J. (Okey) and HelenO'Connor, Dr. Sid and Helen Lenke, Bleekand Marion Williams, Mod and Mary Moderwell and family, and Pete and MargaretBarnes and family, the latter just missing reunion by one week. How come, Pete?
Can You Top Thisf Department—Word has just been received that George and HelenPierce became the parents of twins last Maya girl, Helen, and a boy, Randall Heydt—both doing fine. This makes eight for the Pierces!
Congratulations!—ln Lexington, Massachusetts on August si, 1948 William Howard Barclay took unto himself as a bride, the lovely Barbara Glynn Barrington. They will be at home after September 5 at Old Harbor Road in Chatham, Massachusetts. Nice going, Bill, and welcome to 1926, Barbara.—President Milton S. Eisenhower announced on June 9, 1948 that Dick Maloney has been named assignment officer at Kansas State College, effective July 1, 1948. Dick is also assistant dean of the Schools of Arts and Sciences at Kansas State and the author of "Symbols of Freedom" and other features for educational publications.Charlie Bishop has recently been appointed assistant vice president of the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company and will be one of the bank's representatives in Ohio, Michigan, and parts of Pennsylvania.—Lt. Col.Robert H. (Bob) Louie has been named commander of the 19th General Hospital, Organized Reserve Corps, Rochester, New York according to a release from First Army Headquarters, dated August 16, 1948.—Jack Kjerner is the new squash singles champ of the Dartmouth Club of New York.—Bob Riotte was guest soloist at the concert of the Mahwah Choral Society in Ramsey, New Jersey last May .—Dick Mandel has accepted the new post of Vice Chairman of the Friends of the Dartmouth Library. Gail Borden and Chuck Webster are new members of the Executive Committee. Dick Eberhardt's new book of poems, entitled "Burr Oaks," received an excellent review in the Herald Tribune in July.—The Year' Book of the New York Securities Dealers Association contains an article by E. Allen(Mac) MacDuffie entitled "Corporation V. Copartnership Form of Doing a Security Business." Mac is with McLanaham, Merritt & Ingraham.
A letter from Ward Benton in Minneapolis states that "after V. E. day I shifted from the War lab at the University of Minnesota (where they were using conscientious objectors as guinea pigs—you may have heard of the starvation experiments) to the Colloid Section of the Central Research Laboratory of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. A liver infection laid me low for a couple of months this spring, but I am now back at the grind."
"The granite of New Hampshire keeps the record of their fame." Two of our classmates, Dave Rawson and Bill Uehlein passed away during the summer. Bill died on May 23, 1948 at his home in Lawrence, Massachusetts and Dave on July 17, 1948 while on a vacation in Bermuda. Both will be sorely missed by the class and our heartfelt sympathies go to their survivors.
Football—On October 30 Harry Fisher will again post the '26 sign on the fence opposite Portal 3 of the Yale Bowl. This will be the meeting place for '26. Bring your picnic lunch and eat with the gang before the game. See you there!
Don Norstrand has made some fine arrangements for the '26 lunch before the Har- vard game. The class, with wives, children, guests, will use the private dining room at the Smith House, Memorial Drive, Cambridge (between Cottage Farm and Mass. Ave. Bridges) at 12 noon October 23. Please notify Don at Kennedy's, Boston, of your plans for being present.
MOST REUNING-EST CLASS: 1926, which seems to show the way to other classes when it comes to getting back to Hanover, had a turnout of 49 at its August picnic at the Hanover Center lodge of Bob Keene '3O.
Secretary, 514 M. & T. Bldg., Buffalo 2, N. Y. Treasurer, 131 California Dr., Williamsville 21, N. V Memorial Fund Chairman, Box 460, Mamaroneck, N. Y.
