1926
On October 23 the Big Green humbled the John Harvards to the delight of some twenty-eight '26ers and their wives, children and guests. Some seventy-four people gathered at Smith House on Memorial Drive in Cambridge for cocktails and luncheon before the game and embarked at one o'clock on a chartered boat for the Stadium. We are pleased to report that on this initial nautical enterprise of the class no one was lost overboard due, probably, to the presence of a number of seasoned auxiliary Coast Guard alumni who saw active duty in Boston Harbor during the war. Despite the cold, gray day it was a grand party, thoroughly enjoyed by all. Those participating, together with various and sundry children and guests, were: the Ed Emersons, the FrankPoors, the Gordon Jenkinses, the Bob Salingers, the Don Norstrands, the Hal Marshalls,the George Pierces, the George Bucks, theWalt Rankins, the Hank Whitmores, the LeePowerses, the Don McKays, the Stew Orrs, theJim Sullivans, the Sid Haywards, the SnipeEsquerres, the Henry Blakes, the Ran Coxes,the Harry Halls, the Charlie Mac Donalds, theSyl McGinns, the Lou Ingrams, the Bill Barclays and the Dan Drurys. Also noted at the game, but not attending the luncheon, were the Ed Simmonses and the Chuck Frankenbergs.
Our spies have still not reported on the '26 attendance at the Penn game but Betty MacDuffie, daughter of Allen (Mac) MacDuffie, was there as witnessed by the following picture from the Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin of October 3. Mac notes that Betty is long on Dartmouth despite the fact that she is on the short end of the banner.
October 30 dawned a beautiful bright and sunny day. The Big Green team took advantage of it to smother Yale and some thirty members of the class, together with wives and friends, saw and enjoyed the spectacle. Eighteen couples brought their basket-lunches and joined in a pre-game reunion alongside the fence between portals No. 1 and No. 3 of the Bowl under the 1926 sign erected by Harry Fisher. This point of vantage also served as the class meeting spot between the halves. In evidence at the pre-game party, between the halves, or in the stands were Henry Andretla; Court andMarjorie Brown and their daughters; GeorgeBuck; Don and Gladys Church; Bob and PenseCleary; Ed Cole; Ranny and Ruth Cox; EdDreier; Snipe and Kay Esquerre; Harry andMary Fisher; Jake and Evy Jacobus; Hap andPat Johnston and daughter, Janet; Joe Kinney; AI and Ellen Louer, Dick and BunnyMandel; Hal Marshall; Nate and Jane Parker;Bob and Dot Salinger; Ed and Olivia Raisbeck; Morry & Lois Ryder; Lloyd Sanford andson Jim; Bud Shaver; Ed and Betty Simmons;Skipper and Virginia Smith; Les and DotTalbot; Reg Thompson; Tommy Tomlinson; Paul and Grace Venneman; Ken andHelen Weeks; Jim Wooster. Driving along Merritt Parkway on the way to New Haven with Hap Johnston, we encountered a traffic tie-up that delayed us about ten minutes. Although we still don't know what caused the trouble, we saw Bleeker Williams endeavoring to unsnarl the tie-up but we never did see him at the game! Did you make it, Bleek?
If any of us need further proof (over and above the fact that our class now sits between the forty-five yard lines at football games) that we are no longer one of the younger classes, take note of the fact that five stalwart sons of '26 fathers are freshmen in the class of 1952 this fall in Hanover. The boys are George H. Andretta, John H. Fellingham, Stephen F. Mandel, Jesse J. Morgan Jr. and Nathan K. Parker Jr. They are, respectively, the sons of Henry, Warren, Dick, Jack and Nate of '26 fame and may fame accrue to them in like manner.
Art and Edith Alexander announce the birth of their third daughter on September 24 in Brockton, Mass. Congratulations! Art feels he deserves some form of commendation from Al Dickerson for creating an admissions situation for Smith, Wellesley, at al., and relieving Al's admissions office of the problem of trying to squeeze another Dartmouth son in to the class of '69.
A recent communication from the DonNorstrand clipping bureau states that ClarenceG. (Mac) McDavitt Jr., president of the Somerville (Mass.) National Bank, was elected president of the Somerville Chamber of Commerce on October 20, 1948 and that Osmer C. (Os)Fitts was elected president of the Vermont Bar Association on October 6, 1948. More power to you both! Recent visitors at the Hanover Inn included Henry Andretta and his wife,Henry and Margaret Bixby, Bob Edgar, Harryand Dolores Hall, Louis and Muriel Ingram,Johnny and Elsie Manser and Nate and JaneParker.
Bob Stopford and his 1926 Memorial Fund Committee o£ Hal Marshall, Reg Hanson,Charlie Singleton, Jud McCarthy, Carle Blunt,Bob Williams and Gob Des Marais would appreciate hearing from the class with respect to the contribution each member plans to make before 1951, the year of our twenty-fifth reunion. Let's all get behind Bob and his committee and make our Memorial Fund the biggest and best and one of which the best class can be proud.
Secretary, 514 M. & T. Bldg., Buffalo 2, N. Y. Treasurer, 131 California Dr., Williamsville 21, N. Y. Memorial Fund Chairman, Box 460, Mamaroneck, N. Y.
