1925

The most important Dartmouth date youhave is our Twenty-Fifth Reunion next June.Make your family vacation plans around it. Some details will be forthcoming in this column most every month.

Thanks to Church Bacon we can reprint his thoughtful report on the Cleveland Annual dinner in late July:

"The Class of '25 held their annual dinner last night at the Oakwood Country Club with PaulHexter as host. Bud Petre'quin felt that the Class as a whole should know that there were still a few of the aged in Cleveland able to get out after six o'clock at night to hash over old times. Those in attendance were Dick Taylor, Joe Walton, WalterBecker, Bud Petrequin, Paul Hexter, Bob Reading,Norm Smith and yours truly. After, priming the pump with a few martinis, memories of old times were recalled. I wonder if we really had as much fun as we thought we did? We are all old married folks, with various numbers of offspring. FrankBarrett, who was not able to be there because he is commuting to Ashtabula this summer, heads the list with six. Dr. Reading, being conservative, is just starting out and has a future half-back now at the age of two. Bud and I both have boys at Dartmouth now, his son being in the Class of '5O and mine in '51.

You know what most of them do, but maybe it will bear repeating. Dick Taylor, who sold out his interest in the Jim Brown Stores, is now President of the Fred Arbogast Company of Akron, prominent makers of fishing equipment. Paul Hexter is Vice President of the Arco Company (paint manufacturers), Norm Smith is Vice President and General Manager of the Osborne Manufacturing Company, Joe Walton is President of the Walton Coal Company, Walter Becker is a well known orthodontist, Bob Reading has a large medical practice, BudPetrequin is Secretary of the Petrequin Paper Company, and I am Secretary and Treasurer of Allied Mortgages. So much for the commercial end. After a delicious dinner, a little more pump priming was needed and the evening ended with Hexter at the piano and the old fogies tried singing a few songs of the '25 days, such as 'Margie' and 'Dark Town Strutters Ball'. It was a most successful dinner and we all went home tired but happy. Much of the talk centered around the coming '25 Reunion and we are all looking forward to seeing you boys at that time".

Congratulations to Hod Wellman who ownsthe distinction of having the first son of a. to be graduated from Dartmouth, "Howdy," 1949.

Chicago 25ers Nota Bene—Line Price left his two businesses in Lisbon, N. H. last May to become sales manager of the Visking Corporation, largest manufacturers of extruded cellulose sausage casings in the country and also engaged in other cellulose products, plastics, etc. Line would like to meet with you fellows and his address is Room 1109, Merchandise Mart, Chicago 54.

Colonel Max Emerson, permanently in the Army, took off for Europe for a three year stretch with his family this summer. He said he regrets that his assignment will probably prevent his coming to reunion.

Should you get to Paris, look up Dick Gratz. He is European head of communications for T. W. A., based at 101 Avenue des ChampsElysees, Paris 8.

Bunny Rogers, our busy newspaper and radio station owner (WLAW) was honored in June by being elected to the Alumni Council of Andover Academy.

Bill Megee has been named Assistant Treasurer of General Motors Corporation. DougArchibald was in Boston this summer and a quick luncheon date was arranged with NateBugbee, Charlie Haywood and Frank Wallis. Frank, by the way, has been elected president of Dartmouth College's General Association of Alumni to convene next June.

Bud Neilson, with New England Tel. & Tel. since graduation, has been named General Manager of the newly established operating area for the state of New Hampshire. Dr.Stowell Goding, PH.D. from Wisconsin, Professor of French at the University of Massachusetts, has received the Medal of Honor for Foreign Affairs from the French Government. Jack Reeder is back in New York City with William H. Weintraub & Cos., Inc. as Vice President and Accountant Executive for Kaiser-Frazer. The Cagrin Valley Little Theatre will occupy its new building on River Street, Chagrin Falls, Ohio for the fall opening in October with Harry M. Griffin as President.

Summer visitors at the Hanover Inn included the following couples: John Harveys,Terry McGaughans, Carl Elmquists, CurtAbels, Dean if Mrs. Everett Moore, Dr. & Mrs.Maynard Wheeler, Dr. if Mrs. Bernie Manning, plus El Warner, Park Merrow, Dick Colton and son, Bob Weinig, Bill Pugh, Les King,Frank Brick, Karl King.

Those couples fortunate enough to attend Pete if Ginie Haffenreffer's party this summer at Bristol, R. 1., said it was even better than the previous one, if possible. About 100 were in attendance from New England. From out of this area were Connie Conrad, Bob Borwell and Bud Petrequin. The day and hospitality were perfect and reunion plans were discussed. Bob Pierce, Alumni Councilor from Florida, called Frank Wallis while en route to Kezar Lake, Me. Bob's son will be a senior at Han- over this fall. Eddie Pease, V.P. and Sec'y of the Mutual Boiler Insurance Cos., flew in June to San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and Victoria while attending the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners. All told he was gone only 10 days and reported a snow storm at Mount Ranier National Park on June 26 with pictures to prove it.

GENERAL MOTORS EXECUTIVE: Howard W. Megee '25 became Assistant Treasurer on June 1 after 23 years on the financial staff of General Motors.

Secretary, Kenneth B. Hill & Co., Rm. 1007 80 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Treasurer, Room 1062, 49 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Memorial Fund Chairman, Marsh & McLennan, 231 South La Salle St., Chicago, Ill.