1911

A few intimate glimpses from Cap Hedges' inner life to accompany the fine testimonials given in another column: He writes of a group of Cedar Rapids matrons, during a tour of New England, stopping at the Moun: tain View House and later at the Hanover Inn where they toured the Dartmouth cam- pus. He adds that they all said he had been too modest in what he had said about the Mountain View and Dartmouth, and that he had said plenty. Cap's picture appeared as one of the group of the noteworthy of Cedar Rapids in the Saturday Evening Post last June in John Bird's article on Cedar Rapids. About football, he says, "I am enjoying looking at a football game every Saturday, but I still hanker to be down on the field in the thick of it. So far I have not gotten too much of a kick out of watching a game as I still watch the players going down under punts and passes, watch the line play, and do not watch the ball or the ball carrier, all of which is an indication of how strong a habit can fix itself on one. I suppose in time I will become a normal spectator and watch the ball and ball carrier on every play. I have seen the following games so far: Minnesota-Washington at Minneapolis; Purdue-lowa at Lafayette, Ind.; lowa-Illinois at lowa City; lowa-Indiana at lowa City; Wisconsin-Ohio State at Madison. I do not know yet where I will be this weekend or any following week. Commissioner Tug Wilson notifies me each week what game he wishes me to cover." About the Hedges' family- Dave's two boys in Houston are growing fast and the oldest, Dave III, has started in school. Horace Jr. has a son, Thomas Dickson, who is getting to be another husky young man.

The 1909, 1910, and 1911 dinner at the University Club in Boston on October 21 turned out to be a very happy occasion. Each class had tables of its own in one of the large rooms, the participants at the 1911 table numbering 27, at the 1910 table, 19, and at the 1909 table, 15. These figures may show the advantage of being the youngest class. The following men were there— Backus, all the way from Rochester, N. Y.; Ballou; BurtCooper from Rochester, N. H.; Spim Norris from Methuen; Beane; Bond; Burleigh;Crooks; Les Gibson from Newmarket, N. H.; Gooding from Hanover; Sarge Eaton from New York City; Hawkridge; Ingersoll; Lovejoy from Naugatuck, Conn.; Mayo, our retired captain of industry from Cape Cod; Paul; Schell; Seaver, along with Stan Herrick, a friend from Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Stucklen;Wheeler; Sherwin; Macomber; Dick Stevens, proud of the new high school which was just built in Grafton, Mass. where he is principal; and, finally, Art Ganley who had come from East Orange at the last moment, but was gladly welcomed by all his friends by whom he has been unseen for many years. He looked in tip-top condition except for the broadened waistband, and certainly was a welcome addition to the group.

Ken Ballou's son Dick is just completing his first year as Assistant Manager of the Mitchell Inn in Middletown, N. Y., and on September 30 presented his parents with a grandson, Roger Ashman.

And another grandfather comes into being. Les Hawkridge, who on October 18 was proud to announce the birth of Nancy Shelton, son Ed's daughter.

Dick Chase has been elected vice president of the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company. He will continue to make his headquarters in Worcester where he has served as New England District Manager. In 1924, Dick began his car-building career with the Standard Steel Manufacturing Cos. as lumber agent. Two years later he joined the Keith Car Mfg. Co. as assistant vice-president and secretary. In 1929 he became assistant vice-president of the Osgood Bradley Car Co. in Worcester. When OsgoodBradley was acquired by Pullman-Standard in 1932, he was named plant superintendent. In 1944, he became works manager and later that year he was named N. E. district manager.

Hanover has had its usual quota of classmates in town during the past few months, but particularly notable was Burt Burbeck, who was here a few days in the fall while on a business visit to the United States. Burt seems to have passed through the years of trial and tribulation in England quite satisfactorily if one may judge by the look of health and prosperity which he wears. Another visitor was Al Nutt who was here from Cedar Rapids. Unfortunately, your secretary did not see him so cannot report upon the state of his physical vigor, but second-hand reports are favorable in that respect. Sethand Grace Emerson, here at the time of the Holy Cross game, announced his retirement as vice-president of the National City Bank in New York and their return to his old home at 35 Fifield Street, Nashua, N. H.

Word from Bob Hatch is to the effect that he retired last June and that they have now settled into a new house in Suquamish, Washington—Box 116, Star Route.

Carl Bowker, President of the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers, continues his frequent talks before various real estate groups throughout the state.

Hen Seaver was instrumental in the formation of the Mid-Hudson Dartmouth Club last spring and was elected its first president.

The operator of one of the large chicken ranches in Delaware is none other than our classmate, Guy Steeves, in Marydel. In the words of his classmate who visited them last summer, "Guy raises chickens in lots of seven to eight thousand at a time, from day-old chicks to broiler size in u or 12 weeks. He figures costs to three decimal points and is showing the natives how to make money at it. He has three crops a year with vacations in between. He has just bought another farm nearby." The success of Guy and his new endeavor was borne out by Jack who was at Whitefield last spring.

A statement of the Nonotuck Savings Bank of Northampton, Mass., shows Aubrey Butler as President for the present year together with other assets amounting to $6,742,000.

Secretary, 1 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H.

Treasurer, Howland Dry Goods Co., Bridgeport 2, Conn.

Memorial Fund Chairman,This Week, 420 Lexington Ave. New York 17, N. Y.