1917
Thanks a lot, men, for the fine lot of letters and news items you sent me during the past month. They were all so interesting that I am sure the Class will get a kick out of them also.
The following letter is from Sumner B.Emerson:
"You asked for reports, so here is one on a couple of boys seen in Los Angeles. I was there and in San Francisco recently on a two weeks' business trip (not the kind you make every winter for a month). I could not find Mort Rhoades in the telephone book and did not see him. EmdonFritz, who moved to Los Angeles this spring to manage the office of Blair & Co., seems to be well established. Jim Durkee looks just the same as ever, possibly a bit heavier (aren't we all?), and is well ensconced in a fine private office in the beautiful new building of his company, General Petroleum Corp. He told me Jimmy Rubel was still very active turning out stories from his home at Balboa Beach. Unfortunately, this was after I had driven through Balboa on the way to spend a weekend at Coronado, so I did not see him. Jim said that there was quite a lot of activity among the local alumni although he had had to miss the Dartmouth Night celebration the previous week. He indicated that the 17'ers in that area see each other occasionally but do not get together in a meeting of classmates any more frequently than they do in New York." Ralph Sanborn writes as follows:
"In quick response to your appeal, with its somewhat furtive tinge, I seize my Corona and make a brief report. Only this morning I enjoyed a brief bull session with Sumner Emerson and Spique Maclntyre in the latter's office, where he is now back on the job after his incapacitation of the summer. He's loking fit as a bull fiddle, but not so large. You've probably got a full report on him so I won't duplicate.
"Also, this morning I ran into one of '17-ers outstanding philatelists, Irving I. Green, and although we didn't have time for details, it can be said that to all outward appearances time has wreaked as little ravage on him as any one of the gang I've seen recently.
"Ethel and I mopped our way through the torrid summer and the moisture resulted more from the evaporation of Tom Collinses—an excellent preventative for sun stroke—than from any heaven-sent precipitation of which we still have need. Our gardens suffered—as whose didn't— and my specialty, gladiolus, could not be Kodachromed in the profusion which I had hoped for, being as how that's one of my main summer avocations; i.e., growing the glads and taking color pictures of them."
Searles Morton contributes another bit of good news:
"Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending upon your point of view, there is little or nothing to tell. We spent three weeks on Cape Cod this summer visiting some friends at Chatham and saw quite a bit of Mott Brown's family, but Mott was not there while we were. HowardStockwell and his wife were over at Mott's one evening and we spent a pleasant hour with them, and I did see Bob Steinert in Boston.
"I may be in New York at the time of the Yale game; if so, I will undoubtedly see you at the Dartmouth Club or in New Haven." Sorry I missed you, Searles
Still another from Capt. Currier.
"It has been a very eventful year for the Currier family, and further changes are still to come, fortunately, on the pleasant side. I returned to inactive duty in the Naval Reserve as a Captain.
"On the 9th of March, my mother, my sister Julia, my two aunts and my cousin were killed in an automobile accident in Florida. Many will remember my mother and sister from their visits to Arlington, Mass. from 1913-17 and beyond. It was a great shock and matters are clearing up for my three nephews and ourselves.
"On the bright side of the year, I have gone to work with the Trade Extension Division of the American Weekly, and Puck, the Comic Weekly, and will be headquartered at San Francisco, Calif, with the whole West Coast to travel over. Helen and Carolyn and Gay, with my nephew, will stay at 42 Harmon Drive, Larchmont, probably till spring unless a house develops out there sooner. So it looks like 'California, here we come!' in earnest.
"Stuart is a sophomore at R.P.I, specializing in Electrical Engineering, N.G.E.F.D. which is just as well for his E.E. future.
"Jack is 27, unmarried, and works for G.E. in N. Y. C."
Stocky writes a few notes about the past Alumni Fund, to which I think we all should give sincere consideration.
"A brief mention of the fact that we fell somewhat below our quota in dollars in the Alumni Fund this year was principally due to the fact that some of our more generous givers were not able to donate quite as large sums as they have in the past. There were 28 who did not give this year who gave last year; there were 15 who gave this year who did not give last year, and there were 13 less participants this year than last. If there are some who, because of income tax deductions, would be in a position to give before the end of this year we would be very pleased to receive it and credit it toward the next Drive. We plan to work next year principally on participation, trying desperately to get 100% participation."
Stocky also stated that Spique Maclntyre intends to move to New York in December, which is good news for all of us in this area.
It was reported that Ev Robie was at Etna, N. H., October 18. Skii-ing?
Houghton Carr Jr. is a member of the freshman class of 1953. Congratulations, Curly.
Trennie sends in the following note: new address is 42 Oakhurst Road, Cape Elizabeth, Me.
Al Emmons of Kennebunk was at the Dartmouth Night Dinner—Portland. According to Trennie, Al is in good "shape."
The following is a write-up from the Concord, N. H., Monitor & Patriot Aug. 29, 1949, concerning our old pal, Deering Smith.
METCALF ENDS LONG SERVICE
RESIGNS As MEDICAL SOCIETY SECRETARY, SUCCEEDED BY SMITH
HANOVER, Aug. 29—A prominent Nashua physician, Dr. Deering G. Smith, has been appointed secretary-treasurer of the New Hampshire Medical society, Dr. John P. Bowler, president of the society announced today.
Long active in state medical circles, Dr. Smith has been the New Hampshire Medical society's delegate to the American Medical Association since 1934, and secretary-treasurer of the Hillsboro County Medical society for 24 years. He is president of the New Hampshire Surgical club.
He graduated cum laude from Dartmouth in 1917 and from Yale in 1920. His internships were served in the New Haven hospital, Rhode Island hospital in Providence and the Providence City hospital.
Dr. Smith served as Nashua city physician 1922-1924; member of the Nashua Board of Health 1924-1928 and chairman of the board 1932-1936; member of the New Hampshire Board of Registration in Medicine 1936-1948 and secretary of the board 1942-1946.
During the first World War, Dr. Smith served in the army. He was commissioned a captain in the reserves June 26, 1924, and was disqualified for active service in World War 11.
Hanover Inn reports the Walter Sissons,Carl Stillmans, the Perc Streeters, the H. D.Stillmans, the Ray Baxters, the Thos. O'Neills,the Thos. Cottons and Mel Palin were at theInn during October. It must be kind of hardto take to be able to get to Hanover as oftenas some of the above seem to.
Squire Gene Toxvler states the followingwere at the Yale game:
Tom & Ellen Cotton, Bunny and MillyHolden, Ray and Mrs. Sault, Ev and EthelRobie, Jim and Ruth Montgomery, Burt andMrs. Howe, Gil and Marie Swett, FrankLagay, Warren and Mrs. Sturtevant, BobChase, Len and Sally Shea, Lucile, Jane andGene Towler.
Between the halves, I saw Norm McCullough and Bunny. Norm reports that he saw very few of the Class at the Harvard game, but did run into the same old Holden.
Kindly note the following changes of address: Arthur B. Jopson, Emlen Arms Apts., 6733 Emlen St., Philadelphia; G. Keyes Page, 506 Metropolitan Bldg., Flint 3, Mich., 511 E. 3rd St., Flint 3, Mich.; N. Harlan Scott, Methodist Church, Downsville, N. Y., home, Maple Avenue Downsville, N. Y.; William B. Erb, Box 222, Stuart, Fla.; Henry C. Wright, 55 Cottage St., Wellesely 81, Mass.
Thanks again, fellas, for all the news bits which seemed to have come from all parts of the country. Let's keep this idea going along.
Secretary, 408 Frelinghuysen Ave., Newark 5, N. J.
Treasurer, 9 Park Terrace, Upper Montclair, N. J.
Memorial Fund Chairman, 77 Harrison St., Verona, N. J.
