1921
The party in the Ski Hut back of the Hanover Inn after the Colgate game was a huge success except that George Harris, conscientious gent that he is, had a hectic time touching all the bases as presiding genius of the affair. By the time things broke up, according to George, he was fresh out of everything but good fellowship, but there was enough of that to last indefinitely. His last words were "We was mobbed, but everybody had a good time except Harris." Right, George, and thanks to you for a lot of hard work. These classmates, together with their wives and guests made up what turned out to be a real rally. Tom and George did their best to catch everybody, but may have missed a few in the crush, Okie O'Connor, CoreyLitchard, Sandy Sanderson, Ray Mallary,Dolph Alger, Ort Hicks, Dan Ruggles, CharlieJohnson, Chick Stiles, Don Morse, TomCleveland, Walt Prince, Tom Norcross, HalHow en, Jack Hurd, George Frost, Boh Burroughs, Doc Fleming, Gene McCahe, SpeedyFleet, Russ Bailey, Lee Bateman, Bill Barber,Stan White, George Harris, Howie Slayton,Dun DeGroff, Frank Lambert, Eli Smith, JimDodge, Kent McKinley, Chuck Moreau, BillOwen, Sherry Baketel 'go, Tom Davidson '20 and Bill McCarter 'ig(.
On Friday, October 21, the night before the Harvard game, a small but distinguished group of the Faithful gathered at the Viking restaurant off Copley Square for cocktails, dinner and one of those all-too-infrequent interludes of good fellowship. Von Sawyer was the earliest arrival, but he had to leave about seven to meet his daughter who was arriving at the airport. He opined that it was one night he would have liked to be twins, but since he was host at a dinner party at his home that evening, his departure was accepted with regret by the 10 who remained. The two welcome outlanders in the Hub for the game were Ort Hicks of the Manhattan Hickses and Lorin Goulding who was making his annual pilgrimage from Buffalo. The regulars included Leon Bateman, Russ Bailey,Charlie Johnson, Reg Miner, Chan Symmes,Dan Ruggles and Bill Perry. Bill, our AllAmerican Sec of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston, has already started a proj- ect for the 1950 Harvard game. It will be a Class luncheon at a famous-name restaurant on the Charles River, followed by a boat trip to the Stadium .... solving in one fell Perryesque swoop the problems of eating and parking. We mustn't forget Prexy Cleveland, whose beautific expression in the pix was said to be due to the happy glow of nostalgic memories and good fellowship, for at that point the food had not yet arrived. An excellent dinner was followed by earnest dis- cussion of the future of our great class and particularly the impending 30th reunion which brought forth the usual crop of brilliant ideas. John Sullivan, our late and now generally lamented SECNAV, was in town for his 25th reunion at Harvard Law School and so he was excused, but with many regrets.
The New York press reported that Dr. DaveSeegal recently delivered an address on "Longevity" at the New York Academy of Medicine. Dave is Director of Medical Services of Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn and Professor of Medicine at Long Island College of Medicine. Leigh Tracy's son Carll, we understand, has been granted a fellowship by one of the large oil companies.
There was quite a '21 group at Steve Tredennick's ('22) party in Marblehead the day following the Harvard game. It included Loisand Ort Hicks, Dot and Dan Ruggles, the Bill Perrys and Gladys Hart. A scratch orchestra largely of '22 vintage beat out all the old tunes of 30 years ago with Bill handling the drums and Gladys Hart spelling Dick Willis '22 on the horse teeth. Look up CliffHart's sketch in the November ALUMNI MAG incorporating his suggestions for improving Hanover's main stem. Abe Weld is in the running for the leading Dartmouth Alumni football fan for 1949. He arranged a three weeks' vacation to coincide with the Holy Cross, Colgate, Harvard and Yale games. Since he trekked to Philadelphia for the Penn affair and plans to inhabit the stands at Princeton and Columbia, Cornell is the only one he didn't see. But don't be surprised if you saw Abe in Hanover November 12. He may have changed his mind.
Bill Johnson, the squire of Nashua, N. H., addressed the Life Underwriters Association of Central Massachusetts at a meeting in Worcester on October 20. Had every intention of attending but had to be out of town and missed. Reports were that Bill did a grand job and looks hale, hearty and prosperous. He is a million dollar producer and sparks one of the ranking agencies of Mutual Benefit. Mack Johnson, our delegate at large, was in Boston during October and he, Betty and Tom Cleveland and Sue and DickBarnes had a grand evening together. Mack is undoubtedly the youngest-looking and most eligible bachelor in the Class, but he seems perfectly satisfied with single blessedness.
Bill Embree thus reports a very pleasant visit with Bob and Florrelle McConaughy at their R Lazy S Ranch, which he combined with a very successful hunting trip.
"Having been met at the train by Bob and Florrelle and whisked away toward a hunting camp we stopped at a town and it wasn't long before we were in a saloon. Bob bought some drinks and while he was 'phoning I bought a round. My change included three silver dollars. I had no: seen one of these heavy weights for some time so I was looking at the top one and noticed it was minted in '2l. I told Bob that that to me was very significant and I would keep it aside as I was sure it would bring me my game the next day."
"Bob had made arrangements for me to locate at a hunting camp which was some miles from his ranch. By 10 o'clock the next morning I had my antelope and by five in the afternoon of the same day I had a deer, so now I have the 1921 silver dollar, the bulle-L and the antelope antlers as a souvenir, therefore I'll go all out for Bob's ability to make hunting arrangements."
"I was able to spend two days at the R Lazy S Ranch and it is by far the best of any I saw. It is situated a few hundred yards from the Snake River at the foot of the Grand Tetons. There are cabins for two or more people, with stoves and hot and cold running wa.er. Everything is clean and neat and the food is top damn good. The fishing is wonderful. There are plenty of horses to ride and Bob's son is the head wrangler who sees to it that you have what you want for a cayuse. Florrelle, Bob and heir sweet daughter 'Shonne' are on the job from the middle of May to the middle of October always scurrying around to see that every one* is happy."
Here are a few late addresses: Batch Batcheller is back in Manchester, N. H. at 550 Lake Ave.: El Briggs seems to have moved again. He now gets his mail at Praha, Ambassador, c/o Dept. of State, Washington, D. C. AlGreen has moved to 3333 Buchanan St., Apt. 303, Mt. Rainer, Md. from Syracuse. LewKerlin can now be reached at Box 535, Willits, Calif., a long jump from Larchmont, N. Y. Carl McMackin is at Box 8564 Lantana, Fla. Johnnie Means' address is c/o James R. Sharp, 701 Denrike Bldg., 1010 Vermont Ave., N. W., Washington 5, D. C.
We lost another good friend and loyal classmate on October 17 when Freddy Frederiksen slipped away very suddenly at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, where he had been admitted preparatory to a possible operation. He and his wife, Grace, had come down from Saranac, N. Y., where Freddy had done public accounting and tax work as his health would permit, since it became necessary for him to give up active business in the late twenties. We all remember Freddy as an outstanding cross-country skier in college. None of us will ever forget his friendly spirit, his quiet but keen sense of humor and steadfast loyalty to his friends, the College and the Class. To Grace and his family we extend our sincerest sympathy.
THE JACKPOT: Howie Almon '22 with the 12pound halibut that won top honors on the second annual off-shore fishing party staged August 26 by the Dartmouth alumni club of Southern California.
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE HARVARD GAME: Ten members of 1921 who gathered in Boston to get in the proper mood for victory the next day included (I. to r.) front row: Bill Perry, Ort Hicks, Prexy Tom Cleveland, and Lorin Goulding; back row: Leon Bateman, Russ Bailey, Charlie Johnson, Reg Miner, Chan Symmes, and Dan Ruggles.
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