1926
Our news-gathering associates came to life last month, after our treatise on "brokenarm-itis," and once again we have news to bring you. Lots of news! Cupe and ElinoreMinuse spent a couple of days at the Hanover Inn during the first week of October. On the week-end of October 8, Henry andMargaret Bixby and Bill Farnsworth were guests of the Inn and with other '26-ers (our reports on that week-end are very sketchy) including the classmates in residence, undoubtedly viewed the defeat of Holy Cross at the hands of the Big Green. Bill, we have learned, is attending the 13-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. On hand in Hanover for the Colgate week-end, among others, were Don and Marjorie Hopkins and Bob Edgar, who traveled to Hanover from Grosse Pointe in the middle of October en route to the Harvard game. So much for visitors to Hanover Plain.
The Harvard game on October 22 was the occasion for a sizeable gathering of the '26 clan according to reports received from StewOrr, and son David, despite the fact rain attempted to dampen the spirits of all present. Some 39 '26-ers attended the pre-game class picnic on Soldiers Field Road, including Bill Barclay, the Henry Bixbys, the Henry Blakes, the Russ Clarks, the Bob Edgars, the Ed Emersons, the Bill Farnsworths,Doug Everett and son Ted, the Bill Hughes, the Gordon Jenkins', the Chet Morrisons, the Don Norstrands, the Hal Marshalls and David and Joan, the Bob Pattens, Stew Orr and son David, the Walt Rankins, the Skipper Smiths, Hal Trefethen and sister Dorothy and Elise Manser and her brother. (Johnny listened to the game at home in Grosse Pointe Woods.) Other '26-ers attending the game but not the picnic, were Charlie Mac Donald and family, the Ed Simmons', the Os Fitts', the Ranny Cox', WeeMcClintock and son Dick, the Bob Salingers, the Snipe Esquerres, the Chuck Frankenbergs, the George Pierces, the Walt Tomlinsons, the Henry Andrettas, the Gail Bordens and the Obby Barkers. All in all, that was really a '26 turnout and from all reports, a great get-together.
On October 29 at New Haven, the '26 chowder and marching society gathered to break bread and bend elbows at Portal 3 before the game. Partaking of basket lunches were Harry and Mary Fisher, Don and GladysChurch, Fred and Ted Gurney, Hap and FatJohnston and daughter Janet, Paul andGrace Venneman and Paul Allen and Mary Blake. Milling around with the picnickers were Snipe Esquerre, Jake and Evy Jacobus,Bob and Dot Salinger and their guests the Osgoods, Frank Healy, Bruce and MyrtleTomlinson, Nate and Jane Parker and Nate Jr., Tom Floyd-Jones, Les and Dot Talbot,Al and Ellen Louer, Dick Mandel, Sid andBarbara Hayward with daughters Nancy and Mary Ann and Sid's sister, Lloyd Sanford with James and Jane, Ed Cole, Ed Simmons with his progeny, Betsy, Sally and Ed Jr., and Herm Trefethen. Seen later at the game were the Holt McAloneys, George Bucks,Courtney Browns and the Bob Stopfords. There may have been others, but those are the only ones this scribe managed to see. Even so, it was a great gathering. The week before the game we learned that Fred Hurd,Hod Stentiford, Sew Mills, Warren Fellingham, Bill Carroll, Tiny Lake, George Bartels,Laurie Fitz-Gibbon, and Ken Weeks had all made ticket reservations, but, if they attended, we missed them in the crowd.
By this time all of you have heard from Bob Stopford with regard to the 25th year Memorial Fund. Bob and his committee are doing a bang-up job for the class but up to the present the number of gifts and pledges received have not been too numerous. To date, no class has as yet achieved 100% participation from its membership on its 35year gift. 100% participation is the goal that '26 has set for itself and one which we should be able to attain. As a class, we've never failed in any undertaking and our Class Memorial Fund is one undertaking none of us wishes to slight. Everyone of us can contribute something and a contribution from everyone of us will enable our class to establish a precedent. Why not send that contribution or pledge to Bob now, before you forget?
Al Louer, who has (fortunately for the Class!) consented to take up the reins again as Class Agent, has announced his staff of divisional agents as follows: Massachusetts Ran Cox Maine, N. H. and Vermont Don Church Conn, and Rhode Island Ken Weeks Uptown New York City Holt McAloney Downtown New York City Jack Roberts Up-state New York Charlie Abbott New Jersey Andy O'Connor Washington, D. C. and Southeast Bob McConnaughey Pennsylvania Ralph Thomas Mich., Ohio, Minn. & Wis. Johnny Heavenrich Illinois Del Worthington Colorado and Misc. Norrie Williamson Pacific Coast Ritchie Smith Fraternity Contact Bob Cleary Class Bulletin Editors Sid Hayward, Red Merrill and Hugh Morrison
Let's all help Al and the boys put '26 back on top of the Alumni Fund again!
Here and there—Roy Kelley refereed the Penn-Navy and Cornell-Yale games this fall, among others Murray (Doc) Wright has been a patient at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital since last June and has our best wishes for a speedy recovery Likewise, our best wishes to Charlie McKenna who underwent surgery in October at Mary Hitchcock Hospital Reg and Ethel Hanson spent a week at The Keenes (the scene of our last two class picnics) in Etna, N. H. in October and we learn they have just bought a new home in Hingham, Mass Bob and PenseCleary have been on a cross-country business trip to the Pacific Coast and are still in transit at this writing. In Chicago they paused for an evening with the Louers and the Weymouths Incidentally, Tubber and MaryWeymouth's new address is 112 Church Road, Winnetka, 111 Emmett Willis of United States Lines, formerly in New York, is now stationed at 50 Pall Mall, London, S.W. 1, England Bill Willard is actively interested in the Naval Reserve in Washington and took a two-month training cruise to Cuba last spring Dick Sagendorph recently sold his beautiful Alta Crest Farms in Spencer, some 700 acres, to the Trappist Monks Order of Valley Falls, R. I.
Lost—The following addresses have recently turned out N.G.! Can anyone help us locate—
Charles A. Eastman, 89 Summer Street, Portsmouth, N. H. Leslie B. McFadden, Room 460, Pacific Building, 821 Market Street, San Francisco 3, Calif. Edward K. Hassett, 65 University Place, New York, N. Y.
Send that 25th Reunion Gift pledge or contribution to Bob Stopford today! See you next month!
Secretary, 502 M. & T. Bldg., Buffalo 2, N. Y.
Treasurer, 131 California Dr., Williamsville 21, N. Y. Memorial Fund Chairman,
Box 460, Mamaroneck, N. Y.
