1927
So much news we hardly know where to start, and is that a good feeling for a change. Believing that something new is really news let's start by telling you that the Ken Meyercords of New Jersey have just announced their 1949 model, Andrew Lyman, born February 11, 1949- He is the sixth in a great line of girls and boys. Maybe if Doane Jr. is an awful lot smarter than his daddy he will be in the same class with young Andy, we hope.
You never can tell where a bit of news will come from or what will stimulate a letter. Thanks to the fact that my father and mother are wintering in Winter Park, Fla., and were invited to attend the Dartmouth Alumni meeting in that town, we have a swell letter from Jerry Allis who sat next to them at dinner. Jerry is with Lassiter-Ware, insurance agency in Leesburg, Fla. He reports that almost a year ago he saw Nels O'Rourke in Day tona Beach, and that although he talked with Frances, his wife, the night before the Winter Park meeting, Nels was unable to attend. Jerry says: "I'm now just off Highway No. 27, the Chicago to Miami road,—in fact my sign with all the 'J.S.H.' and etcetera, hangs on the highway about 6 miles north of Leesburg and if any of the 'Snow-birds of 1927' get this way they will be welcome at 'Vadenay'. Maybe just a toast-side, depending on what citrus is bringing, but the 'Welcome' sign is out."
What seems like many long weeks ago we had our annual Alumni Dinner in Boston. February 9, it was to be exact. Thanks to the grand job done by our retiring President, Charlie Bartlett, with his smoothly run, entertaining and interesting program, it was one of the best dinners ever. Under his administration the Boston Association has finished its most successful year, having run or sponsored at least ten successful gatherings during the past twelve months. Due to a few minor duties in connection with the dinner, we got in too late to sit at the Class table and so unfortunately missed seeing many of the Class who were there. We did see and chat for a minute with Jay Willing, Don Gardner, Joe Kelly,Tom Anglem, Phil Fowler, Hale Ham and Charlie Paddock. Ever since the dinner your scribe has been ducking friendly brickbats on account of we were duly nominated and elected President of the Boston Alumni Association for the next year. There have been accusations that it was in the bag, but truthfully there were no members of 1927 on the nominating committee.
Had a nice note from Joe Kelly shortly after the Alumni Dinner. Joe, who is practicing medicine down in Orleans on Cape Cod, ought to be awarded some sort of a silver loving cup for every year he drives 100 miles up to Boston and back to attend the Annual Dinner. Joe looks mighty well and happy, and we know he is doing a grand job in that lovely Cape Cod community.
Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Sullivan recently spent a few days at the Inn in Hanover. Charlie was Class of 1927 at the Medical School, took his degree at McGill University and is now a dermatologist practicing in New Britain, Conn.
Don McCall, Joe Russakoff, Rudy Preuss at al are doing a grand job in building up that Class Dinner scheduled for March 23, at the New York Dartmouth Club. Nat Morey has agreed to come down from Buffalo, which means there will be swell music and singing with all the good fellowship. We plan to go over for the big event with a group from Boston so we will be able to report most of the details in the May issue. Joe also writes that at the New York dinner, besides those reported present in the last issue he saw Al Lagacy and Ken Ballantyne.
The Maiden (Mass.) News recently reported that, "Hildreth Auer, newly-elected president of Maiden Trust Company, was a clever runner on Dartmouth College track team during his undergraduate days. Bill has been vice president of that bank for the past several years. He and his family live up in North Andover where they have a lovely old New England home. Their oldest son is a student at Vermont Academy."
Received a nice note from Frank Coulter who is still west coast agent for St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. Frank's daughter Nancy is in her second year at Wellesley and Lee, their son, is a freshman at Dartmouth. Frank and Sonia were here in Boston for a short time last October after spending four or five enjoyable days in Hanover. Unfortunately we missed seeing them when they were in town.
Had a very pleasant visit from your hardworking treasurer, Gus Cummings, last Saturday. He is in Boston taking a thirteen weeks' course at Harvard Business School. All this at the behest of the Koppers Company for whom he works in Pittsburg. Happily he reported that the virus bug has left their family, that Madge has recovered well and that son Harrington has returned to his studies at Hanover. Gus looked fine and is having a tremendously interesting experience in the advanced business course at Harvard.
Ed Baker is still living in Westfield, N. J. Hank Vietor is out in Minneapolis, and still with Shell Oil Company. Evan Wilder now lives in Chicago at 4234 Oakenwald Ave. BertGustin is still living in Lexington, Mass., and works in Boston as a salesman for American Felt Company.
Marsh McGough and family have moved to Washington, Pa., where they are living at 14 Sherman Ave. As previously reported in this column, Marsh is working for Washington Steel Cos., in Washington, Pa.
For the past two years, as you all know, George Howell, busy Chicago attorney, has directed our Alumni Fund campaign. Thanks to his able direction and efforts, as well as the efforts of his assistants and our very loyal and generous contributors we have had records of which we can well be most proud. As George relinquishes his responsibilities as Class Agent, let's send him all our thanks for the job he has done for the College and for us.
We are most happy to announce that already the reins are in the hands of a very able and enthusiastic successor. Coggy Broer has very kindly agreed to take over this most important job. Coggy has already mapped out his program and aims in considerable detail. His first goal is to increase the percentage of contributors. This he hopes to do by having more assistant agents than we have had in the past. The old truism that "Many hands make light work" should well apply to the Alumni Fund campaign. No doubt some of you have already heard from Coggy asking for assistance. If so, we hope you will accept the assignment with the same enthusiasm that Coggy has accepted his. Twice we have talked with him by phone, not to mention several long letters from him. He has already consulted with George Colton, executive secretary of the fund, and he plans to be in Boston April 5 for a Class gathering. Only previous business engagements prevent his attendance at the March 23 dinner in New York. Good old Gus will continue to edit and publish the Speakeasy, and at frequent intervals. If you have any news, suggestions or ideas, we know Coggy will welcome them. The address: Carleton G. Broer, Perrysburg, Ohio.
Secretary, 501 Boylston St., Boston 17, Mass.
Treasurer and Memorial Fund Chairman
Box 1927, Pittsburgh 30, Pa.
Class Agent, West River Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio
