1919
The summer months were not as productive of news of the great class of 1919 as your sec. would have liked it, so let's get going this fall and give a little more with what you are
doing. As these notes are being put together (late August), the October 19, 20 & 21 gathering of the class at the Woodstock (Vt.) Inn promises to be a great success, so try to come and see your old friends, take in a football game and see the New England foliage,—you have read about the get-together in the Smoke Signal.
From Painesville, 0., comes a nice notefrom Vernon Burke Jr., quoting in part,
"I was 55 yesterday and can assure you that it was a thrill to again get this fine remembrance (the class birthday card). The years fly by so fast while we are out chasing dollars to pay taxes and meet our obligations that it is almost impossible to realize that we have been out of college 32 years. Time changes everything but our spirit, and if that is young ,and challenging we can still look toward the future with confidence. As to my activities, there is not much to report except I have charge of some 250 fire insurance agencies in this state and circulating about keeps me active. My only gripe is that thehighways are too crowded to enjoy driving, and taking the family for a nice ride is a thing of the past, at least in this highly industrialized state!!"
Class daughters—Miss Marcia Howard Boulton, daughter of Judge Howard Carpenter(Howie) Boulton of Spencer, Mass., and thelate Mrs. Boulton, was married on June 30to Mr. Richard Arthur Allen of New York,son of Mr. and Mrs. Cris A. Allen of Manchester, N. H. The bride was graduated from theNorthfield School for Girls and attendedColby Junior College and the Boston Schoolof Occupational Therapy at Tufts College.The bridegroom prepared at Kimball UnionAcademy for Dartmouth and received hismaster's degree from the Tuck School.
Miss Carol Westcott Demond, daughter of the Chet Demands of White Plains, N. Y., was married on August 18 to Mr. Myron Herbert Downs, son of Mrs. Charles Swan, of White Plains, and the late Myron H. Downs. The bride was graduated from Emma Willard School and Pine Manor Junior College. She received the Bachelor of Music degree (in piano) at the University of Michigan. (Sec.'s note—the young lady must take after the old man in this respect.) Mr. Downs received a B.S. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., and served in the Navy.
Cotty Larmon has been named to the executive committee of the board of directors of the Rumford Press of Concord, N. H. During the past few years Cotty has been devoting a lot of his time to the affairs of this well-known company.
It seems as though one '19er gets cracked up each summer in an automobile accident. Last year it was Fat Jackson, this summer it was Coke McCreery. Coke was involved in a bad accident in Manchester, Conn., while on his way to Cape Cod. He was the principal casualty with a fractured knee, four broken ribs and face lacerations. The latest reports are that he is getting along nicely, for which we are all very thankful.
From Pittsburgh comes a note from RogClark, general agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. In acknowledging the class birthday greeting Rog states that, "It was good to be reminded of the good olddays in Hanover. There's not much to reportfrom Pittsburgh, at least as far as Dartmouthis concerned. I see Joe Eisaman, Red McConnell and Ben Wylie occasionally but they arethe only classmates that live here. Wasn'tMai Drane's death a tragedy? It certainly wasa shock to me because I didn't know there wasanything wrong with him." It is the See's sadduty to report in this issue the passing of twomore loyal '19ers and Dartmouth men, BobSmith and Phil Watson.
Bill Hoard of Fort Atkinson, Wis., sendsa nice note of appreciation to the class forhis annual birthday greetings. He goes on,"As the years pass, the good old days atDartmouth and the many good friendshipswhich originated at Hanover stand outstronger and stronger."
The Springfield (Mass.) Union reports that Henry Holley, educator and humorist, and principal of the Monson (Mass.) High School, was guest speaker at the annual get-together of the Twenty Five Year Service Club of the Strathmore Paper Co. in Woronoco.
The leading social event in Washington this summer was the marriage of our own GreifRaible. A Washington paper carried an account of the wedding as follows:
"Senor and Senora Alvisio Martins-Torres of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil announce the marriage of their daughter Vera Helena, to Commander Charles Greif Raible, U. S. N. (ret.) son of the late John R. Raible of Cleveland, on July 18 in the Navy Chapel on Nebraska Ave. The bride, whose father is a retired Brazilian career diplomat, attended schools in Germany and Turkey and was graduated from Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's School in Montreal, Canada. She recently has been serving as a member of President Vargas' staff. The bridegroom, who was graduated from Dartmouth, served in the First World War as a Naval officer, and in the Second World War as Commanding officer of the U.S.S. Sims. The couple will reside at Mr. Raible's estate, Pebblebrook Farm, Chesturland, O."
The class hereby extends its best wishes to Greif and Vera Helena for every happiness. Maulsby (Mose) Forrest was best man for Greif and in a recent note to the Sec. states:
"Officially, many thanks for the 1919 birthday greeting. Personally and privately, I would be less than honest if I did not admit that these notifications of the passing milestones are received with regressively less enthusiasm on each succeeding occasion. It is with regret that I am compelled to report that the Class Secretary was A.W.O.L. from the affair of the Brazilian beauty and our own Kid Raible. A good show it was, on account, of course, of the superiority of the managerial direction. And the class was not without representative representation. Present were Tom Bresnahan, Ray Legg, Mrs. Bill Cunningham, Rudy Stewart, King Cale, the groom himself, and of course, the one who is still the best man. There is little news of note. Both children married last year, one accelerated, as sonny boy was about to go to work for H. S. T. in a brown suit (that was the only reason, Sis!!). The status of father's exemptions is problematical. Your correspondent is still taking odd jobs to retard the process of vegetation. The health factor is quite all right, the morals superlative, no apologies but plenty of regrets."
With the above exposition of typical Forrest prose—see you next month.
OUT IN FULL FORCE for the May meetings of class and club officers were these five stalwarts of 1919: (I to r) Ray Adams, secretary of the Springfield, Vt., club; Roc Hayes, class agent; Ken Huntington, secretary of the Westchester County club; George Rand, class secretary; and Win Batchelder, memorial fund chairman.
Secretary, 1273 North Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. Treasurer, Hanover, N. H.
