1919
Recent visitors to the Hanover Inn were the Jock Murrays from Winchester, Mass.,. Bill and Doris Cunningham, the Maurice-Hall.s, Dick and Spike Dudensing, the New-man Sleepers from Providence, Jim and MaryDavis of Weston, Mass., the John Gilmores from Greenfield and Nick and Dot Sandoe.Rock and Alice Earle Hayes were in Hanover during September to see that son Ronnie got properly started on his Dartmouth career. Charlie (Chug) Sears has purchased a house in Lyme, N. H., and reports have it that he is going to teach in the Tuck School during the current year.
A belated report to the class on those present at the May meeting of class officers and agents—Roy Adams, Ed Warnke, Ken Huntington, Jack McCrillis, Win Batchelder, BillMcCarter (whose speech on the athletic situation was, as usual, most interesting and entertaining), Rock Hayes and your sec.
A headline in the New York Times this summer: "Broadway Bandit Slugs Lawyer at Noon Hour,—Trapped in Subway," disclosed, on further reading, that the lawyer slugged was William V. (Bill) Goldberg. Bill is chairman of the New York State Unit of Americans for Democratic Action and active in the Citizen's Survey, an anti-corruption project that developed as a result of the revelations of the Kefauver Senate Crime Committee. The attack was made without provocation or warning. Fortunately, at last reports, Bill was reported recovering nicely at the Roosevelt Hospital.
From 1 Wall Street comes a note from WaltCooper stating that, "Your birthday greetingswere much appreciated. At least they showedmore respect for old age than the card of another friend which read" (no quote)—we allhave received those, I am sure—entirely disrespectful to our age.
Bill Carto of Washington, writing of theclass card, says that,
"I really believe it is most desirable because even at (and maybe because of) our age, it gives you the feeling of belonging to a group, even though they are scattered to the far corners of the world. I hope you will continue this practice. I haven't run into any 'l9ers lately. However, KingCole called while I was on vacation and left word that he had returned to Washington with O.P.A. I suspect I shall see him at a Dartmouth luncheon as soon as cooler weather arrives.
"Some of the happenings in the Carto menage follow: A year ago last June my older daughter Mary Frances was married to Eugene Gandet from my old home town of Amesbury, Mass. He is a graduate of the New England College of Pharmacy and is employed by Parke Davis Cos. On last April 5 they presented me with a seven-and-a-half pound grandson (making Bill one more grandpa in our class—Buttsy Buttenwieser being the most recent Pop). This June my younger daughter Eleanor Jane received her Master of Arts degree from Catholic University. She had previously received her bachelor's degree from Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross. If any 'l9ers are in Washington (725 13th St. N.W.), I sincerely trust that they will not hesitate to call upon us."
Many thanks, Bill, for the newsy letter and your kind invite to classmates to call on you.
From Woodbridge, Conn, comes a short note from Russ Potter with, "Many thanks for the class greetings—let us hope that we all can enjoy many more. Sally had another Stevens, born late in May, this time a boy— that makes four grandchildren for Russie."
The above doesn't quite match Pat Leonhard who states that, "It seems that time is going a lot faster than it used to, in fact too fast. I now have five grandchildren and one more on the way so that I really feel that I am getting along." Pat, as noted in this column before, is V.P. in charge of sales of the Peterson Parchment Paper Cos. of Bristol, Pa. Phil Bird had a note from Charlie Biddle giving some news on his activities,—quoting,
"I am now in Washington, but I cannot somehow imagine that this will be a permanent location (though we have a year's lease). I am not changing my address of record in respect to the College or other such standing connections, as 4 Wyman Road, Cambridge, Mass., which will always reach me. However, I am here for a somewhat indefinite future. . ~ Give us a ring if you ever come to Washington to influence Congressmen. And I'll do better about looking you up when I next find myself in Boston. Tell Jimmy Davis, Rock Hayes at al, I was asking for them, and all the best to you."
Charlie, after many years in the Far East, which included sweating out the Japanese war, is now permanently located stateside.
On the stationery of the Modern Infants Wear Corp., 132 West 36th St., N. Y. C., manufacturers of infants' coats and bonnets, legging sets, snow suits, Avedis Miridjanian sends a nice letter to the Sec.—quoting in part,—"lt certainly was a great pleasure to be with you and all present at the class dinner (referring to the last one we had at the Dartmouth Club in the spring)—after so many years. I only hope to be able to attend many of these gatherings in the future in order to see more of the boys (???? Avedis, are you kidding) and to renew pleasant associations."
Champ and Adelaide Clements covered a little more ground than reported in the Smoke Signal, on their recent trip North. They were doing some buying for the Country Store of Concord, Mass., Sarasota, Fla., and Edgartown, Mass., and the Clements will have charge of the Sarasota store in the winter and the Martha's Vineyard store during the summer (is that a bad deal!!!). Champ reports seeing the Bunny CollinsStew and CandyWark, the Jack Clarks and the Jock Murrays, in their tour of New England. This was reported to the Sec. over a cocktail at the Biltmore (New York). Shades of our younger days.
During a recent trip to Hanover your scribe witnessed a scrimmage of the footballers (this was prior to the Fordham game) and one of the outstanding sophomore prospects is JackReilly's son, who should go far in his Dartmouth football career. It would seem that Tuss McLaughry doesn't have the best squad in the Ivy League, by any means, but the boys should give a fair account of themselves. (With this prediction written on October 1, we hope it is still right in November.)
Lou and Harriet Munro had "three weeks at Tom Bresnahan's place (in Maine) and had a delightful time. Tom was there for one week-end in August and was also there over Labor Day. It is hard to believe that apparently one has less vacation time working for Mr. Truman than for private industry ... !
Ken and Marge Huntington attended the Fordham game in Hanover but saw no lgers in their travels as they were tangled up with Bob and Evie Colwell and the famous old class of 1918, who had their luncheon at the Outing Club House prior to the game.
Ken Huntington reports that he ran into Chet Gale and his wife in a box just behind 3rd base at the final game between the Giants and the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds in New York.
The next report to the class in the MAGAZINE will, we hope, include the annual report on who went to what football games—these reports will, by force of circumstances, appear after the season is over, but will indicate the fact that we can still make the grade.
Secretary, 1273 North Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y
Treasurer,Hanover, N. H.
