1907

This is the story of Phil Chase's reunion with Lady Dorothy, daughter of the seventh Earl of Dartmouth, after a lapse of 46 years. Their last meeting took place on the campus on October 25, 1904, when the corner stone of the new Dartmouth Hall was laid. On that occasion the College was honored by the presence of the seventh Earl of Dartmouth, great-great-gandson of the nobleman from whom the College took its name, the Countess of Dartmouth, and their daughter Lady Dorothy Legge.

"The members of the Class of '07 will never forget the cold February morning in 1904 when 'Chuck' Emerson rushed up the aisle during Chapel service and announced that Dartmouth Hall was on fire. Also the glamor of the ceremonies the following October attendant on the laying of the corner stone of the new Dartmouth Hall. But how many recall standing on the campus and giving a 'Wah-Hoo-Wah for Lady Dorothy,' daughter of the seventh Earl of Dartmouth? That salutation is fresh in Lady Dorothy's memory and still thrills her, as Theora and I learned in London last July while I was attending the Fourth World Power Conference.

"It was by a curious coincidence that so far from home we picked up a thread from that historic occasion of 46 years ago. While the delegates from the various countries were attending the day-time sessions, the visiting ladies enjoyed a variety of trips and functions. During a luncheon at the Forum Club, one of the British ladies remarked that her mother was a Bostonian. When Theora said that I came from New England and was a Dartmouth man the response was 'Oh, you must meet Lady Dorothy Meynell.' Lady Dorothy was a tall, distinguished woman who had been receiving with the Club President, Princess Mary Louise, but when she heard of the Dartmouth connection she dropped all formality and greeted Theora as a long-absent friend.

"When we visited her a few days later she was greatly interested in news about Dartmouth, vividly recalled the visit in 1904 to Hanover, and cherishes the memory of ft. She asked me to carry her regards to her friends of that time. I hope this item appearing in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE will serve this purpose, and also will arouse pleasant memories of '07 men, '05, '06 and '08 men and other 'old-timers'.

"Dartmouth men planning to visit London can write me for Lady Dorothy's address. I know she would enjoy revivals of her and her family's association with Dartmouth."

Those of you who expect to visit Florida during the late winter months will be interested to know that Leon A. Sprague makes his home at 2215 Filmore, Hollywood, Fla.

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THEIR DARTMOUTH VISIT RECALLED: The 7th Earl of Dartmouth, the Countess of Dartmouth, and their daughter, Lady Dorothy Legge, at Norwich station at the time of their 1904 visit to Hanover for the laying of the cornerstone of rebuilt Dartmouth Hall. In the 1907 column this month is a letter from Philip H. Chase 'O7 describing the call he and Mrs. Chase made upon Lady Dorothy, who still vividly remembers the Wah-Hoo-Wah the students gave her.

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