1925

Now that we as a Class have attained maturity as proven by our Memorial gift to the College I have had a number of queries about the amount each of us should give to the Alumni Fund this year. So I called FordWhelden in Hanover who is close to Dartmouth affairs through his activities in the Development Council. Of the first 40 givers, 12 doubled their 1950 gift—four more than doubled—five gave for the first time (one of them $100 and one $50)—12 increased from 25 to 90%—and seven gave the same. I hope this will give any one interested a helpful guide.

The Bill Boies' have returned from their annual vacation at Pompono Beach, Fla., and the Haffenreffers from Nassau. The LloydBraces arrived safely in Rome after a flight which was 12 hours late—six weeks of steady business dates for Jock.

On April 27-28 th there is a father and son get-together in Hanover. Bob Weinig won't be able to get on from Sioux City so FordWhelden will do the honors for him. PeteHaffenreffer at this writing will have had lunch with the following: Dick Holden, TerryMcGaughan, El Waring, George Stevens, JimAnderson and Ralph Udall—reason to discuss the Alumni Fund.

March guests at the Hanover Inn were George Scott, the Mac Shepards and the HerbTalbots (twice).

Al Perkins recently returned to Mamaroneck from a trip South to present SportsMagazine. Top Performer awards for 1950 to outstanding athletes Doak Walker, pro-football; Jockey Joe Culmone; shot-putter Jim Fuchs; basketball coach Nat Holman, and golfer Ben Hogan. Certainly the alast choice was particularly good as Hogan just won the Masters Tournament at Augusta, Ga.

From the Needham (Mass.) Chronicle:

"Sixty-five persons gathered at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Chester W. Eaton of 1363 Highland Avenue on Saturday, February 3, to toast the local couple on the occasion of their 25th anniversary. The open house party was held amid a setting of white decorations and spring flowers, with a floral centerpiece highlighting the refreshment table. Among the guests, who came from Needham, Cape Cod, Connecticut, Maine and Vermont, were two members of the bridal party, Mr. Eaton's sister, Mrs. James W. Adams of Coulton Park, who had served as maid of honor; and his brother, Laurence of Maple Street, who had been best man at the ceremony. Also present were the honored couple's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Emerson Jr. (Barbara Eaton) of Middlebury, Vt. Their son Richard a student at Dartmouth College, was unable to be present.

"Chester W. Eaton and Blanche Salt, both of Needham, were married on February 2, 1926, at the Eaton home on Warren Street. Rev. Harry Woods Kimball D.D. performed the ceremony. Mr. Eaton was born and educated in Needham, and was graduated from Dartmouth College where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Associated with the Alger E. Eaton Funeral Home, he is a member of the Needham Rotary Club and is secretary of Norfolk Lodge, A.F. and A.M. Mrs. Eaton, born in Boston, was educated in Needham. She is a member of the New Century Club and the Friendly Society of the Congregational Church."

On the year-end Joe Murphy became a Vice-President of the MacLean-Fogg Lock Nut Company. Mr. Murphy was born in Chicago, and graduated from Dartmouth in 1925. Previous to joining MacLean-Fogg he was in the investment business and with J. W. MOrtell Company. In 1943 he became associated with MacLean-Fogg as a salesman, being promoted to sales manager in 1947, in which capacity he was serving at the time of his latest appointment.

From the Trenton Evening Times comes an interesting article:

"William J. McNulty, Atty. for the New Jersey Manufacturers Casualty Company, will speak before the Mercer County Society of Safety Engineers on recent changes in the Workmen's Compensation Act. His talk will feature a dinner meeting of the society at Glendale Tavern. A round table discussion on problems of industrial safety will be conducted. Members are safety supervisors in local industry and professional men interested in promoting safety."

From the National Underwriter, Chicago, Ill.:

"The Aetna Life group has promoted Charles R.Jameson to assistant general manager at New York City. Mr. Jameson was manager of the 42nd street New York City office. He has been with the company 25 years, going to New York in 1937 as assistant manager of the bond department. Six years later he became manager at 42nd street. He is a graduate of Dartmouth and is vice-president of the New York C.P.C.U."

From the Minneapolis (Minn.) Tribune:

"Bud Brown's Barn, where the newspaper writers brought down on TWA's sun country flight last week-end tried their hand at square dancing, is almost a museum as well as a spot to dine and dance. F. V. Brown, known around the valley as Bud, came out here in the late '20s fresh from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. He'd never been west of New York, N. Y., and had never been on a horse but he wanted to see what this great western area was like. Bud married an Arizona girl and now he and his wife, Isabelle, devote themselves exclusively to operating the Barn, which is the scene of most of the big organization parties in Phoenix.

"They also run a summer camp, Friendly Pines, for boys and girls near Prescott, Ariz., in the hot summer months. A dawn-to-dusk program for small fry, Day in the Country, is held each Saturday at the barn. Bud's avocations took up so much of his time that last year he resigned his job as instructor of social sciences at North Phoenix high. school. Real reason for construction of the Barn, which will accommodate several hundred persons at a time, was to store and display Bud's growing collection of museum pieces. The range is infinite. For instance, they have 15 or more kerosene hanging lamps—each of elaborate design and each from a pioneer home. An old home coffee roaster, pack saddle equipment Mexicans use for bringing in firewood on burros, several early music machines, an old-fashioned buggy, a sleigh, branding irons and an old perfume spraying machine are just a few of the antiques to be found at the Barn."

My notes are saddened considerably by learning of the death of Church Bacon (see obituaries). I have letters from Bud Petrequin and Bob Reading who both say that Church was very loyal to the College and attended all the functions, keeping his courage up to the end, even though he knew nine years ago that he had Hodgkin's Disease. His son Dick is a member of 1952.

Eddie Pease reports that he met the BunnyRogers family while skiing at North Conway recently. Bunny thought that if Eddie could ski well, why couldn't he? So he plans to take it up seriously.

One of the class babies, Gertrude Antoinette Whelden, was married in Detroit on March 31 to Charles B. Hull III. The three other Whelden daughters were in the wedding party, and one of the six ushers, Bob Waldron '42, added to the Dartmouth atmosphere. A reception for 500 people followed the ceremony. Ford was in Detroit for twelve days and Gertrude Sr. for a month, but are now back in Norwich. Gertrude Jr. graduated from Connecticut College for Women in 1948. The Hulls honeymooned at Sea Is'and, Ga„ and will in the future reside in Detroit.

Secretary, Kenneth B. Hill & Co., Rm. 1007 80 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass.

Treasurer, Elm St., Norwich, Vt.

Class Agent, 80 Eastlawn Dr., Teaneck, N. J.