1915
Al Sherman reminds me he once heeled for the Daily (then tri-weekly) Dartmouth and proves he has not lost his skill by reporting Fifteen's participation in the Boston Alumni Dinner. Here is the gang gracing tables 27 and 28:
Dale Barker; Bobby Bigelow; Sid Bull;Eben Clough; Ed Dewing; Chan Foster; Marvin Frederick, up from New York; DuzeLounsberry; Jack Mason, all the way from Millville, N. J.; Walt Meader; Erl Mac Andrews; Russ Rice; Kike Richardson and his law partner Earl Tyler (ex-officio 1915 to any and all who have attended Kike's pre-Harvard buffets); Ed Shea, just over an operation and looking mighty chipper notwithstanding; our demon reporter Allen Sherman, Esquire; and, from sunny California, Tommy Tomfohrde. Tommy stayed over in Boston an extra day to attend this function and was accompanied by his son Robert, a medic in Tufts. StringDowning missed this one (the first in years), due to a conflict with a company dinner at which he was toastmaster. Boston sets a high standard for these dinners and 1915 obviously drew its full quota of fun and fellowship from this one.
Al adds that he has sold his shore cottage south o£ New Bedford and that his new yearround country home several blocks back from the water is nearing completion.
Casey Jones' daughter Priscilla has just had a baby girl, making Casey a granddad for the second time. Did you hear the U. S. Marine Band play Casey's recent march, "Brass on Parade," on their N.B.C. broadcast March 15? The following quotation is taken from a letter written by Bob Griffin in May 1944:- "Jim Forrestal has brought to the Navy what it has so often lacked in the past and will certainly need in the immediate future. That is: guts, fear-lessness, vigor, experience, insight, breadth, good judgment and the absence of a personal ambition based upon political expediencies. He inherits no small task and the unfolding of the future in my humble view leads me to the belief that he is making history right now which will be big reading." There is no need to say this was an amazingly prophetic appraisal. Lest we forget. Lest we forget.
It is no longer news when a Fifteen family acquires a television set. But the manner in which the Pinkhams of Milton, N. H., got their 21-inch console makes an interesting story. It seems that Hal's wife has trained their 18-year-old son David in singing. A New England-wide singing contest over various radio stations started with 4150 contestants. It was narrowed down to 47 who were sent to Boston. David was among the 12 winners. Deems Taylor, in awarding the television set to David as State champion, encouraged the boy to go on with his musical work. But for his tender years, he would have won a trip to London.
Deac Hunnewell continues to make good progress in recovering from his illness.
The annual Thayer School dinner held at the Belmont Plaza in New York on March 7 had an excellent turnout which included only two members of the Class—Griffin and Nichols.
Marvin Frederick, in Buffalo on business, had dinner with the Howard Fullers. both visited Irving Ek.strom, son of FrankEkstrom, who is a patient in the Buffalo Veterans' Hospital. Howie has recently been appointed to the Executive Board of the Council of Social Agencies.
Sid Crawford reports that a little Dartmouth Indian was born to Lee and Bruce Crawford '49 on March 14, and that the new grandparents are bearing up under the strain as well as can be expected.
Phil Alexander is taking his whole family of eight and a half (he will have to explain that fraction, we can't) to Honolulu for a month. In addition to running one of Denver's big banks, Phil has a hobby shop in his basement to keep him out of mischief during the winter months and specializes in raising fine roses during the summer.
Secretary, 24 Midland Ave., White Plains, N. Y Treasurer, 60 Stevens Rd„ Needham 92, Mass. Class Agent, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., 70 Pine St., New York 5, N. Y.
