1905
What your secretary would do for news, except for the help of a few faithful informants, is difficult to say. Tub Besse, for instance, is responsible for the following items.
In August Ed Gilbert underwent an operation, which fortunately was entirely successful. A telephone call to Ed's home, as these notes are being prepared, brought the good news that Ed was making an excellent recovery and was up and about, though .still not as strong as usual.. .. Walt Conley, back from his summer on Lake Sebago, Maine, reports a fine time.... Tub further reports that he had had a pleasant lunch with SliverHatch, who had been on a visit to New York.
Fred Chase wa.s registered in the Hanover Inn on September 3. He was hoping to attend the meeting of the Bequest Chairmen on the 11th and 12th of that month. May 16 last, Hugh Chase '36, son of our Fred, was married to Lois Flurry in Milton, Mass.
Another of our active classmates has joined the ranks of us retired loafers (?!). Municipal Court Judge Harry W. Peyser retired Saturday, Aug. 1, after serving on the bench seventeen years. This was his seventieth birthday. Present, according to the Manchester UnionLeader, were twenty local lawyers. In a short ceremony, former Gov. Charles M. Dale presented Judge Peyser an engraved cigaret case on behalf of the Portsmouth bar.
Through his brother Andrew '03, we have just learned of the death of Harry Jackson on October 26, 1945. Harry had fought a long, courageous battle with ill health.
Andy MacMillan proudly announces the birth of a granddaughter, Diane Dixon Briggs, to his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Dixon Briggs of Egypt, Mass., on August 12.
To C. C. Hills I am indebted for the following bit of news, which will be of interest to many in our Class: Mrs. "Lew" Meade died July 20 in Manchester, N. H., at the advanced, age of 91. The members of our Class will remember her by reason of her genial hospitality and invariable amiability to 1905 from freshman to senior year.
Shirley Cunningham, though far away in sunny New Mexico, certainly doesn't lose touch with our beloved New Hampshire. He has sent me a clipping from a Newport (N. H.) paper, illustrated with cuts, with this statement: "One of the highlights of New London's Hospital Day parade (August 10) was the appearance of the well loved dean of the hospital's medical staff, Dr. William P.Clough, in an early model Ford with the hospital's original nursing staff of 30 years ago."
From George Liscomb '07 comes a newspaper clipping: "A certificate of merit, signed by U. S. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield, and a check for $10 were awarded Theodore B. Piatt of Wilder (Vt.) for rewording Star Route contracts for more uniformity and conciseness." Good work, Bunny!
Perhaps a few words about your scribe will not be amiss. Mildred and I spent over two months on Bustins Island in beautiful Casco Bay. When not swimming or sunbathing, I was usually to be found swinging an ax or a hoe or a golf club (usually connecting with a ball!) or even pushing the old fountain pen. By the way, how about you fellows to whom I sent questionnaires? There are a lot of you that Royal has not heard from. Three trips to New Hampshire to visit son, Dr. Bill '30, in Lyme and daughter Anne in Boscawen occupied some of our time. Now back in New Jersey, yours, etc., has started his classes in Bloomfield College and Seminary for another year. Added to his schedule is a class in Greek in the Seminary, besides two classes in the college.
I have purposely left till last one item from Stanley Besse: the date of the annual '05-'06 dinner at the Dartmouth Club in New York. Please note the date, DECEMBER 11. If at all possible for you to come, you should not miss this always delightful affair.
WHO'S WHO IN '05
Carl F. Getchell
Born in Monmouth, Maine, which is about as near Lewiston as anywhere, son of a shoe manufacturer, Carl Getchell joined the well-known Dartmouth Class of '05 via Bates College. Of quieter tastes and a good sense of humor, not participating notably in extra-curricular activities, Carl enjoyed friendships among men of two classes. His room in Richardson Hall was famous as the rendezvous for the noted and brilliant Chicago attorney, Clarence E. Darrow, when he came to the college to visit his son, Paul Darrow '04, Carl's roommate. Such occasions were stimulating experiences to any freshmen favored to join in the visit.
Dartmouth seems to have educated Mr. Getchell for the real estate business, which he followed for a few years in Maine, along with Frank Halliday '01, ex-Dartmouth fullback.
Soon, however, he entered the University of Maine. With his good looks, the social graces, and a Dartmouth education, he could no longer resist the call of Cupid. In 1909, he capitulated to Lillian Bearce at the altar, and was able to graduate in 1910 with a law degree. The relationship of the two events is not too clear. In the same year, he was admitted to the Maine bar. He was engaged in general practice ever since in Lewiston, one of Maine's twin cities, and resided in the other; an area where both Mr. and Mrs. Getchell's fathers were interested in shoe manufacturing. For a time, with a law school friend, he practiced in the partnership of Getchell and Hosmer. For a period, Mr. Garcelon of Harvard joined them. Later it was Getchell and Lancaster, and today the shingle reads "Carl F. Getchell" only.
Mr. and Mrs. Getchell have a daughter Elizabeth (Mrs. Eric N.) Blackstead of Montclair, N. J., and a son Carl F. Jr., a fine athlete in school and college, now employed by the Hearst Syndicate in charge of the publication known as Motor Boating, He flew the Pacific as a Navy pilot in World War
There are two grandsons, the older a volunteer in the Navy, and Carl Blackstead, now 10 years, a prospect for distinction in the Class of '61 with no less a coach than his grandad.
Along with his law practice, Carl Getchell has attained considerable distinction in his city and state as a leading citizen. Carrying responsibility in a variety of civic activities, his leadership reflects his versatility in both interest and talent. During his twelve years as the City Attorney of adjacent Auburn, he revised the city ordinances and provided one of the earliest city-managerships. He has served as city councilman. He is chairman of the City Republican Committee, and was first president of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club, now an honorary member. He is a member of the Council of the Salvation Army, and chairman of the trustees of Monmouth Academy in his native town. In masonry he has served as Commander of the Lewiston Commandery.
At nearby Monmouth, the Getchells have a summer home called "Endo-Lake."
A man of three colleges, but with his roots deep in the Pine Tree state, Carl Getchell has added another honorable career to the credit of Dartmouth '05.
CARL F. GETCHELL '05
Secretary, 358 North Fullerton Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J. Treasurer, 8027 Seminole Ave., Philadelphia 18, Pa. Bequest Chairman,
