1915
Further echoes from the summer! WalterWanger and his actress wife, Joan Bennett, applied for passports for a European tour, leaving late in July for a six-month trip through Italy, France, Switzerland and England. Their children, Stephanie and Shelby, were to go with them.
Casey and Kathleen Jones spent a June weekend with the Eben Cloughs at their Ipswich summer place, while Casey was down from Maine to renew prep school associations at Andover. Which is a reminder that the Clan of Clough, Cluff, Clow held its 14th Annual Reunion at Kennebunkport, Maine, on August 21-23 and Eben reports a good time was "haid" by all. Eben disclaims any responsibility, however, for the origin claimed by one of the Clan—namely—Clougheenofi-shoque, Ireland! He admits the Cloughs sure must have got around!
Walt Meader got in some good licks this summer at his camp on Bow Lake, N. H. Said camp is reported as being a "dandy"!
Henry Marcy showed up at Pattens one day in July, having come north to see his daughter off to Sweden on a trip she won as a Girl Scout prize. Another daughter was placed in a Girl Scout camp at Lake Winnipesaukee, which he planned to visit weekends during his northern sojourn. His oldest daughter, Anne, accompanied him on these trips.
Duke Sullivan's oldest son, a doctor at Columbia Center in New York, spent his vacation with Duke and was presented to the Patten gang.
Paul and Therese Rothery spent a delightful evening with Otis and Fanny Hovey, while visiting Cape Cod this summer. Otis has been made chief engineer for Gunnison Homes, a subsidiary of U. S. Steel, and has been working on the pre-fabrication design for these homes. He is also perfecting a stock-rating chart which will be released for public participation in the not distant future. It is rumored that details will appear in a future issue of this MAGAZINE (tip to the advertising dept.). "No trip to the Cape would be complete without a visit with Johnnie Johnson says Paul. "I shouldn't be surprised if more Dartmouth men, especially '15ers, know of Johnnie's delightful hideout from the cares of the world than that of any other Dartmouth man." (Now watch the traffic jamb down Orleans way!) Paul reports another grandson born last spring, making four boys and a girl still a far cry from the leaders, but he still hopes to get in the running.
Tony Simoneau was elected president of the American Association of Managing General Agents at their convention held in June at Nippersink, Wise. Tony has been representative in New Orleans for the Henry A. Steckler interests.
Another wedding of note occurred in July at Orleans, Mass., when Mary Russell King, daughter of Atty. and Mrs. Ray King, became the bride of Charles Whelan of New Haven. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at Wequasett Inn, East Hardwick. After a stay in Nantucket, the couple were to go to Cincinnati where they will make their home. Mrs. Whelan is a graduate of the MacDuffie School for girls and Cazenovia Junior College, and a member of the Junior League of Springfield, Mass. Mr. Whelan is a Brown graduate, a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and attended George Washington Law School.
The '15ers around Boston feel it is not amiss to pay tribute in this column to a '14er who perpetrates each year a mouthwatering fish-fry that tops them all one Sherm Salt- marsh of the "gay young sophomore group" who made us step lively back in the dark ages. The who partook of Sherm's hospitality this year included Walt Meader, Dale Barker, George Simpson, Marty Martin, Chan Foster, Kike Richardson, Ray King, and Eben Clough. Eben says Ray King "musta smelt them fresh water salmon all the way to Springfield!" It seems a bottle or two of Sauterne was sported for the occasion!
We all join in expressing sympathy to the families of Les Castle, Howie Wing, TurkTurner, Hal Walcott, and Leon Tuck, whose passing occurred during the summer.
Sid Crawford has high praise for the way Civilian Defense responded during the tornado in Worcester last June. Sid's home was spared, but those of some friends and relatives were destroyed. Sid Jr. barely escaped by whirling his car around and racing away from toppling trees. Help came from everywhere, and people from all walks of life pitched in. It seemed almost instantly that bulldozers and giant cranes got busy; the telephone and electric companies threw big gangs in at once; the National Guard and Naval Reserve took over for protection; and Sid and Doris were kept busy throughout the night, sending out food, rolling bandages, etc. Sid says; "No one need laugh at the C.D. any more but it makes you shiver to think what an atom bomb could do!"
The Justin McCarthys, after a leisurely August trip from Jacksonville to Seattle, dropped in on the Art Nichols for an early September visit. Johnny Pendleton also, returning from the Leon Tuck services, dropped in for a Sunday evening snack.
Seen in Hanover, for various and sundry purposes, during the tail-end of the summer were a number of '15ers, including Mr. andMrs. Phil Pelletier, Charlie Comiskey, Mr.and Mrs. Dutch Scharmann, Chan Foster,Dick Clarke, Jack Mason, Johnny Kimball,Carl Gish, Johnny Mullin and, of course, the
"native sons," Jackie Bowler and Fletch Low. This must have been during the heat wave, for the report ends with: "They are still picking up broken glass!"
For the bridge experts, we recommend a column in the Sunday Buffalo Courier Express. The author? Our own Dud Woolworth. Each Sunday, Dud springs a bridge problem that'll make your hair turn gray (if any) and nibble your fingers down to your elbows.
this is being written, the first football game against Holy Cross has started us off about the same as last year. By the time you read this (or am I too optimistic?), we'll be pointing for the final game. In between, one man's guess is as good as another's, but I'll venture to say that, winning or losing, we will have seen some mighty fine football.
Change of address: Eugene V. Bissell, retired; Home Hill Farm, Ricer Road, Plainfield, N. H.; (mail address) R.F.D. 2, Windsor, Vt.
HANOVER WEDDING: 14ers were much in evidence at the marriage of Mary Shearer Loudon and Yates Peter Eckart, on Sept. 5, at the White Church in Hanover. Shown above are (l to r): Joan Loudon; "Rosie" Hinman '14; Bryce Loudon; Mary Loudon, the bride; Mart Remsen '14; Father-of-the-Bride, Red Loudon '14; John Piane '14, and Dorothy Anne Loudon.
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