1912
Through the courtesy of Doc O'Connor I have a copy of Syd Clark's latest travel book, All the Best in Italy, which comprises 424 pages and an excellent index, together with photographs and maps. Syd's previous books in his All the Best series cover Central America, Cuba, South America West Coast, South America East Coast, France, Caribbean, England, Scandinavia, Mexico, Hawaii, Holland, Switzerland and the Mediterranean. If anyone visits any of these regions, Syd's book is a "must." As a matter of fact, one can vicariously take a most enjoyable trip at his fireside by reading one of Syd's interesting travel books.
Cap Allen has been elected president of the Springfield (Mass.) Kiwanis Club, of which he is a veteran member and a former vice president. Cap is one of the most public-spirited members of his community, as was set forth in last month's Class Notes.
Dick Remsen suffered a tragedy in the sudden death, in Chicago, from a heart attack, of his second son Bill early in January. As readers of this column know, Dick Remsen's three boys all made outstanding records at Choate School and Dartmouth. Bill graduated from Dartmouth with the Class of '43, was in the Submarine Service in the Pacific during the war, after which he received his law degree from Columbia University. At the time of his death he was an attorney for Johnson & John- son in New Brunswick, N. J., with a promising law career ahead of him. Having suffered a similar experience of my own, I cannot adequately express the -sympathy that I know everyone in the class feels for Dick and his family.
From one of my "Florida Scouts" I have the following item of interest:
"The Hon. Alvaro Garcia, Tampa cigar tycoon, of great note and one-time co-yacht owner with Wally Jones, has emerged from the humdrum life of sitting in his Tampa office chair from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. daily - and built himself a de luxe apartment of three units on Belleair Beach right plumb on the Gulf of Mexico. Beautifully designed, built, decorated and now managed by Jean Harrington Hopkins, the talented New York-born spouse of 'Chick' Hopkins D'22, whizz realtor of Clearwater and vicinity, the Great Alva has 'something' worth seeing, worth inspecting. Requiring a name blending with architecture, location and sentiment, the Cigarist, for many years a notable student of Indian mythology which began in his Hanoverian days, dug into libraries, came up with 'HOHOH' for his apartments, carrying special Garcia significance in its interpretation, 'Great Joy.' At sacrifice of ambition and accomplishment, Alva leaves his office at the cigar factory when the 10:30 recess bell rings - edges out to his car - drives 20 miles to his heavy investment stretches his arms westerly and Heavenward, repeating in heavy monotones of the tribal Indian 'HOHOH: HOHOH.' "
Doc O'Connor was a speaker, together with Helen Hayes, at a Boston $100 a plate dinner for the benefit of the March of Dimes Campaign on January 27. In advance, LymeArmes, being on the ball as he always is, sent letters to nine '12ers in the vicinity of Boston to attend the dinner. Doc Henry Viets was there, but Lyme has advised me that the rest of the boys thought it was a little too steep for them. However, those who replied to Lyme asked that greetings be extended to Doc.
Charley and Gertrude McCarthy got away from the Montreal winter during the Christmas holidays to visit their daughter Joan in Fairfax, Va. On his return he spent about ten days in New York, but unfortunately both Doc and I were away when Charley called on us at our offices.
Edward Avery Richmond is checking for the Agriculture Department at Westover Air Force Base to prevent importation of plant pests on incoming planes. His address is: Civilian General Delivery, Westover Air Force Base, Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Again I missed Ray Cabot on one of his trips to New York early in February.
Mike Norton writes that he is in favor of a summer off-schedule reunion for which he has a good name of a "Roundup." He says: "I do not think we need to go for much expense; just an informal affair."
Bill Butler's widow Terese wrote Doc early in January, thanking him for his Christmas wishes. She was then visiting in Pittsburgh with a married daughter, from where she was going to New England to a sister, then to Florida to be with her brother.
Bud and Barbara Hoban again made their annual trip to the South in their 30-ft. luxurious trailer, leaving on October 1. Unhitching their trailer at Savannah, Ga., they drove to Mexico City, arriving there on October 25. They spent eight weeks in Mexico, during which they attended four football games in the Olympic Stadium, of which the University of Mexico won three. The climax of their visit came on November 29 when they were guests at the dedication game in the new University of Mexico stadium, a part of the great new University City. From 1941 to 1945 Bud was football coach at the University of Mexico. They will spend the rest of the winter at Hollywood, Fla.
Apparently Irv Goss was the only classmate who attended the Christmas party at the Dartmouth Club of New York.
Ken Kimball was a January visitor at the Hanover Inn.
AT DEDICATION: Shown with Laurence G. Leavitt '25, Headmaster of Vermont Academy, at the dedication of the school's Roger Emerson Jumping Hill are (I to r), Chester A. Emerson '11, Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. Leavitt. The jump is named in honor of Emerson's son, Roger '46, a Vermont Academy alumnus and four-event skier, who was killed in the Aleutians.
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