1919
The annual Boston Alumni Dinner was held March 4 at the Sheraton (Copley to us old-timers) Plaza. Present representing 1919 were Howie Cole (a member of Rog Clark's bequest committee), Herb Fleming, WinBatchelder from New York, Ray Hinds, JohnShelburne, Nock Wallis, Elmer Pilsbury, Dennie Sullivan, Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance, Rock Hayes, Les Wheeler and PhilBird (have you sent in your contribution to the 1953 Alumni Fund?).
At a Dartmouth-Yale hockey game in Rye, N. Y., the proceeds of which went to help finance the new artificial ice rink in Hanover, Ken and Marge Huntington, Harry and LilColwell and Ed Fiske were among the spectators. As previously noted, Chet Gale Jr. and Ned Heydt, son of Ed, were prominent and valuable members of the team. A note from Chet Sr. states that, "The Jeavons' spent the night before Thanksgiving with us when they came to Buffalo to see their married daughter Jackie. The Jeavons, Codys and Gales are already looking forward to the June reunion. I'm sure you can count on a strong contingent from the Great Lakes region."
If you haven't already done so, send back the card enclosed in the March Smoke Signal to Ray Legg so that he can get a general idea of how many plan to be in Hanover June 19-81.
The annual dinner of the Washington, D. C., Club had the following '19ers present: King Cole, reelected Secretary, Ralph Mender,Harris Chadwell, Coke McCreery, Bill Carto and Al Brooks, whom all were especially glad to see as he had not checked in for several years.
Class grandsons: Nick and Dot Sandoe became proud grandparents for the third lime on the arrival of Jonathan March Sandoe, second son of the Nick Jrs. in Hanover on January 20.
Art and Mad die Havlin of Weston, Mass., are among the numerous '19ers who plan to be in Hanover for our 34th reunion. Art reports, "Commuting to Osterville (Cape Cod) trying to put up a roof to crawl under summers and in our older age."
Bill McMahon's picture, as Eastern Sales Manager of Drug Topics, the national newspaper for retail druggists, appeared in a recent issue of the Advertising Age. In a letter to the Sec. Bill says:
"I want to say a very sincere thank you for the birthday greeting which arrived right on the button and to congratulate, through you, those responsible for the new card. I think it's very well done and, shall we say, offers an excellent 'conversation piece.'
"I suppose that when you have to figure on old folks like Clements, Fiske, Mullen, Dudensing,Col-well, Jackson and others, no matter what you say on a card is okay by them, but when you are sending cards out to the younger element of the class, that matter of a rating in deportment of 19 might prove embarrassing to the younger group, whose children, not having reached the voting age, have a very firm conviction that the deportment of their father is beyond reproach and certainly should have a thousand rating rather than a 19.
"I am sure that while the mark of 19 in deportment could very possibly be all that is deserved, you may rest assured it will be such during the coming year to merit a much higher standing. I presume that is as high as anybody should get, so again let me say thank you."
From Houston, Tex., Henry Shields says, "I certainly appreciate the card you send me each year and haven't any excuse for not telling you so. Hope Helen and I can get to Hanover while we can still climb a hill."
Rowland (Polly) Pollard of Newton Center, Mass., and Proctorsville, Vt., notes that, "I have just* received the card from you and I think that it came altogether too quick. What did happen to the 365 days since the last one? Thank you very much and I hope you have many more birthdays yourself." The note came on the stationery of the Bryant Pollard Cos. dealers in "US Postage, US Revenues, also entire envelopes, cut squares, match and Foreign Postage and Foreign Revenues, medicine etc, recent dies. 1903 issue our specialty." The philatelists in the class doubtless understand what all that means.
Bill Allen of Brandon, Vt., made his annual jaunt to New York in February, staying at the Dartmouth Club, and taking in everything, including the dog show. Bill reports seeing Lou and Harriet Munro both at Syosset and in town, and will definitely be on hand for the June reunion.
Regarding the 1953 Fund, your Sec. thinks that the following from the first mailing of the Committee will bear repeating: "This year and hopefully every year. Dartmouth will attract a host of promising young men. Some will need financial assistance. They will deserve it, and Dartmouth's highest obligations, to society, to these young men, and to itself require us to see that they get it."
Secretary, 1273 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N. Y. Class Agent, 39 West St., Boston 11, Mass.
