1917
Reunion plans are all completed and it looks as though at least 100 men and possibly half that number of wives will return for the big event. Every mail arrives with the news that additional ones are coming. Heard from the following within the last week: Len Reade, Vic Smith, Scott Rutherford, Skinny Sturtevant, Fred Gates, Sherm Smith, Ted Lonnquest, Irv Green, Slatz Baxter, Walt Sisson, Russ Marr, Al Emmons, Fred Husk, Ralph Cocks, Searles Morton, Bill Birtwell, John Hill, Harold Bean, Don O'Leary, Fred Alger, and Howard Bartlett.
Larry Lockwood writes: "After deciding to go to Hanover in June, I received orders to take two weeks of Naval Reserve Training duty at the University of Tennessee beginning May 25, and that will be about all of the time I can spend away from my business at this time of the year."
Howard Bartlett undoubtedly gets the class "Baby Prize"; read the following: "Was hoping I could bring the wife to the reunion. She has never been to Hanover, but we're expecting in September and the trip and doings might be too much for her. I think I must have the class baby so far —Cynthia Rose-18 months. If the other one is a boy, I probably will have, for its getting pretty late for the rest of the class to catch up." How about this, Sissons?
Bob Nuese from Featherbed Farm, Conn., visited Newark and seems to be in good health.
The following appeared in the New YorkHerald Tribune, April 16: "Don O'Leary, formerly Eastern advertising manager of American Magazine has joined Metropolitan Sunday Newspapers, Inc., as an account executive for Metro Sunday comics."
Will Fitch sends in the following: "GeorgeHartshorn has three sons in service, one in Korea. Hal Bean has bought himself a place in New Hampshire and plans to come to reunion. Hal Ingersoll has son graduating from Columbia in June."
Word just received from the College advises that Jimmy Jones passed away April 12. We all remember Jimmy as he was a lovely character, and we want to express our sincere sympathy to members of his family. It is pretty common knowledge that we are about to have an artificial ice hockey rink at Hanover. Bill Eaton is one of the several 'i7ers who really helped to put this job over. Mose Hutchins still looks forward to get- ting to reunion but due to illness, is home and hasn't been able to decide definitely as yet. Mose writes as follows:
"We were in Canaan, N. H., for a short vacation during the summer of 1951 and got over to Hanover several times. Fortunately for me, at that time I had a couple of visits with Al Frey '20, Professor of Marketing at Tuck, who read the preliminary draft of my manuscript and encouraged me to submit it to The Ronald Press Company, publishers of Al's advertising and marketing books.
"Although I had a rough time physically a few years ago, I am now in good health, thanks to our own Walt Walters who did a great job on me. I now play tennis (doubles) twice a week indoors or out and still hold my pilot's certificate. Walt is not only a marvelous surgeon, but also a wonderful adviser. He told me to take a couple of snorts a day and relax."
The following amusing letter from SandyLynch: "Old Lynch, aged in the wood, and also in the arteries, withered, and worn, but enormously cheerful, will be on hand for the reunion. Those deluxe accommodations mentioned in the announcement card mean nothing to me. Like Mr. Winston Churchill, Lynch is easily satisfied with the best. I would, however, like to be provided with a song book, a tin cup, and seven or eight hundred thousand ice cubes."
The classes of '18, '19 and '17 are having a joint dinner in New York to renew old times and get ready for our combined reunion. We mention this dinner as the idea might be used in other areas.
The following letter just received and is being quoted without the permission of the author; namely Jim Rubel:
"After reading your masterpiece of salesmanship I hasten to place my partially paralyzed fingers upon the battered keys of my equally battered typewriter and to reply to your tender efforts of getting me to commit myself for the days of June 19 to 21.
"As you so aptly put it we are growing old and hairless (at least I am the latter) with the years and this will undoubtedly be our last chance to gather around the wassail bowl and sing to the Old Alma Mater and the Ugly Dragons. Personally I can t use bicarbonate of soda. My dis is Ludosan, a better remedy for an old man with one foot in the grave and an active case of jumping ulcers. I still drink . . . a little. For my heart of course medicine the best!
"But to more serious thoughts and explanations. On June 16 of this year my daughter graduates from UCLA. On June 17 my son graduates from SC Law School. Both are major events in the Rubel family and require something in the way of remuneration for jobs well done. It is barely possible there will be enough left to take us all East, the wife and offsprings to New York, myself to Hanover, but it's going to take some pretty fancy manoeuvering to get there by the 19th as yours truly is not supposed to fly. Maybe they can fit me with an oxygen helmet or something of the sort.
"In any event I haven't given up hope and it is barely possible you may see a doddering old man with bifocal glasses, carrying a cane, bald-headed and fat who looks slightly familiar. If you do see such a character, speak to him, it might be me."
Don Walton sends in a few words of interest:
"My children are all married, daughter in San Diego with Naval Corpsman. My other son and his wife live in North Newark. He is a C.P.A. and doing better than his 'old man' in business, which is a poor standard of comparison. Younger son in Louisville with three children. Ye scribe keeps out of some mischief by development of New Jersey Esperanto Association, which has in one year started courses in Esperanto in eight institutions. There is a great development in this World Language, and sometime I hope you get a chance to hear about it for it contributes a lot to world unification."
Good luck and here's hoping to see you all in Hanover June 19, 20 and si.
Secretary, 408 Frelinghuysen Ave., Newark 5, N. J.
Class Agent, Waterford, Me.
