1912
The 1912 Saguenay cruise on the St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers from Montreal to Bagotville and return was one of the most successful class "reunions" ever held. It was a pity that more members of the class and their wives could not have been along. Meals and accommodations on the boat were excellent and the scenery en route superb, not to mention practically perfect weather. During the afternoon of June 21 the dock of the Canada Steamship Line at Montreal took on a Hanover look as the nineteen Twelvers arrived two or four at a time, and by sailing time there were nineteen aboard. Hoy and NonnieLewis flew in from Lebanon a day in advance and spent the night with Charley and, EleanorMcCarthy; Hal and Catherine Baker left Cleveland a few days in advance and visited Henry and Dorothy Van Dyne, in Troy, Pa., going on to Montreal with them via the Adirondacks. Tour Manager, Queechee French with Bertha arrived from Springfield; Art andGrace Burnham from Lebanon; Chip andMarion Harrington from Fort Washington, Pa.; Ben and Joey Adams from Derry, N. H.; Cliff and Katherine Suggatt from Rhinebeck, N. Y., and Alice Hitchcock from Boston. Heinie and Irma Urion and Ralph and Martha Whitney who had planned to be along and were unable to make it at the last minute, were missed by everyone and it is too bad that they and many others of the class could not have been along.
During the cruise Rus Rice '15 and his wife who were travelling independently were invited to join the 1912 group, which was increased by two more good Dartmouth people. The boat left Montreal Monday evening and arrived in Quebec for a short stop the following morning. There was not time enough to go ashore but longer stops were made at Murray Bay and Tadousac, giving everyone this opportunity. It was planned to have a group picture taken at Murray Bay but the boat whistle blew before it was possible to get the female half of the party out of the gift shops in time to pose. The last stop was at Bagotville on the Saguenay, where the boat tied up overnight before starting the return trip, thus making it possible to enjoy almost the entire cruise by daylight. It is doubtful if any river in the world offers more majestic scenery than the Saguenay. Aside from a few informal cocktail parties there were no organized activities among the 1912 group but everyone agreed that it was a delightful trip and their only regret was that more of you were not there to share it.
Fletcher Clark Jr. writes me that he has just filed in Hanover the annual Treasurer's report for 1912.
Dues by 115 graduates and 24 non-graduates $695.00 Back dues 20.00 Interest and Miscellaneous Receipts 10.81 Total Receipts $725.81 Alumni Magazine subscriptions $637.00 Letters for Harvard Night and for the Saguenay Cruise 26.38 Memorial Books to the Library 60.00 Contribution to Dr. Bowler Plaque ..... 15.00 Total Expenditures $738.38 Present accumulated fund, Savings Bank deposits of $223.61 Checking account balance of 545.62 Total on Hand $769.23 We used from our accumulated funds enough to cover our operating deficit.
The engagement of Lorna Crocker Luitwieler, daughter of Eddie and Gertrude Luitwieler to Henry Austin Shull of Mount Vernon, N. Y., was announced in July. Lorna will be remembered as the attractive blond who attended our last reunion, after graduation from Smith. The prospective groom graduated from Northwestern University in 1940 and during the war served overseas as a captain in the Field Artillery.
The wife of Henry Bailey Stevens, AgnesRyan, the noted feminist, writer and pioneer in women's suffrage work, died June 12 at Durham, N. H. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Peter Ryan Stevens, a geologist of Holbrook, Ariz., a daughter Patricia of Melrose, Mass., and a sister. The sympathy of the entire class is extended to Henry and his family.
Dr. Roy J. Deferrari, Secretary General of Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., received the honorary degree of Doctor of Pedagogy from Assumption College, Worcester, Mass., last June, and Doc O'Connor received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from St. Lawrence University. Canton, N. Y. The citation extending the honorary degree to Doc stated in part: "He has been honored by institutions and by many nations; princes and presidents have bestowed upon him their most cherished prizes. St. Lawrence University is proud to join with those who pay humble tribute to his genius, his daring and his perseverance, and to acclaim him in this hours of triumph."
Cap Allen, Secretary of The Massachusetts Board Of Bar Examiners, was a speaker at the meeting of the National Conference of Bar Examiners in Chicago, taking part in a panel discussion on the subject of "What Is An 'Approved' Law School."
Ray Tobey retired last June, after serving 35 years as a member of the faculty of the Choate School. His address in the future is Pine Cone Farm, Fairfield, Maine. He says: "There are a lot of things I have been wanting to do and now I am going to begin doing them."
Hilda Marion, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.Harry Stevens Lowd of South Easton, Mass., was recently married to Rev. Fred G. Sturm of Millerton, N. Y.
Syd Clark spent the summer on a trip to the Azores, Lisbon, Madrid, Athens, Istanbul - then to Geneva, France, Belgium and Luxembourg, home from Hamburg, Germany, with a stopover in Iceland. In general, this trip was all for completion of Syd's 21-country book on All Europe.
I hasten to add, and neglected to give credit, to Henry Van Dyne for the report on the Saguenay Cruise. Irma and I were terribly disappointed not to have made the trip when we had to cancel it at the last minute after making arrangements to be along.
I can report two new grandchildren - a girl to my stepson, Philip W. Goetz, and a boy to my son, Phillip A. Urion. This makes eight grandchildren in all.
A NEW HONOR goes to Basil O'Connor '12as he receives the honorary LL.D. degree fromPresident Bewkes of St. Lawrence Universityat commencement last June.
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