1918

Bill Coulson, adopted '18er whose two sons Jack '39 and Bill Jr. '40 graduated from Hanover, was one of the first to stimulate interest in Dartmouth fathers for the welfare of the College. An interesting letter Dick Holton received says in part:

"The White House has been my official addresssince last Feb. and I am happy to report good health and excellent results on a program in the field of personnel management of gigantic proportions. As staff assistant to the President's Advisor, on Personnel Management, my days are full, and I'm happy that I've been physically and mentally capable of meeting this challenge of a lifetime. It is the crowning glory of 34 years of executive training, investment banking, military and government service."

Those of us who had those precious months on Hanover Plain can take Bill's score for Dartmouth as par for the course.

Marion and Dick White, vacationed a month last summer in Georgian Bay, Canada; "Plenty of bass and pike but no muskies. Got E for effort." Through Dick's thoughtfulness, we have an interesting article by distinguished Fred Cassebeer, "Daffodils Say Spring-fantastic variety of bulbs have been bred in Ireland, England, Holland, New Zealand, Oregon."

John Van Raalte '48, enjoyed so often at many '18 gatherings, was married to a very pretty girl on Sept. 5 ... and a few weeks before, Jules made the newspaper headlines when Thompson-Starrett Co. International builders, acquired a 50-year old Chicago engineering firm.... From East Orleans, Mass., from Shorty Alden who must be feeling pretty good now, came a postcard, Nice place here, no distractions." And on the postcard was a gorgeous bathing nude that even Rubens' fantastic brush couldn't duplicate. . .. And artist Red Hulbert (son Dick out of Tuck School last year, now working for Travelers Insurance Co., Hartford) sketched in August (or maybe wife Nancy did it) the coast of the art colony at Rockport, Mass. Said Red, "To paraphrase the Arabian prophet Mahomet, 'Allah does not charge to man's allotted time the hours he spends at painting.'

Tillie and Herm Whitmore are anxious to greet any '18ers near 789 Bayview Place, Laguna Beach, Calif., "where the sun shines most of the time." ... Hilda and Henry Hesse had a wonderful time last summer in N.W. Maine, just across the state line from the Dartmouth Grant in N. H. - ". wonderful coun- try and fine lakes for bass, trout, and salmon." ...With this attractive address, Bill Blanchard (Mara Beach, Longboat Key, Sarasota, Fla.), Bill says, "Am now a cracker - left Indianapolis after threatening to for five years. Like it fine so far and expect to continue to do so."

Louise and Pat Case are always thoughtfully sending postcards from Cleveland where they spend part of the summer before going back to 785-19th Ave. N„ St. Petersburg, Fla. BillChristgau, George Stoddard, Herm Whitmore, oh, a lot of us, were steamed up thinking Louise and Pat would be at our 35th - they'll surely be at our 40th.... Martha and DickAishton, whose three boys graduated from Hanover, sold their lovely home in Winnetka, but they'll build a smaller place right there. ... William Richard Christgau, a member of the Richard Club with Dick Aishton (who Bill says was certainly a scrapper on the basketball floor) well understands how Dick is one of the most important men at the Continental Illinois N/B & Trust Co., Chicago Marge and Eddie Butts enjoyed a wonderful two weeks in Santa Barbara, and wish they'd see more '18ers around San Francisco Stanand M. O. Jones simply raved about the gorgeous Fairmount Hotel. Daughter Nancy, secretary to Dave Garroway, was given the lead article in Today's Secretary - showing the many duties she performed for the fantastic Garroway who has terrific fan mail.

Many large corporations are watching our Dwight Sargent, personnel manager of huge Consolidated Edison Co., N.Y. City, in his efforts to retain capable personnel in their "discretionary retirement plan." ... GerryGeran's old roommate, Lawrence Warbasse, is teaching physics and chemistry at Newark Academy, N. J.... Sympathy is extended to Henri van Zelm who lost his father in Sept. (was Pres. of the New Rochelle Trust Co.). . .. Edith and Walt Wiley, who have been in Turkey for many years, are back in the USA until the summer of 1955 - address: 144 Hancock St., Auburndale 66, Mass., till Dec. 1, then 4904 West 121st St., Hawthorne, Calif. ... Oma and Ned Ross's Judy had the time of her life last summer going to summer school at Denver U. - and after exams, they worked out a deal with a student-driver for 1c a mile and several of the girls drove out to Los Angeles.

How far can you go on two Tom Collins! Well, instead of going to a show in N.Y. City, Chaunce Hood decided to ring an old pal of World War I days, so called Jim Sponagle, in Tucson, Ariz. He and Chaunce had gotten around quite a bit in those days in Paris, but said Sponagle, "Last time I was in Paris, in Sept. and Oct. 1951, my wife took me on a tour of all the places Hood and I missed in '17 - they were very few." That call brought us a nice letter from Paul A. McKalip, Editorial Ed. of the Tucson Daily Citizen, wherein he says:

"Your illustrious classmate Robert Fish is doing a standout job. The designation 'Room for Argument' was chosen after much deliberation. At first it was thought to tab it 'Fish on Friday' - the column being a regular Friday feature. However, Bob was dissuaded by the thought that such a label might prompt the too-easy response 'It stinks.'

Now over his writing room den at home, Bob has a large placard - thoughtfully obtained by his charming wife Mildred - carrying the words: 'Room For Argument.' His columns have been increasingly popular and often provocative, among the Citizen's readers."

Here is the one about Mildred and Bob'strip to Sweden last summer, from where Bobsent a card saying, "Europe is fine but in thiswet, mild-winter summer, really no place foran arthritic." We quote from Bob's article,Slow Boat For Sweden through the courtesy ofthe Tucson Daily Citizen:

"Someone has said, 'Travel is pleasurable in inverse proportion to its speed' and at the moment, it seems like an excellent maxim. The slow-moving, diesel-powered motorship Gripsbolm - renowned for its mercy missions during World War II — is making all of 15 nautical knots an hour with slight assistance from the Gulf Stream....

"One of the toughest jobs on board is to stay awake, the hammockv motion of the ship inducing sleep more certainly than sedatives. Or maybe, it's all that food and drink. Then again, it might

"This is the life - for ten days anyhow. No McCarthy. No charges. No counter-charges. No counter-counter-charges. No - skip it. Only gemutllchkeit by the gallon and, of course, Salvato, at 15c a throw."

Thoughtful George M. Davis sent us a clipping of the big wedding last Aug. in Palo Alto of Ruth Anne Mudgett, daughter of Katherine and Bill Mudgett. Betty and Hal Day, one of '18's few Phi Beta Kappas, and ex-roomey of Chaunce Wales, were in Hanover shortly before the Holy Cross game. Ruth and CurtGlover on the way to Holy Cross game stopped in Holyoke, at the Yankee Pedlar restaurant and had a delightful visit with Ted Hazen, who later saw the Navy game —we missed Helen. Fat Rowell was on the Shrine Special to Montreal. What fun it was to be back at Keenes', where Pixie and Tom Bryant cele- brated with the whole class the Davis's 53rd wedding anniversary. Ably assisted by Caroland Em Morse and their house guests, BobHerbert, Ellen and Duke made it possible for '18ers to enjoy a most delightful cocktail party before the game, and a delightful luncheon before the kickoff of a game the likes of which you never saw, and will never see again about three minutes before the end of the game - Holy Cross 26, Dart. 13. Boy, that was a killer-diller! Final score H. C. 26, D. 27. We know now why we didn't see Gladys and DocCurt Tripp - their daughter Louisa was married that very Saturday to Perry Knowlton, Princeton '49 from Rye, N. Y.

We enjoyed driving Up with Bill Christgau - his exuberance and goodness toward all is really something to behold. He has been nurse and cook these past three months since Rose fell and shattered her hip in June. Chris can baste a mean potroast and will exchange recipes with any of the girls. He is now contemplating writing the 2nd volume of Joy ofCooking - but he does say those pots and pans pile high in the sink after one of his cooking sprees. This safari of his to the Holy Cross game was a welcome respite to his dishpan hands. Friday night, in the Coffee Shop (we finished just in time to get out on the campus for a wonderful football rally on College Hall steps and the huge bonfire in the center of the campus) were Marge and Phil Boynton,Ruth and Curt Glover, Del and Ray Greist and Madeline and Don Scully - their John is now at Hanover, and for a stretch now of about eight years their boys at Hanover have brought them on many happy trips to Dartmouth.

Those present at '18's Football Weekend were:

Bub Frost, Stub Stanley, Ken Jones, Al Rice,Priscilia and Tom Shirley, Dick Holton, Doris andPhil Sanderson, Eva and Bill Montgomery, with their attractive daughter Terry, Wellesley '58, and Victor Borella '31 and his wife; George von Kapf,Evie and Pete Colwell and their guests the Wulps, Betty and Herm Smith, Hazel and Doc Ed McDowell, and daughters; Chaunce Hood and son Bill, Ann and Johnny Johnston, Hittie and ReedMontgomery, Margaret and Rolf Syvertsen, Marge and Ken Huntington '19, and Doc Murray '19. and their guests; Catherine and Doc Angell, and Alberta and Amos Blandin. Hittie and Reed Montgomery, nearly decapitated by a flying boat in the hurricane, took in the World Series.

Lending distinction to the '18 cocktail party were the welcome guests of Ellen and Duke, President John Dickey and wife, Treasurer John Meek and his wife, Bob McKennan, '25 and wife Kay (Craven Laycock's lovely daughter), the Harry Careys from Dublin, tbe Ira Warners from Yale, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Gile '17, Warren Agry '11 and his wife, Mart Remsen '14 and his wife, and the 3 Narrimore's. Evelyn and Pete Colwell also had as their guests the Bevin's, Princeton '16, and the Hendrickson's, Union '19, the Marchants (and the Wulps) both of whom had' sons in the '50 class.

Only the Belgian Tulip King, F. duSossoitDuke, could run a party like this, with 96 guests, and still return to the Class Treasury $36 To Duke and Ellen —and Duke is a member of the class executive committee, we give thanks for this delightful '18 cocktail party and splendid luncheon at Keenes'. Shoot up a few skyrockets for Louise Keene. She's been good to '18.

It was great news to hear that Eva and BillMontgomery might look around for a farm, not too far from Hanover, for their retirement.

Carol and Em enjoyed Pat and GeorgeStoddard, who had stopped there the previous week and spent a night with them, on their way to moose hunting in northern Quebec; and Louie and Alice Huntoon who stopped in for a visit before the Navy game.

Professor Knight's wife commented on how much she enjoyed the 1918 March, played so wonderfully by Donald Wendlandt's band, between the Halves. This as you now know, .was composed by Phil Everett, and dedicated to our class. Phil would not want the names of Roger Howland, and Ed Booth omitted, in the work which they have done. At this moment, Phil tells us a recording was made of his march, as the band spelled out in large figures between the halves, 1918. Phil looked forward anxiously to the recording, but at the moment the report was that the first recording was filled with the barking of dogs and hooting of folks in the stands so another recording will be made soon under more favorable circumstances. At the Navy game, Mary Oliveand Stan Jones were guests of the Dukes and had a wonderful round of delightful parties. Seen at that game were Chaunce Hood, EddieFerguson, Eva and Bill Montgomery, TedHazen, Jake Bingham, and probably others that we missed.

Rosamond and Jack Hulbert, who in the past have enjoyed these '18 reunions, were sorry they couldn't make it because of house party weekends at the Cape.... Linda and BillWright, way from Deeth, Nevada, hoped to be in Hanover for the '18th gathering, but the U.S. Chamber of Commerce called a meeting for Sept. 17 and 18. As this is about to appear, we know that Linda and Bill will be in New York Nov. 3-6 and many look forward to seeing them. Al Rice's daughter Rosemary, who appears with Peggy Wood in the TV series I Remember Mama," married Jack Merrill, Princeton '43, but she vows she'll continue her radio and TV programs. Al is delighted that son Roger lives in Pelham, N. Y., and daughter Alison moved back from South Hadley, Mass., to Westport, Conn.

A joy indeed at all these gatherings are Alberta and Amos Blandin. My, Alberta looked pretty! Like one of the tea dates from Northampton in her smart blue outfit. Glad you don't go in for Bermuda shorts, Alberta - like the rest of the dates.... Ann Johnstons face would light up as she talked of the remodeling of their house. They have their fourth grandson now, brand-new, born in Tennessee. Daughter Irene is now working for the Vyella Woolen Co. and helping also with thenwindow display. Son Gordon, Maine 52, after a year in the Air Force, another year back in Maine, now working in Atlanta, Ga.

FRANCIS T. CHRISTY 'I8 has been namedChairman of the Governing Committee of theBrooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Hepractices law with the firm, of Christy if Perkins in New York.

Secretary,74 Trinity Place, New York 6, N.Y.

Treasurer,420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y.

Bequest Chairman,