1916

A card from Ruth and Charlie Jones says, "We have just finished a three-week tour of Italy and are sailing this week from Cannes, France, on the Constitution for the U.S.A." This trip ought to make some good material for a long newsletter, if I can pry it out of Charlie, who won't have anything to do but to put Ernst and Ernst back on their feet after his absence.

The Washington papers announced that the President had accepted the resignation of Pete McCoy as director of the Government's Mediation and Conciliation Service. With the acceptance went one of those overflowing measures of "oil" which accompany all official departures from Washington.

Celebrating my 39th birthday (along with Jack Benny), I got a friendly note from ClipHerold, who informed me that his son is in the second semester of his course at General Motors Institute, Flint, Mich., where my son graduated last August. This Institute gives young men a fine training in the intricacies of modern motor cars. Cliff says they have organized a Dartmouth Club in Grand Rapids which meets the first Monday in the month at the "G. & J.," whatever that is, averaging around fifteen, which, as he says, isn't bad, considering it is a new set-up. Attending these luncheon groups is always a lot of fun, and I regret that my activities prevent me from getting downtown on Tuesdays for the Washington luncheons.

Jack English represented the Class at the funeral of Mrs. Bob Dana, of Falmouth, who died October 26. The Class sent flowers. Most of the Boston Balmacaaners were out of town or so involved that they couldn't be present to pay their respects, and we are lucky to have Jack always so ready and able to represent us. The sympathy of all of us will go out to Bob in his bereavement.

Incidentally, Jack reports a visit from Claire Parker, member of Smith's Alumnae Council. Daughter Polly is a Smith freshman and Betsy is a junior at Abbott Academy.

Johnnie Pelletier has a new address, Care of Uhl, Hall & Rich, P.O. Box 21, Massena, N. Y., where he is doing some engineering work in connection with the St. Lawrence Seaway. Speaking of changes in address, JohnAmes has moved from one APO to another; Bill Brett is now in Washington as Director of the Mint; Jesse Fenno is in Newtown, Conn.; Ollie Frederiksen is at 46 Augusten-strasse, Munich, Germany. Bill Gough is at 180 Central Park Sq., New York City; LarryHayward, General Manager of Geo. E. Warren Heating Corp., is doing business at 41 Farrar St., Lynn, Mass.; Prof. Kirkland, is still at Bowdoin; Dan Lindsley is manager of sales, Wood Preserving Industry, Public Service Bldg., Portland, Ore.;. George Howell is at the Marine Bank & Trust Co., Tampa, Fla., and Herb Comstock Jr. is in the real estate business at 100 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, and living at 153 Waller Ave., White Plains, N. Y., or maybe vice versa.

Alec Jardine wrote from Hanover that the group sojourning there missed the news of John McAuliffe's death in the papers, but got it from the Alumni Records. Cliff and PegBean, Larry and Lee Hayward, Frank andHelen Bobst with their daughter Barbara Judge and her 14-year-old son, and Ken andMay Tucker were all in Hanover for the Columbia game. Estelle came along, also, in spite of a bad cold. They all were planning to visit John Gile, and to convene at the home of John and Elsie Stearns. Alec reported that Bill and Ruth McKenzie visited the Jardines at the Cape in October, Paul Davis came up from Dennis and Gran and Ruth Fuller were there for a day. Alec underlined that "Gran looks good," which is good news for everybody. Maybe Alec will be in Washington visiting daughter Marian about the time I write this.

A note from Helen McAuliffe says John was ill for only a few hours after a coronary thrombosis, before he passed away. The big boy wouldn't have liked having to endure a long illness. Betty and I are still depressed at the loss of this good friend. In writing his obituary I omitted his connection with Colby College as football coach. John's funeral in Worcester was attended by an army of his friends, who knew and admired him.

Joe and Selma Newmark sent me birthday greetings (how they knew about the day puzzles me) and mentioned being in Hanover for the Navy game, but didn't see any '16ers. Joe says they are busy and "ennui has. not been a factor in our lives to date. We even managed to work in six wonderful weeks last spring in touring Portugal, Spain and Italy and ending up in Paris. While in Florence we dined with Bernard Berenson at his ancient villa 'I Tatti.' He was listed in the New York Times recently as one of the ten great old men of the world living today." He is apparently a relation of Joe's, is 89 years old and is writing another book. Joe ends by saying, "Let that be a lesson to you on your birthday - for a long life keep writing class notes, poetry and music."

Rog Evans, checked into the Friends of China Club in Taipei, Formosa, and found Reg Chutter's name in the phone book. Let Rog tell it:

"Shortly I was across the square in his office where for three years, as Foreign Trade Officer of our U.S. Mission, Reg has been bringing his rare experience, ability and dedication to the administration of our hundred million dollars or so a year of economic aid to Free China. That evening he and his charming wife kindly included me in a happy international dinner party in their lovely home. Outwardly, of course, it does not compare with the big one he left on Philadelphia's Main Line when he retired from American business in 1948 to take up public service in Greece. But Reg and Mrs. Chutter are concerned now with other values. One is implicit in a big scroll that hangs in their dining room - signed in Chinese characters by all the inmates and staff of an orphanage which Mrs. Chutter has, among many civic activities, made time to sponsor. The significance of Reg's own choice, in turn, lies in the fact that while our vast military aid will hold Formosa secure in the short run, its future depends on economic self-sufficiency to offset, and raise the living standard of her rapidly mounting population. Let me end, therefore, where I started: if any of you Dartmouth men who read this column are retired or retiring, and are pondering how you can put to your credit in the Good Book the blessings that America has bestowed on you, consider Reg Chutter."

Rog closes with an eloquent tribute to the clear air and skies, the clean and orderly English accent, the natural loveliness and friendliness of Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales, all of which he had visited.

Sixteeners are in the news: Ig Eigner's older son is clerk for a Federal judge in San Francisco, a selection based on top scholarship at Harvard Law School. ... Larry Hay-ward reorganized a heating company in Lynn and is its sales manager Jock Fletcher's wife has had two articles in Reader's Digest series on Unforgettable Characters. She has another coming out in an early issue, on "The Sudbury Garbageman."

Frank Bobst's agency is in the first five John Hancock insurance agencies in America. ... Joe Newmark's Salem hat now adorns the head of a famous art connoisseur in Florence who admired it and was made a present of it. ... Gran Fuller and Max Bernkopf both healthy and full of vigor after serious illnesses. ... Gil Tapley revealing hidden ability as a bass singer Bill Caldwell is clearing land for a new home, and threatens to invite 1916 down next summer to help chop down trees and assist at old-fashioned house-raising and rum-lowering. ... Gene McQuesten refused to sing "Hard Trials Great Tribulations" without Cliff Bean, the only man alive who knows all the words to all the verses. ...Cliff had to miss the pre-Harvard game dinner because of illness, which we hope is of minor importance. ... Honey Abraham in Boston on his tour of colleges where his children are scattered Tug Tyler made his annual visit East to impart new developments in golf-club making to the pros. ... HobeyBaker was missed at the Harvard party, with his willing performance at the piano needed.

Jack English's four gals are singing together after an interim of school, having babies, etc., and performed for the Belmont Masonic lodge.

Just as I close this column I can record that Fred and Dorothy Bailey were in the Washington area visiting daughter Mrs. (Cdr.) Bob Tully in Arlington, along with daughter Martha, who came with them for a last visit to her sister before leaving for Japan, her husband also being a naval officer. Fred and Dorothy had supper with the Wilsons and Eva Kiley and we had an enjoyable visit and got all the late news of the Boston sixteeners.

Hugh Adams, Princeton grad and one of my officers in Punta Arenas, Chile, has two books with the Earl of Dartmouth's bookplate, Miers' Travels in Chile published in 1826, and James' Military Occurrences, published 1817. Saw them with my own eyes on a recent visit to Haverford, Pa. Have you read Walt Humphrey's fine poem Since ThoseYoung Days, written for the Memorial Service for departed members of the Class of 1914, June 20? 'Bye now.

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