1917

DARTMOUTH-PRINCETON GAMELUNCHEON, NOV. 19. All those planning to attend the Princeton game are reminded that there is to be a pre-game luncheon at the Princeton Inn. Luncheon will be served", promptly at 12 noon in the Conference Room. The price, including tip, will be about $3 per person. Those desiring cocktails before lunch are advised to be on hand not later than 11 a.m. For details, contact Sumner Emerson.See you there!

Fat Spears' many friends will be very sorry to learn that his son Bob has been stricken: with paralytic polio and is paralyzed from the waist down. Although details are lacking as this is written, it is known also that Harry:Worthington's son has been similarly stricken. To each of our classmates we extend the sincere hope that the recovery of their sons will be rapid and complete. It's a sure bet that both Fat and Harry would be cheered by aword of encouragement from many of you men!

On September 30 Walt Walters was in St. Louis where, as editor-in-chief of the A.M.A. Archives of Surgery, he received the distinguished Award given by the American Medical Writer's Association. This is an annual award given to a medical and surgical journal, for distinguished service in medical journalism and Walt accepted it on behalf of the members of the editorial board. Also, during mid-September, Walt gave the Walter Estell Lee Memorial Lecture at the Graduate School at the University of Pennsylvania. Walt certainly gets around in a most interesting way.

When Springfield's Classical High School held its regular quinquennial alumni reunion on June 10, Ed Smith, "popular and beloved faculty member" was featured on the program. He was introduced by Judge Don Macauley '18, president of the Alumni Association, who described Ed as "an excellent, successful and popular teacher - a teacher whose entire life since 1919 has been devoted to his pupils and whose pupils have been devoted to him."

When, last month, I gave you part of a letter from Jim Montgomery describing conditions at his home at Putnam, Conn., during the recent floods, I was quoting from a very modest man. A much more vivid account is contained in a letter from Ruth Montgomery to Marion O'Leary in which I am sure you will be interested:

"Then came the floods. Putnam is wrecked! You never could imagine such destruction in so short a time. We were on high ground and OK - but have suffered with everybody else without water - gas - elec. - tel. Finally got a little water each day from Nat. Guard - then the Narragansett Beer people sent in trucks of bottled water which Red Cross gave us. It's a godsend and as I am down to last bottle today I hope I can locate more. The town water is not fit to drink even after boiling, which we have to do to all of it except for laundry - then use gallons of Clorox. Had typhoid shots too. Everything else normal now. The river split up the line and came roaring down the tracks 12 feet deep - 100 feet wide. (We are across the street with a field between.) It was a sight! Those two rivers cut the town in half, taking all the bridges Where B. H. Co. is became an island. They took a beating both from water and terrible explosions from burning magnesium plants next door. Saturday night when that blew up was a night of terror and at the same time the two mills were burning at Mechanicsville. We were half way between them and for sixty hours Putnam was helpless, without fire dept. or hospital and those raging fires. Tons of explosives went up and we rocked and shuddered."

That's what one might call a real experience to go through!

Just before Labor Day Gil and Marie Swett and the Brookses went' to East Brewster on Cape Cod for a brief vacation together. Mottand Fran Brown were in nearby Chatham and we had numerous good visits, and almost as many good meals, with them. Pete and LucyOlds, on the lookout for a choice Cape site on which eventually to retire, came down from Newton and spent a couple of nights at our cottage. On two occasions we went to Dennis in the hope of seeing Don and FrancesAldrich. We were fortunate in seeing Frances but each time we called Don was, as they say down there, "off Cape" so we failed to see him. We'll try better planning next year.

It is my unhappy duty to report that RaySault's son, Ray Jr., died on September 23. He is survived by his parents and his wife, Ruth W. (Ogden), to all of whom our sincere sympathy is extended.

A letter from Tom Clark, in Omaha, tells of seeing his old roommate of freshman year, Jack Baer, in San Francisco a couple of years ago. Then, recently, at a dinner party, found himself sitting on a davenport with Bill Noble '14 and Don Howe '15, and all drank a toast to Dartmouth. Tom and his wife Ellen were recently in Chicago and went to see the second edition of Cinerama, the high point of which was the visit to the Dartmouth campus. This warms the cockles of my heart since Tom goes on to write, "I have never returned to Hanover since leaving at the end of freshman year."

And speaking of letters, every once in awhilewe can cut you in on a good one. The following, written some months ago, from SandyLynch to Bill Eaton, for example:

"Amid loud cries of 'I told you so', 'Serves you dam well right! and 'No fool like an old fool', I came back from my skiing holiday in Switzerland —on crutches.

"I put a foot wrong on the famed mountain known as the Parsenn; and smashed up the right leg. I was in the hospital at Davos. They gave me a wine card with meals; I had a private sun porch, from which I could watch the skiers, and the fancy females of a dozen countries; when the visitors came in the late afternoon, I had but to press a button and the nurses would bring in Cognac, beer, etc., and these noble medicines would be handed around with that same air of 'This will do you good' that our nurses display when they offer you castor oil."

This year's meeting of the executive committee at Bonnie Oaks, Fairlee, Vt., was highly successful. Pete Olds was elected a member of the committee to represent the Metropolitan Boston and New England area, succeeding Archie Gile.

These fall meetings get better every year and, what with the fall foliage that defies description, a football game, lots of good food, good fellowship and good singing, you really ought to try and make it next year. At the last moment Walt and Ruth Sisson had to cancel out as his doctor advised a few months rest. We missed them very much. However, eight members of the committee were on hand tor the meeting. We were extremely pleased to have 29 people present for the roast beef dinner Saturday night following the Holy Cross game. Those staying at the Inn were sumner and Charlotte Emerson, Mose and Pauline Hutchins, Len and Lorine Reade, Vic and Irene Smith, Gil and Marie Swett, Pete and Lucy Olds, Bob and Anita Scott, -Bin and Helen Birtwell, Karl Koeniger, Hank and Polly Loudon, Howard and Dorothy Stockwell, Jack Saladine and Bunny Holden, together with your Secretary and his wife.

Bill Eaton came to the Inn for dinner Saturday evening bringing with him his sister Eleanor Kelsey and to our great pleasure, Fred and Peg Hager. We also had the pleasure of lunching with Mary Gile and her daughter, Joy Cavaney, on Friday at the Hanover Inn. Seen at the game, but not joining us at Bonnie Oaks, were the Walter Kipps, the AlEdgertons and the Guy Richardsons. Jack andDodo Saladine had been kind enough to ask us to break our trip home on Sunday night and stay with them in West Hartford, so we were spared the New York traffic. Northampton was bad enough.

The current news file is getting low, men. How about sweetening up the kitty?

Secretary, 9 Park Terrace, Upper Montclair, N. J.

Treasurer, 315 Oxford Rd., Havertown, Pa.

Bequest Chairman,