1926

Winter's the ominous season when dad,That amateur painter and plumberFinds it too cold to tackle those jobsIt was too hot to do in the summer.

The Brooklyn Dodgers finally had success with the "wait 'til next year" program, so perhaps we can be patient after this past season of near misses and look forward to another year. As December finishes up the football season so does it usher in the winter. Short afternoons and darkness when the office doors are closed. Thirty years ago at this time we were looking forward to a Christmas vacation!

December is also the month that ChuckWebster's Newfoundland Club will release its book This is the Newfoundland of which Chuck has been one of the principal contributors. This is the chance for all of you dog lovers to get a real treatise on this fine lovable animal. Chuck will also autograph it for you at his house on St. Marks Lane, Islip, N. Y., next door to his kennels of, oddly enough, Newfoundlands. It was good to see Chuck and Nat last summer on the sands of Fire Island along with Tibbie and Sylvia Marshall '25.

Our letters to Gib Robinson continue to be acknowledged by his secretary with such notations as "Your letter to Mr. Robinson congratulating him on his birthday arrived at the office just after he left for a month's tour to Europe." How about a report on your travels, Gib?

Speaking of Europe, two cards came in last summer bearing the following terse messages: From Paris, France, "Believe it or not the old roommates have gotten together ses mariees. Having a wonderful time - wish you were here! Hope to be back in time for the 30th. Dick if Joe Gunthorp and Bill & PalmerHughes."

From Jom, Finland: "I am just finishing two fine weeks of utter idleness on this island ten miles west from Kragero. Will go soon to Copenhagen, Berlin and Amsterdam and wind up in Ireland. England in June was fine weather and so Henley, Lord's and Wimbledon were great fun. I didn't quite make Ascot. At Henley we saw Dartmouth row. The fours did a bit badly and lost 'easily' as the British kindly put it, and the eight survived one round. Ultimately MIT and Penn and the Russians won. If I did any wonderings about 'the road not taken' in the gardens and meadows of Oxford, your greetings from Dartmouth Row banished them, and I wish I could be at the annual '26 reunion in August. My best to all - Phil Benjamin."

Phil got back from Europe in time for the fall opening at Allegheny College and reported that he was all rested and ready to get going on our 30th year report. Our return letter to Phil was written with reluctance and disappointment:

"I have purposely held up or procrastinated as you might say, on the 30th year report in the hope someone might come forth who would be interested enough to solve the $6,400 question of financial arrangements.

"I hoped someone would take on that part of the work with the same enthusiasm and interest that you have shown in the editorial department (that is, of course, full time in itself). Neither Don or I can undertake it with our class duties plus our own jobs for it will require constant follow-up until enough subscriptions have been obtained to finance the cost.

"We have publicized it and talked of it for three years. Holt McAloney ran a questionnaire in the Bulletins and received back only 90 replies of •varying shades of interest. There are some 310 who failed to evince interest one way or another, and both Don and I are very reluctant to commit •our treasury to such a burden when we cannot anticipate our sales better than that. Frankly, I think we missed the boat when we did not include it in our 25th Memorial Fund as subsequent classes have done. There was no risk involved there with that much money on hand.

"I hate to give up this project, but I am reluctantly coming to the conclusion that there is not enough broad interest to support it. I hope I am wrong, and I am giving it one more plug in the class notes. If that fails to turn up enough material to form an aggressive business department, I think we would then be unwise to risk it.

"Unfortunately, the New England floods almost ruined our summer reunion in August. Although there were a sufficient number who made it, to have some fun, there was not enough to hold any "kind of discussion on the question."

If the above appraisal of the class feeling is not fair, please write your views. We are very willing to be convinced otherwise, but a business manager must be appointed immediately if we are to go forward with the project. Who Is interested?

Ed Hanlon has turned out to be the class newshawk. Here are some of his latest clippings on 1926 members:

"ROSENTIEL GETS MILLION CASE ORDER FOR BIRTHDAY - A birthday gift of upwards of one million cases of distilled spirits, wines and cordials in orders was presented to Lewis S. Rosentiel, president and board chairman, Schenley Industries, Inc. ... In addition to Mr. Sidney Frank, president, Schenley Distillers Co., making the presentation was Edward K. Drier, president of Brandy Distillers Co."

Bruce Eaken, our Cleveland Correspondent, reported seeing Ed at Cotuit on Cape Cod this summer looking very much as thirty years ago. Both played golf at Don Church's Oyster Harbors Club.

"TEXAS PAIR WIN THE LIFE MASTERS The Texas Pair Ben Fain of Houston and Paul H. Hodge of Abilene won a large trophy here this afternoon. They came from behind to capture the Life Masters Pairs Championship, most important pair event of the 27th annual National Contract Bridge Championships. Leading pairs in order of their finish and their four session scores are 6th - Royal R. Baker of Attleboro, Mass. and Robert Fox of Providence, R. I. — 543 (only 45½ under the winners)."

Ed's note - Never can tell where you'll run across a classmate. Apparently we have bridge wizards as well as top flight bankers, lawyers, etc.

"T. PUB LIS WEYMOUTH '56, ALL GUT, COMPETES IN 59th BOSTON MARATHON" - As explanation, this is lubber Weymouth's son who is presently a senior at Dartmouth.

Even in the same town it is hard to keep up with the giddy exploits of Frank Van Eiszner. However, a recent picture of Van appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer shown giving a sendoff to prizewinner of Hudson Motor's recent Disneyland contest for an all-expense paid trip to Disneyland at Anaheim, Calif. Van is merchandising manager of Hudson in the Ohio zone.

Charlie Bishop celebrated the first day of fall with a visit to Cleveland and a drink at the Union Club presided over by Junk Anthony and the Secretary. Later the '26 group drove out to Bruce Eaken's home in Shaker Heights where Charlie had one of Kay's magnificent dinners.

Ernie Earley '18, the uninhibited underwriter, gives us the following,

"It gives one a great lift to talk to GordonChipman who is working along with the fantastic Bob Stopford, and his enthusiasm for Dartmouth is out of this world - and happy are he and his wife this morning, because so far as special subjects was concerned, their Patricia ranked third in numbers of honors carried off at the graduation at Caldwell, N. J., High School."

Don Church's letters remind us that it is time to make your reservation for the March round-up in Florida. Write Don now at the Belleview-Biltmore at Belleaire, Fla.

"The shadows have lengthened "I wryly infer "When cocky delinquents "Address me as 'Sir.' "

The younger members of the class who turn 50 during December are: - Walter Pillsbury, December 9; Bob McIndoe, 11; TonyGleason, 17; and Doug Ferris, 23.

George Champion writes of the occasion "Thanks ever so much for your note reminding me that I am growing older. It was good to hear from you in spite of the bad news." We often wonder how George ever finds time to write even these brief notes.

It is with deep regret that word has just reached us of the death of John G. Hartigan who passed away March 24 after a two-month illness with cancer. Further details are contained in the In Memoriam columns.

One of Ed Hanlon's newspaper clippings indicated his recent election to the board of directors of Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp. A communication last month from the Foundation for Economic Education shows his name as a member of the Board of Trustees. A report of the Chase-Manhattan Bank shows a .picture of him presenting a $200-award for the annual staff exam-winner in banking. And, of course, the papers a year ago were full of the news of his great success as general chairman in raising nearly $4,000,000 for the United Hospital Fund of New York. A fine citizen!

And now comes Christmas 1955; Deck the hall with checks for fifty, Tra-la-la-lala, la-la,la,la! Tis no season to be thrifty! Tra-la-la-lala, la-la,la,la! Pawn we now our gay apparel, Tra-la-la-lala, la-la,la,la! Next month we shall wear a barrel Tra-la-la-lala, la-la,la,la!

A happy holiday season to one and all from your secretary.

1926 Fund Contributors

168 Gifts (Participation Index 85) Total Gifts: 123,228.46 (112% of objective) ANDREW J. O'CONNOR, Class Agent

Irish, James C. (Friend) Abbott, Charles W. Akin, John S. Alexander, Arthur J. Allen, Carlos E., Jr. Allen, George H. Allen, Patten D. Allen, Paul S. Andler, Kenneth D. Andretta, Henry F. Anthony, Stewart H. Appleton, Francis H., 3rd Arenovski, Herman J. Armstrong, W. R., Jr. Avery, George L. Bailey, Christopher T. Baker, Royal P. Banfield, H. Loring, Jr. Barclay, William H., Jr. Barnes, Frederic P. Bartels, George J. Batchelder, Joseph M. Becton, Edward M. Bell, Gordon Bellaire, George P. Bengtson, Waif rid E. Benjamin, Philip M. Benton, Webster W. Bickford, John H. Bishop, Albert W. Bishop, Charles S. Bixby, G. Henry Blair, A. Whittemore Blake, Henry A. Blake, Keith E. Blanchard, Willard H. Blunt, Carleton Blicke, Juilliard H. Borden, Gail Borglum, George P. Boyce, Trevor G. Boyd, Kier M. Brand, C. Martin Breyfogle, Robert J. Bristol, Ralph B. Britt, Paul E. Brockway, George C., Jr. Brooks, Jason H., Jr. Brown, Courtney C. Brown, Gardner W. Buck, George W. Burlingame, M. Richard Bush, Horace S. Butterfield, Dwight W. Cadmus, Fred A. Campbell, Francis C. Campbell, William A. Carnell, Prentiss, Jr. Carr, Robert W. Carroll, William Chaffin, Edward J. Chamberlin, C. Dean Champion, George Chipman, Gordon P. Church, Donald E. Clark, Russell W. Cleary, Robert E. Cole, Edward C. Colladay, Montgomery H Collins, Charles W. Collins, William T. Colt, Thomas C., Jr. Conant, Louis C. Connelly, Charles J. Cort, Robert P. Cox, Randall T. Crosby, Warren M. Cunningham, Arthur F. Curtis, T. Chalmers Darling, Herbert F. Davidson, Herman F. DesMarais, Hubert A. Dickason, L. King Diehl, Carl H. Dillingham, Paul A. Donohue, Joseph A. Dooley, Edwin B. Douglas, George E. Douglass, Gordon K. Dreier, Edward K. Drury, Francis R. Dunn, John J. Eaken, Bruce W. Eaton, Joseph W. Eaton, Roland G., Jr. Eberhart, Richard G. Edgar, Robert B. Edgerly, Winslow S. Elliott, Charles H., Jr. Emerson, Edward E. Esquerre, Henri P. Evans, William F. Everett, Douglas N. Ewing, J. Chalmers Fallon, Hillman O.1 Farnsworth, William P. Farwell, Thomas B. Fellingham, Warren L. Fish, William B. Fisher, Harry J. Fitts, Osmer C. Fitz-Gibbon, Laurie Fleming, Edward J. Floyd-Jones, Thomas L. Ford, Wesley DeW. Forrest, William S., Jr. Foster, Kendall P. Fowler, Edmund P., Jr. Frankenberg, C. H.2, 3, 4, 5 Gamble, William A. Gearhart, John I. Gibson, Charles E. Gibson, Harold H., Jr. Gleason, Anthony H. Goss, Robert F. Gould, Alphin T. Grady, James H. Granville-Smith, W., Jr. Greeley, Henry E. Greene, John S. Gunthorp, Richard G. Gurney, Fred P. Hadley, Leonard Hadlock, Canfield Hall, Harry A., Jr. Hammond, John Hanlon, Edward J. Hanson, Reginald W. Harper, Paul A. Harriman, David E. Harrington, Robert D. Hartman, Henry Harwood, Herbert H. Hayward, Sidney C. Heacox, Cecil E. Healy, Francis D. Heavenrich, John P. Herlihy, Thomas, Jr. Heydt, Louis J. Hill, Vernon A. Hilton, H. Hoyt, Jr. Hoerner, M. Tischer Hoffman, Donald S. Hopkins, Donald B. Hornburg, Charles H., Jr. Hughes, William S. Hurd, Frederick Husband, Richard W. Ide, Paul A. Infield, Frederick A. Ingram, Louis W. Jackson, Elliott R. Jacobus, Roland A., Jr. Jenkins, Gordon M. Jenkins, James H. Johnson, Per Edwin Johnston, Fredric K. Johnston, Harold McN. Jones, Floy C., Jr. Jones, Malcolm L. Jones, Ralph N. Jost, Charles F. Joy, J. Kendall, Jr. Kelley, Clinton H. Kelley, Leßoy J. Kenney, George S. Kennison, Lawrence S. Kinney, Joseph, Jr. Kjerner, John C. Knight, Granville F. Knowles, Francis Kobisk, Oliver A. Kolb, Howard Korten, W. Kenneth Kyburg, Paul E. Lake, Morse B. Lamb, Henry G. Lamb, Richard W. Lary, William L. Lattimore, Richmond Lawson, Fred F. Leech, John W. Lenke, Sidney E. Levy, David D. Lewis, Harold S. Leyser, George E. Linke, E. Gordon Littlefield, Thomas E. Loomis, Robert H. Louer, Albert E. M. Lowell, Albert H. Lower, Martin E. McAloney, S. Holt McCarthy, F. Jordon McClintock, Edward C. McClintock, Marshall McClintock, Richard P. McConnaughey, R. K. McDavitt, C. G., Jr. Macdonald, Charles J. MacDuffie, E. Allen McGinn, Sylvester Mclllwraith, John W. Mclndoe, Robert L. Mackay, Donald K. McKenna, Charles M. Major, Richard Maloney, Richard C. Mandel, Richard H. Mann, Richard D. Manser, George E., Jr. Marsans, Romulo L., Jr. Marshall, Harold T. Martyn, F. Sanford May, Robert L. Merrill, Francis E. Merry, Perley B. Metzer, Freeman W. Meyer, Vincent Millard, Stephen H. Mills, Seward Minton, Robert H. Minuse, T. Bayles Mitchell, Stephen W. Moderwell, Horace M. Moore, Hugh J. Moore, Walter, 2nd Morgan, Jesse J. Morris, Albert E. Morris, Leonard M. S. Morrison, Chester T. Morrison, Hugh S. Morton, Charles E. Munson, Charles L. Murdough, Thomas G. Nathanson, Arthur L. Nemiah, Royal C. Neuman, Louis E. Newcomb, Russell L. Nichols, Richard M. Nickerson, Winfred M. Norstrand, H. Donald Oakes, Abner6 Oakes, Franklyn K.7 Oatman, Lawrence W. Oberlander, Andrew J. O'Connor, Andrew J. Opdyke, Gordon. McC. Orr, Stewart G. Owen, Shubel J. Parker, E. Cummings Parker, Henry L., 3rd Parker, Nathan K. Patten, Robert W. Paul, Stanley E. Petrie, Kenneth H. Pillsbury, Charles K. Pitney, William F. Poole, Edward N. Poor, Frank S. Potter, Everett A. Powers, Leland F. Quint, Maurice8 Raisbeck, Edward A., Jr. Randall, Richard Rankin, Walter M. Redman, Herbert J. Richard, Lester M. Richter, Traugott L. Riotte, Robert C. Roberts, John W. Robinson, Donald W. Robinson, Gilbert H. Robinson, Percy S. Robinson, Winfield F. Ross, Wendell D. Rowe, Frederic L. Rowe, Homer A. Ryder, Morrill S., Jr. Sage, Henry A.9, 10 Salinger, Robert D. St. Clair, John P. Sanford, Lloyd M. Savage, Harry W. Savage, Joseph C. Schipper, Carl F., Jr. Schmidt, Kenneth P. Scott, George W. Scoville, Laurence McC. Seely, Frederick F. Seibold, Arthur 8., Jr. Sharp, William L. Shaver, Homer M. Sheftall, John P. Shellman, Norman C. Singleton, Charles B. Smith, Arthur C. Smith, Hinsdale, Jr. Smith, Laurence C, Smith, Ralph O. Smith, Ritchie C. Snell, George D. Snodgrass, George W. Stack, Arthur E. Starke, George S. Starrett, Charles R. Stebbins, Ernest L. Steel, Edwin deH., Jr. Sterling, Raymond W. A. Stevens, Joseph B. Stickney, William W. Stopford, Robert M. Storer, Morris B. Sullivan, James F. Tagliabue, Charles R. Talbot, Lester Thomas, Ralph L. Thompson, John G. Thompson, Reginald E. Thompson, Warner F. Tilton, Sumner B. Tomlinson, W. Bruce Tomlinson, Walter C. Traquair, James E. Trefethen, Harold P. Trefethen, Herman J. Truesdale, James W. Tully, George C. Tyler, Seward S. Uehlein, William F., Jr.1 Upham, Ralph H. Van Duyn, H. Norton Van Horn, William K. Venneman, E. Paul Viall, William B. Volkhardt, William T. Waggener, Leslie, Jr.11, 12 Wallace, J. Branton Walters, E. Worthington Watts, Bennet K. Weare, Harry C. Webster, Charles D. Webster, Russell D. Weeks, Kenneth W. Weil, Robert L. Welch, Ross S. Wenck, Frederick Weston, Stephen P. Weymouth, Clark Whitmore, Henry, Jr. Wilcox, Arthur D. Willard, William B. Williams, Bleecker R. Williams, Robert B. Williams, Sydney R. Williamson, Norris E. Willis, lEmmett Wolfe, William B. Wolff, Lawrence Wollenhaupt, Arthur F. Woodward, Philip J. Worthington, Delwyn J. Woods, Wadleigh W. Yaffe, George J. Zaeder, Benjamin

MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM:

1 Anonymous.

2 Reginald W. Hanson'26.

3 Francis J. McCarthy'26.

4 Robert M. Stopford'26.

5 Herbert J. Redman '26.

6 David E. Harriman '26.

7 Oliver W. Baxter.8 Brother, Edward D.Quint '25.

9 Robert E. Cleary '26.

10 Frank H. Granata '24.

11 Leslie Waggener, Jr.Charitable Trust.

12 Income from LeslieWaggener, Jr. Fund.

Secretary, 500 Terminal Tower Cleveland 13, O.

Treasurer, Kennedy's, 30 Summer St., Boston 10, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,