Tokyo

The Christmas and New Year Holiday meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Tokyo was held on December 18 at the Takuma House in Tokyo. The Takuma is a fine Japanese private restaurant which can be used by club groups and the Dartmouth Club found it very different and worthwhile. We were not only treated to an excellent Tempura (fried shrimp) dinner, but we watched some delightful Japanese dancing. The whole meeting took place seated on the tatami (straw mat) floor, and I'm sure no other Dartmouth Club could have such a unique setting!

There were seventeen Dartmouth men, wives and friends at the meeting, with a few new faces to add to the growing list of Dartmouth in the Far East. Fran Chisdes '52, on R & R (Rest and Recuperation) from Korea, was there to tell us about the frozen life of Korea and to marvel at the offerings of Japan, and Leo Clancy '53 was able to come over with Bernie Kastenbein '49, an old standby. Both of them are with the Army in Japan, Bernie as a DAC. M. Tukey '32, a major in the Air Force, was there along with Lt. and Mrs.Wylly Moore '46, from the Navy at Yokosuka. Another representative from Yokosuka was Dick Lowenthal '53, who had recently returned from a leave in Hong Kong. There were three other men from the Class of 1953, giving it the evening's honors - Jack "Angus"Cunningham, Frank O'Reilly, and Steve Pearsail, all with the Army. Ardie Epranian '52, who has been carrying on his Dartmouth tennis tradition by meeting four-star generals on the courts, was there. Rounding out the list we find Ed Korn '38, a DAC, George Chang '30, who told us about the Princeton Club's interest in the successful Dartmouth Club meetings, and Nobu Mitsui '43, who expertly handled many of the arrangements at the Takuma. His brother was also very helpful, and likewise his father, Takanaga Mitsui '15, who although unable to attend due to a cold, made all the arrangements at the Takuma. We also had a guest from the University of California. The business part of the meeting decided on a few important activities for the Club. A Committee was organized to look into attracting potential Dartmouth men from the schools and colleges of Japan, and we hope to have an organized effort underway in that direction by early spring, including movies and lectures, the latter possibly by Burton Martin '34, who is a professor with a Japanese University. We also discussed a possible PrincetonDartmouth joint meeting here in Tokyo. The meeting ended with traditional Holiday greetings and a few plans for the January meeting.

Secretary, RA 11252279, Hdqs. sth Svc. Grp. APO 500, San Francisco, Calif.