1918
The N. Y. Times had a headline "Cuts in Social Aid Branded Lunacy." 'Twas Les Granger again making an outstanding talk at the Roosevelt Hotel, at a luncheon at the Natl. Social Welfare Assn. Excerpts: "The proportion of welfare expenditures to the total national income is less now than it was 20 years ago," and this powerful and encouraging paragraph "Today's crowded communities, with snarled traffic and jungle slums, with race riots and hate rallies, with corrupt political machines and lazy, docile voters are still in many ways superior to their predecessors of 50 years ago."
Daughter Betty-Ann's lively two children give George and Dotty Davis quite a workout (what grandchildren don't?) yet faithful George, up every morning at 6, seven days a week, is always in the office at 7:45 a.m.
We're happy to say that Bill Christgau's Rose is better and recuperating at Jeanne's lovely home in Fairfield, Conn. What a comfort and peace of mind Bill (and many others too) and Rose have possessed knowing from Sy (the ever thoughtful Rolf Syvertsen) what capable hands she's been in at the New Haven Clinic. '18ers in New York City lost Phi Beta Kappa Hal Glendening to Wash., D. C., but gained Phi Beta Kappa Hal Day and Elizabeth. Hal, manager for years of the upstate sales office of American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Co., did an outstanding job with the 14th Engineers in France, was a member of the Shrine and Rotary Clubs and an old roomey of Chaunce Wales in No. Fayer. We welcome you to New York, Hal, with your same Company Who were the other Phi Betes in the class? Wei Kuang Chen, Bill Chisholm, Frank Clahane, Jack Donohue, BobFish, Orrin Hart, Hua Huang, Al Johnson,Jack McDonough, Mayo Magoon, Paul Moyer,Henry Oppenheim, Tom Proctor, Larry Riley,Walter Ross, Payson St. Clair, Lynn Seiler, and Dick White.
It was strange with all the gang like BillChristgau, Dick Holton, Stan Jones, Dan Shea,Bill Wright; all at the Princeton game - nobody saw anybody. George Davis thought he'd see John Dessau. Bill Rosenfeld was there, and a traditional hoist was made with his ever loyal Dartmouth dad when Dartmouth made their one touchdown. For the rest of the game Bill and his dad were dry. Under the heading of "Die for Dear Old Princeton," the July '54 Trusts and Estates said that most of the Princeton class of 1924 had put the University in their Will.
The class received that wonderful letter from Dick White, about keeping the College in mind when redrafting your will. Maybe the College could be the beneficiary in a small policy, as a suggestion. It does seem that's something everyone who enjoyed the experience we enjoyed would like to do - make that experience available to someone else who might not otherwise get it.
The day after Princeton flattened Dartmouth, Dot and Steve Mahoney gave GerryGeran and his bride a delightful day; enjoying Sunday dinner at Steve's lovely Scarsdale home. As Gerry enjoyed Steve's hospitality and the beautiful Scarsdale Country Club, Gerry couldn't help but add that indeed this would be a wonderful place to continue the oldtime parties we used to have at Dick Hoiton's lovely Pomonock Club. "Greater hospitality hath no man, and a warmer heart you never knew," commented Gerry about SteveMahoney, who made possible our wonderful 35th reunion in 1953.
Woody Hulbert writes that his son, a senior at Harvard Law, presented them with a new grandson. Daughter Carol graduated from Wheelock and is teaching Ist grade in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Woody and Clifford spend a couple of weeks on Lake Morey each summer. ... In December CurtGlover reported paying the bill for the class Alumni Mags of $917.70. Curt said up until then 147 '18ers had paid the annual dues, and 32 more had paid dues for 5 yrs. or a total of 179 - probably one of the highest number ever paying class dues. Many who like the Magazine send in $5 for the pleasure it gives them. . . . Bud Dodge is shown in the newspapers as the Selectman receiving the keys to the new Memorial Library in Alton, N. H. Thanks to Jake Bingham also we have another clipping, showing a picture of that developer of Kendall Green, a housing subdivision in Keene, N. H., as he appeared at a meeting in Laconia, N. H., as FHA Director for N. H. In his notes on Christmas Day, thoughtful Jake wrote: "In my youth, Amos Blandin's grandfather and my father would be carving turkeys at either end of a heavily laden table, with some 16 of us around it - and oftentimes there was enough snow for a sleigh ride from the railroad station. ..." "What a picture! Ruth and Jake Bingham enjoyed Helen and BillColby at dinner.
Hubie McDonough is much in demand as a speaker. "Parental Delinquency" was the theme by H. B. McDonough, Central High headmaster, before the Manchester Rotary Club. Hubie didn't absolve teenagers from blame, but it was his wellfounded assertion that mothers and fathers also are guilty of wrong-doing, because they fail to act like mothers and fathers. "They are adults in years; mature men and women physically, but childlike in mental attitude." Dick Aisbton doubts if he'll be in Delray this winter - might head westward to California - wanted best regards sent to Florence and Johnny Thayer.
A delightful card was received from MandyCrothers, showing the Singing Tower, Lake Wales, the highest point in Florida above sea level, surrounded by" 48 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, A nice card from Don Snyder in Staten Island, where he has a thriving lumber business, and apparently in 1954 he was lucky to have son John, who has done a wonderful job carrying on the business, because a year ago Dora was very sick and spent six weeks in Johns Hopkins. Dora is fine now and her happy self again. JohnnyThayer, the former Mayor of Delray Beach, is a grandfather again - John A. Thayer Jr. had their third child on Nov. 28.
Ray Smith says, "If the Paris Agreements are ratified early in the year 1955, we be able to wind up the Military Security Board, and I can come back where it should be possible to see classmates and attend reunions once in a while. . . ." Ned Ross, referring to some of these 6'6" basketball players of today, remarked how Dutch Rau used to pile the ball in the basket time and time again and blocking or height didn't seem to make any difference to him. . . . Dick Holton said that BillCunningham '19 made a wonderful talk before the New England Society, of which Dick is a member. A wonderful organization, it gives out scholarships to worthy sons for outstanding colleges.
Leicester McElwain, who does a splendid job in the Personal Trust Division of Chase Bank, spent the holidays around Boston and enjoyed seeing Edith and Dick Cooley. Just then, Shamus Shea, grinning, took off in a plane for Miami, and was in swimming that very night - will be at Miami Beach Mar. 11 to Apr. 2. ... After Doc Mike Donohue '16 relieved Stan Jones of a boil, Stan had a wonderful "Colossal Wassail" of stimulating eggnog on Christmas Day in their charming Park Ave. apartment. Stunning daughter Nancy (secretary to TV star Dave Garroway) in her tapered red slacks and Italian haircut, looked mighty attractive, and Stanley beamed on her. He beamed until he recalled Nancy and her pals having a joyous 3 a.m. party in the flat, and Joey and M.O. didn't sleep a wink. How pleasant it was to recall to Stanley an incident after he got back from France and World War I, when I had the never forgotten pleasure of living at his home. Stanley was out of sorts with me so went off on a binge to Times Square; became enraptured with a wooden legged Canadian soldier, and lugged him home to sedate Flatbush in the early hours. These two rattling and banging around the house awoke the "Iron Duke" (his Dad was a wonderful Welshman who worked his way through Oberlin, became the great Harriman's secretary and the greatest business getter the old Park Bank ever had) and how he laid out his son for such an exhibition! In front of us is a splendid photograph of TomCampbell with what appears to be an intellectual pouch under his chin. Under the picture it says "Mayor David Tuviahu of Beersheba, Israel, and Thomas P. Campbell, acting Mayor of Denver, look at an album of Beersheba during Tuviahu's visit in Denver. ..." Paxil Moyer was in to see Shorty Alden and how he enjoyed the visit! Drop Shorty a line at 5 Kensington Rd., Edgewood 5, R. I Isn't this a nice sentence in Linda Wright's letter of Dec. 17 from Mary's River Ranch, Deeth, Nevada? "This is a cold, clear, sparkling morning. I can see the cowboys working cattle in the corrals, and the breath of their horses when they snort."
Mouse and Johnny O'Gara commute between 1616-34 th St. N. W., Wash. 7, D. C., and their lovely place at Sands Point, Long Island. We hope we'll have the pleasure of running across them some day. . . . We're proud of the fine job T. ReedMontgomery has done as Executive V.P. of the Boston Beer Co. and Pres. of the Brewers Assn. of America - just reelected for another term. Reed sent us a picture from the newspapers showing fans swarming around the closely guarded TV star Liberace, as he arrived at Logan Airport. Suntanned and looking like a wealthy baron back from Florida for the holidays was Monty in his snappy grey hat and alongside of him the jubilant Hitty, all headed for Liberace. ... Another message from Flofida - Frank Griswold, 365-3rd Ave., Naples, Fla.: "Everything is lovely in Naples - grand summer, weather fine, never hot like you have it, highest 94, generally about 86, with cool breeze - golf swell. I won both the City and County Championship." We'll all be stopping in to visit you for a week or two, Frank. Tell us more about Naples.
Ellen and Duke Dusossoit took off some time back for Shepheard's Bar in Egypt. When JakeBingham was in Hanover, during the Carol Service at Rollins Chapel, he saw Duke and Bill Cunningham, had a nice visit with them, and heard then the Dukes were going to visit prisons where F.D. had been held captive so long. ...Tommy Groves, writer of good prose himself, writes approval of another's fine writing, a clipping of which was in the Boston Herald. ... Nipper Knapp has been reelected V.P. of the Associated Industries of Vt. - everybody at the last reunion so enjoyed Helen and Nipper! ... Phil Sanderson made a wonderful talk on "Congressman John Langdon's contribution to the country." He was the first N. H. representative in Congress. It has been suggested that Phil's outstanding historical work should be in the possession of the College library. . . . Chaunce Hood is practically the entire sales staff of Teiner Engineering Corp. which makes those huge radar listeners for the radar curtain in the far reaches of Canada - big ears 60 to 80 feet across, made of aluminum, costing fantastic prices.
Gerry Geran recalls the days when Jib Green '17 and Forey Emery '17 ran Delta Alpha in New Hampshire Hall, and Gerry remembers well Tom Sturgess up on the trunk being asked what would happen when cows fly overhead. All Tom would say was that the milk wouldn't be as good as when the cows were on the ground - then whammy - a shoebrush covered with black shoe polish was wiped across Tom's face. Gerry also recalls that in 1925 with the Boston Bruins he himself hit the scales at 179 — recalls further carrying the puck down the ice toward the goal as George Currier '17 attempted to block the goal - and after a false pass or two at the net George would whirl around like a Scots Pied Piper doing a Highland fling and Gerry would slip the puck inside the goal!
Super-duper prodder Paul Miner reports that Bub Frost in his retirement is enjoying coaching tennis and squash to Ridgewood, N. J., youngsters. . . .
AT POMPANO BEACH, FLA., Dan Shea '18,Carlie Owen (Cornell no-hit, no-run pitcher)and Ernie Earley '18 crown Fats Hardie '18King of the Orange Blossom Festival.
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PLAN FOR TWO WONDERFUL HANOVER REUNIONS NEXT FALL - (1) Oct. 1, opening football game, 1918 headquarters Chieftain Motel, Lyme Rd., Hanover. Send $9 to Ray Sears Jr. as deposit to hold room for you. (2) Harvard game at Hanover, Oct. 22 - a sellout. Chieftain Motel reserved for 1918 — only 18 double units available for the weekend. Limited units necessitate "first come, first served." Please mail reservations now to Ray Sears Jr., manager. $9 per couple, $11 for three, $14 for four.
