1919
The Class has ten sons in the College as of 1955, namely John Batchelder '55, son of Win; Chet Gale Jr. '55; Rannie Hayes '55, son of Rock; Ned Heydt '55, son of Eddie; Phil Reilly '55, son of Jack; George Grant '56, son of Bill; C. Sherman Mills Jr. '57; Rowland P. Pollard Jr. '57; Kenneth H. Rice Jr. '56 and David H. Rice '58, sons of Dr. Ken of South Deerfield, Mass. Your Sec has had the opportunity of meeting most of them, and they certainly are a fine group.
The Class of 1919 was represented at the annual Boston Alumni dinner held at the Statler on February 16 by Spider Martin, John Shelburne, Nock Wallis, Bob Proctor, Rowland Pollard, Jack Clark, Jock Murray, Mose Freedburg, Ray Hinds, Howie Wright and our Class President, Rock Hayes. It was a most successful affair, from all reports.
Winter travelers from the Boston area inelude Jim and Mary Davis and Art and MadHavlin in Bermuda, Howie and Mrs. Cole in Florida, and Jack Reilly in Nassau. Also, quoting a nice letter from Win Batchelder:
"In February, for the first time in our lives, Harriet and I had the pleasant experience of a two-week winter vacation in Florida. I recommend it to those of our vintage who want to live a long and full life. In Sarasota we spent several enjoyable hours with two classmates and their wives. Paul and Adelaide Clements live on Siesta Key near 'The Country Store' where they welcome all Dartmouth friends interested in seeing (and buying) attractive sportswear. In the summer, you'll find them at 'The Country Store' in Nantucket. Bunny and Madeline Collins have retired to Lido Shores near Lido Beach. Madeline is active in the Smith Club and both she and Bunny are patrons of the golf course and the Sarasota Professional Theater. In Fort Meyers, we received warm greetings from Dick and Edna Werfelman. Their winter home, on the edge of a four-acre orange grove, fronts on the Caloosahatchee River. Dick is working on several projects, including a private dock."
From Ted Townsend of San Francisco via Fred Daley comes news of Ted's activities:
"Effective June 1, 1954, and after a lapse of five years, we were re-appointed Pacific Coast Advertising Representative for Fawcett Publications, Inc. At least three of the months preceding June were taken up with concluding this deal, and to be absolutely truthful, which I always try to be, I did not have one single moment for anything else at that time, no matter how important. Yes, I'll be happy to try to do my bit in lining up the recalcitrants in and around San Francisco and Northern California. From your letter I see that you have in mind appointing other 'agents' for Southern California, and probably for Oregon, Washington and the rest of the Far West. My health could not be better unless I lost about ten pounds, and although we are working like beavers, everything is really very, very good. Among other things, I own a little cattle and apple ranch exactly sixty miles north of San Francisco, and while living in a small one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco during the week, I become a weekend farmer every weekend that I am hereabouts. Mrs. Townsend and I love it and hope to spend more time on the ranch as time goes on. Please do not put me in the class of our real cattleman, Nels Bowles. I saw him a couple of years ago and read about him in the Livestock Publications, but faintly recall that he sold his cattle ranch up by Eureka a short time ago."
Class daughters, - again from Fred Daley, from whom all of you will have heard by now regarding the 1955 Alumni Fund:
"Sorry for the delay in getting you the information about my daughter's wedding. I propositioned her to elope, figuring that that would be the easiest way out for the father of the bride, but she would have none of it. Therefore, we decided to have it and go the whole way and do right by our last daughter. Her name is Mary Alice and she married George Holland Wheeler Jr. of the United States Marine Corps. They were married on December 27, 1954, at St. Joseph's Church here in Shelton by Lawrence J. Shehan, Bishop of the Bridgeport Diocese. It was Mary's 21st birthday. They are keeping house at Norfolk, Va., and expect to be down there until September when George is due (we hope) to get out and go back to school."
K. C. Bevan, general manager of the Tyer Rubber Co. of Andover, Mass., checks in with:
"Thank you very much for the birthday card from the class. Like a good many of the rest of us I do not particularly like attention called to my birthday any more; nevertheless I am glad to get this remembrance. I had a letter from GeorgeBingham enclosing two copies of a snapshot which he took last October in front of the Ski Hut, requesting that I send one to Louis Munro. This I did and got a nice letter from said L. W. Munro, containing among other things a statement that he and Harriet were about to dine with the Shah of Iran and the Shah's wife. Nothing like living around New York."
Harry Colwell and Ken Huntington have recently been reelected directors of the New Rochelle Federal Savings and Loan Association, - Congrats to the two prominent New Rochelle insurance men. Trust Ax Worden, publisher of the Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune, to come up with something unique. Ax forwarded to your Sec the February 15th issue of his paper and under the column headed "Purely Personal" was the following item: "George - Old and Balding Nineteener grateful for smoke signal on unimportant birthday of unimportant Old and Balding. Best Regards."
Class sons - the engagement has been an- nounced of William Frederick Cody, son of Lou and Jane, to Miss Marjorie Ann Hogan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hogan of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Bob Lewis, head of the well-known Williams Laundry Co. of White River Junction, Vt. (established 1906) sends:
"Thanks a lot for the birthday remembrance. Hardly seems possible it is the 57th, but so time passes. It's real winter up in this North Country, but without the snow that the Dartmouth Carnival needs. It is warming up tonight so there's just a chance that Dartmouth luck will hold and we shall have a good fall this week yet. A year ago today we were in Havana and good warm weather; this winter we sit it out in the tri-town Lebanon-Hanover-White River Jet. area and hope for spring."
All of you will be hearing from the college Fund committee and your 1919 Agents regarding the 1955 Alumni Fund. You know the story and the need, if Dartmouth is to maintain her place as a leading liberal arts college. So this year why not give early and generously and help Fred Daley and his gang hang up new records for 1919.
1919 Honors Secretary George Rand
The 1919 class dinner at the Dartmouth Club in New York on February 18 was more than an ordinary class gathering. The class took that occasion to try to show, in a small measure, its appreciation of the long and faithful service that George Rand has given as our Secretary and class reporter for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. The committee decided on a wrist watch, properly engraved, which was presented to George at the dinner. StewRussell came down from Holyoke to attend to the presentation and his oratory was exceeded only by his sincerity. His remarks were ably seconded by Tom Bresnahan and several more of the class. The whole affair came as a complete surprise to George which made it all the more pleasant and he responded extemporaneously and, of course, ably.
Considering the fact that the dinner had been put ahead of the date originally set, the turnout was very good with Greif Raible coming on from Cleveland to set the distance record. Those present were Bill Allen, Clarence Buttenweiser, Red Colwell, Dick Dudensing, Lew Garrison, Bri Greeley, Paul Halloran, Fats Jackson, Avidis Miridjanian, Hal Parsons, George Rand, Mose Robinson, Stew Russell, Howie Webster, and Greif Raible, who put in a late but very welcome appearance.
To the members of the class who were unable to be present, you missed a memorable and enjoyable occasion and I am sure we all realize and appreciate more than we can express, the devoted service George Rand has given our class and the College.
Secretary, 1273 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N. Y.
Class Agent, Shelton, Conn.
