1912

Here we go again with class notes for the next nine months, although I am asking Connie Snow to go to bat for me for a couple of months while Irma and I take a trip to Europe. We are planning to leave on the Ameri- can Export Lines' "S.S. Constitution" on October 15, returning in December.

The big news is the wonderful record that Eddie Luitwieler made for the class in its contribution to the Alumni Fund. He did this singlehanded under handicaps of being laid low by a virus infection for several weeks, and the absence for a considerable time of his secretary. The record he made was that the class gave the largest amount that it has ever contributed to the Alumni Fund — $10,229 which was 104% of the class objective of $9,800. 174 members of the class were contributors which was 101% of the Class Participation index. The Fund as a whole made records with a total of $864,230 from 20,106 contributors. This was 70.9% alumni participation which beat the record that Princeton made this year of alumni participation of 70.7%.

The following is Jim Steen's report in toto of the informal reunion at Orford, June 22-25: "The interim reunion of our class has come and gone. It was a most successful reunion, held June 22-25, with headquarters at Orford Inn, Orford, N. H. Most of those who registered for the Inn arrived on Friday. When we arrived about eight o'clock, we were greeted by Lee and Alma White, Randy Burns, G. Builard, Eddie and Gertrude Luitwieler, Clyde (Mike) Norton, Ben Adams, Cliff and Katherine Sugatt, Jim and Ruth Worton and Charley and Louise Tanger. Saturday, Connie and Katherine Snow checked in. Babe Hartshorn came over from his farm to say 'hello' to everyone and looked very well after his illness. Queechee and Bertha French drove from Quechee, Vt., for the day and dinner. Roy Lewis and wife Florence with Charley and Gertrude McCarthy, who were their house guests all the wav from Canada, came over each day from Lebanon with Doc and Grace Burnham. Garry and Bess Garrison vacation ing at nearby Lake Morey, joined us each day. Les and Emily Snow drove over Saturday from the old Snow homestead which they are remodeling. Randy Burns had picked up G. Billiard on his way back from a visit with Jim Erwin's son. Ben Adams had loaded his neighbor, Mike Norton, for company while he waited for Jo to finish her report at the American Legion convention. Jo drove in Saturday morning. Jim Worton was attending his first reunion since graduation and was sorry about those he had missed. Bud and Barbara Hoban drove over Saturday for the day and dinner and had us all enchanted with their description of trailer life.

"Saturday morning a golf tournament was organized for the men consisting of three threesomes, namely, Sugatt, Worton and Bullard McCarthy, Lewis and Garrison Burns, Luitwieler and Steen. This was played at the Lake Morey Golf Club as, apparently, the Hanover course was too tough for the old men. Saturday night dinner and cocktails were served at the Ski Hut with Doc Burnham presiding. Next year's reunion was discussed and it was decided unanimously that Henry Van Dyne, who was not able to be with us on account of ill health, should be appointed chairman, with a suggestion that he appoint a number of helpers to stimulate interest. Singing of the old songs was enjoyed following the delicious dinner, with Bud Hoban at the piano. Sunday morning some of the sturdier men again played golf. Many left Orford Sunday morning, but those who stayed on included the Sugatts, Wortons, Whites. Garrisons, Lewis's, McCarthys, Burns, Burnharas and Steens. We all assembled for dinner at the Orford. After dinner we were all invited to Doc Burnham's home to inspect his beautiful garden. The Lewises invited us later for a buffet supper at their beautiful home. These two parties were wonderful finales for a grand reunion. The few of us who were left Monday morning, including ourselves, found it hard to tear ourselves away."

The sad news is to report the deaths of two classmates. Harry Trapp died July 11 at the Laconia, N. H., Hospital, from a coronary thrombosis suffered earlier in the day at his summer camp. The class was represented at his funeral by Pike Childs, Lew Perley and Lyme Amies. Doc White, who had long been in ill health, died May 9, at Berea. Kentucky.

Connie Snow was honored by his associates in the State Department upon his retirement, June 30, as legal adviser for Far Eastern Affairs, receiving a citation for his services in the War Department and, since 1946, in the Department of State. He also received letters of commendation from General of the Army George C. Marshall, John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, and from Dean Acheson. During the summer he and Katherine have been living in Snowville, N. H., at Les Snow's house and commuting fifty miles daily to oversee the renovation of the spacious revolutionary house which he recently acquired at Gilmanton Iron Works, N. H. He expects to go into his new home in September, but will return to Washington in August to continue his duties as Chairman of the Parole Board for War Criminals, established by the President in 1952. On their way home from Harry Trapp's funeral, Chris and Lyme Armes stopped in to see Connie and found him building library shelves in his newly acquired house.

The Class Informal Reunion for Washington and vicinity was held at the home of Roval Haskell. Those who attended were Warren Bruner, Harold Mosier, Harry Wanner, John McCarthy, Barrow Lyons, Lyme Armes and their wives. Lyme has sent me some excellent pictures of everyone who was there except Royal Haskell who, in some way, was missed.

I am the recipient of additions to the class records, from Lyme Armes, of newspaper clippings reporting Class Day and Graduation Exercises of the Class of 1912. which Lyme has dug up in going over some old papers that he and his father collected. Lyme, it will be remembered was Class Day Sachem Orator. Lyme gives the following interesting bit of history about the Sachem oration: "Two things I vividly recall: When the Sachem job was suddenly dropped in my lap by some Class election, I didn't know the first thing about it. I went to the old Library, hunted up all past Class Day records I could find and was a bit 'let down' to find that they were all what seemed to me, from my 'mature' viewpoint as a Senior, simply the same sort of juvenile 'class prophesy' folderol indulged in by high school kids. The whole thing seemed sort of trivial and beneath College standards, but if that was the job I had to do, I wanted to give the 'Sachem' label some good 'honest injun' trimmings . . . and I guess that's where Gitchee Manite and Henry Wadsworth L. came to my rescue and set me on Hiawatha's trail. I remember now that it was with some purely personal satisfaction that I noted (the following June, I think it was) that the '13 Sachem also followed the 'lndian trail.' Either then or a year or so later, the Class Day Sachem appeared in an eagle-feather chieftain's headdress and later on I have noted from time to time that the Sachems have even built themselves miniature campfires and have even arrived in full regalia on 'lndian ponies'."

Henry Bailey Stevens retired in June as Director of the University Extension Service of the University of New Hampshire, which institution he has served since 1918.

Mrs. Richard C. Plumer, last spring, laid a stone in the Rollins College Walk of Fame, as a memorial to Dick, who was a member of the faculty of the Business Administration Department at Rollins for a number of years.

Doc O'Connor was the recipient last June, at Miami, Florida, of the first International Distinguished Service Award from the Lions International Service Clubs. The award was presented with a citation read in Spanish and English, to the 35,000 delegates gathered from all over the world. The citation said in part: "... Many years of wise planning, exemplary leadership of laymen and scientists, personal courage in making vital decisions, unswerving devotion to polio victims, enduring faith, and uncompromising determination have carried the fight against polio to the point that its ultimate conquest is now assured."

A new conference room constructed as an addition to the office building of the Connecticut State Medical Society at New Haven, Conn., is named the Barker-Weld Room, in honor of Dr. Creighton Barker, executive secretary of the Society, and Stan Weld, managing editor of the Connecticut State Medical Journal since its founding in 1936. Since 1941 he has also been secretary of the Connecticut Medical Examining Board and is a member of the executive committee of the National Board of Medical Examiners. He has been engaged in national as well as state medical publication management for many years.

Secretary, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.

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