1924
The first game is behind us, and for once we had a lovely weekend, and so the stands were full. There were some familiar faces, but I know I missed as many as I saw. BoyceButterfield dropped in the office briefly; his first trip here in 25 years. Come again, and often. Brought back memories of a Glee Club trip to Buffalo, perhaps 1923, where he lived and still does as a lawyer. Two or three of us stayed there at his folk's home over night. Were you one of them, Jeff Adams? Also RogStevenson, whose son is a freshman here. Missed Alex Gibson and frau,up from Andover where he has the joys and sorrows of prep school teaching.
This is a good time to list the sons of 1924 who are currently on the campus. One reason is to get you thinking about whether we wish to stage a Class get-together, either with the very successful Father-Son weekend or some other time this year. Here it is, courtesy of Charlotte Ford Morrison's staff: GreenoughAbbe of Squantum, Mass., sends son Fred Adams; Robert M. Morgan of Wayland, Mass., sends Robert M. Jr.; Joseph A. Sammons of La Grange, Ill., sends David Gale; Otis E. Stephenson of Newton Center, Mass., sends John Buxton; Roger V. Stephenson of W. Hartford, Conn., sends Roger H.; and our late classmate, Robert C. Strong, is represented by son Thomas of Hanover, N. H.
Weddings are reported from the gang. Pete Wheatley's daughter was married September 15. Brad Hersey reports they were guests, and also the Van Huyck's. Van writes that he and Louise will be among the missing at the Holy Cross battle - regretfully. Pete, to go back, reports being at the GOP convention at the Cow Palace, and seeing Ced Foster as they rode down in an elevator at the Saint Francis; he had just come from the Democratic convention in Chicago. Ted Lamb was also at the Cow Palace, an accredited part of the Press Section. Reports of Forrest Weeks and John Fleming, reached by phone. What news from you two? Leon Rothschild was nice to my youngster, inviting him to a Dartmouth luncheon and also to his home. Jonathan is back here for a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, at Thayer School. More graduate study after that, either here, at MIT, or Cal. Tech., or perhaps on a Fulbright in Europe.
Here in Hanover, Ford Bowman comes on selling trips to the College. He reports the Fred Briscoes have a summer place near him, in Francestown, N. H.
Lost or strayed: want addresses for WaltAllen (was Van Nuys, Calif.); George Trafton (ex-Baltimore); and Bryson Reynolds (gone from St. Joseph, Mich.).
Another who has not been seen here for many moons - not since 1927, he says —is Mike Branch. As reported some time ago, he is Executive VP of the Lake Worth Federal Savings and Loan Assn. in Florida. That was a year ago. By now his firm has moved into their new building. We've also missed seeing Joe Liebling, whose pieces many of us enjoy reading in The New Yorker, but who hasn't been here since 1947 - that's 20 years better than Mike. Joe is in London. He recently lost his Mother who died after a long illness. He is twice married and has a fine stepdaughter attending Radcliffe, '59.
A tip of the hat to Larry Hewes: Master in Public Administration (M.P.A.) at the Harvard commencement last June. Tell us more. Also a summer event: Jim Rutherford had the annual egg-roll for Dartmouth alumni at the Gladford Glen estate off route 87; door prize: a D. crew hat free to all comers. Where are you now Jim and Glad?
Joe Butler is still master of fine arts in his Institute of American Art; reports he is still painting "every spare minute," and had the honor and pleasure of having a water color done by Stu Eldredge in his mid-year National Annual show. Joe also had a picture included and has also been in other exhibits here and there, with his work in five museums and several private collections, of course. How about a 1924 show here at Carpenter galleries, Joe? You and Stu and any others in the Class who may qualify.
Finally: Jo Falcon is named as VP and assistant general manager of the Savage Arms Corp. as of last May. (Sorry for the delay in reporting.) He has been with Savage since 1950 when he joined the firm as sales manager of the sporting arms division; director since 1954; VP and director of sales since May 1955.
Next month will report the gathering of the clan at the Coach an' Four Motel and elsewhere over the Holy Cross weekend. Were you there?
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