1919
From Southern Pines, N.C., comes a very well-done booklet announcing that the Citizen's Bank and Trust Company have completed fifty years of service to Southern Pines and the surrounding area. On the first page is a good picture of our own Norris Hodgkins, president of the bank; and Norris Jr. is executive vice president. Congratulations to Norris and son as outstanding bankers and citizens. Nock Wallis, treasurer of the Dennison Man- ufacturing Company of Framingham, Mass., notes:
"I was sorry not to get to the meeting in Woodstock last fall but at that point was on my way to the West Coast where we spent a month of combined business and vacation and got in a good visit with our younger son who is due to get out of the Air Force in another couple of months, after five and a half years. I am sorry to say that I didn't see any '19ers en route."
The sad news of the sudden passing of Snake Felton is recorded in the In Memoriam page of this issue of the MAGAZINE. His secretary wrote the Alumni Records Office: "You may like to know that his birthday card from Dartmouth arrived on Friday morning and he was in his office that day, December 23. He looked for his name on the card and found it and he mentioned how he enjoyed receiving the birthday card each year."
Class daughters - Frances Huntoon, daughter of Max and Caroline Huntoon of Little Compton, R.I., was married recently to Mr. Gordon Rexford Hall III, son of Mrs. Gordon Rexford Hall, of Chestnut Hill, Mass., and the late Mr. Hall. The bride is a graduate of Lincoln School, Providence, and Smith College. Mr. Hall was graduated from Deerfield Academy and Amherst College.
Tom Bresnahan is recuperating nicely from a major operation after a month plus in the Roosevelt Hospital in New York. A lengthy phone conversation with the patient disclosed that the Bresnahan sense of humor has not been impaired by his long stay in the hospital. Ray Adams, our Class Treasurer, notes:
"My own life has been a little hectic lately. In addition to earning a living, I've been doing what I could to cover the job as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of Vermont. Saw Henry Holley and Jigger Merrill at the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts the other day. Then in September, I was honored by being initiated into the 33rd degree and just this week received notice that I had passed the C.P.A. exams. A little late in life to be sure, but it didn't seem to be too important until the last few years. Am looking forward to seeing you at our annual get-together of class officers in May. I appreciate the response the class has made on the dues this year - $954.50 so far."
According to your See's figuring, at five bucks a throw, 191 classmates have kicked through with their dues, which includes a subscription to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. What happened to the rest of you? How about sending in your five to Ray right away, so that first of all, you will continue to get the MAGAZINE, and secondly, you will be making a small contribution to the Memorial Book Program, which places a fine book in the Baker Memorial Library in memory of our deceased classmates. Gladys Hayes, widow of Ralph, writes: "Some time ago I received word from you that a book in Ralph's memory would be placed in the Dartmouth College Library. I wrote thanking you at the time. Recently, a card cameann announcing that the Class of 1919 has contributed a fund for this purpose. I am writing again to you to express my deep appreciation to the Class of 1919."
Lou Munro's outfit, Doremus and Co., handled all the advertising for the recent offering of the stock of the Ford Motor Co. and had a nice write-up in the New York Times for their efforts. Quoting the Times:
The Ford stock sale is being launched by the largest advertising program ever devoted to a securities offering. This, despite the fact that it is regarded as certain to be oversubscribed and already has received more free publicity than any other stock offering in memory. Full-page ads appear today in 93 newspapers and later this week will appear in twelve magazines. The agency stated that the program had been planned in accordance with the wish of the Ford Foundation, the selling stockholder, that the underwriters secure the widest possible distribution of the stock to the public.
Bob Lewis, operator of the Williams Laundry Company, checks in with a nice letter:
"Hate to admit another birthday, but they surely roll around fast these days. I'm still on the Lebanon, West Lebanon, Hanover circuit, as I sleep at 9 Kimball in Lebanon, spend the greater part of my days in West Lebanon, but all during the college year get to Hanover at least once a day. We're good basketball fans and most every Dartmouth game finds us in the stands. After several years on the Lebanon Planning Board - the last two as chairman — last March I presented my name to the voters of the town for a place as a member of the Lebanon Budget Committee. I not only made the grade but due to the retirement of the former chairman and the reluctance of experienced members to serve as chairman, I was named to that spot. We are now engaged every Monday night in building the 1956 budget, which means Sunday work for this member. As in many other towns, of this state, at least, it appears that the school part of the budget will be more than 50% of the total. At the Salute to Eisenhower dinner at the Hotel Carpenter in Manchester this last Friday night, Dartmouth men were very plentiful. Of course the most prominent was our Lebanon Governor, Lane Dwinell."
Next month you will be hearing from the College and from Fred Daley and his Agents regarding the 1956 Alumni Fund. Please give early and generously to the support of the College and let's put 1919 right up there again among the leaders of our group in the support of a most worthy institution.
Win Batchelder '19, president, presides at the Sesquicentennial Anniversary o£ the New England Society in the City of New York on December 7. Seated (l to r): Samuel Chamberlain, author and artist; Gov. Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts; Gov. Dennis J. Roberts ot Rhode Island; and Gov. Joseph B. Johnson of Vermont.
Secretary, 1273 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Treasurer, 184 Summer St., Springfield, Vt.
Bequest Chairman,
