1915

Secretary, 301 East 53rd St. New York 22, N. Y.

Treasurer, 60 Stevens Rd., Needham 92, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,

Welcome back, everyone, from the beaches and hot pavements to the cool confines of our respective jobs! Let's pick up where we left off last May.

The Class Officers' meeting in Hanover was nothing if not stimulating. Fine weather (although I planed in on a young blizzard) and the Hopkins Center project provided the background for a flock of busy sessions. Out of the latter developed the need of class Newsletter Editors and it was our good fortune to come up with the tried and tested Jack Ferguson. You've already received specimens of his '15 Frontiersman and can see we're in for some good reading. The relationship of the class secretary's column to the newsletter was thoroughly discussed at the Officers' Meeting and it was established that the ALUMNI MAGAZINE column be considered a permanent record of the class and repose in the Archives and that the newsletter is more free to treat at length chit-chat and general information for classmates. The distinction between chit-chat and Archives material may, perhaps, be slightly nebulous and if I encroach on Jack's prerogative (I had to look that one up) - chit-chat-wise, I am sure he'll forgive me - and vice versa!

Some interesting figures were cited at the Officers' Meeting: Of 270 living members of 1915, 270 receive the ALUMNI MAGAZINE with 57 additional miscellaneous subscriptions. Of these 270, 61% pay class dues. That leads me to put in a plug right now for Russ Rice and his "you know what" (to quote Jack Ferguson)!

On that beautiful May 4 Saturday, Charlieand Susan Griffith played host to a bunch of us at a cocktail party over at their charming Norwich home —outside under the trees. What a setting! And what a host team! The refreshments were enjoyed by Dale and BessBarker, Russ and Isabelle Rice, Kell andHelen Rose, Roy and Maude Lafferty, their guests Mr. and Mrs. MacDowell of Verona, N. J., Pen and Mrs. Aborn '14, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips whom the Griffiths had known in Manila, and your Secretary. Charlie can still mix 'em!

Stan Llewellyn, the "Daddy" of us all, was recently presented the Distinguished Service Plaque of the American Legion of South Carolina for 1957. Manager of the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the State Development Board of South Carolina, Stan has been mill manager and industrial leader for 35 years. As a former president of our Class, we all remember the masterful job he did at our 35th Reunion in 1950. Take a look at the accompanying photograph and see what a heman has developed from our ace dash man of college days!

Bud Doe is pictured in the Boston Evening Traveler surrounded by apple blossoms at the "Apple Blossom Festival" May 12 at the Hawbuck Orchards which he operates at Harvard, Mass. Did the rains come in time to save the crop, Bud?

They tell me that Dale Barker has gathered quite an album of 1915 pictures from various and sundry - something to look forward to, come Reunion.

A nice letter from Harry Ellms, although I couldn't get him to commit himself on attending the Harvard-Dartmouth festivities . . Which reminds me — by the time you read this, that "Forerunner" will be just around the corner. It's later than you think — get your place-card from Kike Richardson.

Doc O'Hara has a new way to paint a barn roof! He uses a roller - ties a long pole to the handle - sits on the ground - and rolls it on! That I'd like to see!

Chan and Dot Foster spent a June weekend up at Whitefield attending the New Hampshire Hotel Men's Convention. Said they never saw the mountains in better trim - with the weather perfect.

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Harlow of Arlington, Mass., were pictured back in June enjoying a week's vacation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico as Herald-Traveler Vacation Travelcade winners of last year. Eben Clough says he wishes he could open a box of Wheaties and land something like that!

Sign at Self-Service Laundry: "Leave your clothes here - spend the afternoon having a good time."

The Dale Barkers spent a week in August with the Kell Roses up at their Lake George place. Prior to this, the Eben Cloughs received a strange phone call: "Hey, you Dartmouthers, come on over to Annisquam" - which they proceeded to do and found Dale and Bess visiting some friends - Ira Russ and wife — at a beautiful spot overlooking the Annisquam river and Gloucester Bay. "Them Barkers git around," says Eben.

Faint echoes of the String Downings' motorcade westward even reached these eastern shores. Of Colorado, String says: "Fine country — at this altitude, 2 drinks are equal to 4!" Which reminds me that String should get some kind of an award for the part he played at the birthday party put on by George Liscomb '07 for Richard Hovey at North Allback in May. It seems that the "old quartet" of McDevitt, Liscomb, et al. needed a "bari," so String obliged and, believe it or not, the resulting close harmony was a reasonable facsimile of that dulcet combination many of us remember from long ago. Atta boy, String, for upholding the proud reputation of 1915!

The Art Nichols were on their way for a summer visit with their daughter in Kansas.

Eben Clough denies that an over-inflated swelling of his right foot this summer was a case of gout —just plain bursitis!

Duke Sullivan showed that big smile of his, after being in and out of Mary Hitchcock. Says, with Mary Frances studying in Europe, he was kinda lonesome and planned to visit Junior in Pensacola this summer.

Art Tower writes from Anchorage, Alaska: "Came up here in May to carry on my son's practice in Pediatrics while he rests up in the States. A great deal of medical work here and few to do it." That, I would say, tells quite a story!

Middlesex Superior Court Justice Ed Dewing made a couple of interesting headlines recently. In one case, he sentenced four bandits to a total of 160 years in prison for terror tactics. In the other, he ordered a hard-to-get jury of 14 locked up during a kidnap robbery trial, while additional jurors were being rounded up to fill out the quota. Sure hope I never get hauled up in front of Ed!

Ray and Olive King were scheduled for a two months' trip to Europe, starting the middle of July.

Herb and Kay Potter motored from EI Paso to the coast via numerous way stations. Herb says the only way you can get your money back in Las Vegas is to drink Scotch. Saw Rita Hayworth but she didn't recognize him, so he didn't speak to her. Visited Capistrano and the swallows were really there and he can prove it. "3205 miles at about 3¢ a mile, which I thought was pretty good for a Cadillac." (Air conditioned too, he says - pretty soft!)

Bob Fredericks says he has not - retiredjust changed from one job to another. "If you get to Dobbs Ferry, look me up at Johnston's Nursery and Garden Shop."

Bags Wanamaker is back - busy as a paperhanger getting ready to retire August 31 looking for a place to live within strikingdistance of New York.

Ernie Boyd breezed into town and gave myMissus and me a real treat at the WaldorfStar Light Roof. I still say - New York's agreat place to live, but I wouldn't want tovisit here! Anyway, we had fun!

Don't pass up the 1915 Dinner in Cambridge after the Harvard game! See youthere.

Changes of Address:

Harold H. Budd, 1530 Spruce St., Philadelphia 2, Pa. Charles E. Griffith, Silver Burdette Co., Morristown, N. J., or 128 Essex Ave., Glen Ridge, N. J., or Main St., Norwich, Vt.; Donald E. Law, Retired, General Delivery, Jupiter, Fla.; Earle N. Downing, P.O. Box 58, Clifton Station, Marblehead, Mass.; Ralph W. Grout Jr., c/o Hanson, 736 Valley Rd., Upper Montclair, N. J.; Henry S. Marcy, 233 Almeria Rd., West Palm Beach, Fla.; Dr. Arthur L. Stotter, 15515 Van Aken Blvd., Cleveland 20, Ohio; Reginald A. Prior, P.O. Box 34, Brockton 68, Mass.; Arthur I. Donahue, c/o Mrs. Rogers, 40 W. Hyatt Ave., Mt. Kisko, N. Y.

A. Stanley Llewellyn '15, chairman of theSouth Carolina State Development Board, washonored by the American Legion of that statewith its 1957 Distinguished Service Plaque.