1915

Picking up where we left off last month, Phil Alexander's visit to the Big Town drew a representative bunch of local '15ers to a sequestered lunch at the Dartmouth Club early in December, where bits of news, gossip, and whatnot were tossed hither-and-yon. While it was presumably a business trip, Phil was able to sample a number of New York's finest shows and his verdict was "Stupendous!" Phil arrived via Washington where he spent a pleasant evening with the Zeke Carpenters. He says Zeke, as Under Secretary of State, has a real job being in charge of all government and communications equipment all over the world. Those of us who helped Phil consume his victuals at the Club were-Fred Child, Win Davis, Carl Gish, Bob Griffin, Russ Livermore, Phil Murdock, Art Nichols, Kell Rose and Sammy Sanborn.

Marv Frederick was on leave of absence from his company during the latter part of the year on special duty with the State Department in Washington working with Zeke Carpenter.

Fred Child is wintering in New York from his home in Bradford, Vt. Snow plow out of order, Fred?

Win Davis was scheduled to spend Christmas and a couple weeks at his Isle of Venice place in Florida.

Russ Livermore headed for the sunny clime of Florida shortly after Christmas, where he'll linger until April save for a couple of flying trips back to New York on business.

Unbeknownst to your scribe, the Kell Roses sneaked in a cruise to Panama back in November.

Dud Woolworth writes from Hialeah that he had a nice letter from Miriam Redfield and that Dick is making good progress toward recovery. Dud is still writing a bridge column for the Buffalo Courier Express.

Speaking of the Princeton game, Kike Richardson says the newspapers didn't do us justice - "We played rings around 'em!"

An intellectual is a man who hears the name Monroe and immediately thinks of the late President.

Card from Bags Wanamaker from Venezuela says he expects to return early in 1957. Wants to know how plans for the Interim Reunion are progressing. How about it, Dale? The Wanamakers spent Christmas in Lima, Peru.

We are all shocked and saddened at Al Livingston's passing. The Class should have the privilege of reading this note from Dorothy Livingston: "Al was not ill - very happy, and simply went on in a chair in our upstairs room. I had called him to dinner. He answered "I'll be right there, Dear," and when he did not come, I found him there, eyes closed - hands folded - feet on the chaise — just as I had left him - completely at peace."

Some of the regulars at the Patten lunch club - Doc O'Hara, Dale Barker, Eben Clough and Chan Foster - were enlivened one midDecember Wednesday by the presence of String Downing (retired) who had slipped away while Grace was doing some Christmas shopping. Our roving reporter reports that the mess of spaghetti String tucked away would "shame a hoss!" Retirements got nothing to do with the appetite —eh, String?

Eben Clough, who has been remodelling his place in Ipswich, says: "They bored a hole down through to the cellar yesterday, so now I can skeedadle out o' Margy's aim easily if need be."

On a December trip into the South, JackMason visited with Ben Slade in Fayetteville, N. C., and Stan Llewellyn in Camden, S. C. Jack says that Stan, having taken off 25 pounds, looks better than he has in years. Stan has endeared himself to Camden citi- zenry by having a great deal to do with persuading Du Pont to locate a sizable artificial fibre plant on the outskirts of Camden. It is rumored that local citizens, in appreciation of that feat, are considering erecting a statue in place of the one to Robert E. Lee which adorns the Public Square!

Dr. Howard O. Stearns of Wellesley Hills, Mass., chairman of the Gravity Research Foundation, spoke before the Science of Metals Club at R.P.I, back in November on the subject "Gravitation." Howie taught physics at Simmons College.

The Sid Crawfords, having sold their home in Worcester, Mass., have relocated in Kennebunk, Maine, and John Healy, succumbing to the wiles of the southland, has set up in Kissimmee, Fla. (Some summer at the shore; others of us simmer in the city!)

Dick Scharmann says the team that played at Princeton was a different team than played at Harvard. New version of the double platoon system?

Dr. and Mrs. John M. Wilcox of Waban, Mass., took advantage of the offerings of Hanover Inn back in November.

A late news item reports the passing of Chan Harwood on December 27 in Middletown, Conn. We all join in extending our deepest sympathy to Marjorie and the family. Phil and Rose Pelletier represented the Class at the services. Further information will be found in the In Memoriam section.

The Dartmouth clan of North Jersey staged a tea dance in Orange during the Christmas holidays. '15ers present included Roy and Maude Lafferty, Kell and Helen Rose and Gus and Clara Braun.

The Dartmouth Club of Central Connecticut held its annual holiday get-to-gether on December 28 and Phil Pelletier reports it was a mighty fine one with Red Rolfe as speaker and some most interesting football pictures. Adding to the items about Phil's family, which appeared in the January issue, his son, Charles, who graduated from R.P.I, is now on a fellowship from the Atomic Commission at the University of Rochester.

I can recall a hassle out in Tulsa when the filming of "Oklahoma" was moved over into Arizona so "it would look more like Oklahoma." If you haven't seen "Oklahoma," do so - it's well worth it! The producer? Art Homblow!

Changes of Address: Dr. Donald E. Law, Jupiter, Fla. (after 5/15/57): Lee R. Mac Hale, P.O. Box 824, Westport, Conn.

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Treasurer, 60 Stevens RcL, Needham 92, Mass.

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