1922
Most welcome news of classmate's successful recovery from illness, a February wedding in the Philippines, a well deserved promotion, robbery of a judge's home, Santa Claus especially nice to a Twoter, still more about Class sons, and plans for another pleasant get-together of the clan at the Hanover Inn in March - something of everything except the Perils of Pauline - that's the news of the month.
Best news of all is the fine recovery of Frank Horan who was seriously stricken with meningitis during early December while he and Betty were in Boston. Under devoted care of classmate Dr. Dick Stetson, Frank was rushed to the Haynes Memorial Hospital where he was confined for approximately three weeks. Modern medicine ably assisted by antibiotics brought Frank through his illness and shortly before Christmas he and Betty returned to New York where his convalescence, we are all delighted to know, hasprogressed satisfactorily.
Classmates Bill Bullen, Haskell Cohn, Carroll Dwight, Carter Hoyt, Fran Leland, and Bill Mann visited Frank during his hospitalization and assisted in making his stay as comfortable as possible.
With their older son John Horan '59 playing on the Dartmouth squash team, Frank and Betty will be following the matches with high interest this winter. Come spring, John, likewise a good man with a tennis racquet, may also represent the College on the outdoor courts.
From the Philippines via Boston's North Shore, Steve and Sydney Stevens have announced the engagement of their daughter Mary Ann Stevens to Thomas Chesbrough of Manila. Mr. Chesbrough is the son of Mr. W. B. Chesbrough of Fairfield, Conn., and Mrs. Calla A. Chesbrough of Pleasantville, N. Y. Mary Ann, following graduation from Middlebury, has been working for the United States government. Prior to her present assignment in Manila, she was stationed at the American Embassy in Paris. Mr. Chesbrough is associated with the Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. in the Philippines. The wedding will take place in Manila in February.
Effective with the New Year, Elmer Ardiff has been appointed general commercial manager of the Massachusetts State Area of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. In his new position he will have responsibility for the management of service and sales, and customer and community relations in this large and important area of the company. Our congratulations and best wishes for continued success go with Ard in his new promotion.
Under heading of Judge's Home Robbed, The Boston Herald reported that our U. S. Judge, Sterry R. Waterman returned to his St. Johnsbury home from a vacation in New York to find his house had been entered and $500 in cash stolen. We are all sorry to hear of the loss, Sterry, but unanimous congratulations from the Class upon having $500 in cash, especially after a vacation in New York. With capital money harder to come by, Jack Blunt, Gene Hotchkiss and other classmates in the investment business would be glad to relieve Sterry of likelihood of recurrence. Hope the money was not being held for the bills of Thomas Waterman, son of Sterry and Frances, a sophomore at that College in Hanover never mentioned in public lest it make others feel regretful.
Strictly via the grapevine comes word of another Twoter's good treatment from Santa Claus. Our Eddie Johnson - to the world at large Edwin H. Johnson of the Mortgage Division of New York's East River Savings Bank ('/2 billion in assets — with no charge for the plug) — felt fortunate to be on a friend's Christmas list particularly since the gift was always the best of Scotch. This year the friend's computer apparently became frenzied and from the same individual Eddie received the usual gift followed a few days later by a duplicate. Since Eddie and Florence were doing a lot of holiday entertaining the duplication posed no problem other than to inform the friend with gratitude of his irrethe breaks.
Sons, sons, sons - that's all this grandfather scribe ever knew and ever hears about. To be sure, it is always welcome news but don't we have any ballet dancers, figure skaters, prom queens, or daisy chainers from this class? When this scrivener's job was so eagerly campaigned against very languid competition, one bait presented was the assurance of letters from fond mothers telling all about their daughters with, of course, pictures of Mom, Pop, and the girls enclosed. Not even one has come through. These class notes are becom- ing worse than a scoutmaster's report. What's the matter Ma, no daughters or are the males really predominant?
And now sons, again.
BUI and Odie Lee Bullen's son Jed '60, is rapidly developing into a headliner with the Dartmouth Players. No less a newspaper critic than The Dartmouth commented most favorably upon his portrayal of the Yankee sheriff in "The Gray Goose Is Gone." Jed, a marine veteran, has also played Adam in "Green Pastures" and The Dartmouth looks forward to the Players' January production of "Romeo and Juliet" in which Jed will portray Paris, "just a nice guy who dies in one of those realistic duels."
Our Dartmouth captain Bob, son of Bill and Jean Rex, was further honored after the football season when he received the Senior Achievement Award presented by the Association of Boston Football Writers, Radio and Television Men. This silver bowl award is made annually to a college senior, who through his college career had continually worked to improve his own football proficiency and had contributed outstandingly to the team effort. Coach Blackman recommended Bob because he had worked up from junior varsity as a sophomore and had volunteered for the vital blocking back job in the Blackman V offense as a junior when he averaged 58 minutes per game. Furthermore, last summer when Coach Blackman notified his squad that the Big Green needed kicking strength for the coming season and asked for volunteers to put time and effort into punting, Bob did more than volunteer — he worked out every day learning how to kick. The result — he led the Ivy League in kicking and set a new average punting record for the College. Congratulations again to Bob and Ma and Dad.
Nunc ad futura — that sturdy young center and line backer for Roxbury Latin watched so eagerly by Bill and Betty Mann during those grueling games last fall was none other than son Johnny. Bill and Betty have not begun taking aspirin to the games yet but it won't be long now.
A number of classmates have gone back to Hanover at one time or another during the past months. The visitors have included Bunny and Gladys Bunnell, Louis and Jane Dettenborn, Carroll Dwight, Killie Kilmarx, Dan Kincaid, and Paul and Elizabeth Peters.
Steve Kenyon's request for news for the "Twoter" has been received by all of us. As the news journal of our class family, the contents of the "Twoter" are always interesting to every member of the clan. Help Steve in the fine job he is doing and let's send him all the news we can.
And finally, please hear this — our class will again have its annual informal get-to-gether in Hanover on March 15-17. Those who have attended in past years know it is a most pleasant and relaxing weekend. It is completely a "do as you please," "dress as you please" occasion. Last year sixteen of our classmates and thirteen of our wives were there. If you join the occasion once you will return. All classmates and wives are eagerly welcome. The Hanover Inn has set aside a block of rooms for us and now is the time to make your reservations directly with the Inn for Friday and Saturday nights March 15 and 16. We'll all look forward to seeing you and being together again.
Secretary, 46 Myrtle St. West Newton 65, Mass.
Treasurer, 11 I Laurel Rd., Chestnut Hill 67, Mass.
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