Deaths

[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedwithin the past month. Full notices may appear ti thisissue or may appear in a later number.]

Stavers, George B. '90, May 12 Martyn, Frederick S. '94, May 21 Tent, George E. '97, June 3 Dorr, Percy O. '02, May 20 Rice, Winfield L. '03, May 24 Leddy, Charles J. '04, May 8 Dowley, Leroy L. '11, June 10 Doe, Elmer H. '12, December 11, 1956 Robie, Brian W. '12, January 27 Larmon, Park J. '16, June 5 Bird, Philip H. '19, June 2 Baldwin, Sherman '23, June 11 Lyman, Elliott B. '23, May 6 Lary, William L. '26, May 15 Ahlers, L. Paul '28, May 29 KillKelley, J. Leonard '28, May 7 Woodruff, William E. '31, May 2 Pierce, Henry T. '08th, December 19, 1956

1890

GEORGE BOARDMAN STAVERS died in Boston on May 12. He was educated in the schools of Portsmouth, N. H., and entered Dartmouth in September, 1886. He remained four years with the Class but did not graduate.

For the following years he was in the hotel business in the Castle Square and other hotels in Boston, and also in hotels in New Hampshire. He apparently lost interest in Dartmouth, and very little was heard from him. He never attended class reunions or Dartmouth functions in Boston.

He was buried from his late residence, 29 Romsey St., Dorchester, on Way 14. He leaves his widow, the former Sarah E. Woodworth.

1894

Seven years and one month elapsed between the births of the oldest '94 man (Herman Lovejoy, May 31, 1867) and the youngest (FREDERICK SANFORD MARTYN, June 29, 1874). Lovejoy died last February, and the very next to go was Martyn whose death took place May 21 at his home, 61 Muirfield Rd., Rockville Centre, N. Y.

"Kid" Martyn, as he was generally called (partly because of his comparative age among us and partly because he had a brother in '93), came to college from the Windsor (Vt.) High School, was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa, played in the college band and orchestra, and developed a loyalty to College and class which led him to attend all but one of the fourteen class reunions that have been held since graduation.

He went to Yale Law School and graduated in 1896 with the degree of LL.B. He began practice in Brooklyn, N. Y., and formed the firm of Ward & Martyn in 1902 which continued for three years, after which he went into practice by himself. His standing as a lawyer may be judged from the fact that in 1925 he became Chief Trial Counsel for the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation. This relationship continued for sixteen years.

He became interested in politics and was active on the Republican County Committee of King's County until 1941. His standing in his party was shown by his nominations for County Judge in King's County in 1918 and in 1920 for Justice of the Supreme Court in the Second District of New York State. He ran ahead of his ticket but was in a Democratic district which precluded election.

He was a Mason and his clubs were Brooklyn, Union League of Brooklyn, Lawyers of Brooklyn, Rockville Country, and Rotary (1917-1942). He was a member of the Brooklyn, New York State, and American Bar Associations. His church affiliation was Congregational.

In June 1899 Martyn was married to Helen E. Sawyer of Derby, Conn. Four daughters and one son were the issue of this marriage: Katherine M. (now Mrs. Bradley), Miriam M. (Mrs. Jocelyn), F. Sanford, Helen M. (Mrs. Sites), and Lorraine M. (Mrs. Rath). Seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren have completed the family cir- cle which has known no break. No wonder that in 1944 Kid Martyn wrote to his Class Secretary - "In my family life and associations I have been especially blessed. All my children and grandchildren are living to bring comfort to Mrs. Martyn and myself in our declining years; in that I glean more satisfaction than in worldly success."

The one son, Sanford, was a member of the Class of 1926 and with his wife and mother accompanied his father to the Sixtieth Reunion. Martyn's illness began about a year ago but its incurable nature was not revealed until three weeks before his death. Knowlton represented the Class at the funeral which took place in Garden City, Long Island. The interment was at Derby, Conn.

1902

PERCY O. DORR passed away in Springfield, Mass., on May 20. His home was at 293 Long Hill St., Springfield.

Throughout his entire life his career has been marked by unqualified success. As a Dartmouth undergraduate he had the respect and affection of all the members of his class who honored him by choosing him as their president at the time of its graduation and re-elected him as president at each subsequent reunion. His service to his class and to the College has been both constant and outstanding and his wise counsel will be greatly missed. During the 55 years which have elapsed since his graduation, he has given the class a wonderfully active leadership that has held its membership closely together, and been both a help and inspiration to the other officers of the class.

In the civic affairs of the city where he lived, he took an active part; the services he rendered that community were marked by the same integrity of character and unselfish devotion that he has unfailingly shown in his connection with his class and his college. How highly he was regarded by his fellowcitizens is evident in an editorial which appeared, under date of May 21, in TheSpringfield (Mass.) Union, which reads in part:

"Springfield has lost another of its outstanding citizens in the death of Percy O. Dorr, who died Monday at the age of 78. Although not a native of this city, Mr. Dorr had lived here for nearly half a century and in a successful career proved the possibilities for development that Springfield offers those who settle here.

"Mr. Dorr's death marked the end of a life that was valuable to the life of Springfield. He will be remembered - and missed - for his many contributions to the city of his adoption."

He was a member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity and the Dragon Senior Society at Dartmouth, as well as a member of the Somersworth, N. H. Lodge of Masons.

Percy was born in Somersworth, N. H., December 15, 1878, the son of Charles M. and Eunice A. (Hayes) Dorr. He attended Somersworth High School and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1902. Following his graduation, he completed a post-graduate course at Tuck School, receiving the degree of Master of Commercial Science. He ranked high in his studies throughout his school and college career.

Upon graduation from Tuck School, he entered the employ of N. W. Harris & Co. in Boston, Mass., and in 1906 took charge of their Western Massachusetts territory, representing them from their Boston office until 1909, when the company opened an office in Springfield and Percy came there as its manager.

In 1913, when N. W. Harris & Co., Inc. became part of Harris Forbes Corp., he was made a partner in the latter organization and in 1930, when Harris Forbes Corporation merged with the Chase Securities Corporation to become the Chase, Harris, Forbes Corporation, Percy was made a director and Vice-President of the latter. A few years later, he organized the investment firm of Percy O. Dorr & Co., Inc., with headquarters in Springfield, Mass., which he directed with marked success until his retirement in 1953.

Seldom has it fallen to the lot of any man to render a more valuable service than Percy did, both to his college and to his community. It is easy to understand why his classmates and his fellow-citizens now sense the loss of an essentially great man.

Percy is survived by his wife, Mabel H. (Lee) Dorr, a graduate of Smith College, class of 1909; a daughter, Mrs. C. Brooks

Begg of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in Springfield, May 23; those of his classmates who were in attendance were Albert Dalrymple, George Dow, Frank Drake, Hermon Farwell, James Huntington and Frank Moore.

1903

HENRY GEORGE PORTER died at his home, 353 Bellevue Ave., Yonkers, N. Y., on March 4.

He was born in New Ireland, Canada, November 16, 1876. After graduating from Dartmouth, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, he taught school for a year. He then returned to do post graduate work at Thayer School.

Henry's career was devoted to sanitary engineering. His first job was supervising the construction of waterworks at Yonkers, in company with our own "Tute" Worthen. During World War I he served with the A.E.F. as a captain in the Sanitary Corps. After the war he continued as a sanitary engineer in various parts of the country, but for some years he had been living in Yonkers.

On November 28, 1931, Henry was married to Edna Fulton who survives him.

1906

DANIEL PHILLIPS HATCH passed away very suddenly in Montreal, on May 8. His home was The Sanctuary, Lac Marois, Que. Since he had always been in excellent, health, his death came as a great shock to his large circle of friends.

Born in Marshfield, Mass., July 25, 1884, the son of Luther Phillips and Elizabeth Wise (Clark) Hatch, he prepared for college at Everett (Mass.) High School. He was an active and popular undergraduate, a member of Phi Gamma Delta, and a varsity basketball player in his senior year.

Dan spent the first three years after his graduation in various employments in Los Angeles, but returned to Boston in 1909 to take a position with the Barrett Manufacturing Company, an asphalt and roofing concern. In 1913 he was transferred to Montreal to develop Barrett business in Canada, and he made his home there for the rest of his life. He was general sales manager for Canada for Barrett Co. Ltd., from 1916 to 192, and from 1924 until his retirement in 1947 general sales manager, director, and vice-president of Building. Products Ltd., manufacturing roofing materials.

Retiring from Building Products Ltd., however, did not mean any lapse into inactivity for Dan. He was president of Canadian Exporters Association in 1948 and of Dominion Commercial Travelers Association in 1949, national chairman of Canada's First World Trade Week in 1949, and also of Commercial Traveler's Associations from '949 to 1952. He had served as vice-president of Simcoe Vermiculite Mines Ltd., makers of insulating materials, since 1952 and as managing director of the Bowen Corporation Ltd. since 1953. In all his business ventures he was eminently .successful.

Dan kept up his physical recreations all his life. He was active in competitive tennis, a member of the Montreal Indoor Tennis Club and the Mount Royal Tennis Club. An ardent fisherman and hunter, he spent much time at his beautiful country home on the shore of Lac Marois in the Laurentian Mountains about 45 miles from Montreal. He was a member of Kiwanis, and he attended the Christian Science Church, of which Mrs. Hatch is Past Second Reader.

always an enthusiastic and loyal supporter of Dartmouth, Dan seldom missed a reunion, where his lively disposition, genuine friendliness, and clever gift of witty-speaking and story-telling were a joy to all his classmates. He was a president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Canada.

He married in Goffstown, N. H., May 30, 1906 Katherine Maude Peters, who survives him'with their only son, Daniel P. Hatch Jr. '28, of Philadelphia, and two granddaughters. He' was a brother of the late Roy W. Hatch •02 and uncle of Winslow R. Hatch '30 and David L. Hatch '33.

HENRY E. COOKE died in a nursing home in Evanston, Ill., on February 28. His former home was in Geneva, Ill.

Henry was born in Philadelphia, August 1, I88h and prepared for college at St. Paul s School in Concord, N. H. A member of Psi Upsilon, he was with the class at Dartmouth for three years.

After leaving college he was engaged various business enterprises in Illinois. During World War I he served as 1st Lt. with the A.E.F. After the war he was associated with E. H. Rollins Co., in Chicago. He later became connected with Randolph Laboratories in Chicago, and retired as vicepresident about ten years ago.

In 1908 Henry was married to Martha W. Hubbard. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Cynthia NacNeille of Camden, Maine, and a son, Henry E. Cooke Jr., of Dundee, Ill.

1908

WALTER CLARENCE RICH, former New York State engineer and contractor, passed away in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, three days after a cerebral hemorrhage. Three years ago he had a severe heart at- tack but with care was able to keep on with his engineering work.

Walter was born in Scotts, N. H., on June 29, 1886, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rich, but in his college days lived at North Concord, Vt. He prepared for Dartmouth at St. Johnsbury Academy and in his senior year at college took the Thayer School course.

After graduation he started as rodman and levelman for the State of New York on the State Barge Canal and worked up to Assistant Engineer and Superintendent of Construction in the State Highway Department in the Buffalo area. From 1914 to 1917 he engaged in contracting as head of the Rich Construction Company. In 1917 he was Superintendent of Construction of Fort Niagara and during the first world war was Superintendent of Construction and Supervising Engineer at Fort Monroe, Va.

From 1919 to 1929 he returned to contracting on highway construction in Western New York. In 1929 he became associated with the Electro-Metallurgical Company at Niagara Falls, the next year transferred to Glen Ferris, W. Va., and served at their plants there and in Alabama for 12 years, returning to Niagara in 1946.

About six years ago he retired and he and Mrs. Rich moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, where they were living at the time of his death at 5010 N. Scottsdale Rd. Many of the class had the pleasure of meeting them at our 40th reunion in 1948. "Walter was living for the 50th reunion and had bought a pair of shoes to break in for the trip. He was the Coolidge type, a man of few but pithy words, but well liked by all his associates, and had a host of friends.

Walter was a 32nd degree Mason, past Master of the Niagara Falls Lodge of Perfection, a member of the Buffalo Consistory of Ismailia Temple, and the Niagara Falls Shrine Club. For many years he was a member of the Niagara Falls Country Club and of the Niagara Club. His hobbies were golf, bowling, and bridge.

On August 10, 1908, he was married to Harriet A. Hudson of St. Johnsbury, Vt. and to them was born a son, Robert C. Rich, now deceased. He is survived by his second wife, the former Nelle Elizabeth Tower, a native of Youngstown, N. Y., whom he married in 1913; by a son, Gerald C. Rich, M.I.T. '35, of Los Altos, Calif.; a stepson, Tower C. Snow, Dartmouth '31, of Wellesley Hills, Mass.; and two grandsons.

1912

WILLIAM CLARKE GRIEB died on April 3, in Chestertown, Md., following a lingering illness.

Born in Philadelphia, May 6, 1890, he was the son of William G. and Sara (Gesemyer) Grieb. After graduating from Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, he entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1912, later transferring to Princeton. He married Marian F. Shoemaker at Philadelphia, October 1, 1913.

From 1912 to 1916 he was salesman, and later sales manager for the Philadelphia branch of the Ajax Rubber Company. For the next five years he was president of an automobile distributing firm in Philadelphia, with the exception of two years that he spent in World War I as First Lieutenant in the Air Force, during which he was Director of the School of Aerial Gunnery at Selfridge Field. After serving with the Philadelphia branch of Packard Motor Company, he became associated with a Philadelphia real estate firm, becoming vice-president. He then opened a real estate office in Chestertown, in which he was engaged until the time of his death, being responsible for the development and reestablishment of many old homes in his vicinity. He was prominent in the business, civic and social life of the community in which he lived. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

He is survived by his wife, three sons and one daughter: William Clarke Grieb Jr. of New York City; George Erety Grieb of Venice, Calif.; Henry Norman Grieb of Chestertown; Marian L. Grieb, and twelve grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters and two brothers.

BRIAN WALTER ROBIE died on January 27, in Wardworth Hospital, Los Angeles.

He was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., January 20, 1891, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Waiter F. Robie '89.

He entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1912, remaining for two years. He then was employed by the General Electric Co. at Lynn, Mass., and, subsequently in Detroit, Mich. Receiving his Army training at Camp Custer, Mich., he served overseas in World War I. While in France he became ill, and upon his return to the United States, was ordered to live in California, which he did until his death. Apparently he never recovered from his World War I illness.

He was married to Florence Agnes Elliott at Detroit, December 1, 1917, and is survived by a sister, a daughter and four grandchildren of Lanikai, Hawaii; a sister, Mrs. Paul Shepard of Franklinville, N. J., and two brothers, Everett E. Robie '17 of Darien, Conn., and Dr. Theodore R. Robie '22 of Upper Montclair, N. J.

1915

RUSSFLL CAMPBELL JOHNSON, retired Boston business man, died at his home on Chatham Road, South Orleans, Mass., of a heart attack on May 6.

A native of Dorchester, Mass., Johnnie attended Andover and Cheshire and graduated in 1915 from Dartmouth where he was a member of Theta Delta Chi.

Commissioned at Plattsburg during World War I, he became a Ist Lt. of Infantry in the U. S. Army and in World War II was active in Orleans civil defense. Until his retirement in 1937, he was associated with H. A. Johnson Company, wholesale food distributors of Boston.

In 1920 Johnnie was married to Marian Holsapple. He is survived by their two daughters, Patricia and Mrs. Edith Wright. In 1954 he was married to the former Beatrice Palmer, widow of Edgar A. Curtis '15, who survives him.

Services were held at Nickerson Funeral Home, Orleans and again at Forest Hills Cemetery Chapel in Boston. The family requested in place of flowers that donations be made to Cape Cod Hospital Heart Fund. Classmates and close friends attending the Boston services included Dale Barker, F.ben Clough, Bud and Tex Doe, String Downing, Chan Foster, George and Mae Martin, Russ Rice, Kike Richardson, George Simpson, Ned Shea and Guy Lewis '12, a former roommate.

Johnnie Johnson is gone, but he leaves many fine memories. He had a host of friends inside our class and out. He loved Dartmouth; he loved good fellowship; he loved his fellow man. A gathering was the richer by his presence. He was just "Johnnie" to all and was loved by all. One of his most cherished possessions was a loving cup presented by his classmates at our famous 10th Reunion. A mind's eye picture which perhaps exemplifies his love of good fellowship and harmony is that of Johnnie sitting at the piano and the gang surrounding him, singing. A happy memory of one who gave a lot to us all!

1917

HAROLD JOHN WEEKS, affectionately known to his classmates as Hal, died suddenly at his home, 154 High Street, Exeter, N. H., on May 8, as a result of a coronary thrombosis.

Hal, the son of Gertrude (Towle) and Albert Jeremiah Weeks, was born at Exeter, December 12, 1893. He prepared for Dartmouth at Phillips Exeter Academy. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

On June 16, 1917, at Hanover, Hal enlisted as a private in the Ordnance Department, U. S. Army. A little more than a year later, on September 18, 1918, he was commissioned 2nd Lt. and after service at the Watertown Arsenal, Camp Devens and elsewhere, was discharged with that rank on June 28, 1919.

A wartime romance culminated in Hal's marriage on September 3, 1921, to Josephine Thorne Ebersole of Harrisburg, Pa. Hal and Jo then settled in Rochester, N. Y., where Hal became a salesman for the A. C. Dutton Lumber Corporation, covering western New York from Buffalo to Syracuse. While at Rochester disaster struck Hal in the form of a chronic illness which badly impaired his sight. He sought help from the best available eye specialists without much success and finally was forced to retire from business life. In spite of this handicap, Hal, with Jo's wonderful aid and companionship, maintained a cheerful outlook on life and a continuing interest in his many friends.

Hal is survived by his wife and two children, Harold John Jr. '44, and Barbara Ann.

1918

RUSSELL ARMSTF.AD OHNEMUS died suddenly on April 27 at his home, 15 Wellesley Ave., Wellesley, Mass.

Russ was horn in Waltham, Mass., July 30, 1894. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Nu and was with the class until October 4, 1917 when he enlisted in the Signal Corps of the army. He served with the A.E.F. from July 10, 1918 to May 27, 1919.

During his entire business career, Russ was in the lumber business. In 1938 he formed his own company, Russwill Lumber Co. At the time of his death he was Boston manager for Mathews Brothers Co.

In September 1924, Russ was married to Helen Choate who survives him with a daughter Jane (Mrs. Robert S. Gerrish) and two grandchildren.

Russ had many close friends in the class, particularly Cap Hanley and Tom O'Connell, all of whom were deeply distressed at the news of his passing.

1923

ANDREW JOHN HOWARTH passed away on March 31, at his home at 84 Mower St., Worcester, Mass.

Andrew attended Dartmouth for two years, leaving to enter Philadelphia Textile School! Upon graduating from this school he entered the family business of Andrew Howarth & Son of Oxford, Mass. He was the fourth generation to carry on this family enterprise.

The depression terminated the business and he embarked in a gladioli business in Virginia, "The Eastern Shore Glad Company." For five years this business thrived. He shipped glads into the New York City wholesale (lower market. Disaster struck again, this time in the shape of an abnormally high tide which flooded his gardens with salt water. His stock and lands were useless for further planting. The company was liquidated and Andrew returned to Worcester to work for the F. A. Eastern Company as manager of the news and magazine department.

Andrew married Marion F.lizabeth Mitchell in 1929. They had two children, a son Andrew and a daughter Marion, who is married to Robert Burtz and is living in, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and two grandchildren.

1925

Word has been received of the death of PAUL ALEXANDER ANDERSON in Newport N. H., on March 13. No further details are available. He was born in Philadelphia, on April 21, 1903, and attended Tower Merion High School, Ardmore, before coming to Dartmouth. On April 26, 1929, he was married to Ella Simpers, and a son was born in 1939- In recent years he has been out of contact, and efforts to establish communication with his family have been unsuccessful thus far. Any further information about him will be gladly received.

1928

Louis PAUL AHLERS died May 29 in Washington, D. C. He was executive assistant to the genera] manager of the Engine Division of the Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corporation, Deer Park, N. Y. He made his home at 437 Main St., Northport, N. Y.

He was born January 24, 1907 in New York City and prepared for college in the Summit, N. J., schools. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Chi Rho. After graduation he joined the Curtis-Robertson Airplane Mfg. Co. which later became the Curtiss Wright Corp. In 1930-31 he was assigned to the company's export division in Santiago, Chile. In 1931 he joined his father's firm, Carl Ahlers, Inc., in New York City, wholesalers of dairy products. He became its president in 1939.

Paul returned to the airplane industry in 1940 when he joined the Fairchild Engine Division to direct the preparation of procurement planning for the Army Air Force. He was a trustee of the Village of Northport and a vestryman of the Trinity Episcopal Church.

Survivors include his widow, Sonia, and two children, Sonia, 17, and Paul, 15.

ALLAN BENJAMIN SALINGER of Westport, Conn., died on December 28 in Nonvalk Hospital, where he had been admitted a week earlier for treatment.

Al was born in New York City March 4, 1907 and prepared for college at Columbia Grammar School. Although ill health forced him to leave College less than two months after entering, he was always interested in and loyal to Dartmouth.

He had engaged in the stock brokerage business in New York since leaving Dartmouth and for the past 14 years had been a member of the N. Y. Stock Exchange and a partner in Arthur Wiesenberger & Co.

Survivors include his widow, Frances, and two sons, Anthony W. and Robert A. Salinger.

1929

It is with great regret that we report that ROBERT MORRIS FRYBERC.ER, horn in Duluth, Minn., October 20, 1907, was killed instantly on April 10, during a heavy snowstorm in a car-bus collision on Highway 53 near Duluth. At the time of his death, Bob was a partner in the firm of Rhucle & Fryberger, successful iron ore producers of Hibbing, Minn.

While in College, Bob was a member of Psi Upsilon, Green Key, and Dragon, and made three varsity letters in hockey. In 1934 he received his LL.B. degree from the University of Minnesota. During recent years, he spent a great deal of time developing peewee hockey in his home town and nationally. In 1951 and 1952, pee-wee teams coached by Bob won the national championship each

Bob is survived by his wife, LaVerne Meadows Fryberger; a daughter Cynthia; three sons, Robert Jr., Jeremy and Dayton; two sisters, Mrs. J. G. Sellwood and Mrs. Warren S. Moore, and two brothers, H. B. Fryberger '27 and William B. Fryberger '27 all of Duluth.

1938

Word has been received of the sudden death on April 24 of CHARLES EDSON CURTISS in Simsbury, Conn. Taken in the prime of life, he will be missed at class gatherings and by all members of 1938.

While at Dartmouth, Ed was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and manager of the Gym Team. He went on to the Tuck School and also obtained a .law degree at the University of Connecticut.

Except for the usual hiatus of World War II, in which he achieved the rank of Lieutenant (senior grade) in the Naval Air Corps, he was associated with the Ensign-Bickford Co. from the time of his graduation from College. He was appointed manager in January of 1955.

A lifelong resident of Simsbury he had been active in the town's civic and fraternal affairs. He was a former prosecutor of the Justice Court and belonged to the Police Association and the Democratic Town Com- mittee. He was a member of the Board of Finance at the time of his death.

He was a past commander of Tomalonis-Hall Post, American Legion; past master of St. Mark's Lodge AF and AM; and a member of the First Church of Christ Congregational and Wampanoag Country Club.

He leaves his wife, Doris Curtiss; a son, Charles Edson Curtiss IV; and a daughter, Charlene.

His loss will be felt by all who knew him during college days and who have associated with him in Dartmouth connections ever since.

PERCY ORRIN DORR '02

DANIEL PHILLIPS HATCH '06