1918
Gretchen and Ed Noyes were enjoyed immensely at reunion. "Mr. Natick," Ed, is Town Moderator, appointed to various town committees, has always been active in civic life, and most recently on the committees to investigate legislation to build the Charles River Dam. His interest resulted in his being appointed chairman and then on the Finance Committee, and in addition, he is Past Pres. of the Mass. Assn. of the Town Finance Committee. Ed is an important executive with Amer. Shoe Mchy. Corp., also Trustee of the Bacon Free Library, Shaw Gym, Natick Five Cents Savings Bank. Contratulations, Ed, for the wonderful contribution you are making.
Priscilla and Tom Shirley's son, husky Bob, now interning, who for years sold Coca Cola in the grandstands and drove trucks in his summer vacation, has announced his engagement to Althea Hersty, Mt. Holyoke '57 - the big day is Dec. 20. Helen and Nipper Knapp had bushels of fun at reunion. Said Nipper, "I have more gray hair than anybody else I saw, and being about the youngest man in the class, I've come to the conclusion that you should contact John Donohue and Charlie McCarthy to actually find out how old those birds are."
All New York papers carried a picture of Mary Alice Huntoon, when on Aug. 9 in E. Greenwich, R. I., St. Lukes Episcopal church was the setting for her marriage to Hobart D. Van Deusen '58, so he's in the Dartmouth family. Among the prominent guests: Luke McCarthy '18 and the lovely wedding was referred to as "sweet and the reception had the nicest spirit of gayety and friendliness that I had ever seen."
"Stay young, Ernie, don't grow old on me!" - that's the clarion call of Big Bill Christgau, the greatest roving reporter of the Hanover scene any class ever had; attends all events of the '18 class and many events of other classes. At 12:30 a.m., after the Harvard game, he takes the bus to New York, gets to N. Y. at 5 a.m., sleeps for 3 hours, back to work at 9. At 3 a.m. before the Columbia game Chris met Eric Ball at New Haven and together they drove to the Columbia Hanover game. What vitality! To celebrate, maybe Eric will meet Chris in his colorful Governor's Foot Guard Red Jacket, Bearskin hat, and white pantaloons.
At this point, we are sad to report the passing on Oct. 2, 1958, Otto Rubin, with whom we had a delightful visit last April as we drove north through Stuart. A fine man. Phil Chase, after a long illness also passed away Oct. 10.
The rugged Herm Smith of Forest Lab. Assoc., Exeter, N. H. (can slip a tab under the bark o£ a tree and kill it in 3 days), whose 2 rugged sons are doing well, and who was appointed by the Governor of N. H. to the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission, has been elected to the N. H. Legislature; Bill Colbath was elected a representative from his home town o£ Dover.
Watch for the '18 luncheon in Florida, Tues., March 31, 1959 at Bill Bemis's lovely Flamingo Hotel, Miami Beach. It's a distinguished place and Miami Beach is easy to reach for almost everyone in Florida. My good fraternity brother Billy Bemis doesn't know about this, but rest assured this will be a happy experience and well worth coming to — just a congenial crowd, in pleasant surroundings, and we can trust Billy won't lay it on too heavy, for after all, Bill was awarded by Dick Aishton "all door prizes" for his natty, tasty attire at reunion last June.
Nothing seems to represent to us the granite of New Hampshire as much as does Take Bingham. As certain as the sun rises., he's ever dependable. He knows the North Country — and they all know Jake. He was sorry to miss the Penn game party; he was visiting daughter Jane in Ohio, with granddaughter Lisa — Jake's story:
The Tri Kap pine at the corner of No. Mam St. and Webster Ave. is no more, having been removed this last summer — It was said to be 110 years old. The Les Badgers were feted at Hancock, N. H., on the occasion of Less retirement as Supt. of School after years of devoted service Amos Blandin's daughter is now attending Skidmore College. Herewith one of his quotations: "When N. H. Supreme Court Justice Amos Blandin, Jr. tells a yarn, you can be pretty sure it is a true story. Like the one he aired at the mental health hearings: 'Seems a woman of 94 summers was grousing, and a friend told her — "you talk like you want to die!" — and she answered: "Well, I'd do anything for a change!
As Lay Delegate from New Hampshire Roll Syvertsen was attending the Episcopal Triennial Convention at Miami Beach. "Bill Colby, Concord barrister, was in Los Angeles, attending the Amer. Bar. Assn. as a member of the Board of Governors, with wife Helen and daughter, Ann. Bill was elected a Trustee of the New England College, Henniker, N. H. Saw Jim Langley Ambassador to Pakistan, when he had a little time at home in Bow, N. H., before going to Washington for conferences. He mentioned having been associated with Gene Markey on Jack O'Lantern, - still maintains he'll be back for '18's 50th - Had dinner with Hazel and Hubie McDonough - Saw Marion and Dave Garratt in Concord back weeks ago; _ Dave hadn't been back at his office since Reunion.
We are sorry to report in a letter from Stumpie Barr we learned that Elizabeth"Betty" Mader passed away last Sept. 26. Ever so many in the class were hoping to see them at reunion last June, for it's been a long time since we've seen Eddie. There was a fine picture in all the New York papers of Stumpie's sister, Mrs. Henry J. Benisch, both of whom were also enjoyed so much by the class of '18 at the old Pomonok parties which Dick Holton so successfully ran Going to Florida this winter? See Terry (H.J.) Dolson '18, golf pro at quaint and fascinating Boca Grande Hotel, Boca Grande, Fla. - summers, Bedford Springs Hotel, Bedford, Pa. - permanent address P.O. Box 193, Bedford, Pa.... Hustling mite Hal Eastman was rocking through the Grand Central at high speed and slipped a ligament. Take it easy, Hal.
'18's "Yale game dinner" on Thurs., Oct. 30, was a delightful experience, with sturdy farmer Tom Shirley, new Secretary of '18, saying a few words as the host from Boston, and Fat Hardie, from his Indianapolis Athletic Club, who had driven on in that gorgeous Pullman Cadillac of his, stopping at Niles, Mich., for a nice visit with that grand Chicago Bear Ed Healy and charming Luke (son writes them every day from the service; very interesting letters). Fat's first arrival in the East was heralded by his phone call from Albany to Hercules Stan Jones — then when ensconced in his apartment in the Biltmore, Hercules was there, and shortly in trekked Steve Mahoney with a fine bottle of whiskey for Fats - (remember Steve ran our wonderful 35th reunion in 1953), and later came Frank Clahane, then over to the Dartmouth Club for the dinner....
It was a treat to see Tom Shirley, who all his life in the class of '18, has been doing difficult assignments, and doing them well, and who with Priscilla ran '18's famous banana reunion in 1946. Giant son Bob will be married in December, and pretty Betty was tickled when Chris's favorite, Bob Rex, Capt. of the Dartmouth football team last year, was her date. Missed at the dinner was Steve Mahoney - left Fat's room to get off on a business trip to Florida. Others present at the '18 dinner were W. Richard Christgau (never fails to write or phone who he saw and what he heard).
Missed at the dinner was Dan Shea, Duke, Stan Jones (George Daniels was there and he always looks forward to seeing Stan). That night, Dan Shea, Moody's AAA, who "married the boss's daughter and is now at the top," was host with M.O. and Hercules Jones, to Ellen and Duke, at a dinner elsewhere. ....Tremendously enjoyed was Johnny Johnston. Jasper is Vice Pres. entire charge of production of the extenive operations of Belding Corticelli, and he was in fine fettle that night, to the great enjoyment of all present. Next to him was Hal Day, and Henry Hesse, Rog Howland, and there was staunch Dick Holton, passing out membership applications to the fine old New England Society. In a huddle was Red Hulbert, always very busy with his church work on Thurs. night; but this night he hungered to see the crowd. There was Bob Knowles, Dwight Sargent (robust after his operation a year ago) and it takes a lot of doing for Russell Yerbe Smith to come from Jersey, but he almost always does, and it's always a treat to see him; and Tom Tarrant was down from Greenwich.
Thoughtful Gerry Geran couldn't attend, but had been keeping in touch with Ruthand Swede Youngstrom and sent in a splendid picture of Swede and Gerry in Swede's lovely rose garden in Lexington, Mass. This was a perfect setting with the class all together and Swede in Lexington awaiting a phone call. It was a real reunion and did the class as much or more good than it probably did Swede. Missed that night were FreddieCassebeer and Paul Miner (class pres. sophomore and junior years) and Syl Morey, and ardent prodder Ned Ross, and Bill Ryan, who was enjoyed so much at the last dinner last spring, and at the June reunion.
Don't forget, '18's dinners in N. Y. Jan. 15, Feb. 26 (wives' dinner) and April 15.
Secretary, 67 Annawam Rd., Waban, Mass.
Treasurer, Write Inc. 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y.
Bequest Chairman,
