1918
Ned Ross and Oma have a very cute grandchild. The child's mother will be recalled at the last reunion who with Peggy Rood's son Chris and Alice and Louie Huntoon's, Schuyler, served the '18 class well. Before the baby was a week old, Oma had him in a Dartmouth 19?? T-shirt —even though her husband is a Trinity graduate.
Enjoyed a nice postcard from Bill Lownsberry last Sept. which said: "Your postcard happened to reach me in New York. For several years I've been living in Italy, Morocco, Hong Kong, Honolulu; am sailing for Athens tomorrow." Johnny Dessau, Salutatorian at New Rochelle High and Chairman of the Year Book and old roomey of George M. Davis, reports he is still active at Ainbridge, Pa. (516 Beaver Road). On his ques- tionnaire, for our 25th, to the question"... present endeavors" - "to keep breathing" was the reply, and to "civic activities?" - reply "paying taxes, not getting run over."
Bee and Al Gottschaldt's daughter Kay was married March 18 in Miami to Geoffrey P. Newton (Coca-Cola Export) and located in Nicaragua after honeymooning in Mexico. We enjoyed seeing the Gottschaldts and their fine family of three nice daughters, one of whom is Mrs. Gus Pratt '44. Gus is Assistant Sales Manager of H. P. Hood Sons Citrus Products, Dunedin, Fla., and "darned if he doesn't look like milkman Harvey," observed Mary Ellen. Al, always pitching for Dartmouth in Florida, has in his attractive office in Coral Gables dark green walls (like SteveMahoney's) and a wonderful photo mural of Dartmouth Row and the campus. He also has a 1918 license plate like Thelma andJack Slabaugh.
Howard D. Cann, "Coach of the Year" in 1946, has retired from coaching at N.Y.U. Bobby and Robbie Robinson (N.Y. City) visited their son Paul in Texas. Best news in a long time: Ethel and Stumpie Barr ("He was the most beautiful girl I ever saw when I played opposite him in Gene Markey's Witching Island," said Larry McCutcheon '19) will come back to Hanover for retirement. Adele and Jack O'Donnell, happily retired, spend winters in Sarasota and summers in New England. When Connie and Tom Proctor are at reunion, June 9-11, remember it was Tom Proctor who shinneyed to the top of a tree beside College Hall and not Tom Bryant.
H. Madison Cameron, the old fisherman and hunter who lives on the banks of the Hudson River, works for 1.8.M. and volunteers his time to Dartmouth admissions, was greeted as a new member of the Hudson River Conservation Society, Inc. Elizabeth and Axel Proctor live "by the river" in Franklin, N.H., and I suppose could drive to Hanover in a couple of hours, yet we haven't had the pleasure of seeing them. Axel recently wrote: "I hope to get to our reunion next June, but I haven't seen any '18-ers in such a long time, I won't know any of them."
The rumor: Florimond Joseph Duke, football, gym team, varsity track, now in the New Hampshire legislature, might run for Senator... also that the Dukes spent some time this winter in Puerto Rico. Son Bill (Wm. H. '51) seems to be following in the old man's footsteps doing an outstanding job with Time & Life. Bill who married the daughter of Juan T. Trippe, of Pan American Airways, is back in New York as Asst. Advertising Mgr.... The old roomey of Al Zulick and Stump Barr, Francis Christy, had his picture in the New York papers in Feb., with the Brooklyn Bridge as a background as they discussed the big "Brooklyn Bridge Diamond Jubilee" ball, proceeds of which will be used to wipe out the deficit of the Brooklyn Museum, where Chris is a Director and Trustee.... Steve Mahoney reports that Ed O'Connor in Holyoke is mending fast.
In The International Security - The Military Aspect - America-At-Mid Century, the special studies report of the Rockefeller Foundation, lists in the great panel of important individuals participating, our own Lester B. Granger, Executive Director of National Urban League, 1nc.... A devoted prodder, ears cupped for a scoop, Red Hulbert was prodding Janet and Jules Van Raalte for the '18 wives party, and that very day they flew to Lima, Peru. Where in this world of ours haven't you been, Janet and Jules?... Betty and Hort Chandler had a safari to Florida. Everett Young, out of Hillsboro Light, Fla., in a chartered boat with 4 lines, caught 50 blues in a day.... John Alden Thayer, realtor, Delray Beach, Fla., said he wrote the Hanover Inn for a room from June 7 to 10. Mary Ellen and I enjoyed so much a cocktail party in Florence and Johnnie Thayer's charming home last winter at which Dartmouthites and their wives present were: Jack Brotherhood '20, Bob Burgess '22 and George Bough ton '28 (owns Colony Hotel there). We were sorry to miss Katharine and Ev Young who were out fishing. They had seen Mildred and Jay Le Fevre when they were at Palm Beach Breakers.
Howie Park and Ann were cruising with Howie's brother in Biscayne Bay in February and March. Instead of bathing suits and shorts, their bags contained heat pads, red flannels and Mackinaws.
Woody Woodruff, Joliet, Ill., eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, ex-roomey of Providence, R.I., real estate man, George Arnold,Robbie "Robinson's Reminders," Ray Smith, and Charlie Phillips, writes, "An opportune medical meeting enticed the underprivileged Woodruffs to Florida on Jan. 22 where we hadn't been for 25 years. Now we know what we have been missing. Florida and Mexico are running a dead heat." lone and George were a month and a half in Europe, just before our 35th in June 1953, but they made it a point to get back to Hanover for that reunion.
Martha and Lang Robinson were at Lake Wales, this winter, enjoying the sunshine and plenty of golf. They will be at reunion as they were in '53, ever faithful people.
M.O. and Stan Jones flew to Sarasota for their winter vacation and had a grand time with Chic Bucher '22 and his brother watching the colorful Ringling Circus pull out for N.Y. City. Bill Bemis was down to Miami Beach's famous Flamingo Hotel over Easter .. . had a nice visit on the phone at Jackson-ville with Evi Colwell and planned to see her in Ft. Lauderdale but she drove back sooner than expected.
In the busy world in which he lives, it's nice to see Gene Markey take time out to write the 1918 class: "I haven't written about reunion because until this week I had hoped I could arrange to make it. But alas, it can't be done. Horse business is taking us to France and Italy and we sail May 16 on the United States. I am damned sorry to miss the Big Show in Hanover."
Everyone seemed to have a good time at the N. Y. City annual '18 wives' dinner on that beastly rainy night. A great thrill was to enjoy Marion and Cort Horr whose pretty Judy goes to Stevens (Mo.) in the fall. Judy, according to Jack Slabaugh, is supporting her mother and father by modeling. Marj and Phil Boynton, on their way to Florida, were guests of Ruth and Curt Glover. "Farewell to Westchester" was a delightful party given by the Glovers to 70 or 80 friends before they move to their lovely new home in Darien, Conn., on the water.
A treat at the dinner was to have Ida and Frank Wulp, parents of playwright John '51, and always welcome friends of good old Pete and Evi Colwell. George M. Davis (with Dotty) and his wonderful committee of Fred Cassebeer (with Marcia) and Walter Ross (with Gin) gave their wonderful contribution of pictures of undergrad days, Delta Alpha, baseball on the campus, etc. In that "Sept. Morn" picture of three husky giants standing there in the nude, voices from the '18-ers called forth: "Reed Montgomery! Swede Youngstrom! Ed Healey! Karl Hutchinson!"
Others who enjoyed the wives' dinner were: Marty Straus and Dan Shea, circling the financial world Peggy and Dwight Sargent, grinning with prospects of their Alaska trip this summer after Dwight makes some talks on the West Coast.... Helen (expert strawberry raiser) and Bill Rosenfelt (kept up with Dartmouth Admissions work even with a rugged operation).... Minetta and Syl Morey, missed in Florida this winter. ... Dorothy and Steve Mahoney whose fine Phi Bete son, Stephen '51, may be with Steve in his business... happy Wart McElwain back from his illness. Bob Knowles looking pretty forlorn without Ethel (had a bum knee) but did Ethel sprout with joy a month later cavorting around Florida in their new Mercedes Benz and in the boat of Charlie Wolffiz and his pretty wife Ethel!
M.O. and Stan Jones had a lot of fun with Miracle Man Johnny Johnston and pretty Ann (no wonder Johnny is the charmed production V.P. of Belding Heminway whose employees would rather follow him than any union). It was good to see Ruth and Roger Howland, Marj and Bob Herbert (just back from Palm Beach's Coquilla), Betty and Hal Day, and Marion and Frank Clahane (Class Agent five years, ran the great '18 Bradford, Vt., reunion; white berets, white knickers, green sweaters with white band).
Ned Ross and Chris thoughtfully forwarded me in Florida news of a "most enjoyable '18 dinner" 3.27, in N.Y. City. Present were Syl Morey, Paul Miner, Jasper Johnston, Steve Mahoney, Ole, Chris, Hal Day, Dick Holton, Rudy Hesse and Russ Smith.
Chris, Ben Mugridge and Steve Mahoney all get credit for the "Find" of Torpedo Phil Sanderson who gives the class so much pleasure with 18's professional News Letter. And continuous thanks to everyone in the class for passing along news of themselves to us.
1918's FORTIETH REUNIONJune 9-11, 1958
Secretary, Room 704, 441 Lexington Ave New York 17, N.Y.
Class Agent, East New York Savings Bank 2644 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn 7, N.Y.
