1920
I am informed by our Class President, StanNewcomer, that as of next year we shall havea new Class Agent. Stan, as you know, has filledthat job very creditably for many many yearsand now the accolade passes to none otherthan good old Jack Mayer. Having workedwith Jack here in New York on various andsundry occasions I think the Class is in greatgood luck to have such a capable operatortake over what is probably the most difficultand thankless job in the Class. We are allcheering for you, Jack!
In mid-April Dorothy and I flew up toHanover for the meeting of the Tuck SchoolBoard of Overseers. While there we encountered a few of the old standbys includingAl Frey, Al Foley, Sammy Sampson, PaulRichter and others of contiguous classes. Theoccasion was marked by a four or five-inchsnowfall which made things seem like oldtimes.
For those of you planning a trip to Hanover, be sure to look up the new mural by Paul Sample which adorns the back bar of the cocktail lounge at the Hanover Inn. In the mural there appear numerous figures contemporary with our time in College ... Laddie Myers in the act of vaulting (and clearing the bar, by the way), Gus Sonnenberg in football togs, and Earl Thomson taking a hurdle in "stride. Harry Hillman, Jeff Tesreau, and Fat Spears '16 represent the coaching fraternity, while John Shelburne '19, Dussosoit Duke '18, and Gene Nealy '18 are other well-known figures of the good old days. The central theme features Bill Cunningham '19 seated at the piano with a cigar at a rakish angle and no doubt strumming one of the tunes that enlivened the Nugget in the days of the silent movies. All in all the painting has a very nostalgic flavor and I know you will get a kick out of it when you see it.
By the way, Paul Richter is working on a very interesting idea in collaboration with Ben Ayres whereby a get-together, probably a picnic, will be held at Worcester in the not far distant future for any and all Twenties. I have only the sketchiest details at this writing but I am sure more information will be forthcoming before very long.
In addition to those already mentioned recent visitors in Hanover include HowardHitchcock and Frank Kimber.
No one can say that Gerald Starr Stone doesn't get around! A very fetching picture postcard dated on the Isle of Capri has just arrived from Frances and Jerry extolling the virtues of Capri. Jerry points out that even I could afford it and that it's a delightful spot for a second honeymoon! It seems that Jerry is combining the pleasures of touring with a business trip that will take him eventually to England. I must remind him of the mathematical principle that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points!
The Waltham News-Tribune carried a most interesting story headlining the fact that Bingo (Howard W.) Whitaker was honored on the occasion of his 25th anniversary as an employee of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Bingo, who undoubtedly was the handsomest man on the 1920 Track Team, has worked his way up through the ranks and is now District Manager for Metropolitan with headquarters at Waltham, Mass. On the occasion of the celebration his associates presented him with a desk lamp and a portable radio.
I am very grateful to Ben Ayres for a most interesting letter that I am sure you will enjoy reading:
Last Saturday evening I read the April issue of the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE and on Easter morning I attended the First Baptist Church of Worcester along with four other '20 members, namely, Erwin Miller, Earl Fipphen, Richard Wellington and Roger Horton. We are all members of the church and attend regularly. This grouping, together with our Secretary's request for class news, brings out these notes.
Ellen and I recently returned from our annual Florida vacation which was all they said about it - cold and rainy - with only an occasional view of the sun. On our way down we stopped at Lutz, Fla., to call on Hersh and Ellie Chandler. They have a grand "estate" set back from the road, surrounded by citrus groves and a beautiful lake where they while away their leisure hours just fishing.
At St. Petersburg we attended the annual Dartmouth luncheon and Carroll Hill and I represented 1920. I don't recall reading this bit of news, but it should be spread on the records that Carroll has a two-year-old son. Can anyone top this record?
The Ayres family have added two more grandchildren, the grand total five boys and two girls. All the boys have been registered for Dartmouth. Our youngest daughter, Janet, married a Harvard man in June 1955 and moved to Montreal where she has been teaching school while her husband attended McGill Medical School. He graduates in May and then will intern at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover. Don Mix '21 will have a son-in-law doing his residency at Mary Hitchcock at the same time so it looks as if the two families will be weekending in north country on many occasions.
While on the west coast of Florida we stayed at the Ivy League Motel at Clearwater Beach. It is owned and personally operated by Dick Wilder '19. He and his wife, Jean, are marvelous hosts and we can highly recommend it. It is brand new and an ideal place to relax.
Al Frey continues to make headlines, even crowding Lana Turner off the front pages. Al recently spoke to the Association of Advertising Men and Women at the Biltmore here in New York. On the following day he addressed the International Advertising Association at the Roosevelt Hotel. How he does it all with the chores that must be performed in Hanover earns him the title of "iron man" if nothing else!
Our faithful Florida correspondent, Dorothy Hamm, writes that among other visitors, they have entertained Rayner and RuthHutchinson. It so happened that Harold Brown '14 was throwing a wing-ding that particular evening for the benefit of the Dartmouth colony in and about Vero Beach. Dorothy's description of that party leaves no doubt that it is always fair weather when Dartmouths get together! It seems that a number of former Glee Club members were on hand providing the basis for a real song fest.
This is to suggest that the resident Hanover Twenties have a piano tuned up and available because Sal Andretta will be on hand for his son's graduation in June. It would be worth a trip up there just to hear Sal bang the old box once again. Maybe he could get Paul Sample to join with the saxaphone and Jimmie Parks on the drums.
A recent note from Sherry Baketel makes interesting reading. Here it is:
In reading your excellent contribution to the current Mag I am reminded that my help in the way of news has not batted much higher than zero - and I don't have any, either.
Jack Lappin wrote me a couple of weeks ago to say that they would be on their way down for a little breather and might well be stopping by at the cocktail hour on some unannounced day, but he has not shown yet.
We returned from this year's Florida junket, which wound up on Captiva Island and some dandy visits with the Werfelmans '19, just as the big snow was starting and for three and one-half days thereafter we were without power which even includes water as we have an Artesian well. Never have I melted so much snow for all purposes, including some lady sheep with offspring - but we did turn up a fine new libation called Rye on the Snow (we didn't dare open the icebox for ice).
Word comes that Harry Bower, who for years was associated with E. B. Badger and Sons Co. as a Chemical Engineer, has joined the rapidly growing ranks of retired Twenties. Formerly he lived in Melrose, Mass., but henceforth will make his home at Ipswich, Mass., a delightful spot, by the way.
You will remember that Sig (Wendell P.) Sigler recently set up shop in a new enterprise in Norwalk, Conn. He had been living at Newtown, Conn., but in order to accommodate his business situation he has moved to Rowayton, Conn.
'S all, for now!
Secretary,600 Fifth Ave., New York 20, N.Y.
Class Agent,Consolidated Paper Co., Monroe, Mich.
