1918
By the time this is published we will have had our first football game reunion at Hanover before the Holy Cross Game on September 26. We hope that the carefully laid plans of Duke and his committee will attract many.
For the Harvard Game we are planning to have our usual cocktail party at the Hotel Commander immediately after the game and then, dinner either at Blinstrubs or some other suitable place. We are looking forward to an unusually large attendance of our classmates at this game.
Arrangements have been made for '18 dinners in New York on Thursday, October 29, the weekend of the Yale Game and on Thursday, November 19, the weekend of the Princeton Game. If you are planning to be in or around New York either of these weekends, be sure to let Ernie Earley know that you can be present at these class dinners at the Dartmouth Club of New York City.
We sadly report the death of Frank A. Harrington who died in Bowling Green, Ohio, on May 28, 1959. He was a member of the firm of Fuller, Harrington, Seney & Henry, leading attorneys in Toledo as well as an official of the Goodwill Industries of Toledo.
In June we received word from Dick White that our honorary member E. E. Puryear of Prescott, Ariz., had passed away on April 27. Dick writes that "while Spike never went to Dartmouth as a student, he had developed a supreme love for the College and had many close friendships with many of our classmates." He left Dartmouth College a substantial bequest from which the College will immediately begin receiving income.
The Montclair, N. J., Times carried an article on April 9 announcing the retirement of Byron M. Noone who had represented the Eli Lilly and Company in New York City for 32 years. Byron and his wife, Virginia, have two children, B. Michael and J. Patricia. On behalf of his classmates, we wish him and his wife a long and happy retirement.
We note from the Jefferson City, Mo., Post-Tribune that Les Granger, executive director of the National Urban League, was the speaker for the 93rd Lincoln University commencement exercises. A very flattering review of Les' accomplishments and travels were outlined in this article.
The University of New Hampshire awarded to the Ambassador of Pakistan James M. Langley, publisher of the Concord Monitor, the Charles Holmes Pettee Medal at their 89th commencement exercises in Durham on June 14. The award is made annually for "rare devotion to the public interest.... and unique service to the state, the nation, or the world in a manner comparable with that expressed in the life of the late Dean Pettee."
The U. S. Navy selected two residents from Hanover to go on operational cruises as guests of the Secretary of the Navy. One of these was Dr. Sy Syvertsen, who joined the USS Saratoga at Mayport, Fla., on July 5 for a five-day cruise. Knowing Sy's weakness for the Navy, we are sure that he enjoyed every minute of the cruise. Sy's daughter, Rosalind, graduated from McGill University this last June.
Ted Hazen's son, Edward E. Hazen Jr. was married to Miss Ruth Anne Bradley of Boston in Hancock, N. H., this last June. A picture of the bride shows that Ed Jr. has inherited Ted's good taste when it comes to picking a wife.
A notice in the Nashua paper announced that Amos Blandin Jr. was the principal speaker at the annual observance of "Law Day USA" at the Nashua Country Club on April 22. This event was sponsored by the Nashua Bar Association in conjunction with the Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, and Exchange Clubs and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He certainly is sought after as a speaker and those of us who have heard him know why.
A note from Jake Bingham informs us that Hort Chandler and Bill Montgomery were in the Concord Hospital in "June and July. He reports that both were doing well after their operations. He also writes that Lew Cousens and his wife, Helen, expect to see the Scully's sometime during the summer.
The New York Herald Tribune carried an article on July 26 announcing that Dr. Richard P. White had been re-elected executive vice president of the American Association of Nurserymen at the 84th annual meeting held at the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia. We congratulate Dick on his re-election to this important job.
The Janesville, Wis., Gazette announced the retirement of Ivan Tefft as general counsel for the Parker Pen Company after thirty years of service. After he left Dartmouth, he went to Northwestern University and then received his degree from George Washington University. During World War I he served as a pilot in the Air Corps.
A letter from Charlie Isbell states that '18around North Adams, Mass., are scarcer than the proverbial hens' teeth. Phil Tusting and his wife, Lyla, who live in Long Branch, N. J., occasionally visit the Isbell's. Charlie's letter announces that they plan to leave on a trip to Europe on August 20, where they will visit Scotland, England, Switzerland and France. He is planning to visit two of the families located in Mourmelon in the Champagne District whom he knew so well when he was with the American Field Service during World War I. Later, he plans to go to the Vosges Mountains near Epinal to see a little girl whom he and his wife have sponsored through the Save the Children Federation."
Charlie states that Lyman Burgess has rebuilt an ancient farmhouse in Rowe, Mass., two miles from the Yankee Atomic Electric Plant. Charlie promises to visit us the next time he is in Boston and discuss the "old days in South Fayer."
We learned from Ernie Earley that Thelma and Jack Slabaugh were in New York as members of the House of Delegates of the American Hospital Association. Jack is still president of a 500-bed hospital in Akron.
Johnny Simmons writes from upper Montclair, N. J., that he plans to buy a small house near Daytona Beach, Fla., this fall. He would be glad to have any '18ers look him up when they are in that area.
Marion and Frank Clahane had a very wonderful trip all over Italy and France this summer.
Stan and Mary Olive Jones had a delightful visit with Edith and Cap Hanley recently. They report that Cap's health is improving and it shouldn't be long before he is back to his old self. We are sure the class will be glad to learn of this good news.
On Sunday, May 24, Christgau and several 'iBers went to New Rochelle, N. Y., to attend the Name Day Services at Trinity Church, one of the six original churches of the New York Diocese. Our own Reverend George Moulton Davis Jr. delivered the sermon and told of the history of the church, which was founded some 271 years ago as a Huguenot church.
The members of our class who knew Doc Angell's father so well in undergraduate days will be sorry to learn that Dr. Frank C. Angell passed away on June 9.
Arrangements have been made to hold 1918 Class Dinners at the Dartmouth Club in New York City on the following evenings in 1959 and i960:
I. Thursday, October 29; 2. Thursday, November 19; 3. Thursday, December 3; 4. Thursday, January 14; 5. Thursday, February 18; 6. Thursday, April 21; and 7. Thursday, May 19. Any classmates in and around New York at the time of these dinners should definitely plan to attend them. We can assure them a very happy evening.
We expect to request various members of the class to furnish us with information concerning their activities and those of their families in the months to come. Your response to our request will decide how readable these class notes are.
Joe Eisaman '19 and John Kunkle '19 taking a cooling spin in the Gulf of California.
Secretary, 67 Annawam Rd., Waban, Mass.
Treasurer, Write Inc.
420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y.
Ivan D. Tefft '18 of Janesville, Wis., has retired as General Counsel for the Parker Pen Company, but he will continue his long association with the company as special consultant. Well known as an authority on international patent law, he developed Parker's patent law division into one of the finest in the country. Tefft has been with Parker since 1930, when he gave up his own law firm in Chicago.
