1915
"The spell on them remains" just about tells the story of the Boston Tea Party over the Harvard game weekend. Some 65 classmates and wives, plus several guests, attended one or all the functions in and around Harvard Square and extending down to 89 State Street. Some even sloshed out to the Stadium, It was a grand reunion and, from where I aat, everyone enjoyed it. The ram perhaps cut the attendance somewhat, but I would say the good fellowship was increased Thereby. The surroundings, typified by the "Squayah," certainly helped. I'll leave it to jack Ferguson, aided and abetted by his candid camera, to give more intimate details - to say nothing of Dick Wyman and his flaring movies. Here's hoping we all get to see the results of both. We certainly owe a vote of thanks to Eben Clough and his Arrangements Committee for a fine handout on a notable occasion. And may we add a Wah-Hoo-Wah" to the team who beat Harvard. And to top it off - a big "Thank you to Kike 'n' Pearl Richardson for their wonderful bruncheon affair! Those fortunate enough to be present at some or all of the proceedings were: George Adams, the Dale Barkers, the Bob Bigelows, the Gus Brauns, the Sid Bulls, the Hal Claflins, Bush Campbell, the Eben Cloughs, the Ed Dewings, Bud Doe, the String Downings, Jack Ferguson, the Chan Fosters, Speed Granger, the Bob Griffins, the Charlie Griffiths and their protege Carmen ("Chita") Guanzon, the Hal Harlows, Joel Harris, the Stu Hills, Opie Horton, the Roy Laffertys, Stan Llewellyn, John Loomis and family, the Duze Lounsberrys, the George Martins, Kay Mason, Norvie Milmore, the Phil Murdocks, Nut Norwood, the Doc O'Haras, Johnny Pendleton, the Russ Rices, the Kike Richardsons, Helen Rose, the Ned Sheas, the George Simpsons, Jim Sisk, ttie Lee Smiths, the Cecil Whitneys, the Dick Wymans, and the H. G. Woodmans. There were many who sent in their regrets and ArtNichols wired greetings from him and Charity which were read at the final dinner.
Takanaga Mitsui seems as jovial as ever judging by the accompanying picture of him and Johnny Mullin, taken during Johnny's trip out there last March. Mitz's son sent it on recently and John says it's a heluva good likeness of Mitz. Not bad of you, too, John!
"Nut" and Frances Norwood tripped out to Akron, Ohio, in September to visit their daughter before the season waned. Bud Doe had to do some tall stepping to keep up with the bumper crop of apples this year. As Eben Clough was checking out of a convention at the Hotel Wentworth late in September, the Ned Sheas were checking in for an outing of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for whom Ned has been auditing for many years.
Phil Alexander regrets that a European trip plus several other trips in this country prevented his leaving Denver for the Tea Party.
Dick Clarke has moved again! Says don't let anyone kid you that it's cheaper to move than pay rent. Also says if the Russians don't stop messing around with the moon, we 11 all be up to our elbows in salt water!
Howie Stearns says he doesn't mind birthdays since he has three little granddaughters to help him celebrate. Howie gave a talk in October to the Astronautical Society of Canada at McGill University on Gravity.
Justin McCarthy, as Vice President in charge of engineering for St. Regis Paper Co., gets around. They have plants from Maine to Florida and projects in Guatemala and South America - which keep him on the go.
Nostalgic memories come to me with the notice of the death of the then-captain of the Thornton Academy football team at Saco, Me., while I was coach there in 1915. Seen at the Brown game in Hanover were Art Tower, the Kike Richardsons, Johnny Mullin, the Sid Bulls, the Ned Sheas, the Charlie Griffiths, and the Eben Cloughs. The Cloughs and the Richardsons enjoyed their usual picnic lunch down on the river bank before the game.
The Doc O'Haras have a son in the Navy officers' school at Newport, R. I., a daughter, married to an MD and in her third year at Tufts Medical, and another daughter an honor graduate from Mt. Holyoke and now doing special work at Hitchcock Clinic.
Kike Richardson has the right idea - visitors to their Littleton place in the fall season chime right in with storm windows, awnings, shelling peas, and storing paraphernalia for the winter! Only a partial return, however, for the Kike 'n' Pearl brunches!
Dick Wyman honored the Patton Chowder Club with his presence back in mid-October.
Attending a luncheon honoring the New York Football Giants, I couldn't help but think of the wistful glances Coach Blackman would cast at their line totaling well over 1200 pounds from tackle to tackle!
Bee Ruml has collaborated with Dartmouth Provost Donald Morrison in a new challenging report on financial and structural problems of the modern college, titled "Memo to a College Trustee."
Dick Merrill, retiring after sixteen years in the pulpit at Columbus, Ohio, got his inspiration to become a minister at an early age. "Some boys," says he, "want to be firemen, others something else, but I always wanted to be a minister and 'played' at it when I was only three." There had been no minister in his family in nine generations.
We all join in extending our deepest sympathy to Buster Sawyer in the sudden loss of his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Burt announce the marriage of their daughter Marylee Gail to Charles Wolcott Henry Dodge at West Hartford, Conn., on September 26.
Bill Lyman of Lyman Apiaries, Greenwich, N. Y., says he got a kick out of the Class birthday card - a "bright and pleasing idea."
Seen at the Harvard game were Mrs. Al Priddy and son Dick, and the Bill Johnsons from Exeter, N. H. Not seen but heard was Bob Frothingham with friends over on the Harvard side.
Doc Rowell of North Tarrytown couldn't make the "Tea Party" because of a conflict with the annual meeting of Americans of Armorial Ancestry of which he is National President.
The Jack Bowlers were headed toward the West in late October. Ralph Brown, recovering from an eye operation, expected to be back in circulation in time for the Princeton game. The Ash St. Clairs were reported down in Virginia in October. The Marv Fredericks were aiming for the Columbia game in New York. Dave Davison reports a week at the Utility Convention in Philadelphia, a full week of hearings in Concord, followed by a weekend at Connecticut Lakes, during the fall season.
Bob Fredericks is still working with greenhouses and such and enjoying it - says the psychologists call it "inversion, viz., reverting to adolescent activities" - his folks were in that field when he was a youngster.
Dave Markham says his birthday card finally caught up with him down in Pampa, Texas. Anyway, we try to keep tabs on everyone!
Win Davis wants to know if any of us ever come to Florida - Fort Lauderdale, that is.
It is rumored that Herb Potter has acquired (by proxy, so to speak) a white Austin-Healy convertible with red leather upholstery, along with the return of daughter Julie from Europe where she has been for some months.
Written before the Harvard game, Ben Slade wants to know - "How about winning a football game?" Sends regards to all the gang.
Pete Pray says he saw the Penn game. Didn't root hard enough, did you, Pete?
With which, we-all take this opportunity to wish you-all a very Happy Holiday season, coming up!
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Takanaga Mitsui '15 and John M. Mullen 15 met at "Aoki" (Tempura) in January 1959, during John's trip abroad. This picture of them together was taken by Mitz's son.
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