1929
A trek into the North Country to see the fall colors at their height - and Balch Hill is not to be sneezed at - is becoming more and more popular with '29ers as evidenced by Brown game attendance by Bill and Kay Andres, Duke and Hortense Barto, TrunkieBrittan, Tom and Leona Capalbo, Ed Chinlund, John, Dick and Virginia Danforth,Gene and Rosemary Davis, Jack and SueHubbard, Bill. Ruth, Dick and Nancy Morgan, Noel and Olive Salomon, Millard andMarjorie Tucker and Gus and Peg Wiedenmayer.
A nice note received from Jim Hodson - he and Hessie are still rattling around with daughter Julie and husband far away (responsible, however, for making Jim and Hessie grandparents three times) and daughter Betsie now a Junior at Skidmore. They see no chance of making the reunion in June, but expect to be East in 1961 to see Betsie graduate. For those of you interested in legal proceedings, Jim was called upon to decide a highly controversial case last summer involving the question whether a private home owner could be required to refrain from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, and color in the sale of his home. Memorandum opinion No. 535996 in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King Country tells the story.
A wayside picnic area was dedicated recently outside of Shelburne near the New Hampshire-Maine border on Route #2 in memory of a man who served as the first recreational planner in the White Mountain National Forest. New Hampshire State Representative Bob Monahan said in his dedicatory address,
Aside from his family, Fred's two great loves were the mountains and the highways. Where those two loves overlapped - on the side of our roads - Fred's keen personal interest knew no bounds. It is therefore singularly appropriate that here along this roadside, where the high hills he knew so well flank the roads he helped to build, this attractive and useful recreational development shall be known forever as the Frederick A. Gardner Wayside Area.
Phil Fitzpatrick of Plattsburg, N. Y., was elected, this fall, an assistant vice president of the Manufacturers National Bank of Troy. He is in charge of the bank's new office in the North Country Shopping Center. Before entering banking, Phil was associated with his father in the contracting business. From 1954 until 1957, he was president of Fitzpatrick and Howell, Inc. and has recently been office manager of the Northern Insuring Agency in Plattsburg. He is a past director of the Chamber of Commerce and past president of the Holy Name Society of St. John's Church.
The annual fall meeting of the Executive Committee and Class Officers was held at the Dartmouth College Club in New York late Friday afternoon, October 30. As per custom, and in addition to those persons involved in the above, the Class Agent, the Editor of the Class Book, the Reunion Chairman, the Class News Letter Editor, and their assistants and others closely associated with those projects were also invited to the meeting. Those present were Bill Andres, Herb Ball, Al Benjamin, Chris Born, Bing Carter, Ed Chinlund, J. B. Cook, Jack Gunther, Paul Jameson. Dan Marx, Bill Morgan, John Moxon, Lowell Pratt, Bob Ramage, Squeek Redding, Percy Russell, Ed Walsh and Gus Wiedenmayer.
Moxon reported on the successes and difficulties of last year's Alumni Fund Drive, complicated by the concurrent Capital Gifts Drive, the great disappointment of all concerned when our class fell flat on its face just before the end after making an excellent start; and the hope that his and the assistant agents' efforts will be more successful during this last year of their "tour of duty." John's successor' will be appointed at reunion in June. Gunther reported that at the Bequest Chairmen's meeting in Hanover last May it was decided that the College would formulate a College Program in lieu of the many different programs instituted by various classes. Very little has been done within the class, because of the Capital Gifts Drive, but this great potential has now been recognized.
Chinlund's Treasurer's report was presented in detail and indicated that our balance at the time of the meeting was $1,705.57. Dues were collected for 1958-59 from a total of 331 men as compared with 328 for the preceding year. There is still a balance of $66.17 (plus unrecorded interest) in the savings account. Based on last year's bill, the present balance is approximately enough to take care of this year's group subscription to the MAGAZINE and it appears reasonable to assume that dues will be collected from approximately the same number of men as last year. Finally, since it may be necessary for the class treasury to provide some advance funds in connection with the reunion, we should not make any contribution to the Memorial Fund at this time. Continuation of the class group subscription was approved and the report and recommendations were accepted.
Andres read Barrett's Reunion Chairman's report on proposals for activities at the reunion, including possible joint activities with 1930 and 1931. Dick was apparently aware of the great success of our Glee Club on the New York City Music Hall stage last summer and his proposals were highlighted by the item that perhaps we should engage the Rockettes to entertain us. However, in the interest of economy, this proposal was turned down. It was voted to give the reunion chairman carte blanche for formulation of reunion plans subject to several minor changes suggested such as keeping the reunion from Monday through Wednesday instead of extending it through Thursday as is being considered by 1930, having fewer scheduled events in order to make it a "relaxed" affair, and looking into possible lower costs of having beer in cans instead of on draught (which has always had problems of cooling, pressure, etc.).
After the meeting adjourned, cocktails and dinner were most thoroughly enjoyed by those present and most of their wives. In addition, Moe Heath, Potsey Poeter and Paul Woodbridge, their wives and one of Potsey's daughters joined us. The dinner was highlighted by the presence of Ross McKenney who told us many of his Jean Baptiste stories (pretending he was Jean Baptiste) and then reverted to his own character to speak, most movingly and effectively, about his work at the College.
The next day, in spite of the rain, the informal reunion at the Dartmouth Club of New Haven's tent right outside the Bowl was most successful. Fellows who showed up were Fred Armstrong, Dick Barrett, Al Bellerose and Tom Maynard. Fellows, with wives and some children, were Andres, Ball, Benjamin, Blair, Born, Brittan, Carter, Cornehlsen, Dinsmore, Gunther, Heath, Mayher, Middleton, Moxon, Nighswander, Redding, Rock, Strickland, Walsh and Woodbridge.
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