1923
Class Reunion - The 36th Hanover - June 15, 16, 17
Our long awaited 35th reunion, one year delayed, is at hand. Howard D. Sammis, M.A.I., our most efficient reunion chairman has been diligently on the job since early winter planning every detail. Sammy has been ably assisted by Irish, Freddie Davis, Art Little, Charlie Zimmerman, Al Pianca and Joe Pollard. In his final interview he assures all "last minute" members a bed in Hitchcock or North Mass. will be found for all who come for this long awaited event.
In the recent class officers weekend at Hanover Pete Jones was voted the best class treasurer of the year. This coveted honor is annually awarded to the treasurer doing a particularly outstanding job. We all think Pete richly deserves this honor and it goes without saying that each and every one of us are justly proud of this "Oscar" presented to a great treasurer of a great class.
In the June 1936 issue of the MAGAZINE I find the last mention of Bob Wilder to the effect his wife is Verne and they have two boys and a girl. This one and the same Verne came to my rescue May 3 when she wrote:
Bob has some deadline to meet so can't take time to write however we both thank you and the class of '23 for remembering us on our 36th anniversary.
We'd love to join you all in June at Hanover but Bob can't take any time off then so we are making our New England trip in May. It would be fun to see everyone we know but we enjoy reading the class news as a substitute.
We have two married "boys" in Boston and our daughter is married to a Dartmouth graduate (Bill Bentel class of '53) and lives in Cleveland where Bill is a newscaster with WGAR. We have three grandchildren and another expected in Tune
Thank you again for the note and card.
Bob is still engineering and selling fire brick for plants in Baltimore.
"After spending all my business life since college in advertising agencies and doing the advertising promotion for CBS and various magazines," writes Wood Gauss, "I moved out on my own a couple of years ago. That road has been bumpy but now is straightening out nicely."
J. Charles Durkin has been in motor transportation, in New York state, for most of his business life. He operates a group of truck leasing and contract trucking companies in principal upper New York cities. Chuck and Ida attended the midwinter reunions religiously while their sons were in Hanover and were greatly missed when they graduated.
A few months ago a letter was received from Merwin "Swede" Swenson. He is Vice President and General Manager of the General Box Co. in Sheboygan, Wis. His son John a 1950 Magna Cum Laude Dartmouth graduate is practicing law.
Art Everit has been with the Osborne Mfg. Co. since 1923 except for a five-year stint of shifting around at the time of the famous 1929 depression. Art was District Manager of the Detroit office for some eighteen years but as the years went on found he disliked office detail work more and more as it interfered with weekends at his camp up North. As a result he shifted and took the outstate area. Art is visiting the Secretary and Sam Home on his way to the 36th reunion. Betty will not be with him, we are all sorry to say as we want to meet this lucky "gal."
Some 27 years have elapsed since the last time Chester Alpaugh's name appeared in this column. He tells us he is still with the International Paper Company but has moved from Pine Bluff, Ark., to Panama City, Fla.
Luther Elliott who lives in Northwood Ridge, N. H., writes the following: "I was a World War I 'bride' at Dartmouth - was there but one year - Harvard Summer School and married - was 25 years of age - never got acquainted at Dartmouth. I sneak up to the Coffee Shop - Great Issue Lectures frequently. I used to drop in at the N. Y. City Dartmouth Club in the 30's and 40's and would recognize the Irishman and Kip Couch. I would be surprised to be recognized."
James D. Doyle is with Johns Manville Corp. as manager of Automotive Sales. He is also Director of the Advertising Agency of Doyle, Kitchen and McCormick. Jim writes us, "I qualified recently for Club Championship — my 10th year in succession. Never got by the second round but am usually playing against members younger than my son. Shoot 77-81."
Hip Conley was recently elected Second Vice President of the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago. This bank has total assets of two and three quarters billion dollars.
Brooks Palmer now has 133 clocks and 62 watches all tick tocking in" his New York City apartment at 295 Madison Avenue. Brooks joined the Veterans Artillery Corps, state of New York at 66th Street. In their constitution one must pour coffee until he gets a new member. Brooks poured coffee for three months and then got fourteen new members.
Kanky and Mildred Chun are real assets to 1923 travelers who visit our fiftieth state. Karl and Lyn Klaren, Truman and Bunny Metzel were royally entertained by the Chuns this winter in Hawaii. In April my mother visited the islands. Mildred and Kanky gave her a day long to be remembered.
Kanky Chun '23, who is in the investment business in Honolulu, was photographed by his classmate Truman Metzel. The surf of Oahu and Coco Head are in the background.
Secretary, 170 Washington St. Haverhill, Mass.
Class Agent, 980 Chapel St., New Haven, Conn.
