1918

Our classmate, Doc Angell, was chairman of the finance committee which ran the 250 th anniversary celebration for the town of Needham, Mass. Doc and other members of the town's anniversary committee allowed their beards to grow to enable them to conveniently fit into the atmosphere created by the memories of Needham as it was 250 years ago.

The Thirteenth Annual Hanover Fall Weekend on September 30 will have been held before this issue. We hope it goes as well as the committees' plans anticipate.

Then we wish to remind you that after the Harvard Game on October 28 there will be the usual get-together and cocktail party at the Hotel Commander. For those who wish to stay to dinner arrangements can be made with Eddie Ferguson to eat at the restaurant, which is only a short walk from the Commander. We hope you will let Eddie Ferguson know in ample time if you plan to attend the Harvard Game and come to the get-together afterwards. His address is 50 Pleasant Valley Rd., Westwood, Mass. He has to know reasonably accurately how many plan to attend so that he may make the necessary arrangements with the Hotel Commander.

Other dates that those classmates in and around New York should remember is a cocktail party on Saturday, November 11 immediately after the Dartmouth-Columbia football game at the Ernie Earleys, 441 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y. There will be 1918 class dinners on Thursday night, November 2 and Friday night, December 15 at the Dartmouth Club in the Hotel Commodore. The New York crowd are always complimented when any outsiders make an effort to join them at these dinners.

Eddie and Cathy Ferguson are leaving August 30 on the "Queen Mary" to visit England and France. They will be returning on the "Liberte" to arrive home on September 30. While in Paris they hope to see Hort Kennedy.

It was with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Chuck Hilliker. He died in his sleep in the early morning of June 24 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and his three daughters, Mrs. Wm. J. Bourke Jr., Mrs. A. Paul Shermack both of Denver, and Mrs. Janice Fowler of Boulder, Colo.

Leon Alden was found dead in his home at 8 Forest Street, Middleboro, Mass., on June 7. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Mildred Snow of Edgewood, R. I. We suggest you read the "In Memoriam" column in this issue.

Larry Wallis who is a Fulbright professor of English at Mount Holyoke College was given a reception by Damascus University in Syria in recognition of the assistance that he and Mrs. Wallis had given this university during the last year. In addition to his teaching duties he has provided counsel and advice to the Damascus faculty of Letters in long range planning and programming. While he was working on developing the University, Louise organized and lead the first little theater group ever formed in Syria. This group of Americans and Syrians has received praise not only in the Damascus and Beirut press but in Cairo publications as well. She was well-qualified for her endeavor as she was formerly director of the Laboratory Theater, a member of the Mount Holyoke faculty for 28 years and has acted professionally in New York Broadway productions and in summer stock. In 1942 she organized and directed the first Community Players group in Palo Alto, Calif. The Wallises plan to return from Damascus to Mount Holyoke in July after a very productive and happy year in Damascus.

Dick White who has served for 23 years as executive vice president of the American Association of Nurserymen will step down from this position on November 10. He will continue on the Board in advisory capacity, however. He was given a silver bowl by the American Association of Nurserymen at its organization keynote luncheon held in Washington around the middle of July. He has been long active in horticultural circles and is best known around Washington for his efforts in the National Arboretum. He has received numerous honors which we have mentioned in our notes over the last few years.

Speaking of horticulture, Freddie Cassebeer had three acres of iris, tall bearded and Siberian, in his garden on the west shore of DeForest Lake in West Nyack, N. Y. Fred has been growing iris since 1929 and has been hybridizing them since 1940. His iris introductions to date number nineteen tall bearded and three Siberian species. Fred is a director of the Horticultural Society of New York and a former director of the American Iris Society.

Joe Seacrest, co-publisher of the Lincoln, Neb., Journal, was taken by surprise when he introduced the dinner speaker Arthur Motley, publisher of the Parade Magazine, at the annual Lincoln, Neb., Chamber of Commerce Membership Dinner held on January 9. Instead of his prepared talk, Mr. Motley paid tribute to Joe who had just ended a five-year term as the fifth public director on the Federal District Board. Previously Joe had served as director of the Omaha branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. A "gold ingot" plaque was presented to him as a symbol of his endeavors. A congratulatory telegram from President Eisenhower and a letter of commendation from H. G. Leedy, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, were also read at the meeting.

Even though Phil Sanderson mentioned the tribute paid to Woody Hulbert in the class letter we mention it again. The testimonial dinner given to Woody after 34 years of service to the Somerville YMCA was a very impressive affair. I am sure he felt well rewarded for the many years of devoted service that was given to the YMCA.

Jim Langley's Monitor-Patriot Co. which publishes the Concord Daily Monitor was recently sold to William Dwight, publisher of the Holyoke (Mass.) Transcript-Telegram. Jim will continue as an editorial writer and consultant.

Red Wilson retired the last of July from the Tri-Continental Financial Corp. He and Peg are giving up their New York apartment and taking up permanent residence in South Kent, Conn. Woodward D. Hulbert has changed his address to 391 North Easy St., Port Charlotte, Fla., and William A.Mudgett has changed his address to 1480 Edgewood Drive, Palo Alto, Calif. They would be delighted to receive a visit from anyone associated with 1918.

In closing we wish to express the gratitude of the Class and of Dartmouth College for the outstanding work that Ernie Earley, as Class Agent, with the assistance of StanJones and others did in inspiring the Class to meet its quota of the Alumni fund. They labored intensively sending out more than 300 letters to classmates during the course of the campaign. We are glad that the response was such that we as a Class can say, "Well done."

Once again let me remind you that if you want to hear about the interesting experiences of the Class, you must contribute your bit by sending information which we can use for these notes. Otherwise, they will become staler than ever.

Enjoying the festivities at a pre-celebrationof the 250th birthday of Needham,Mass., was Doc Angell 18, a long-timeresident of that community.

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