1929
The Class essayed its first informal fall reunion in Hanover the weekend of September 28. The reservations for 34 proved to be illusory as the count swelled to 59 ladies, gentlemen, and children at one point in the weekend. Festivities began Friday evening with a cocktail hour and dinner at the Tavern in the Hanover Inn. The annual meeting of the Executive Committee, with Jack Blair in the Chair, followed the dessert and coffee. In conformity with the informality and levity of the occasion, Jack decreed that all present could participate in the meeting and proffered proxies to all provided they should follow the leader. The introduction of this happy thought was well accepted and the meeting proceeded in a spirit of merriment. Dick Barrett, the Reunion Chairman-emeritus, recognized the appointment of Larry Lougee as the new Reunion Chairman but pointed out that Larry had not followed him through the. rain and mud to Hanover this torrential Friday. (Ed. note - Larry and his family arrived on the scene Saturday.) The Secretary's minutes were waived - he had enough wit not to sit up a second midnight preparing for this ordeal. There was a pause while the "sparks" viewed the largest bonfire ever on the campus. About this time, the dues bill was ratified. Cart Strickland, our Class Agent without peer, rendered a stirring report of how 1929 broke the $40,000.00 barrier in the 1962 Alumni Fund campaign. Andres, Strickland, and Redding were appointed as a selection committee to screen the applicants for Cart's job. Cart's retirement is mourned. His election as President of the Alumni Council is acclaimed. To him went a standing ovation. Eddie Chinlund delivered his Treasurer's report with his usual aplomb and everybody was finally convinced that the Class was solvent. As a result, it was decided that the Class could afford a subscription to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE for all members. Jim McFate, the man of ferocious mien and the hospitable host, was welcomed into the fellowship of the Class with full honorary membership. This was accomplished, ex corde, with all due ceremony. John Dickey performed the induction with such skill as to invoke a response of acceptance from the initiate that will be ever remembered. The historians insist that Jim is the first to become an honorary member of this select group since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. RayHedger announced a 1929 party to be held at the Dartmouth Club in New York, November 2, the evening before the Yale game. Then the roof fell in. Everybody was having such fun that a motion was made to formally invite all members of the Class to participate in all future executive committee meetings. The trap was sprung. The Secretary, who arranges the meetings, was horrified at the prospect. The By-Laws were recalled with some vagueness. The legal minds questioned the propriety of the meeting. The Vice-Chairman was troubled. The motion was ruled dubious and not legally proper for action by the Executive Committee. The Committee, in self-defense, voted "NO," and the meeting adjourned with a vote of thanks to Bob Monahan, who arranged this informal reunion.
All hands enjoyed the first football game of the season and the brilliant fall foliage on Balch Hill. Chris and John Dickey extended the hospitality of their home after the game and this brief hour was one of the high lights of the weekend. Dinner at the Norwich Inn was followed by the joyous singing of the famous Injunnaires. JohnCornehlsen's son is a member of this highly entertaining octet. Late that night, on the cold, damp porch of the motel, the Selection Committee met and pondered the appointment of a Class Agent. Out of these deliberations came the selection of EddieChinlund. He accepted! The Committee thereupon disbanded with a sense of glowing satisfaction. We look forward to continuing achievement with Eddie at the helm.
Those attending the Reunion at various times, including wives, were the Andres, F. Armstrongs, Barretts, Benjamins, Blairs, Brittans, R. Browns, Chinlunds, J. Cooks, Dickeys, D'Esopos, Eberlines, Hartstones, Hedgers, Jaquiths, Lougees, Mayhers, Michaels, Monahans, Nighswanders, Reddings, H. Richardsons, Stricklands, Wiedenmeyers, and Woodbridges. Also attending were Barney and guest, Ralph Burnett, Cornehlsen, Dudley, McFate, and the Lougee children. Seen at the game were Bellerose and Foster.
Wen Barney's guest is a partner in his Lynchburg, Va., accounting firm, a graduate of North Carolina University, and a conqueror of our "Tiger" Barrett in hand wrestling. A return match is being negotiated before the Tiger ages too much. This was Wen's first visit to Hanover since 1937.
Ambassador James Isaac Loeb to Peru is "the prime exponent of the New Frontier among United States diplomats in South America," according to the New York Times. He is called the "Fighting Ambassador" for his outspoken criticism of the activities of the communists and the Peruvian military junta. He is also referred to as "the man with his hands in his pockets" due to his normal tweedy slouch. Jim was formerly a teacher of French and Spanish in a New York high school, executive secretary of the Union for Democratic Action and the Americans for Democratic Action, and is co-owner of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise of Saranac Lake, N. Y. He still plays bridge and tennis and is an avid baseball fan. His wife, Ellen, is an accomplished violinist and has formed a string quartet which gives concerts in places as remote as Iquitos in the Amazon jungle. Their daughter, Susan, attends a Peruvian public school and their son, Peter, is a junior at Harvard.
Charlie Goldsmith is now located at 2800 North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Fla.
We are sorry to learn that Joseph Walsh passed away on September 20 after a brief illness. Our sympathy is extended to Dorothy and their family.
Secretary, 10 Cranston Road Winchester, Mass.
Treasurer, 2 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh 22, Pa.
