1919

Nick Saodoe is as busy with Dartmouth affairs as he has ever been what with being president of the Dartmouth Club of New York and also president of the N. Y. Alumni Association. A former member of the Alumni Council, Nick and Dot get to Hanover quite frequently from their summer place in Acworth, N. H, and have the additional reason in that Nick Jr. and Mary live in Hanover and have three young gentlemen for their grandparents to admire.

Quoting from a nice note from HenrySiegbert, "For some unknown reason I haven't been able to make the monthly luncheons at the Dartmouth Club (N. Y.); my wife and I had a wonderful ten-week trip to Europe from mid February until the first of May but I didn't see any 'l9ers en route. Some day I hope to get to Hanover and see all the new developments." Jack andBetty Clark breezed through Hanover in the late summer but did take time to call on Stu and Dot Russell in their new home on Rip Road. Dick and Spike Dudensing likewise spent a short time here in their travels this past summer.

Recent address changes include Augustin V. Goldiere, Institute for American Universities, 2 bis Rue de Bon Pasteur, Aix-en-Provence, France (Doc. expects to be in France about a year following his retirement from Davidson College, N. C.); David (Sherm) Green, c/o Trust Officer Ingram, First National Bank, P.O. Box 1118, Cincinnati 45201, O.; Lester S. Morse, Chairman of the Board, Morse Shoe Co., Canton, Mass., 9 Singletree Road, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02167; Ora M. Huntoon, 1371 Oakmont Road, Apt. 150 G, Seal Beach, Calif.; and Arthur I. Palmer, 47 Malvern Avenue, Richmond, Va. 23221.

Norm Weaver reports in from Hollywood, Calif., "Having lived near Santa Monica beach for the past six years I find it very comfortable in Hollywood nestled at the foot of the Santa Monica mountains. They rise up as high as two thousand feet but are mostly around nine hundred and of course at times hold the smog in the L. A. basin." Norm recently re-married and is very happy in his Hollywood home. Russ Potter notes that "Marge and I sold our big house early last year and now we are extremely happy in a smaller one which is much easier to take care of and as the retirement year nears, the expense of upkeep etc., is much less. Although I wonder sometimes when the younger generation is going to lighten up on its requests for new courses i.e. ballet, drama, special languages, etc. Between all of this our taxes have been mounting each year. If Marge's health permits we hope to go abroad in early October. She can do very little walking hence we have to plan our trips very carefully."

Word was recently received of the passing of Basil G. Hepburn on March 4, 1961 in Philadelphia at the Veterans Hospital. Basil was associated with the Radio Corporation for 32 years and was a prominent bridge player and instructor. Nothing else is known about his career.

Walt Cooper reports spending two weeks at Weekapaug, R. I., during the past summer and with almost perfect weather missed a lot of New York heat. Walt's nephew, with a lot of Cornell antecedents, is in the class of 1967 here. Moe Freedberg states that he is feeling fine, after having had a rough time with "ticker trouble." Moe and Birdie are heading for Miami Beach in November and expect to stay until May.

Win Batchelder reports a small Dartmouth gathering at their new home in Salisbury, Conn., and Harriet enjoyed showing George and Elisa Bingham, Dick andEdna Werfelman and the eminent Secretary of 1920, one Charlie McGoughran, their new home.

Spotted at the opening game of the season with Bucknell (and was it a squeaker) were Chug Sears and daughter Dot (Chug is the owner of the well-known Chieftain Motel), Norm and Elisabeth Sterling, sojourning in the North Country from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Max and Caroline Huntoon, Ken and Marge Huntington, Stu and Dot Russell, Jack and Hester McCrillis, Cotty and Kitty Larmon and maybe some other '19ers that your Secretary missed. Bob and Anne Lewis would have been on hand except that Bob is recuperating nicely from surgery but still hopes to be on hand October 11-12.

Donald (King) Cole, public information specialist with the Department of Defense in the Pentagon for the past eight and one-half years and a former New England newspaper man for more than 20 years, retired from the Government after more than 17 years of Federal service. The Coles plan to make their future home in Florida.

A full report on our annual Woodstock-Hanover party will appear in a future Smoke Signal.

Alex Warden '19 (r) was on the platformwith President Kennedy and SenatorMike Mansfield (I) for Montana talk.

Secretary, 3 Prospect St., Hanover, N. H.

Treasurer, 184 Summer St., Springfield, Vt.