1927

Just back from a most pleasant meeting last night, which is a good place to start this '27 report.

Bob Stevens, Sam Wonnser, Hank Murray and I collected at the New York Dartmouth Club to consult on Hank's colossal '27 project of redoing class movies. He hopes to have a preliminary showing at the October 9 Fall Reunion. Hope you will be there.

Bob tells me that Fen Ming Tung's son came to New York and had lunch with him yesterday. This young man from Hong Kong is doing four years of M.I.T. in three. He tells Bob that his father, the Judge, is retiring; asked what he's going to do - "Why he is retiring - he'll sit in the park - then visit the tea house - he's retiring." Sounds like a great formula.

Sam reports on Fred Page's retirement as Executive Vice President of American Express after a very long and distinguished career. Fred and his wife are leaving for a two months' European cruise and will return making their headquarters in Haverhill, N. H., although Fred has a place in St. Croix which will help him avoid the worst of the snow and mud season. Sam says that Fred will be quite busy running his saw mill and his business as one of the biggest dealers in Model A Fords (see July Yankee Magazine). He hopes, incidentally, in Europe to buy some Model A's to bring home. (Evelyn and Sidney Voice flying off to Europe this September for a month.)

Hank reports the recent visit with MoonMullen, a doctor at International Harvester in Kentucky, who recently visited Hanover, Gordon Smith in Marblehead, Dick Fox in Avon, Ct., and Hank in Dorset, Vt. Apparently all were classmates at Haverhill High a few years ago.

Hank Murray leaves November 26 for what sounds like a most fascinating trip to England, France, Italy, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan, Turkey and wherever the roaming Romans left their mark. Project: to make a series of film strips on Roman history. He will be gone for a number of months; this is how he spends his slack season from his normal work as an industrial film producer.

Betty and Bill Cusack spent the summer at their place in West Yarmouth, Mass., with lots of grandchildren to keep them busy and Bill going back and forth to Winchester during the week, purpose not fully disclosed.

Fritz Kortlucke, in case you haven't heard, suffered a coronary the day of the New York '27 Dinner in April. Despite this, he's been very good in reporting his progress to us which apparently has been excellent, as evidenced by a summer trip to Martha s Vineyard during which he met Dud Bonsai off on a vacation after a Miami Law Congress. Fritz hopes to continue his recouping this fall and winter in Barbados and winds up sending Art Keleher's best to you all.

Got a handsome snapshot in the mail the other day of Reg Horfon and his daughter on the occasion of her recent marriage.

The first word from Ralph Miracle since I took this job encloses data regarding the Montana Beef Industry and their Stockgrowers Association of which he is the distinguished-looking secretary, headquarters Helena, Mont.

Chugging up Muscle Ridge Channel in Maine this August (little wind most of the period) saw a handsome yawl going West, put the glasses on her transom and read "Gurnet Light." Came about and had a five-minute chat with Barbara and Charlie Bartlett, unfortunately couldn't be prolonged. The Bartletts were hurrying back to spend a weekend in Bernardston, Mass., with Kayand Bill Prescott. A note from Kay extends her annual invitation to drop by on the way to Hanover but asks for a little warning. Other Bartlett news comes from Bob Williamson who sent in word of Charlie's election to the Boston Bar Association. Bob says in his note "I understand from those in position to know that this is the most signal honor for Charlie." Also, on our cruise saw on the Portland Yacht Club register that Don Gardner and the "Borogove" went West just a few days before we, in turn, were going East. Seems to be poor planning on the Bury's part all around.

Charlie Fleischer was busy getting a son married this August. No further detail, other than his plans to be with us October 9 for Phil Fowler's Fall Fandango and Fun Festival For the Five Five's (Plus Two) Fellowship — how do you say '27 with an "F"? Hope you will be there to help in the preliminary planning session for '27's Fabulous Fortieth coming up in two years.

The Class is fortunate that Ken Murray is going to pick up the Reunion Team Captain's job. He took over when Jim Picken had to resign after becoming too deeply involved in his new job. Ken's a law partner in the firm of Sawyer, Kennedy and Murray in New York but his real job will be Reunion. You can expect to be hearing from him before too long as to what you can do other than come.

By now you know that Sam Wormser in his first year as our Class Agent led '27 to the third place in our Green Derby and put '27 in as one of the four classes raising over $50,000 this year. Congratulations and all of '27's appreciation to Sam and his team. Sam, believe it or not, is well down the road to writing a personal note of appreciation and thanks to each '27er.

Incidentally he passes on the news that Larry Scammon was hospitalized this summer for an operation but is now back at work and we trust in good health once again.

Gus Cummings, in the process of acting as Class Treasurer, passes along news of Art Lund's son's wedding in Baltimore to Miss Elizabeth Reilly.

Didn't you think it great that the College recognized Bob Stevens with the Alumni Council Award?

'27 felt a very personal loss with the death of Sid Hayward. Bob Stevens, Roy Blanchard, and I represented the Class at his funeral. A note from Coggy Broer expresses it well and he says "We all miss him greatly and I think only now will we realize what a magnificent job he has done for Dartmouth for these many years." To be privileged, as I have been, to represent the Class at the May Class Officers' Meeting is to be exposed to the full alumni organization in operation, a great memorial to Sid who led it to its vigorous stature.

A couple of '27ers got together recently when Bill Aucr, Chairman of Board and President of Maiden Trust, announced that Jay Willing, partner in Patterson, Teele & Dennis, had been elected to the board of directors of the bank.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Pictured at the reception for the loan exhibition in the College Museum of theW. Clark Harrington Collection of Roman Coins, one of the finest private collections in the country, were (l to r) Mrs. Doran A. Jones, Mrs. Harrington, W. ClarkHarrington '28, and Mr. Jones, Honorary Curator of Numismatics at the Museum.

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