1919

First, all though early in November Christmas and the New Year seem somewhat distant, your Secretary extends to all '19ers, their wives, and to our most loyal and generous class widows, his most sincere best wishes for a healthy and happy 1966. And to those of you who tried to keep your Secretary posted of what goes, many thanks for the news items, although space in the MAGAZINE is necessarily limited.

But that is where Batch comes in with his "Smoke Signal" and a full report on class activities and individuals. His write-up of our large Woodstock-Hanover weekend will reach you before this issue of the MAGAZINE does, but we do want to mention especially a few who don't come around as often as we would like to see them. Among those on hand for one or more of the events were Glen and Winifred Fuller of Northampton, Mass. Glen is secretary of the local Dartmouth Club; Louis and Isabelle Apteker of Andover, Mass., Tomand Claire Bresnahan, Hal and ElizabethAvery of Burlington, Vt., Ken and RuthGilchrist of North Haven, Conn., Carl andMary Cavanaugh of Manchester, N. H., and Ray Legg. Those coming the longest distance for the big affair were Jack andDoris Ross from Portland, Ore., Bob andFlorence Stecher from Cleveland, NormJeavons from Virginia (Ruthie was ill and couldn't make it) and George and ElisaBingham from Maryland. Write down on your calendar for 1966, if it has arrived yet, the dates of October 7-9 when Princeton revisits Hanover for the big game on the Bth. 1919 will have a limited number of rooms available at the Woodstock Inn courtesy of our good friend Dave Beach, and the luncheon before the game will be in Alumni Hall in Hopkins Center, arranged by Jim McFate, genial host of the Hanover Inn. The Inn will be partially torn down by then and our old spot, the Tavern, will probably become the Inn Bar in the fall of 1966. Speaking of our luncheon, the one this year was somewhat of a shambles due to the fact that far too many of you neglected to tell your Secretary that you were coming, and with guests. The result was a shortage of everything - an educated guess was made by your harassed Secretary of 75 and 98 showed up. The Inn could just as well have had it set for 100 but we are not mind readers. So, next year, please drop me a line a few days before the game and tell me that you are coming to the luncheon and with how many guests and then my good friend McFate won't accuse me of being a lousy guesser. This, of course, does not apply to those registered at Woodstock, unless they are bringing friends. And, although it is almost a year away, make your reservations at Wood stock early.

Ray Adams has a way of making the gang like to pay their dues with his little personal notes that go along with his bill. Jack Moriarty says this and also, "I am still very active professionally but am gradually tapering off. It is too interesting to give up entirely.. . Bill (William Thompson) Smith (we don't seem to hear much from Bill) notes to Ray that, "I was retired two years ago; I haven't retired! Still travel to New York practically every day but little other travel except to an 'alternate house' built on Martha's Vineyard a year ago. I've discovered two almost unsuspected advantages to retirement: now no work that I don't like and no work except with people that I like...

Nocky Wallis, of the well known Dennison Manufacturing Co. notes that he has "Nothing much to report here — this summer I became senior vice president en route to retirement - probably next March after which I plan to take up a new career. Haven't decided in what direction yet - but certain to include some brush cutting and garden improving which sadly needs attention.. .. Like everyone else I took in my 50th high school reunion last June — it hardly seems possible." (Note to Nocky - your Secretary took in his 50th at Andover and knew exactly three men, one of whom was my old boss, Jack Stevens, of J. P. Stevens and Co.)

One of the longer travelers to the Brown and Harvard games was Fat Jackson who came up from Ponte Vedra, Fla., because he just couldn't miss seeing a very exciting Dartmouth team in action. He had to miss the Yale game which was more so, but claimed that the goal line stand in the Harvard game was worth the trip. Professor Harwood Childs, of the Department of Politics at Princeton, notes regarding the class card, "The mandates to 1919 freshmen were a vivid reminder of the awesome days in 1915. And I do want to repeat that this tradition of class birthday cards is really great. My mandatory retirement comes along in 1966 but I may continue part-time for a while editing the Public Opinion Quarterly. Hope to see many classmates at the Dartmouth-Princeton game this fall."

The Florida trek for '19ers has already started — the Werfelmans to Fort Myers, the Collinses to Sarasota, the Washburns to Fort Lauderdale, probably the Brentanos to Sarasota, the Daleys to Venice, and the Rands eventually to Delray Beach.

A sad note from Ruth Johnson, wife of Hubert, of Cleveland, Ohio - "Thank you for sending Johnny the delightful birthday card from the '9ers. It meant a lot to him. He is a complete shut-in now with many memory lapses in recent years. But his early years are clear to him — he remembers you, for example and remembered the freshman year bit in the card, and loved it." Tom Bresnahan reports running into two of our most loyal and generous widows, Constance Levy, widow of Will 1., and Helene Buttenwieser, widow of Clarence, trundling her big boy James off to Hun School in Princeton (special note to Helene don't let that young man get too interested in Princeton - we want him at Dartmouth). Late report from Florida via Andy Scarlett '10 - Dick Wilder, owner and operator of the Ivy League Motel in Clearwater Beach, Fla., who is already district staff operator for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, has been named to head a newly established division of six flotillas as division captain of Division 11. Dick, who is an authority on the newly-revised international rules of the road for offshore waters, will continue his duties as district staff operations officer.

Once again, have good health and fun in 1966 and keep smiling.

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

Treasurer, 184 Summer St., Springfield, Vt.

Bequest Chairman,