1927
Charlie Bartlett was honored by '27 at the annual New York Dinner, April 28, at the Dartmouth Club. Doane Arnold, friend of Charlie's since early boyhood, presented him, reminding us of Charlie's record in Hanover in Palaeopitus; as manager of football; winner of the Barrett Cup; that Sam, his son, was the fourth generation to become a lawyer; and that Charlie now boasted six grandchildren among his many accomplishments.
Lawyer, sailor, explorer, editor, photographer, and raconteur are some of the many sides of this versatile classmate. He showed us a group of fascinating photos he had taken on his five trips to Newfoundland in his boat "Gurnet Light." An idea of the remoteness is indicated by the fact that in the five years he encountered just two cruising boats. Charlie has compiled and edited the two cruising guides to this part of the world - Nova Scotia and now Newfoundland. His legal experiences with Best, the broadcaster with Lord Haw Haw, the Boston Post, and Goldfine, were most interesting.
This memorable evening was well put together by Doc Greener. Al Welty, with Al Jr., '56; Dick Welty '61 and a generous assist from Roger Englander, Yale '56, gave us a great start, their quartet singing some new songs, some old ones and "Dartmouth Undying."
The Boston '27 gang repaid the New York group in kind for the Boston Dinner last year. In addition to Charlie and Doane, Larry Scammon, Cug Daley, Paul Hannah,Dinty Gardner, Ding Heap, and Phil Fowler all came along in support of Charlie. Barbara Bartlett, Madeline Fowler, Lu Heap were entertained by Brick Stone's wife, Pauline, and met a few of us afterwards to get first-hand reports on Charlie's performance. They suggested that New York should follow Boston and invite wives to the next '27 dinner. Send comments to Bob Stevens.
Out of an after-the-main meeting, meeting in the bar, Phil Fowler, Fall Reunion Chairman, got an idea and' a great offer from Hank Murray, that eminent movie writer and producer. This, then, announces 1927's 40th Film Festival. What is it? All class movies, private movies of class activities, pertinent still photos, are to be dug out of the back of your closets, from your attic trunk, or scrap books, identified as far as possible and loaned to Warren E. Murray, Dorset, Vt. Hank will write a script and assemble same into the greatest film epic ever produced on a college class. If he is willing to work, will you do the digging? Fowler promises a preliminary screening at this October's Fall Reunion.
Expect a lyrical prospectus from Phil re this fall party — but put October 9 on your calendar in the meantime.
Doc Greener got lots of news from classmates explaining why they couldn't meet Charlie in New York. Bob Bliss had been away skiing and looking for Dartmouth material. Bill Pelfon says "too busy with spring plowing - figuratively speaking, that is." Frank Cloran "on the 28th I will be doing taxes that were due the 15th — 4O people will hate me and I'll hate everybody." Carl Weiss of Hastings, Minn., "1500 miles is too far for a cocktail. Preparing for a flood, must keep a clear head." Phil Hunt "Uncle's tax bite took my play money." Bill Crane "Swamped, just back from Hawaii." Others contributing to the balance of payment problem - John Pfanner on way around the world; Ruel Colby, Caribbean; Bruce McKennan, South Pacific; Ken Murray and Ruth in Italy; Don Proudman in Lisbon on way to Madrid and Zurich; Brownie Freeman off for Germany to attend wedding of son, Clayton '58. And Al Chabot, the old softy, says "too cold up there."
Howie Mullin came by, resplendent in a dinner jacket, on his way to a company affair, but said hello to everyone and had one with Charlie. He was in Milwaukee recently and spoke at the annual Award Dinner of the Junior Chamber of Commerce where Cliff Randall's son, Bill '52, received their Distinguished Service Award. "Young Bill is also president-elect of Milwaukee Rotary, a real chip, with an unusually handsome wife who looks much too young to be the mother of four." Howie continues, "Cliff has kept his health and good sense as has Al Mac Donald about to complete 25 years with F.B.I. The long hours and rigorous life haven't left him stooped, he's really in fighting trim."
Ritchie Smith '26 wrote to Sid Hayward who kindly forwarded the following: "Somehow or other, no matter where I go in the world I find a tie-in with Dartmouth and Grenada was no exception. On the waterfront in the little port town of St. Georges, is a little meeting place which serves food and drink and is known as 'The Nutmeg.' You can imagine my surprise and delight to find that the proprietor of this establishment was a Dartmouth man, Carl Schuster '27. He is doing a lively business and making quite a place for himself in the local economy. As luck would have it Bob Gilboy '27 was flying in from Chicago with his wife to join our party; so we set up a Dartmouth luncheon at which time the three of us, with benefit of rum and ginger and lobster thermidor, formally launched the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Grenada with Carl Schuster as Grand Pooh-Bah."
Ritchie Smith '26 (l) and '27ers CarlSchuster and Bob Gilboy (r) at Carl'sestablishment in St. Georges, Grenada.
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