1920
Now that the Holidays are over we can all draw a deep breath - for happy as they are they can also be hectic.
All Dartmouth is still talking about the Princeton game, and as Sherry says, "It was a real jamboree." Ted Cart was one of the lucky ones to get tickets for the game and sat just in back of Sherry, and Jack andMargaret Mayer joined them in the post game tailgate celebration. A note from Charlie Stevens gives us a new address and telephone number as it appeared in the Florida list which Al Foley enclosed with his last TWENTY green sheet. The new address, however, won't hold for long because Charlie is in the process of buying a house on Siesta Key. I called him up last winter asking for Charlie Stevens. The person answering said he was Charlie Stevens. It is a coincidence that Margaret's maiden name was Stevens and that her father's name was Charles. Two Charlie Stevens in the same household must make for confusion. He invited us to drop over when we get to Florida and have a drink with them enticing us with "good ice." Paul Richter sent along a Christmas card he received from Dean Travis. It is a fine picture and it is evident that hunting and fishing are his favorite sports and that he not only hunts but he gets his birds as he is shown with three pheasants in one hand and three huns in the other hand and his faithful Brittany beside him. He and Gladys travel far and wide to locate the hot spots. Paul gives advance notice of the '20—'21 Mid-Winter Frolic which is becoming an annual affair. It will be held as before at the Highway Motel in Concord on March 12. Better mark it on your calendar now.
We are sorry to learn that lack Holt lost his wife, Olive" but glad to hear that he was married again in 1963. He is enjoying good health and retirement and spends much of his time in the summer sailing a 33-foot ketch off the Connecticut shores. A Christmas card from Art and Peg Smith arrived postage due. That is a new wrinkle that I hadn't thought of. Art retired as of December 1 and is more relaxed and his health has improved. He has been active in many outside groups, the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce, the Advertising Club of Hartford, the Grocery Manufacturers Representatives of New England, and is secretary of the Civitan Club of Hartford of which Hal Bidwell is also a member. A word from Ken Fenderson, St. Petersburg, Fla., tells of his retirement four years ago. He and Marie travel some and he has an interest in Channel 10 T-V station.
John Bryan of Fort Collins, Colo., has been hospitalized because of major surgery. Hope he is well on the road to recovery. Lawrence W. Clarkson, Los Angeles, Calif., is enjoying life in his new environment. He likes apartment living. Jim Parkes, Rumson, N. J., was in Hanover this fall looking around a bit for a house, probably for retirement. There is no better place, Jim. Sam and Marion Center took turns again this last summer at the Information Booth in North Woodstock, N. H. Some 5500 cars stopped asking for directions and those 5500 cars carried over 18,000 people. Sam is wondering who else had occasion to tell so many people where to go. Roger Horton is busy with his Retired Men's Club of Worcester, being president of the candle pins and secretary of the ten pins, in addition to golfing on the off days, gardening, and playing bridge. He and Gladys get down to the Cape for part of each summer. Gene Fiske is on his 32nd year as Postmaster of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., is in good health and going strong.
Ed and Virginia Bowen stopped in and had a nice visit with Rayner and RuthHutchinson while they were on the Cape in the fall. Rayner has had a virus infection of the inner ear which has slowed him up a bit. He is improving and gets to his office in Boston for a short stay a few days a week.
A very interesting picture has been received from Charlie Goodnow taken in July 1920. He must have been cleaning his attic. It seems he and Tom Davidson worked their way to England shoveling coal, and later in July they ran into four Dartmouth friends in Paris, Sherry Baketel, Jack Hubbell '21, Frank Morey, and Rhiney Rothschild '2.1. They all took the night train for Geneva and Switzerland, and Charlie took the picture of the other five just as they got off the train after trying to sleep in the aisles of the train. The knees were baggy but they all had a hat or cap on. As I remember hats were a must in those days. Tom and Charlie went on to Interlaken and Lucerne while the others went back to Paris. The other four carried their possessions all in one suitcase which they used for playing bridge. They had worked their way over waiting on table and did similar work going back. Tom and Charlie went to Italy and Spain before returning but coming back they came 3rd class - no more shoveling coal.
A note from Bill Farnham says everything is just fine. Tom and Anne Staley visited them in early September and then he and Ruth left for a visit to Vancouver and then on a trip through the Canadian Rockies. He urges you to go out and see what he has to offer. He thinks you will be surprised. EdCurtis took advantage of the excess rain they had that should have been shared with the east. He is quite a horticulturist (gardener, that is) and grew some prize muskmelons. He and Vera were planning to leave about November 1 for Florida so they are probably basking in the sunshine on the beach just in front of their house just about now. Shortie Stickney has the right idea. As he puts it, since he has retired he goes down to get the mail which is his check for "Rocking Chair" then comes back and sits and rocks on his terrace. He says it is crazy but he enjoys it. Another who is thoroughly enjoying retirement is Russ Cotner, Sun City, Calif. Between golf, reading, and gardening he seems to be busy most of the time. Outside of hating the Democrats and bemoaning the socialistic centralization of power in Washington plus LBJ's spending, he seems quite serene. Tom Smith, living in Fresno, Calif., is awaiting an operation for cataracts. Sorry to hear it, Smitty, and best wishes. "Brains" Turner retired about a year ago from the Bell Telephone Laboratories, and he and Madge are living comfortably in Rumson, N. J. They enjoy working on their three acres of land with the climate modified by their closeness to the water. Phil Greeley, having been incapacitated over much of his life by bronchitis and emphysema says the climate and air in Winter Park are gentle for him but the summers are long. His humor is good as he sent along this ditty:
"I can live with my arthritis My dentures fit me fine I can see with my bifocals But I sure do miss my mind."
Rog Finkbine seems to have "no news" but no news is good news and although he is modest about himself, he and Jim Chilcott do get around.
A note from Jane and Bing Whitaker tells how much they enjoy their new home at Redington Beach (St. Pete) even in the summer. They have the bay on one side and the Gulf on the other and fishing right off their dock. What more could anybody want? Pete Potter, since retiring from Eastman Kodak, has a consulting office for advertising, sales promotion and public relations and has some interesting projects under way. He also does work for the National Advertising Councils. He and Neen spent three months in their island camp in Loughboro Lake, Canada. Their three children and seven grandchildren have a camp on another island close by so they have fun fishing and other outdoor activities. Gugga Fiske has bursitis not in one shoulder but in both shoulders. This must have all happened since the gathering at Paul Hutchinson's later in the day of Bun Harvey's memorial service because he seemed fine and well able to bend the elbow. In March, 1966, BobMulcahy will have completed 49 years in the Department of Corporation and Taxation in Massachusetts, and it will be compulsory that he retire in 1967. Roger Nutt seems to have found the ideal spot for retirement. After 40 years practicing as an attorney in New York City he found his spot that is unspoiled by tourists and only lately discovered by discriminating retired persons. He keeps himself busy gardening, hunting, and fishing. He has two children and six grandchildren. He thinks he may have a record of some kind, with three uncles, two brothers, one son, and two nephews, all having graduated from Dartmouth, all with the surname of Nutt. Can anybody match this record?
By the time this issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE is in the mail Hazel and I hope to be in Florida but there is sickness in the family and our plans are uncertain at the moment. Again our best wishes to you for a happy and healthy 1966 — we don't have to worry about prosperity any more.
Secretary, Poinsettia Ave., Cor. Broadway Longboat Key Village, Fla. Box 132
Treasurer, Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 13, Pa.
Bequest Chairman,
