1920
Speaking of the "new era" in fraternities, '20 Dekes (Jack Brotherhood, Hersh Chandler, Ed Curtis, Don MacKay, Laddie Myers, A! Osborn, Ralph Roberts, Jim Robertson, Paul Sample, and Tommy Thomson) will be interested to know there has been a rejuvenation of the Deke House and its policies. An all-day art exhibit was held recently, well hung and lighted, with prizes awarded, the judging having been done by none other than Paul Sample. Also a reception was held honoring Karl Michael '29 and Mrs. Michael. He has been president of the House Corporation for the past twenty years. Another milestone in the uptrend was an interesting and well-conducted seminar on the subject of Black Power. The House also took 10th place in academic standing out of 24 houses this past term.
Letters crossed in the mail to and from Carl and Dorothy Lenz. For that reason we missed seeing them while they were in Florida. Sorry!
Charlie Crathern's 70th birthday came up in March. That is not so unusual — it is happening to most of us about now, but this was an occasion to note. The day before was Town Meeting day in Mason and after the business of the day had been completed there was a motion made that "Happy Birthday" be sung for the Town Clerk and Treasurer who had served them well for fifteen years, and I am told the rafters vibrated with volume. Walk and1 Ethel Fielding happened to be at the meeting. Charlie had another birthday surprise when a large gathering of the clan, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren surprised him at the home of his son, Terry, in Contoocook, N. H., and he agreed that this was a birthday to be long remembered.
The joint '20-'21 picnic of last summer at Abe Weld's hideout in Bradford was such a success, another is being planned for this summer. Time and place have not been finalized as yet but it is thought to be a Saturday along the latter part of July or mid- dle August, and the place suggested is the Souhegan Club, a private club off by itself at the end of a road, with ample parking, and fully equipped to feed and cook for 100 people. It is 90 miles from Hanover and 50 miles from Boston and should make it more central over a larger area. More about this later but be keeping it in mind, and the cost will be kept down so that nobody need stay away for that reason.
Ort Hicks '21 and Lois have been in Florida this last month and he has been guest speaker at several Dartmouth spring assemblies. Al and Emilie Palmer went to the one at Orlando. The '20 representatives at the Sarasota dinner were George and Margaret Vincent and the Macombers with Harry and Mary Garland '21 visiting. At the Happy Dolphin at St. Petersburg Beach the '20 able included the Bill Andersons, Pick andMildred Hill, Bing and Jane Whitaker, andLaddie Myers, and they were joined by Prof, and Mrs. Andy Scarlett '10 who live in nearby Clearwater. It was apparently an interesting meeting as it didn't break up till about midnight.
The dates of the Annual East Coast POW-WOW, instigated by the Class of '18 to which '17, '19, '20 and neighboring classes are invited, seemed to conflict with other dates so the '20 table was smaller than usual. The George Rands '19, Ed and Ginnie Bowen met and got a head start at the home of the Charlie McGoughrans, '20's latest newlyweds. A golf tournament at Biloxi kept Dick Watts away, and Leo andAlice Ungar had to leave before the POWWOW to baby-sit in Washington, D. C., while their daughter and son-in-law toured Europe, and the conflicting dates of the West Coast dinners kept the Macombers and Laddie Myers away. Mel and HelenMerritt were in St. Croix golfing during the month of March. A card from Dot Harvey tells that she was enjoying her African Cruise, especially Capetown, and a card mailed from Caracas from Edna Youmans says she will be back at her Orford, N. H., home about the middle of April for the summer. On our way home from a wedding in Winter Park we stopped over with Aland Emilie Palmer in their secluded home in the heart of the citrus belt and lake region. Al showed some wonderful slides taken at reunion in 1964 which brought back vivid memories of a chilly breakfast in the tent and the grand finale picnic at Damen's the last day of the reunion.
Paul and Lydia Hutchinson were at the Bell Aire Biltmore golfing in March, but they were so busy making plans for the building of a new home in West Palm Beach they didn't get down our way this year.
We enjoyed doing things with Paul andHelen Gifiin who were vacationing at Lido, and at DeSoto Lakes Country Club. We tried to call in on his roommate CharlieStevens, but it was in the evening and Charlie is still living rigidly to a rest routine after a heart attack in the fall. We did, however, drop in on George and MargaretVincent at their Casa Mar apartment home. Pick and Mildred Hill and their eleven-year-old son came down from St. Pete to have dinner with the Giffins while they were at the Lido-Biltmore on Lido Beach. It had been our intention to get to Sanibel Island to do some shelling while Nate and MildredWhiteside were there, but time is all too short, and when we phoned found they had left only the day before.
Steiny and Eleanor Steinholtz are proud of Eleanor's son, Rod Taylor, who has too many varied accomplishments to list in our small space. He is a full-time student at Western State College in Colorado, fulltime competitive skier, won doubles crown in tennis, captained a hockey team and received varsity letters in hockey, and in his spare time does interior painting and decorating. For all these accomplishments he has been named "Mr. Outside-Inside." His first major ski win was in 1962 when he won the Connecticut State Giant Slalom, and he had gone on to bigger and better wins until his name appeared in headlines all across the country for his fine placings in major ski competition at all levels, culminating in his selection to the national team. He has three major races ahead and his goal is to qualify for the Olympics trip in 1968. In the meantime and between travels he has to take final exams and then plans to coach the Western State Alpine team during its pre-season training. And well his parents should be proud!
A note from Hal Bidwell tells that ArtSmith is again in the Hartford Hospital with a heart setback and that Marguerite is out of circulation with a broken ankle and injured shoulder caused from a fall. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery to both.
Erwin Miller, while recuperating from recent surgery, has been basking in the Florida sunshine with Harriet. They have been happy right on the beach and seemed to enjoy the red-carpet treatment afforded them at "Surf and Sands," possibly because it is well managed by a Dartmouth man, John Packard '25. We enjoyed a nice dinner with them the night before their departure for the north. We have received from Almus Russell a copy of his autobiography which was compiled to appear with pix in a Rotary publication. His accomplishments are very impressive and it would be nice, if room permitted, to include it verbatim.
Hitch and Dot Hitchcock had to cut their Florida stay short as Dot's brother, John Frankland '28, had a shock and she had to go north to look after him and her 90-year-old mother.
By the time you receive this issue we will be back at our New Hampshire address and the Charlie McGoughrans will be established in their Norfolk, Conn., home after trips to Toronto to complete the tasks of moving.
Also, by the time you receive this the Alumni Fund Drive will be well under way, and it is only by everybody contributing and helping Jack Mayer that we can hope to achieve our quota in money as well as the all-important participation percentage.
A 1920-1921 picnic will be held again this summer. Date and place: Saturday, August 5, at the Souhegan Club, New Ipswich, N. H. (near the Massachusetts border). Full details from Charlie Crathern and Paul Richter.
Secretary, R.F.D. 1 Center Harbor, N. H. 03226
Class Agent, 90 Iron Mine Dr. Staten Island, N. Y. 10304
