1917

Our Fall Reunion was held at the New London Inn, New London, N. H. The weekend of the 11th showed New Hampshire at the peak of fall color and those classmates who went to the game by bus could enjoy the gorgeous scenery without running off the road. The following 17ers arrived in time for a meeting of the executive committee held before dinner on Friday. Slats and Helen Baxter, Mott and Fran Brown, Phil and Jo Evans, Bob and Anita Scott, Sandy and Tommy Lynch, Larry and Lucile Nourse, Ralph and Ethel Sanborn, Gene and Lucile Towler, Sherm and Helen Smith, Barney and Adele Thielscher and son David, '54, Vic and Irene Smith, Len and Lorene Reade, Hal Bidwell and his wife from California, Bob Boynton and Walt Walters for Friday night only, George Allison, Ralph Cocks and Art and Emily Stout for Friday dinner. Seen at the game on Saturday were Forey Emery and his wife, Butch and Lee Sherman, Jody Wright Levins, Guy and Marjorie Richardson, Al and Maude Edgerton, Duke and Dot Howe and their son who came back to New London for dinner after the game, Dick Holbrook and his wife, Ev Carroll, Karl Stillman and his wife, George Clark and Bill Eaton whom we did not see but are sure he was there.

This weekend coincided with Helen's and my 45th wedding anniversary, Oct. 13, and we were happy to share that day with our family and old friends in the Class. Bill Brooks '51, Skip and their two sons, Don and John, had flown on from Chicago and were staying with our daughter Betty Ballin, who lives in New London and her husband who, being a Princeton man, thought the game was great. Saturday night was a festive dinner with two head tables - class officers and wives at one end and the Brooks family at the other with old and dear friends joining the two head tables. Cards were sent to Bill and Sally Sewall who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren at John Sewall's ('42) in Newport News; Mose and Pauline Hutchins and Angus and Gladys Black who had hoped to be with us.

On October 19 Helen and I drove up to East Calais to see Vic and Irene Smith. We had lunch with them and then returned to their house and went over some correspondence Vic had received from classmates. Extracts from a few of the letters are quoted here as they seemed of particular interest. The first, from Bill Wyeth, says, "Craig S. Wyeth, the oldest of my three grandsons, is a freshman at Dartmouth. My wife and I visit Hanover frequently in summer. We enjoy touring the town and noting the changes."

Then from Mose Hutchins came the following, "Pauline and I are getting along, mostly thanks to her. I was back in the hospital for a couple of weeks a short time ago. Still in a wheel chair."

From "Pa" Holt came the following note, "My wife and I had a busy summer culminating in a tea that the ladies of our Episcopal Church had at our house on August 28 with between 125 and 150 present. That afternoon I took to the tall timber, i.e. my second floor study. You are so right, if in 1913 competition had been as keen as now, I never would have made Dartmouth."

Fred Hager wrote briefly as follows, "Just celebrated our Golden Anniversary down at Hot Springs, Va."

A good letter from Arch Earle contains the following: "But shame on you for suggesting some of us might not have made it in today's competition! How many would be willing to spend Saturday nights playing for silent movies at West Leb for a paltry $2 plus the cost of a sleigh? How many would be ready to mush through the snow at forty below to compulsory chapel? But it was all a tremendous experience - and I never tire of hearing 'Dartmouth Undying' on my new stereo."

With these notes your secretary writes finis to his contributions to the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE. To all who have helped with the notes, notices, and news over the past fifteen years my thanks and heartfelt appreciation. To the staff in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE office - I shall miss the visits and the phone calls, the May meetings and the way you always made us feel that we were more important than we really were. Be sure that Helen and I will welcome a visit or a phone call - as in the past. The latchstring is always out. And to the classmates who are carrying on for 1917 and Dartmouth, my very best. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and good health and peace to you and yours.

From Gene Towler came the following, just received:

"Lucille and I missed you, Helen, and the McCullochs at the Yale Bowl on Saturday, but enjoyed sitting with Dr. Guy and Marjorie Richardson, and their friends Dr. and Mrs. A. P. George (1924) and induced them to delay their return to Haverhill, Mass., on Sunday morning long enough to pay us too short a visit at Cricket Lane. At the Bowl we also had short chats with BobScott, Pete and Joy Cavaney and the KarlStillmans.

Secretary, R.F.D. i, Box 27 Woodstock, Vt. 05091

T reasurer, 315 Oxford Rd., Havertown, Pa. 19083

Bequest Chairman, GILBERT N. SWETT