1927
One of the nicer things your class does is to hold an annual dinner in New York to honor a classmate who has brought distinction to himself, his College, and his Class. April 7, almost 50 guys and gals of 21 gathered at the Dartmouth Club for a toast to Dud Bonsai. They came from Chicago - Howie Mullin; from Baltimore - Gus and Sybil Cummings; from Boston - Larry and Ora Scammon and Doane Ar-nold; from a motor trip to the Southwest- Bob and Peggy Stevens; and from the South Pacific - the Fred Pages just getting home from a cruise. One of the really nice things was to have Lilly Dreher with us.
Don McCall, your New York Chairman, ran the affair in fine fashion having taken over from Doc Greener. Doc had been out for some repairs but I'm glad to report he came to the dinner (brought his son) looking quite himself and reports all is fine.
Any old-time show used to open with an animal act — so to fill the breach at this affair your secretary having skimmed a little cream off the hundreds of pictures he and Marion took in Africa last year - showed his choice elephants and lions-in-trees pictures accompanied by a few selected short tales.
Howie Mullin, in presenting the honored guest, outlined his outstanding career highlights and reported the many messages sent in to Dud. The distinguished Judge DudleyBonsai then acquitted himself proudly and "most entertainingly for us. If you ever have to appear before a Federal judge, be sure you pick one with a sense of humor like Dud's if you can't draw him personally. Be sure and ask him to tell you the cannibal story. Brick and Pauline Stone, Sid Voice, Jim O'Leary, Sam and Alyce Wormser, the Seth Besses, Orie and Inez Herwitz, Hank and Ruth Bayles and Stew Schackne, were some of the people there.
Many, many messages came to Dud: - "A toast from an old Zete retired in Milan, Tenn." - Bones Cummings. "Wow - remember you were elected the one who will be remembered - Congrats" - Bob Bliss. "Wish I'd known you longer, Dud in TKo" - Ray King. "For Dud - our' very best regards to one of our illustrious - I'm still working for Rockie in the suburbs" - HerbHowe. "Best good wishes to Dud"—JohnMachem. "Regards to Dud, Don, Howie, Rog, and Al and all — regret missing so much" — Rolly Howes. (Note to all, let's hold the next one on the West coast? Ed.) Tom Gillespie "thinks it's great Dud is having a night with the boys - three cheers Dud." "Give my best to Dud" - Al Byrne. "Portland, Ore., would be too much for even the 'Flying Nun' - all good wishes from the West Coast, Dud, to the Dud who will be there." - Dud Sercombe. "Best regards to Dud - treat him the best, man" - Ed Marston. "Dud, a truly great guy" - Ed Ruth. "Helen and I are vacationing in Spain, the golf is great on the Costa Del Sol— would like to be there to pay fitting tribute to a great Judge Bonsai" — Paul Revere O'Connell. And a great message from a fellow judge — Larry Duncan too long for these columns - sending to Mike.
Nick Voorhis says he and Jinny, after living in 19 different homes, have settled he hopes, for a while in Huntsville, Ala., where he is Deputy Director of Contracts for Brown Engineering Division of Teledyne. Nick says he is not engaged in politics, Southern (Wallace) style.
Harry Milner and Connie live not far from us in Weston in a delightful location in a house full of antiques. Harry is quite a game fisherman and a recent catch of two sails, a tuna and three amber jacks gave him fisherman-of-the-week laurels in Ft. Lauderdale.
Coggie and Sue Broer submitted a delightful account of their trip to Grenada and encounters there with Carl Shuster, now a native, and fellow travellers Jill Davis, BobHazleton, and Chuck Burwell. Much too good to condense here - see next issue of Speak!
Fred Carver will retire in June of next year after 17 years as Headmaster of Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. Fred has been associated with the Academy since 1936, serving successively as teacher-coach, director of admissions, assistant headmaster and, since 1952, headmaster. Under his direction the school's total assets have increased from one to six million dollars and enrollment has grown to 200 students. It is reported that the Carvers are transforming a Meriden farm into retirement headquarters.
Re - "The 1927 40th Year Report"- lots of you subscribed, lots of you we didn't hear from - lots of you didn't get your check into Gus - so, Howie and I made the decision that rather than spending more class funds in mailing follow-ups, we would print enough and send a copy of the report to every member of the class, hoping the report would speak for itself and stimulate you to send Gus seven bucks. So, grab your pen if you already haven't and send a solvency restoring check to Gus and remove the worried look he was wearing in N. Y. Happy Summer - see you in Hanover for fall reunion at Princeton game!
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