1937
October is no doubt our busiest month of the year with fall reunion, D/H game tailgate plus following party at your secretary's digs, other games and Dartmouth committments in a very short span. First things first.
Fall reunion was great, weather perfect, foliage almost gone, and the gathering of the clan was best of all. At our time in life these affairs become all the more important. With 30 full room reservations at Hojo's, plus game attenders only, plus drop-ins attendance, grows as years progress. Our group this year was augmented with Dick and Julie Rush whose infinite knowledge of "objets d'art" enhanced the Hopkins Center 1937 exhibit in a special room which included a number of their own along with many from Bert Geller's collection, one from Dave Camerer, and of course the large oil of Daniel Webster contributed by Gib Reynolds which held its own special niche. The Webster has been completely and professionally refurbished "in loco" by experts and is truly a magnificent gift to the College. Since Hopkins Center had decided to exhibit all these 1937 art gifts it became a main event for our group and to have Dick and Julie to officiate made it all the more a center of attraction for us. Also, for the first time, Senator Tom and Myrtle Melntyre attended and you can be sure Tom M. and Dan W. had their picture taken together by the Center.
The Mint Bag will of course carry Rog's typical excellent account of the weekend but we are most appreciative of the generosity of Johnand Jean Milne for again opening their home to the Saturday post-game class gathering. Since the weather cooperated it allowed an indoor- outdoor affair easing wear on the house. We have now added to next year's group both the Rush and Mclntyre couples for a total of 32 room reservations at Hojo's for 1974. Each year it sneaks up a little, how about YOU?
The tail-gaters at the D/H game included Amon, Berensons, Reynolds, Jean Breitinger (stayed with us, Bill's still slowly improving), Douglasses, Erdmans (flew up having missed fall reunion), Putnams, Art Ruggles, Bosworths (rented a house in Eastman Project for a month to be north for everything), Stearns, George Roewer, Bob Rosses, Steve Cochranes, and of course the '37 banner putter-uppers "us". After the game "us" had the biggest and bestest attendance at the house ever, including many of the above and for the first time "us" don't get to eat left-overs for weeks after of which we have complained previously. Betsy and Bob Ross brought two gallons of homemade clam chowder of which they are justly proud, Bob digs the clams and makes it all before your eyes.
Seen at the game was the usual Crawf Hinman standing to shout his own special cheer "Kill 'em," also for the first time Tata andJulian Leslie. Now that brother Bill has the help of the younger Leslie generation to run the Casco Bay Trading Post it relieves the elders for R&R. Another seldom seen was CarletonNichols whose divorce of a year's standing found him branching out and introducing us to a most attractive blonde named Harriet. He, too; has a son and son-in-law very interested in running the Nichols & Stone chair factory so well known for the popular Dartmouth Chairs seen in all colleges with appropriate insignia. Altogether we had 35 people at the house making this a new record (would you believe with only ONE bathroom?). More details will appear in the Mint Bag, Rog on reunion and Katies Korner on D/H. Next year Harvard plays in Hanover and already we're disappointed!
The WSJ reported in September that G. D Searle & Co., producers of pharmaceuticals etc had made a deal to acquire Bosworth's ex-outfit Will Ross. He comments it's a good deal all around. He still maintains the position of chair man of the executive committee thus keeping a hand in decision making.
Dave Taylor made note last June of their in ability to make reunion due to an annual conflict with Bermuda but they do visit Naples, Florida each year and were glad to read our report of the several classmates in the area to look up next trip.
AL MacKenzie's wife Isabel was indirectly involved in a very serious auto accident last spring wherein a wheel off a car hurtled through the air right through her windshield. Since they were at reunion we can say she looks just fine although the medics still continue to extract small bits of glass from her face and upper body. Rita and Al Mayer came to our D/H party and again we can report happiness. He's let his (own) hair grout cover scars on his scalp which makes him appear ten years younger. The only hold-out is an imperceptible limp due to his smashed ankle but otherwise he looks better than any of us!
Before New York's Foley Square Courthouse where the three work but "never see eachother," the Timbers family, father and sons, form a Dartmouth array: (from I) Dwight E.Timbers '70, law clerk to U.S. District Judge Inzer B. Wyatt; William H. Timbers '37,U.S. Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; and John W. Timbers '64,assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division.
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