1919
The news that Cotty Larmon died on January 4 has been reported long since by the national and international wire services, most of the metropolitan newspapers, this Magazine, and our own Smoke Signal. We feel strongly, nonetheless, that it should be noted here in our 1919 column. He was certainly the best known, most universally loved, and among the most highly respected of the members of our Class. And the Class will miss him. Personally, he had been our constant friend for some 57 years. And, as in everything else, he gave it everything he had until his last breath. We tried ineffectually to be like him; possibly for no better reason than that his wife found him completely admirable. We shall miss him for a thousand, maybe ten thousand, reasons. Only yesterday we were reading in World Magazine, Cleveland Amory's comments on random quotes. We saw this, "In the Directory of the Public Health Service: Harrison F. Huff . . . special assistant to the assistant administrator for administration." Instantaneously our mind said, "We'll have to send that to Cotty," and began phrasing our remarks . . . He would have chuckled. From the North we got word that Chet and Emily Gale, Spider and Bea Martin, John and Hester McCrillis, Nick and Dorothy Sandoe, Jack Williams, the "'Henry" Clays, Jigger and Vickie Merrill, Max and Helen Norton and Win Batchelder were at the services.
We were pleased to get an announcement from Boston that William H. McCarter Jr. has just been made a member of the law firm of Warner and Stackpole. Our congratulations and best wishes to young Bill. And from Nick Sandoe we get word that the ever-roving Chet Gales will be off to Africa in February. The even more everroving Fred and Eleanor McCrea were in Schenectady, N.Y. for the holidays with daughter Mary. Not satisfied with this prodigious bit of traveling, they decided to return to their hilltop vineyards in St. Helena, Calif., by way of Tampa, Fla. to have a look at the Davises. They came and went; and did we have a good time!
A bouncy note from George Rand in Delray Beach. Fla., reports his health greatly improved. He has, as always, the latest word on many of the '19ers on the East Coast — says they are in good shape. George and Marian see Stu and JaneRussell at their plush Beach Club and he says Stu is playing a lot of golf. Others he sees often are Gordon and Aurelia Meader, Rock and Alice EarlHayes, Don and Winifred Lovejoy. Guy andMuriel Cogswell have been up from their Fort Lauderdale retreat. He also sees in Delray a couple of freshmen - Mel Merritt and CharlieMcGoughran. Remember them? Also on the East Coast we think are Forrest Pittman at Boynton Beach and Larry McCutcheon in Pompano.
The Martins leave for two months in Scottsdale, Ariz, the first of February. Just before leaving comes the first word of our next reunion. It says with characteristic briefness, "1919's Fifty-fifth Reunion will be held June 7-9, 1974. John McCrillis and Spider Martin will co- chairman the event." He says no more, but we feel sure planning has been going on, reservations have been made, and that at the appropriate time word of a thoroughly organized fun-affair will go forth to find you all wherever you are. Freddie, our pet fly, who is sitting on the mirror contemplating his navel, says he can hardly wait. Meanwhile, stay well.
Charles Crathern '20 making the presentation of the Tommy Thompson '20 MemorialTimer at Leverone Field House during theDartmouth-Yale track meet. The specialequipment and a bronze plaque are gifts ofclassmates and friends of Dartmouth's lateOlympic hurdles champion and worldrecord holder who later became one of thenation's greatest track coaches. Dartmouthtrack Coach Ken Weinbel (dark jacket) andDirector of Athletics Seaver Peters '54 alsoparticipated.
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