1925

At the Class Officers' meetings in Hanover the first weekend in May Ford Whelden was honored as Bequest Chairman of the Year. He received handsome framed certificates for this and for being one of the six original class chairmen in this field which is so important to the financial soundness of the College. Ford had a great deal to do with the founding of the entire program.

Also attending meetings the same weekend for 1925 were Bill Jenkins, Mott Garlock, HerbTalbot (on crutches but otherwise vigorous) and your secretary.

In last month's notes we had the benefit of a lengthy report from President Bill Jenkins on 1925 doings in Florida in the month of March. After his return to Cape Cod in April he wrote that he and Billee had also seen Bill Boies and his wife in Naples and rejoined Larry and DotLeavitt on the East Coast where they all had a lively lunch (guess what that is) with Curt andMarion Abel who had returned just shortly before from a west coast trip.

Bill's letter continues: "In later afternoon of that day, thanks greatly to George and FranZahm's and Curt and Marion's arranging, the Jenkins hosted a cocktail party for some of the class and wives or widows - Fran Zahm providing her famous fish chowder. Present were the Zahms, Abels, Leavitts, Win Prescotts, and Ben Werntz and Betty Smith Sparks - all of whom were gathered in by the Zahms and Abels at our request. It was good to see them all and I hope they enjoyed it too. The festivities ineluded a pretty and appropriately decorated birthday cake for Larry, the work of the Abels."

While at Harbour Island in March with a grandson the Leavitts also had the pleasure of Pete and Ginie Haffenreffer's company for part of their stay. Pete was recuperating from a successful hospital visit.

Dick Colton was also in Florida this winter - he lives there, in Clearwater and writes "Howell and I have been residents of Florida since January of 1971 so are well adjusted to southern living.

"Happily, I have kept busy in many ways. I am a director of the Lykes-Youngstown Corp., Lykes Bros. Inc., the Clearwater Beach Bank and the local Morton F. Plant Hospital. I joined Rotary International with most pleasant results. This summer Howell and I will join our daughters Keenan and Elizabeth for a two week cruise from San Francisco on the Royal Viking Sea. It's been a long time since I have seen you. Joel Antrim and I planned to attend our 50th but at the last minute were unable to make it."

Alex Hollenbeck reports from the pleasant small town of East Hampton, almost at the far end of Long Island: "I sing in the choir at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, after having been here for about two years. The place has a paucity of Dartmouth men, being taken over almost completely by Yalies. I have been active in the church Men's Club - gave them a talk on Executive Recruiting, in which I was engaged for about seven years before moving out here."

Lyn White reports that he, Bill Sleigh, and Bernie Levison and his wife were the only '25ers at the annual Boston banquet this spring. Too many must have been in Florida.

George Newman had just gotten back to Weston from a month and a half in Sarasota but missed the banquet because he had to be in Springfield that night.

Hope you all saw the interview with Ted Geisel, edited by Librarian Ed Lathem, in the April issue of this Magazine. It covers a lot of Ted's life and is entitled "The Beginnings of Doctor Seuss."

Secretary, China, Maine 04926

Class Agent, 901 Bermuda Gardens Delray Beach, Fla. 33444