1926
Last month, when I started to write these notes, I had spring fever and a nostalgic yearning to see Hanover in the spring. This month the spring fever has reached a new pitch and the yearning has turned to impatience because tomorrow morning, bright and early, I'll be on the way to Hanover and will be at the Inn in time for dinner. The annual gathering of class secretaries, treasurers, agents and memorial fund chairmen takes place this weekend and I'm rarin' to go. So—if these notes are somewhat jumbled you'll know the reason why!
Hap Johnston, who has recently joined up with General Mills, blew into Buffalo unexpectedly on May 2 and immediately called on ye secretary. He was bent on calling on a few local concerns and a couple of interviews were arranged. Then a peculiar chain of coincidences came about. First of all, Hap wanted to talk to Tubber Weymouth so we called Tubber in Rochester only to learn that he was in Buffalo. Another phone call located Tubber and we left word for him to join us for lunch at the Athletic Club, if possible. Hap and I went to the club and ordered lunch. While waiting to be served, Hap said he wanted to call Herb Darling before he left town and we decided to do that after lunch. Just then, Tubber appeared in the doorway, accompanied by my wife Grace, whom he had met in the Club lobby. While Hap and Grace were greeting each other, Tubber stopped at a table across the room to greet someone, who turned out to be Herb Darling. The net result, as you can imagine, was a small '26 reunion.
Russ Webster and wife Jane announce the arrival of Samuel Johnson Webster, weight 7 pounds and one-quarter ounce, on March 1, 1949- Another candidate for the class of '7O! Congratulations to you both!
From Bob Cleary comes a newspaper clipping "which announces the engagement of John Hammond to Dorothea Villard on April 18, 1949, the wedding to take place in May. John, as you may remember, left Hanover in 1924 and was later graduated from the School of Architecture of the University of Pennsylvania in 1931. During the "war he served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy in the African and European theatres and is now on special duty with the Navy Department in Washington. John's bride-to-be is a granddaughter of the late Henry Villard, a revolutionist in Germany in 1848, who came here in 1853 and became a distinguished Civil War correspondent and friend of Lincoln, later completed the Northern Pacific Railroad, was head of many railroad, steamship and utility companies and was for twenty years owner of the New York EveningPost. Her great-grandfather was William Lloyd Garrison, reformer and abolitionist, and her father, Oswald Garrison Villard, is a noted editor, writer and lecturer and one-time sole owner and editor of The Nation. Welcome to the class, Dorothea, and congratulations, John!
A medical tome, entitled Deafness, Tinnitusand Vertigo by Samuel J. Kopetzky, M.D., published at the end of 1948 by Thomas Nelson 8c Sons, is dedicated to Edmund PrinceFowler, M.D., F.A.C.S. as follows: "In appreciation of his many inspirational contributions to the problems of the deafened and of his friendship which has lasted throughout my whole career, from our days together at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital." My thanks to Rolf Syvertson, Dean of the Medical School for forwarding the information so that I am able to note it for the benefit of the class, who may not appreciate what a really tremendous guy Ed is. I don't think most of them would have encountered the book!
Ross Welch writes that he has recently moved from Evanston to 5'19 "Warwick Road, Kenilworth, 111., where he happily resides with Mary and his two daughters Sarah and Caroline, aged 6 and 1. Ross is now a partner in the law firm of Wham, Welch, Sprecher and McKee in Chicago. Dr. Winslow S. (Edge) Edgerly is now Medical Director of the Irving Trust Company in New York and resides with his wife Esther and daughter Mary at 16 Park View Drive in Bronxville, N. Y. Edge was disabled in the war (C.8.1, theater) and, unable to practice medicine actively, is now specializing in industrial medicine. Samuel E. P. (Phil) Blood informs us that he covers Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wisonsin and lowa for Insulation Sales Company of South Minneapolis as an accoustical engineer, purveying accoustical products and low temperature insulation. Phil says he occasionally sees BobGoss and Ward Benton, those other Minneapolitans, but that his family keeps him busy. Said family consists of wife Beata, whom he married in 1934, and four daughters Beata Karen, 13, Mary Alice, 9, and the twins Philis Nedra and Phoebe Alberta, aged 6. Phil says he will be in Hanover for the 25th in '5l and will bring us all up to date then. Foster (Frosty) Howla?id advises this department he is still married to Elizabeth (since 1934), still has the same two daughters (Deborah Jane, aged 11 and Diane, aged 5), still is controller of The Emporium of St. Paul, Inc., still lives at 748 Goodrich Avenue in St. Paul, and that the only thing that happened to him last year that he hasn't reported is that he is a year older. Somehow that seems hard to believe, but we take you at your word, Frosty! The boys must really be settling down! From Dr. Freeman W. (Doc) Metzer comes further information that all that has happened to him in the last year is that he has 'grown older, sadder and wiser—l hope." Doc still holds forth as a physician and surgeon in Riverside, N. J., lives at 428 Fairview Street in that city, is happily married to Evelyn and has one daughter Patricia Ann, aged 8, and one son Robert William, aged iy2. Only a doctor could get away with a statement that life is quiet with a year and a half old son in the house.
According to recent newspaper pictures, among the leaders in the public campaign division for the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Building Fund are Charles E. (Gibby) Gibson and Donald H. (Don) Norstrand, and Stewart G. (Stew) Orr is an officer of the Newton Taxpayers' Association. The Newton-Wellesley area seems to be in capable hands, all the gentlemen are most photogenic and we wish to thank Stew for the pictures.
George Bayha, wife Rose and son Robert, aged 4, live at 113-16-103 rd Avenue, Richmond Hill, Long Island and George writes that he is busy with retrospective rating plans in his role of Superintendent of the Compensation and Liability Department of the Sun Indemnity Company at 55 Fifth Avenue in New York. He says that he is even busier trying to encourage son Robert to enjoy the safer modes of travel and discourage the riskier ones—son Bob must have a hot-rod tricycle we gather! George says he encounters PeteWolff every now and then and they talk insurance. Pete, as you probably know, is an insurance broker with Frankel & Company at 80 Maiden Lane in New York.
Gord Jenkins, who is national account executive with the Yankee Network in Boston, which operates 24 New England stations and WNACTV, has recently bought a new home at 42 Martin Road in Wellesley where he and Helen are infanticipating John Amherst Jenkins in June. John Amherst (or Jane Wellesley—how can a guy be so sure!) will raise the Jenkins total to four, joining Jennifer, Gordon Milo Jr. and Peter Allen. Gord says he and Helen recently visited her family in Auburn (Helen's father is Nat Whitmore 'l2) where he ran across Tubber Weymouth at lunch at the local hostelry. Tubber, it appears from this month's notes, sure does a lot of lunching around New York State and is always on hand wherever the visiting firemen land.
Max Whitman, writes from Scranton that he is feeling better all the time and that his daughter Ravina is getting married on June 5. Son Sandy is now 15, a sophomore at Central High in Scranton and has pop in a dither because his marks are not up to par and Max is worried about his chance to make the class of '55, but other than that Max and Mildred are doing pretty well.
If you haven't already sent that check to the Alumni Fund (and you should have by this time) do it now! Remember the goal this year —443 contributors and a total of $11,410.00. AI Louer is doing a swell job but needs your help—so do it now!
Later from Hanover! Here it is Sunday, May 8, and the Hanover weekend is all over. The weather was ideal and a grand time was had by all the representatives of all the classes. Unfortunately, Al Louer, our Class Agent, and Bob Stopford, our Memorial Fund Chairman, could not break away from their duties to attend the gathering. Herb and Bert Darling were on hand and spent the weekend with Danand Sally Drury and we understand Herb and Dan got in a little fishing when Herb was not attending Class Treasurer's meetings. NateParker was in town but spent practically all of his time closeted in Athletic Council meetings in his capacity as advisor. The Vennemans and Sid and Barbara Hayward had dinner together Saturday night and had a chance for a good bull session and plans for the forthcoming '26 August get-together. The party will be held the weekend of August 26, 27, and 28 and arrangements have already been made for another grand picnic supper at "The Keenes" on Saturday, August 27—the site of last year's picnic. Ye secretary has talked to the manager of the Inn and he is saving some rooms for our group. "The Keenes," in Etna, N. H., will also be able to accommodate any of the class who may wish to weekend there. All of you who are planning to attend should make your ownreservations with the Inn, The Keenes, or whatever hostelry you prefer, but do it soon! And plan to be on hand for that weekendeach year's party is better than its predecessor and one you can't afford to miss.
Enough for now—l must to bed. It will be a long drive back to Buffalo tomorrow. Don't forget that Alumni Fund gift! Hope to see you all in August!
Photo by Will Hays '31 "WEST OF WEST LEB," melodramatic climax to the Southern California alumni party at Riverside Rancho, April 28, gave plenty of scope to the histrionic abilities of (I to r) John Lyman '28, Bobo Williams '26 (Sam Occom), Jack Reeder '25 (the thrice-wronged squaw) Charlie Starrett '26 (E. Wheelock) and Big Chief Dave Boyle '4O. G.I. students from the French and Indian wars are in the background.
Secretary, 514 M. & T. Bldg., Buffalo 2, N. Y.
Treasurer, 131 California Dr., Williamsville 21, N. Y
Class Agent, Mandel Bros., 1 North State St., Chicago 2, Ill.
