1918

Please remember 1918's Florida luncheon, Tues., March 31, 2 days after the long vacation weekend of Good Friday, Sat., Easter Sunday. Sitting comfortably in rockers, looking out over lovely Biscayne Bay, or sampling the attractive bar in Bill Bemis's Flamingo Hotel, Miami Beach, about 13th St. Our guess as to those who might be there quite probably are Bemis, Earley, Gottschaldt,Fat Hardie, Paul Miner, Syl Morey, DanShea, Ev Young and many more - of course with wives. Plans are to send a double postcard to the whole class and hope for a good turnout.

... Johnny Cunningham says - "expect to go to Nassau April 15, then to Jacksonville, about the aoth so can't make it." Dan Shea, as usual, enjoyed the holiday season in Miami; Dan's Christmas card was very worthwhile and unique, in that what he normally spends for Christmas cards he sent to the Divine Providence Shelter of Franciscan Missionaries.

Helen and Paul Miner had a nice visit with Edythe and Cap Hanley, and Cap, although he's had a couple of heart upsets since his gall bladder operation, is, as Edythe says, "with God's help, is improving. I feel that this New Year will be better than the last - keep rooting for it, we need good friends." (J. L. Hanley, 2474 Boulevard, Jersey City 4, N. J.) From Les Granger: "left in Nov. with Lefty, for attendance in Tokyo at International Conference of Social Work (I'm V.P.), thence around the world via Philippines, Thailand, Burma, India, N.E. and West Africa, returning in the spring." Respond to the banshee howl of '18ers for a new, simple, small, compact up-to-date directory of '18ers — so when you get the call from Phil Sanderson's Newsletter, give him a fast comeback on your up-to-date addresses, etc.

Golden Gloves, New Hampshire heavy-weight champion, Bob, son of Tom and Priscilla Shirley, medic at Harvard, had the great bout of his life in Dec. at his wedding that was really a big Dartmouth affair. Mr. Hershey (father of the bride) and his son Elliott are both Dartmouth people and there were many Dartmouth guests. In the midst of it all charming daughter Betty announced her engagement to a Colgate man who was an usher at daughter Patsy's wedding a few years ago. Priscilla and Tom will be rattling around in that homey big house at Waban. Says Tom, "I got out of my hospital job in Dec., so am as prepared as I ever will be to take over the Feb. 5 deadline of class notes for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

The great Dane, Al Sib, still does as well spreading manure on his Nebraska farm as he does when he's having tea at the Plaza in N.Y.C. - and there he draws no little attention. Commenting to Stan Jones about inflation, Sib says "out here it's really very mild, we don't' have to buy their industrial goods." Sib, you know, is a Director of the Immense Union Stockyards in Omaha.

Betty and Herm Smith of Keene, N. H., jaunted out to a bank convention in California, and spent 3 days at Yosemite and 2 weeks with son Leonard at Santa Clara. Says Herm "my legislative duty began Jan. 6; it was a tough campaign, no Democrats running." "Thrown off the sled," was our Col.Florimond Duke (World War I fighter pilot; in World War II, for 5 yrs. Asst. Military Attaché, Cairo, paratrooper and German prisoner 13 months) so F. D. and Ellen bolted the town for 3 weeks and enjoyed the warm sunshine in Phoenix, Ariz.; before going back to Hanover, zero weather and snow. Good to know that Duke has agreed to serve as a consultant for the Regional Airport Commission, and will work to explain the need for airport legislation to the Legislature.

Sad news came from Al Piper, that his wife Lucy passed away Dec. 13 after ail apparently successful operation for cancer in Oct. Lucy was a great leader, who led the women's team to victory over the men in a huge fund raising program for their Elliot Hospital - also she was one Of six to receive the 10-year service award, from the N. H. Cancer Society. The class extends their sympathy to the family. '18 lost a very fine member on Christmas Day when Charlie McCarthy passed away after a happy day with his family. Chris and Tom Shirley on behalf of the class sent flowers and letters of sympathy to sons Dan and Charlie Jr. '48.

'Twas the night of the Imperial Ball at the Astor Hotel, when some oaf stepped on Princess Grace's white slipper, that '18 at the Dartmouth Club was having one of its greatest class dinners — a tribute to Paul Miner, one of Dartmouth's great track men; president of the '18 class, sophomore and junior years; a staunch prodder for '18 gatherings for many years. It was sort of a farewell party to the man who wrote us saying "We hope to be in our new house late March or perhaps April and hope we will have many visits from you all. Our address will be 3020 Pinehurst Drive, Largo (Clearwater), Fla. Bring your wives and children and don't hesitate to stay with us for a week or a month."

Attending was Francis Clahane, the only '18 Phi Beta Kappa there - and Dave Skinner, who paid a wonderful tribute to Paul. Phi Doodles turned out to a man. Old crocodile George Dockstader, who took 400 ft. of beautiful colored film on his 30,000 mile trek around the world, - India, Pakistan, a couple of years ago, enjoyed it immensely. Old roommate of John Dessau, George Cavis, and Bill Mudgett, ordained to the Priesthood of the Protestant Episcopal Church, the foundation stone of New Rochelle, N. Y., was '18's George M. Davis, and it was a treat indeed to see Eddie Felt from Buffalo, the old roomie of Bob Morrison, Al Gottschaldt, and Otto Rubin, fresh from a Phi Psi Convocation at Mackinac.

Never ever missing an '18 gathering, if he can help it, is Johnny Johnston, executive V.P. of the far flung Belding Corticelli Co., who in '49 was put in charge of their entire production. Christmastime Ann and Johnny flew to Texas and Tennessee, to enjoy the holidays with their grandchildren and sons; Gordon (U. of Maine; then Georgia Tech), engineer for Nat. Biscuit Co. in Houston, and son Doug, top salesman for Belding H. After 3 yrs. at Norwood, Mass., H.S., 2 yrs. as postgrad., the then Gov. of Mass. told Johnny to come to him when ready and he would give him money whenever he needed. With an occasional check Johnny got from him, taking shorthand from 8 profs at Hanover, waiting on tables, the KKK'er with roommates Cliff Daniels and Amos Blandin, worked his way through college. Some one said Rat Pel ton wanted a connoisseur to look at his son's paintings, and quickly Steve Mahoney and Stan Jones offered to get him intelligent critics to review his work. Wart McElwain (without his pal Spud Richmond, whom we all miss) formally congratulated Paul Miner on his retirement. Paul occupied many pages of the house organ of the Underwood Co. in the 1950s, showing him in his many different phases of work, which put him to the top of their organization, as one of the great salesmen of his time.

Syl Morey (Drive with care — drive with Sinclair - use Power X gasoline) is the chairman of the board of Geyer, Morey, Madden and Ballard, Adv. Agency, doing a $30 million business. And to our Syl the highest tribute possible was paid, when the press said of him "soft-spoken and pleasant, Mr. Morey has been called by one former associate, the most gentlemanly agency President in New York."

Tagged for the door prize that evening of '18's dinner was Howard Park, who recommended organizing the Park Parking Plan. Each '18er would have in his home a fully equipped efficiency apartment and '18ers all over the country would do the same. The system would work this way: Helen and Lou Cousens would occupy the Amos Blandin apartment for a couple of weeks at Hanover with their grandchildren, then move on to Ray Smith's, then on to Dick Aishton's in Chicago, then to Lymie Black's on the coast. This is the man, Howie Park, who has built up the huge real estate department of Socony Mobil Co. and roams the Americas for their interests. Also at the dinner, the man who worked from the bottom up, then married the boss's daughter, was Shamus Shea. Loyal Phi Doodle Andy Ross, 2nd V.P. Chase Manhattan Bank, Naval Aviator, World War I, and Asst. Biz Mgr. Dramatics on the campus was also present.

One of the treats of the class dinner was to see the genial Bill Ryan, who with Margaret were enjoyed so much at Reunion. Look at his family - William, Jeffrey, Christopher, Peter, and Mary Elizabeth - they live in the art colony of Silvermine, Conn. Many of us think of the days when Bill and Dave Skinner and Ray DeVoe '16 were selling bonds for the National City and the bank couldn't have got along without them. After his fine tribute to Paul Miner, Dave Skinner stoutly maintained that Elizabeth and he will retire in Hanover. Rugged, fit and weatherbeaten, George Stoddard had been out to Wyoming near Kill Pecker Creek, where Rosie Weed killed her six husbands. The old Mgr. of the Jacko made little comments about the tribute paid to him when the Bangall Art Guild, Stanford, N. Y., gave an exhibition of his paintings last October 11-12. To see Pat and George's charming home with paintings not only of their own but other distinguished painters, one might feel that they were in a wing of the Metropolitan Museum.

In the next listing of attendance of '18 gatherings the alphabet will be reversed and then Red Wilson, Pres. of Tricontinental Financial Corp., formerly V.P. of Union Securities Corp., will lead the list. Red, the old roomey of Doc McBride, Johnny Cunningham and Chuck Hilliker, was thoughtful to read the warm letter from Walter Ross who had been recovering from a hernia operation and '18 looks forward to seeing more of Walter's beautiful colored slides. And so winds up 215/9 years of writing class notes. - No — let's all keep passing news on to Tom Shirley.

Richard A. Aishton '18, senior vice president of the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago since 1954, has been elected president of that bank.

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