Class of 1925

We have with us tonight, and it is with great pleasure that we introduce, reports of several class dinners in different cities of our glorious land which have actually materialized.

Forty-eight cards to an equal number of Twenty-fivers around the vicinity of Chicago, inviting all "bachelors, benedicts, hangers on, and hopefuls" to attend a reunion at Madame Galli's brought forth 42 responses. Ten of these were unfortunately negative, but all expressed the proper regrets. Every one of the other 32 said he was coming, and, more important, every one came.

Neil Williams, in his second year of law at North (also near-the- Loop) contrived the banquet, and did so very successfully. Madame's food was foreign enough to be interesting, and substantial enough to be satisfying.

Tige Lyon is also a Northwestern lawyer. Art Sauers was present. He has been in Chicago for some time, and is, along with Neil, Tige, and others of this crew, one of the regular attenders.

Four Sigma Chis sat together. There might have been more, but the rest came late. Carl Clifton is learning the bond end of the bank business. Len Larson was there, and on the other side of him sat Ed McNamee, who is doing advertising, and Gardner Howe, who disposes of real estate.

Bob Borwell, Bob Cubbins, and Bob Sweetser were grouped around the end of one table. Sweetser surprised the gang by the announcement of his marriage January 15 to Miss Deborah Moorhouse. Bob is with the Ditto Company, and he and his bride are living in Evanston.

Bill Barker is in the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company, doing statistical work. Mel Hart, Drenny Slater, and Ralph Jameson sat together.

Eddie Booth, formerly of Minneapolis, is now an inhabitant of Chicago, and was a welcome stranger at the dinner.

Bob Meginnity came over from Ann Arbor, where he has taken up the study of law at the University of. Michigan. He brought regards from Nori Canfield, who is in medical school at the same place. Next time he is going to bring Nort along and show him the big city.

Horton Conrad took time off from selling coal, and devoted himself to the cause by doing the collecting after the meal. That is a harder job than selling coal.

Chuck Dodd, who is in a bank, and Gair Tourtellot also graced the festive board. Bob Rahmanop and Frank Kennedy were two newcomers.

Jim Adams, Tubby Washburn, and George Zahm were collected around the end of another table. Joe Murphy was up there too. Joe made a very good speech. He would have been toastmaster if he could have gotten anyone else to speak, but no one did.

Ross Beatty came in from Morris, Ill., his home town, for the occasion. He sat next to Hi Russell. Paul Reed, (who admits he is working in the stockyards) Doug Archibald, Newt Tobey, Dick Colton, and Bob Reading complete the list. Reading is also a newcomer to Chicago. He is studying medicine at Northwestern.

An additional report on the February New York get-together, which we talked about last month, brings out the following:

"Milt Emerson is now selling tile. Given a little time he will make all bathrooms look like the interior of the Pitti palace.

"Dutch Gehring has finally gone to work. He is located with a bond house in Wall Street. James Guernsey is selling real estate. Anyone wanting to spend a lot of money in Westchester real estate had better see James.

"Which reminds me that our good President Chester A. Bolles of Fownes Glove fame has bought himself a house in Scarsdale. He is moving up there this spring, and will, I am sure, be glad to see any of his classmates at any time.

"Lee Burgess has been promoted, and is fast on his way to the presidency of the Studebaker Company of America.

"Red Martin is now in town, and so is George Douglas. Both are living on 71st St.

"Frank Osgood, our extremely capable young athlete, is working for the Corn Exchange Bank and running for the N.Y.A.C. He was awarded some sort of a prize for being the best distance runner in the Metropolitan District last year.

"And while we are on the subject of athletes, F. Morgan Taylor was picked on the all American track team in the 1440-yard low hurdles. Eddie Blake is running for the B. A. A. and doing quite well. He has run in several big meets in the city.

''Tibby • Marshall is working in some bank here in town, and Eddie Dunlevy is doing the same thing for the Federal Reserve.

"Dick Heydt after a trip to Europe with Lew Stillwell is located in Cleveland. He was east for Cliff Hill's wedding.

"Al Perkins is still as gay and care-free as ever, and continues to prove that one may be happy though married.

"I think I told you once before that Walter Irvine is in amateur dramatics in Westchester. He is with the 'Wayside Players' in Scarsdale, and threatens to become the star of that very excellent company."

Boston, as well as New York and Chicago, or perhaps even better, has organized its class dinner. The gang was to gather February 23 for dinner at the University Club, and was to attend the Dartmouth-Harvard hockey game that night. We are at the time of writing anxiously awaiting the report on this affair, and promise it in full for next month. The letter of invitation to the dinner was a masterpiece, and we regret that lack of space prevents quoting it.

The Dartmouth of February 10 carried the following announcement: "Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowe of Chicago, 111., have announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Edith Marie Lowe, to Edwin H. Ober '25 of West Medford, Mass., which took place in the Fourth Presbyterian church, Chicago."

Eddie Edwards, who was pitching for Providence last year, reported to the Boston Braves this spring for their training trip. He had a record of 20 victories for Providence last season, and also did some good work for the Braves.

Speaking of the Southland, Ken Simonds in Lakeland, Fla., writes enthusiastic accounts of the pleasurable life in that part of the country. He also gives us news of Zeke Carswell, who is now in Albany, working for a washing machine company.

We notice the first pamphlet on the Alumni Fund has come out. That reminds us that Pete Kelsey is Woody Wilson's assistant as class agent this year. Pete is going to take care of New York. Why not have someone take care of it in every town that contains or surrounds a Twenty-five man? Although it is very good literature that is sent out from the Ad Building, you are not bothered with it if you make your contribution right after the first call. So dig quickly and dig deeply now. It will help much more and may not hurt so much.

Secretary, . Greenwood Inn, Evanston, Ill.