CLASS OF 1924
The alumni dinner in New York recently pepped up the gang to stage a '24 Bout at Keen's Chop House March 20. Among Sam Stickney's remarks in his letter soliciting dinner reservations appeared these choice arguments:
"Following past practices the cost is being kept down to the minimum possible, consistent with a good meal and the entertainment which will be there. This does not include any tax for thirst satisfaction or elimination. If this creates a problem for you, it is suggested that you make whatever provision suits your taste—but remember—the more the merrier.
"The tax including cost of food and entertainment has been kept down to only $3.50 per each—certainly reasonable for an evening's fun—especially so when you consider all the money you have saved by missing so many of the regular monthly dinners at the Club in recent months."
Along with Sam, Al Stopford, Bill Fawcett, and Don Stevenson are running the functions of the New York crowd this year.
A day or two later in Boston, twenty of the clan gathered at the Copley Plaza. Wendell Ross came in from Cambridge, where he is studying for an M. A., and found very much of a reunion atmosphere with several South Mass. ring leaders nearby to recount some of the more famous incidents connected therewith ten years ago.
Henry Hudson arrived thoroughly steamed up over the prospects of a return to his new love, China, Sumatra, British Malay, and points en route. The Gillette Razor Company kept Henry thoroughly on the go until the concern recently merged with Autostrop and a new deal made all round. This column has arranged exclusive rights to his first travelogue when, as, and f it is first published. From the samples unfolded at the dinner, it will make good reading.
Herm Barker, the production engineer of the paper division of the Bird Roofing Company, East Walpole, shared oysters and mushroom soup with the rest of the boys. He has lately moved his home from East Walpole to Mansfield. Next to Pete Wheatley sat Walt Emerson, who has recently left the Union Leader of Manchester, N. H., to become the leader of the Quincy Patriot. Doc Christophe, with moustache, took an evening off from the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital. Bud Parker drove in from Hudson. He tooks as little changed as anyone could be from six years' relief of undergraduate life. Rus Letteney, still a banker, Ralph Stuart, real estate purveyor, Fred Briscoe, banana promoter, Bob Hayes, "telephonist," Stan Lyon, stiff-collared but a lawyer, Ted Learnard, ten pounds lighter for a winter of hockey, and Arnie Jenkins, paper merchant, represented the Newton contingent.
Chambie Strong, accompanying the President, Luit Luitwieler, now of Winchester and looking as usual for customers in the market for leather, Dave Perry of Weston, Putty Blodgett, still hibernating in Lincoln, Brad Hersey of Medford. and Al Hailparn, connected with Boston's tabloid newspaper, the Record, were among those present. A faint rumor circulated that a '24 dinner would be pulled off shortly, but both the rumor and its originator disappeared.
A 1 Bloom, with Irving W. Rice and Cos., purveyors of Irice Products, 15 E. 16th St., New York city, writes: "Thanks for your letter; sorry I didn't answer sooner, but—well you know how those things are. Anyway this is my firm, and although the stationery looks rather bootleggerish we sell 'Toiletries.' Socially we are 'Flatbush.' Honey Honigsberg, Al Jarnow '25, Herb Rubin '26, etc., drink our share of dollar gin and in all ways do our best to uphold 'ye olde traditions.' Al and I spent New Year's eve in Bermuda. They tell us we had a knockout time. I see my ex-roommate, George Prager of Boston, now and then. He's only several hundred pounds heavier than he used to be. You know it seems darn good to be thinking of college again; thanks for the chance."
Secretary,7 Harvard St., Worcester, Mass.
