CLASS OF 1915
King Cook is still selling insurance and surety bonds in Chicago. Because of the numerous bank failures and other city problems, King seems to be a real optimist in expecting better times in 1932.
Dick Clark reports that he is still fat and happy. He too predicts better times in 1932, and intimates that his insurance companies still have no use for the red ink.
Charlie Griffith and wife have returned to Newark, N. J., after an extended trip abroad. Charlie tells of having had dinner with Takanaga and Mrs. Mitsui in Tokyo, at which time he played on his Guanerius violin, which Mitsui bought from the Wurlitzer collection for his oldest boy. According to Charlie this is one of the best instruments in the world, and we certainly would enjoy hearing either Charlie or Master Mitsui play on this violin. In addition to Russ Durgin and wife, with whom he also visited in Tokyo, Charlie reports that he saw Less Little '14 in Shanghai and Doc Wyman in Honolulu. After ten months in the Orient Charlie must be able to report lots of interesting events.
The Secretary wishes to acknowledge a large number of thoughtful Christmas cards received from members of the class. Special mention should be made of Johnny Mullin and Bob Fitts.
Hal Corwin reports from Hopkinton, Mass., that he gets most of his class news from Bob Bigelow, who occasionally tries to load up the local merchants with some of his candy. Hal has been cashier of the local national bank for the past five years.
Now it's Congressman Bill Rogers from the First New Hampshire District!! Bill swept through to victory on January 5 by a margin of about three thousand votes in a hotly contested special election. Congratulations are due Bill on his success, and we shall expect to hear much of him from Washington.
Charlie Comiskey is now associated with Charles Chipman's Sons Company of New York city. Charlie makes many business trips to the South, where he has to do with the styling and designing of the children's and boys' lines of hosiery. Charlie reports that he ran into Harry Ellms one day recently, but makes no comment on the damage done, if any.
Red Folan has atoned for his years of silence by a most interesting and lengthy letter. Red was in the mood for a class party at the Carnival in Hanover. Such a suggestion in this column is rather late, as the Winter Carnival dates for this year are February 5 and 6. It might be well, however, to begin planning now for a winter reunion in Hanover during the Carnival in 1933. This would be an excellent opportunity for some planning with reference to the next class reunion. As Red spent much of his space describing a party at his house with Adam Sutcliffe and Dick Clark which both of the latter have mentioned to the Secretary in glowing terms, one can perhaps better understand the reunion mood in which Red has written.
From Bud Doe comes the interesting news that Howie Wing is now back in Lowell after several years' service with the United Fruit Company in the tropics and New York city. Bud reports that the fruit growing business, both hen and apple, was not so good in 1931. In fact, he says that he had some sort of a lean year. Perhaps you will not need to be a fruit grower to guess the description used.
From Treasurer Tap Taplin, who apparently has returned safely to Orleans, Vt., after the last Boston trip, comes word that he can depend upon about 145 members of the class to pay their dues promptly, and about 125 others who are not so prompt. They are in- and outers to Tap. But Tap is still trying to tap them. Let us try to make the majority bigger. Yes, why not make it unanimous?
With the December lows in the stock market, another low was registered in the number of replies received by the Secretary to his humble effort to sustain class interest in this column. Not even a birth was reported last month. Does this mean lack of interest, too busy on account of the holiday seasons, or what? We would like twenty answers to this question in the next issue. They can have twenty words AND more, but no less. The prizes—well the Secretary offers his fountain pen (not new) to the writer of the twenty-first letter, and other pens less new to each letter received after the twentyfirst. Contest starts now, ends February 8, 1932, and that means the letter must be in Woodsville post office by the Bth. This is a time when action must be translated into words and MAILED PROMPTLY.
Adam Sutcliffe's excuse for not being present at the alumni dinner before the Stanford game was an entanglement with the law; perhaps it should be added that it was in the civil court.
During our college days, elopement was considered as the acme of romance. No doubt the ceremony reported to have been performed in Portchester, N. Y., the morning of the Yale game is in that classification, at least so far as Henry Marcy and a certain young lady, now Mrs. Marcy, are concerned. On good authority it is learned that the first of the honeymoon took place at the Yale game. Congratulations to Henry and the Mrs. Perhaps Henry will supply the missing details for the next issue!!!
Secretary, 18 So. Court St., Woodsville, N. H.
