CLASS OF 1914

A note from Bill Slater informs us that Red Loudon's investment firm of Lane, Piper, and Jaffray has changed its name to Piper, Jaffray, and Hopwood, with offices at 529 Second Ave. South in Minneapolis. Red is a general partner in the new firm, and we all wish him all kinds of success. We are sure he will have it.

A clipping sent in by Page Junkins from the Chicago Tribune shows us a picture of one of our literary classmates, Thorne Smith. For the short time that he was with us he was known as Jimmy and was a decided blonde. From the cut in the clipping we would judge that he has lost that hirsute adornment, and apparently is now just as bald as your Secretary.

A short note from Larry Day informs us that everything is jake in Portland. He reports that his family are fine and that business is not to be complained about. Larry is general agent for the state of Maine with the National Life Insurance Company. He says he saw Ted Marriner during the Christmas holidays when Ted was in town visiting his family. He also reports seeing A Cleveland once in a while, as Al is at Fort Williams.

A note from Al Overton announces the recent arrival of Tom in the Overton family. This offers companionship to the other offspring of the Overton stock, who is chris- tened Al Junior, but who answers only to the name of Jerry. Al says that in this dry age it is a great thing to come home tired every night and have a Tom and Jerry waiting for him.

A clipping from the White Plains (N. Y.) Daily Press regarding a Christmas carol service at St. Bartholomew's contains the following very interesting statement: "For this service the choir prepared an interesting program of folk carols from many different nations. America has no Christmas carols in the true sense of the word. We have, however, composers who have done much to develop a form known as the carol anthem. 'Sleeps Judea Fair,' a work of this type by a very talented young American, Hugh Mackinnon, will be performed at this service." In case you do not know it, Hugh is the organist and choir master in the cathedral at Laramie, Wyoming, and instructor on the organ at the State University.

Freemy Jones is the manager of production planning and shipping of the Corning Glass Works at Corning, N. Y.

Clyde Buckley is in the sales department of the United Carr Fastener Co. of Cambridge. His company makes those little "Dot" gadgets that are used to fasten on the side curtains on your automobiles. "Buck" lives at 72 Stevens Road, Needham, Mass.

"Big Eats" Joe Beer is a manufacturer of ladies' neckwear in New York with a place of business at 34 West 33d St.

Bob Hopkins, the advertising man of that sophisticated weekly, the New Yorker (our favorite magazine), spends most of his time wandering around New England selling space and service in his sheet. Bill Slater reports that he lunched with Bob and Gus Fuller recently in the Providence-Biltmore. And while we are on the subject of Bob, he recently assisted in merchandising the Schick Dry Shaver, a doohickey that enables you to remove your whiskers without the aid of lather or brush. In fact it is so clever that you can carry it around in your pocket and shave at any time or place where there is electric current. If you can scrape together twenty-five dollars, Bob will be glad to present you with one.

The present Sino-Japanese fracas reminds us that Lay Little is right in the thick of all the excitement. We have not had any word directly from Lay for several months. We are informed by the Providence Journal that he and his family are safe from harm, however. Pictures of Lay and his wife, together with Lay's mother, are features in a recent edition of that paper.

Lou Corliss is a member of the sales staff of Paine, Webber, and Company in their Hartford office.

Al Maxwell is production manager of the Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Company at South Windham, Conn. Al makes his home in Willimantic.

Doc Kingsford is a chemist on the staff of the Holliston Mills at Norwood.

Herb Austin is thinking seriously of organizing a Fourteen Club in Wellesley. That village harbors the following members of the class: Jim Gregg, Hen Lowell, Jack Harris, and himself. Herb is the president of the Wellesley Kiwanis.

From the same source as the above we learn that Bill Stratton, who is selling "Chevies" in Milford, Mass., has opened an agency in Wellesley under the caption, Stratton Chevrolet, Inc. Herb feels that it is only a matter of a short time before Bill will feel the urge to move to that lovely village of feminine Pulchritude and learning.

Mat Hallett still remains faithful to the textile business, even though he seems to move arouncl quite a bit. Mat still has his first love, Kendall Mills, as his guiding star. His present residence is Charlotte, N. C., where he has his home at 2054 Sherwood Ave.

L. Vosburgh Lyons, who was quite a prestidigitator while in college, assuming for the purpose of his act the title of Professor Vos, is now a practicing physician in New York with an office at 140 East 54th St.

We are informed that George Briggs is at present traveling in Mexico. We shall be interested to hear from him on his return.

A delightful note from Jack Dellinger brings out a lot of gossip from men in the Middle West from whom we scarcely ever hear. We quote the following:

" 'Emo' Hastings, who was fourteen's best ski jumper our freshman year, accompanied Jack Dellinger to Rochester for an examination last fall. He was a great help to a diet patient.

"Vogie Stiles and Jack Dellinger, both of St. Louis, shut down the Shell Refinery and the Shell Oil well in order to do a little duck hunting in northern Illinois.

"On the way through Rockford, Ill., last fall, a call was made on Eddie Reber, who pointed out the main points of interest in that city, including the Reber family, Editor 'Bus' Chapman's home, and the Reber factory.

"Joe Batchelder from Peoria was in St. Louis in December widening his field of advertising activities, and the jovial Joe made a great hit with Gay and Jack Dellinger's third oldest child,—a girl of course.

"From the Pacific coast I learn that Stubby Johnson's greying hair back in Hartford is quite becoming, and that Em Barrett is buying yachts this year down in Maine.

"The five Russ Williams and the five Jack Dellingers spent the Christmas holidays in Quincy, 111. In order to add a little life to the occasion twenty-two others were called in for Christmas dinner at the Williams'."

The recent annual dinner of the Greater New York Alumni Association brought out twelve of the good and true, namely: Bill Hands, Geoff Beals, Dwight Conn, Gordon Sleeper, Fred Davidson, Jim Heenehan, Harry Haywood, Ote Hovey, Bob Hopkins, Sig Larmon, Ted Lavin, and Mart Itemsen.

Bob Phelps of Altoona, Pa., seems to be a man of parts these days. He is officially general merchandise manager of the Penn Central Light and Power Co., Municipal Service Co., subsidiaries, Ohio Electric Co., Columbus Delaware Electric Co., Central Eastern Public Service, at cetera. In addition to the above he owns an insurance agency at 20 Rue de la Paix, Paris, but that doesn't do him any good, as the French government takes all the profit in taxes.

That seems to be about all for this time, except for one thought that I should like to leave with you all. The annual drive for the Alumni Fund begins on April first. For the past two years Fourteen has not been up to scratch. You may say that in the light of business conditions, etc., that that is excusable. Perhaps it is, but we cannot get away from this fact. There is no reason why every member of this great class should not make some sort of a contribution regardless of size. The class immediately preceding us, which I disdain to mention by name, has successfully adopted the Alumni Fund slogan of "A dollar does the business." And I might add that they have been uniformly successful in putting their class over. So be prepared to shell out.

Secretary, c/o Equitable Life Assur. Soc., 100 Milk St., Boston