Class of 1913
George Mulcahy's picture appeared on January 9 in the papers, and the following from the Boston Globe gives the story:
"Many World War veterans amongdepartment heads of the city of Boston werepresent in the office of Mayor Curley todaywhen the latter officiated in the decorationof Major George F. A. Mulcahy, master ofDeer Island.
"Major Mulcahy was attached to the23d Inf. 2d Division, during the war, andtoday received from the hands of MayorCurley the Purple Heart and the SilverStar, the latter for gallantry in action.
"Major Mulcahy served with the expeditionary forces from, September, 1917, toJune, 1919, and was promoted from secondlieutenant to captain. He was commissioneda major in the reserves on this resignationfrom the service.
"He served as assistant superintendentof the Massachusetts Reformatory from1921 to 1924. He is a graduate of BostonEnglish High School '09, and DartmouthCollege 'l}. He was the first exalted rulerof Concord Lodge of Elks and is a memberof the Dartmouth Club of Boston, Armyand Navy Club, Military Order of theWorld War, and Veterans of Foreign Wars." Then on January 15 "Chip" Semmes' picture appeared in the Washington Star, and the following paragraphs spoke of his Purple Heart decoration:
"For a severe wound received fightinghis tanks in France, Capt. Harry HodgesSemmes, 41-year-old patent attorney andone of the District's outstanding WorldWar heroes, was presented with a PurpleHeart decoration at the War Departmenton Friday by Gen. Douglas MacArthur,chief of staff of the Army.
"Twice decorated by Gen. Pershing inFrance with the Distinguished ServiceCross and Oak Leaf Cluster for 'extra-ordinary heroism' in battle on two different occasions, Capt. Semmes was one ofthe few American emergency officers alsoto be honored by the Italian government."
Ralph Stone has been kept busy lately on a campaign drive to purchase and equip the Osteopath Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence.
Pictures. Many have written asking for the latest information on the Pach Bros, proposition to take pictures of all in the class. New York has been fairly well covered, and the results forwarded to the Secretary are splendid. Pach Bros, now advise us that due to various conditions some arrangements with local photographers have been discontinued, but that their representatives traveling from their New York studios will visit the more important cities and are in Boston now. All will be interviewed soon, and if all pictures are not available for the Twentieth Report they will make up an important section of the Quarter Century Volume.
Ted and Dorothy Davis announce the birth of a daughter on January 14, 1933, in New York.
Russ Shepler is again the merchant prince of Vandergrift, Pa. Russ sold out his old department store business two years ago, and spent most of his time traveling until last fall, when he went back into business again as Russell Shepler & Co. He had lunch recently with Bill Towler of United Engineers and Constructors, Inc., and Bill Appleyard from Burlington, Vt. One other social event was the week-end visit Harve and Virginia McClary of Cedar Rapids had with Len and Madge Manley of Sioux City, lowa.
Jay D. Runkle of B. Altman & Company spoke at a meeting recently in New York city on "Planning Promotions and Budgets under Present Market Conditions." The announcement of his speaking was accompanied by his picture in the New York American.
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