Class of 1929

The summer lay-offi has slowed this let ter down considerably. We have a little news, some of high quality, but the weather and circumstances have conspired against the writing. The scene is Nantucket Harbor, and there is as much water overhead as there is around and under us. How to get ashore to mail this has not occurred to us yet. This is what is known as a late vacation, an early September cruise. And what with the tail-end of a Florida hurricane in the offing and a northeaster upon us, an early February holiday cruise to the eastward would seem to have the edge. The reason we are here now, however, makes up for all the dampness. All summer, since last May the twenty-fourth, to be exact, your scribe's wife has refused to leave our daughter, who has been the outstanding event and attraction and whom we named Katherine Weeks.

And now we know how fellows like Bing Carter have felt upon the arrival of a daughter or daughters. For Carter has scored again, and again the quality is extremely superior: Virginia, born May 14. Bing celebrated the event by resigning from an assistant superintendency of the A. & P. and buying a Dutchland Farms store in Fairfield, Conn., on the New York Post Road. The family will be moved down this fall, probably in time to take in the Yale game.

On the eighteenth of June we joined forces with Ken Graf, Jerry Swope, Bill Coles, Johnny French, Jim Godfrey, and others and supervised the lesser details of the marriage of Dud Orr and Florence- Gene Ward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ward of Boston and Swampscott, Mass. As usual, the groom played a minor role satisfactorily, leaving it to Willie Coles to distinguish himself in song, deportment, and general appearance, as is evidenced by the accompanying photograph.

Mayher was there, too. So were Tom Maynard and Jake Jaquith; and Willie Keyes came over from New York. Altogether it was a memorable occasion. The other day Herm Liss met Ted Arliss on the street in Boston. Ted was up from Washington on government business of some sort.

Getting back to Bill Keyes, the class owes him more than a vote of thanks for the spendid work he did as Alumni Fund agent. Taking over a hard job, he spared no efforts or time and brought the class up out of the ruck of a very poor past record. With much room for improvement left, it is hoped that the class will respond in still better style next year. Bill can't do it alone.

Bill Henretta sent along an announcement of the birth of a child, Smith Scott, on April 26, 1935.

And announcements of the following weddings have been received:

Webster Goodwin to Jeanie Dorothy Davies, June 1, Pawtuxet, R. I.

Dwight Allen to Stella Price Sutermeister, June 29, Kansas City.

Phil Gage to Marjory Hyde, Tune 1, Albany, N. Y.

Archie Crowley to Jean Higbie, Tune 27, Rochester, N. Y.

Rollie Nivison to Elizabeth Ann Hall, June 15, Ridgewood, N. J.

Eddie Deans is with the Racquette River Paper Company, Potsdam, N. Y„ dividing is time between being on the road and in the office. His home address is 22 Garden St., Potsdam.

Johnny Laffey has come East, and now has a position in the sales section of the real estate department of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, at the head office in New York. He lives at 151 Claremont Ave., Verona, N. J., with his wife and four-year- old daughter, Gail. He reports having seen Jim Hodge and Art Rydstrom, the latter very much the proud father.

John Dickey became the father of Sylvia Alexander, born February 21, 1935, in Washington, where John continues as assistant to Assistant Secretary of State Sayre.

Ed Spetnagel is working for the Electric Auto-Lite Co., Toledo, living at 2049 Wildwood Blvd.

Dick Rogers has moved his household to 120 Lanark Road, Brighton, Mass.

Pinky Flannery is on the staff of the Cleveland City Hospital.

Morgan Baker is a representative with W. E. Hutton & Co., 53 Wall St., New York, and lives at 253 W. 73d St.

Jack Meany is a metallurgical inspector with Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Aliquippa, Pa., and lives at 126 Central Square, South Hills, Pittsburgh.

Fred Cook is a retail salesman for the American Tobacco Co., Hotel Berwick, Rutland, Vt.

Chuck Darling is head of the English department and dramatic coach at Yarmouth High School (Mass.).

Jerry Harris is interning at the Children's Hospital, Boston.

Jack Knight is a practising physician with offices at 520 Commonwealth Ave., Boston.

Bob McClure is selling fire insurance, 50 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio.

Stuart Palmer is teaching at the Cloonan School, Stamford, Conn.

Ralph Stevens is with W. T. Grant Cos., Bangor, Me.

Wally Wilson is assistant superintendent of Hope Windows, Inc., Jamestown, N. Y.

Harry Woodruff is a practicing physician with offices at 243 Charles St., Boston.

Next month we won't be sitting under a leaky skylight. Will have plenty of news, and we promise to raise the standard of this column.

Coles Dressed Up

Secretary, 89 Pleasant St., Newton Center, Mass.