Class of 1931
Coming into the home stretch with this issue and only a year away from our Fifth! It certainly is hard to believe.
We had a mighty fine dinner here in New York on April 23. Thanks to the efforts of Charlie McAllister, we were honored with the attendance of Vic King's father, who talked about Europe and his impressions during a recent visit abroad. Many questions were shot at our guest, but he did not seem to mind; in fact, our impression was that he enjoyed the evening almost as much as did we. Charlie says he believes we can have a guest at each of our dinners; preferably a man affiliated with Dartmouth, and one who has such an outstanding background as does Mr. King. Everyone agreed that this was a very worthwhile innovation. Among those presentEd Maas, Les Klein, Charlie Schneider, Chub Hetfield, Bob Frederick, Ned Rosen, Doug Woodring, Harry Townsend, Bill Little, Al Torras, Charlie Warne, Joe Choate, Ernie Moore, Bob Davis, Jack Weatherley, Shep Wolff, Frank McCord, Vic King (and Bub King '32), Dick Holbrook, Charlie Vetter, Jim Gorrie, Bill Schuldenfrei, Al Sutton, Hank Richmond, and Mil Hallenbeck.
Heard at the dinner—Charlie Sullivan is studying surgery at City Hospital in Boston; graduates in June. Out of 158 men taking exams our Sully was number one and receives number one job in his interneship at City Hospital as a reward. Nels Greenlund, once upon time, had a girl up to Hanover for Carnival (senior year to be exact). I'm told that a certain man was also present at that particular Carnival, and that that man married that girl only a few weeks ago. Bob Huntley was best man. And Art O'Brien was married last month to a young lady by the name of-honestMiss Esther Josephine O'Brienl It happened in Framingham, Mass., on April 21.
Some new addresses: Shorty Burr—1009 Davis St., Evanston, Ill , . Jack Elliott—(with Marshall Field in Chicago) 203 School St., Geneva, Ill. Roland Peterson—50 Ivy St., Suite 8, Boston, Mass. Bill St. Louis—88 Woburn St., Reading, Mass. Rollie Carson—8611 164th St., Jamaica, N. Y. John Garrity—8121 S. Ingleside Ave., Chicago, Ill. Jim Purdy—81 Lexington Ave., Buffalo, N.' Y.
Hal Bond is now assistant manager of Industrial Bankers of Suffolk, Inc., at 73 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. He lives at 27 S. Crescent Circuit, Brighton.
John Drury, who left us before June, 1931, was married on March 15 to Miss Mary Sue Daniel at Franklin, Tenn.
Wonder if many of you know that my good roomie, Jack Weatherley, is keeping mighty steady company these days.
That anxious father who was reported in this column last issue, Jack McKechnie well—it was a boy! April 3 was his birthday, and they tell me papa McKechnie is a mouty proud pappy.
We have a fine letter at hand from Johnnie (B.) Chamberlin: John received his J.D. from Northwestern last June, passed the bar exams, and is now licensed to practice in Illinois; has been doing graduate law work on a Sterling Fellowship; and when a few theses are completed he will possess an M.A. and an S.J.D. His address is 2646 Yale Station, New Haven, Conn. John says that Charlie Prouty is living at International House and taking a degree in literature at Columbia. Jack Ewers is married, of course, and completing his doctor's work in anthropology; lives near Columbia. Ed Rhetts is in Washington, helping to run the government. John saw Bill Wilson in Philadelphia, where Bill is an important factor in their liquor commission. Dolph Mertens is reported to be doing some work for the HOLC in Erie, Pa. Art Birkett was another Thirtyoner whom John has seen recently. Having a brother in the freshman class pulled Johnnie up to Hanover for Carnival, but he says there were none of us in sight.
Craig Thorn tells us that the class contributions to the Alumni Fund are away and ahead of other years at this date. That 100% may come true yet. Beanny is certainly a busy man these days—and don't forget he's got a family too.
Several times I've been requested to say something about the activities of your secretary. Well between keeping the records of you guys in order, and compounding this column each month, he manages to find a little time earning a living in an advertising agency, where he has a hand in the sales promotional activities of some of the firm's accounts: Vick's, Gulf, Elizabeth Arden, et cetera. And that means radio, magazine, and newspaper advertising preparation and execution, primarily. It's good fun.
Well—this pretty nearly winds up another year of this Thirtyone journal. Wish there was one more issue to report on the conference of secretaries in Hanover next week. Hope you have a swell summer.
Secretary, 10 Mitchell Place, New York
