Class of 1932
More important to the world than the arrivals in New York last summer of the Hindenburg, the Queen Mary, and Ping Ferry was the first appearance of Julia Wilkin on July 4. She is a blue-eyed, smiling child with black hair, and her old man's antics seem to amaze her as much as they do his contemporaries.
Ferry came from Detroit to work in the publicity department of Eastern Airlines, in which position he was largely instrumental in giving to the world hourly flashes from Harry Richman and Dick Merrill (Eastern Airlines pilot) on their recent trip to London by the air. He has succeeded, I believe, in having fresh flowers put in all the Company's planes, and will no doubt soon have all the stewardesses recruited from the Folies Bergere.
If you happened to see a month or so ago two lads in white overalls flashing a huge picture of F. D. R. on A 1 Smith's Empire State Building you were witnessing a demonstration by Whip Walser and Dick Cleaves of a huge magic lantern device by which they can project similar images on buildings, clouds, cliffs, or Kelly's barn—for a fee. According to recent advice they are by this time on their way to Mexico in Cleave's car, which they hope to sell at the border and purchase bicycles with the proceeds. On their "wheels" they expect to go right down Mexico and perhaps end up in South America. When last seen by any of their classmates they were enjoying an afternoon off at a beer picnic given by John Clark in New Canaan. Walser's powers of dramatic oratory have not diminished a bit since his stirring addresses in Hanover almost five years ago—his capacity for beer having increased in the meantime, if anything.
Among others at the outing were: Warren Moore, Keller, Ferry and girl, Hatcher and wife, Hazen, Boldt and sister, Ed and Hal Smith, Sargeant, Hosmer and girl, Chuck Babbitt, and Chuck O'Neill of '3l, and myself. There was also present one Rhoda Shaw of Manchester, N. H., who on October 3 will become the wife of John Clark. The wedding will take place on the farm of the bride's family at New Boston, N. H.
By far the greatest part of the small accumulation of class news over the summer, it seems, has to do with weddings. June of course led off with the greatest number with the appearance at the altar of Hawkes, Hahn, Judd, and K. D. Wood in that order. Ronnie Olmstead and Bo Wentworth married in August.
On June 6 Junie Hawkes married Carolyn Lampee in Winchester, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkes are now living at 907 Piedmont Ave., N. E., Atlanta, Ga., where Junie is working for the New Haven Railroad.
Cynthia Hawkins was married on June 13 to Dr. George Hahn at Saint Michaels, Md.
Ed Judd and Virginia Helm were married at Wayzata, Minn., on June 24. Among the ushers were Hazen and Hosmer, from both of whom I have heard varying accounts of the festivities. Apparently Charlie Doerr brought along a carload of McKesson & Robbins highest powered snake oil, which turned out to be the inspiration for a couple of Ronald Mac Donalds and a series of cheers at the bachelors' dinner. John Hollern was one of the participants in this but left early, it is reported. Eddie and his bride are now living in Danville, Pa., where Ed is interning at the hospital.
On the 27th of June, Marguerite Strasser was married to Knowlton Wood in Waterbury, Conn. Wood is working at the New York Public Library, living in Jackson Heights.
Ronnie Olmstead's marriage to Beatrice Wood took place in Hanover on August 15.
An undated newspaper clipping supplied to me by Marve Chandler tells of the wedding around the middle of August at Duxbury, Mass., of Bo Wentworth and Virginia Willard of Auburndale. Bob Harrison and Tom Foss were ushers. Bo and his bride have sailed for France and will live in Paris, where Bo is with the American Foreign Insurance Association.
A clipping from a Portsmouth (N. H.) paper on July 27 revealed that "the big flagis at the mast head of the New HampshireNational Bank—it's a girl, and the flag isin honor of the arrival today of a daughterto Mr. and Mrs. William C. Walton Jr." Bill, by the way, has been elected assistant cashier of the bank.
The Bill Sumners are living in Whitman, Mass., Bill now being a traffic manager of New England Tel. and Tel. at Brockton Bain Davis is assistant statistician in the Trade Agreements Division of the Department of State in Washington George Bladworth is working for the Simmons Cos. in New Jersey. .... At the corner of Central and Maple Sts. in Woodsville, N. H., Ev Campbell has hung out his doctor's shingle Jim Shevlin is custodian of the Chrysler Building, taking care of public liability cases, complaints from tenants, etc A 1 Whitehill works for the Vermont State Highway Dept. as an engineer.
Joe Boldt is in the publicity department of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters at 1 Park Ave N. Y. C.
John Keller is doing research work for the Democratic National Committee in New York, where he will be at least until November 3.
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