Class of 1920
The following letter from Wes Carr shows that at least one person realizes that compiling class notes isn't the acme of ease. He writes:
"I received the ALUMNI MAGAZINE this morning, and I got to thinking that it must be a tough job to dig up enough news to make a sizable entry in the Class News each edition. Maybe I would not be writing this right now, but I had a slight accident about six weeks ago and I am trying to pass away (I should say while away) a little time, while I rest from 'Gone With the Wind.'
"My advice to all is not to try to play handball at the age of forty in the same manner that you did at the age of twenty. I did and raised Cain with the cartilage and ligaments in my leg, which has laid me up for the better part of six weeks.
"I am still doing business with Westinghouse, now having charge of the Receiving department in the plant here at Mansfield. My family now includes two boys, eight and eleven, and one girl, two years old. Both boys are already entered in Dartmouth.
"If I could give you any dope on any of the other fellows, I would, but I haven't seen a classmate for years."
Mac Johnson '21 puts about 98% of you fellows to shame. He recently read a couple of newspaper articles relative to '20 men and took the trouble to forward them to me. In substance, they state that:
Investment Broker and Stock Exchange Member Mel Merritt sailed April 2 on the Bremen for a business trip to Europe; and that the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, has purchased a Pab Sample painting entitled "Janitor's Holiday." It is seldom that a month goes by without Pab accomplishing some newsworthy feat.
The old standby Paul Richter wants me to remind all those within a 200-mile radius of Boston that the annual spring picnic and reunion of the Twenty Club is all set for Sunday, June 6. The committee in charge of the affair, namely, Blaine, Dorney, and McGoughran, are as yet a bit undecided where the function will be held, but this information will be forthcoming in the near future.
Sherry Baketel adds his quota of news in the following epistle: "Knowing that you are always in a bad way for news, here is an interesting item. The last time I saw Ed Lindsay was when we were spending a summer school together up in Ithaca in 1920.
"Elizabeth and I took a little trip to Florida a couple of weeks ago and we wound up one Saturday night at the Miami-Biltmore; The first man I saw strutting his stuff on the dance floor was the handsome Ed, with an equally handsome lady, who it-turned out was Mrs. Lindsay. They had their young son there, aged about two and one-half, who was one of the best looking young specimens I have seen for a long time. It may be, now that Ed is married and a proud papa, that he will come East for our 20th. Incidentally, the alumni dinner at the Hotel Commodore last night was, I believe, the biggest affair ever held. It was announced that 725 were in the Grand Ballroom. Dick Charlock did a dandy job of getting our class to turn out, and I don't think we have ever had as many there before.
"Just for the records I will list those whom I saw at our two tables:
"Ab Osborn, Ted Cart, Dick Charlock, Ginger Bruce, Tom Davidson, Doc Stickney, Mel Merritt, Norm Richardson, Bud Phillips, Warrie Chamberlain, Bill Mezger, Phil Gross, Hal Clark, Bob Winters, Carl Newton, Bob Morse, Rus Keep, Bill Fuguet, Pop Foster, Jack Mayer, Carroll Swezey, George Winter."
Brother Winslow reports that Zack Jordan is living at 1441 South Orange Drive, Los Angeles, Calif. I have tried to get a word or two from the old apple, but with no success.
Steve Graves is still with the Cleveland, Ohio, Y. M. C. A., but he is now located at the West Park Branch.
Kiddie Bedford has left Chatham, N. Y., and now at 20 Brighton Ave., Seaside, N. J. He continues to be in the lumber business.
ALBANY ITEMS
Stan Conway has severed relations with the New York State Attorney General's office, and is now pursuing the law business in an office of his own. Address: 100 State St.
The quota of '20 men in Albany remains unchanged. Don Mac Donald's place has been taken by George Noveck. I don't mean that George is in the insurance business, because he is a civil engineer and is located in the Federal Building. His dwelling is designated at 775 Lancaster St.
On May 1, Bo wen and family are moving from 30 Spruce St. to 163 South Allen St. This marks the passing of a famous local landmark. 30 Spruce St. has been known since Ed's occupancy of seven years as "The Trap." It may have been a small institution, but there were those who loved it.
Let's make Bun Harvey's first year as class agent a huge success. Prompt and generous responses will do the trick.
Secretary, 158 State St., Albany, N. Y.
