1924
If your memory is good and you were buying Life magazine at that time, you may remember last May that Life "went to a party" in Ware, Mass. This party was a musical comedy developed from an idea of Schoony Schoonmaker's, written and scored by his wife and two collaborators in celebration of the rehabilitation of Ware's industry. When the Otis Cos., a textile manufacturing company which had long constituted Ware's chief business enterprise, closed up and moved South, the town suffered tremendously. Schoony's power company lost a huge customer. Ware business men subscribed $40,000 to buy the Otis buildings and by last May were well on their way to refilling the mills with new industries. The Rotary Club, of which Schoony was President, needed money and the musical comedy idea seemed to be a good solution. It proved a fine success. WEAF broadcast a condensed version, which included this song, kidding the Otis Cos. by Mrs. Schoonmaker and her sister, Jane Wetherby: "We're off for Alabama, We do not give a damn-a, We're going to drink mint juleps, And eat Virginia ham-a; "We're heading for a warmer clime, Our shirts and pants are on the line, We'll see you all some other time, We're off for Alabama."
Come February next, Schoony and wife will make an extended trip through to California and return by way of Canada late in the spring.
Bob Smith, manager of Poor's Investment Service and resident of Wellesley, also crashed the news as co-author of the city manager plan of government for Cambridge, Mass. This plan, drawn up by Bob and Chandler Johnson '24 of Harvard, had the strong backing of Dean Landis of the Harvard Law School. In retaliation the Cambridge City Council voted to throw Harvard out of Cambridge. This action was immediately followed by considerable student horseplay, parades, and demands for a plebiscite. On November 11, Cambridge turned down the plan at the polls by the closest possible margin. The situation is due to stew for some time.
The dullness of the Harvard game left most of the class spectators without much conversational impetus. Quiet hung over those in the immediate vicinity, including Dana Bent, Ted Learnard, Charlie Morse, Jim White, Stan Lyon, Phil Van Huyck, Pinky Booth, Dick Dickinson, Bob Hayes, Bill Doe, and Hank Stevens.
Yale results produced much more cameraderie. Whit Whitaker roamed the Bowl, climbing in and out of rows to shake hands at close range. Prenny Gallup had two sons and wife to watch the slaughter. Arnie Jenkins was the first to recognize unlisted Gates when he went into the game. George Anderson, Elkhart, Ind., bank president, Frank Karslake from Chicago, and Shirl Austin from Pittsburgh were three pleased out-of-town enthusiasts. George incidentally plans to get John Dregge back for the 15th.
Papa-of-two-months Stan Lonsdale perched next to Luit Luitwialer and Hal Brandt and wives. Hal is a Long Island distributor of Schaeffer's beer. Spider Martin puffed up the many stairs to his high seat followed by Jeff Adams and family. With luck you will see a few of these faces in print before too many moons.
Jim White writes that pressing business takes him to California, of all times, for November 26. Just at present Jim is busy rounding up members for the N. Y. Dartmouth Club together with Red Holbrook and Don Coyle. The victims already include Kip Higley and George Anderson. This year's entertainment will be in charge of Red.
Al Stopford is back on the mesa again at his Squaw Peaks Ranch in Phoenix, Ariz. Easty Eastburn superintends the maple sugar factory at Fairfield Farms Maple Cos., St. Albans, Vt. Al Hadlock, N. Y. lawyer and ardent skier, now lives at The Training Table, 56 Beaver St. Some question as to whether Al follows a lawyer's or skier's diet. Nat Ryder, who started around the world a couple of years ago, is back in Middleboro, Mass., as assistant treasurer of the Middleboro Savings Bank. Harry Wolfe turns up at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, as assistant professor of marketing. Henry Hudson represents the Pioneer Suspender Cos. of Philadelphia in northern New England. All programs and the public relations work of Radio Station WTHT, owned and operated by the Hartford Times, Hartford, Conn., come under the direction of Ced Foster.
Shel Vought carries the title of merchandiser where he works at 15 E. 26th St., New York City. A 1 Vincent, long of the movie colony, is now both actor and writer and lives at Pinehill, Keen Camp, Calif. Our sole orange grower, Bob Anderson, holds forth at Deland, Fla., South Julia St. Larry Hewes, long in Washington, D. C., now devotes his talents to the Farm Security Administration. Keith Drake, writer and poet, was married just before Christmas last year to Miss Rosalie Homer. Their home is at 520 Jackson St., Glencoe, Ill. Ed Streater travels the Northwest as auditor for the Botsford Lumber Cos. of Mankato, Minn.
Dartmouth clubs and associations continue to have their full share of officers from the class. Ed Spargo is president of the Connecticut Association, which comprises seven district associations. Larry Stone is president of the Bridgeport Club, and Ed serves as secretary. Steve Cross heads the New Britain group. Ted Learnard runs the Newton, Mass., Club affairs, and Jeff Adams those of the Wellesley Club. Pinky Booth is treasurer and Hank Hartshorn member of the executive com- mittee of the Worcester tribe. Ken Davis keeps the records for Manchester, N. H. Kip Higley heads the slate in Glens Falls, N. Y. Frank Montross and Mony Monahan are secretaries of the Westchester and Philadelphia Associations respectively. Casper Whitney has the same job for the Northwest Alumni- Association at Minneapolis. Out in Denver, Gerald Wood keeps track of the flock in the Great Divide Association.
Secretary, 12 Haviland St., Worcester, Mass.
