1931*
As this column goes to press the checks for Class Dues are rolling in fine fashion, and as Hart Gilchrist said in the letter which he enclosed with his check, This isone of the few plans in this country orany other that I entirely agree with. Thanks, Hart, for the sentiment and I know that expresses the feelings of most of the gang in our Class also. Hart's letterhead bears the address: Attorney At Law, 315 East Ohio Gas Building, Cleveland, Ohio.
Enclosed with another check is a letter from Jim McElroy in which he said he had had a fine visit with Craig and Eleanor Thorn when he was in Albany a short time ago. Craig continues to look better and busier than ever, and Eleanor, his co-partner on the Alumni Fund, is pretty well recovered from a broken leg which she received while playing some badminton. These Thorns are a strenuous family as I recall hearing about Beany's playing some basketball last winter. Badminton and Basketball are strenuous for the boys eight years out and as Henkle Reno says, Them as what has a trace of tremendous German goitre in their fronts. Jim says there are about fifteen or twenty Dartmouth men in his vicinity during the summer and he is in hopes of being able to organize them by the time next year rolls around. Jim and his wife also had occasion to call on Charlie Sumner who sports an M.D. after his name and is doing a fine job practicing medicine in Sullivan, Maine. Charlie reports the birth of a youngster in his family and although Jim had misplaced the data and was not able to enclose it with his letter, we hope to be able to give you more of the details on this in the next column. Jim's two youngsters, Helen, 6, and Jimmy, 3, are growing rapidly, and Jimmy in appropriate fashion has received his first football and is starting his future training for Dartmouth.
Incidentally, Henkle, I am passing off that slur about my goitre although I must admit it is beginning to be increasingly difficult to explain the additional ten pounds which your scribe seems to be carrying around with him. Speaking of those of us with such excess, we attended the wedding on Friday, October 6, of natator Dick Chase who was married to Barbara B. Morel, daughter of Mrs. Thaddeus A. Morel, in Barrington, Rhode Island. Barbara was a beautiful bride, and Dick, you have our heartiest congratulations, and Barbara, welcome to '3l.
Red Gristede and Bob Frederick have been planning an excursion to Hanover and we are waiting to hear the results of their trip.
Three long letters from Ernie Moore covering a wealth of territory including Detroit, Toledo, Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Davenport, Des Moines, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Madison, Racine, Kenosha, and Milwaukee. Ernie covers this territory once a month and must live on a train to be able to do it at all. He has already met a large gang of the 'giers en route, having seen Johnny Hase (vice president of the C. H. & E. Mfg. Cos.), Durf Day (a J. C. Penney merchandise magnate) and Bill Minehan (Northwestern's hustling representative) in Milwaukee, taking time off to shoot golf with the latter couple. He ran into George Burnett in St. Louis. George is a buyer in the ladies' dress and coat department in Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, and from all reports is doing a splendid job for his store. Ernie also had a letter from Ed Burrill writing from the Texas Company in Minneapolis, and expects to see Ed shortly. He had cocktails with Cliff Power in Indianapolis—now assistant manager of the canned meat division of Kingan & Company. Cliff is doing a very important job most capably. He also talked with Jack Schackne, Toledo real estate king, whom he expects to see on his next trip. In Chicago he saw Os Bliss who in turn sees a great deal of A 1 Wolff with whom he has been friends for many years. A 1 and Os both married girls who were close friends in school back East. Dr. Eric Wollaeger's sister reported that the good doctor is about to complete his fellowship at Mayo and has already received many tempting offers. And from the much traveled Nels Greenlund came an announcement revealing the appearance of Nelson Carl Greenlund Jr. on September 6, weight six pounds and fourteen ounces. Nels' new address is 3319 East 13th Street, Wichita, Kansas. Congratulations, Nels, and I hope they get you settled soon. It is no picnic doing these one-night stands with a youngster. I have had a little experience with that myself, having been since last February in New York, Hartford, New Haven, Springfield, at present in Providence and en route to Pittsburgh for a short stay. Ernie's new firm is the Luxite Division of the Holeproof Hosiery Company with offices in Milwaukee at 404 West Fowler Street.
A little more information on the new benedict, Jim Lyall, to the effect that Jim is a member of the Young Men's Board of Trade of New York City, which is an affiliate of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce. Members of the same Junior Chamber of Commerce group are Dave Hovey and Doug Woodring—Dave H. in Minot, North Dakota—and Barrister Doug W. in Newark. In connection with the Junior Chamber of Commerce work Doug has been instrumental in the development of the Newark Boys' Club of which Eddie Pastore has recently been appointed the head. Eddie has been located with the New Haven Boys' Club for several years and this new job looks like a fine promotion and opportunity for him. Congratulations, Ed. How's to drop us a note about yourself.
Those of you who read Screen Book probably recall reading an article last February on Shirley Temple by our own Gordon (Joe) Barrington. Joe has also completed an article on the Ritz Brothers which appeared in the July issue of the same magazine. How's to lend some of this talent to the Class, Joe, and shoot us a note about the sunny climes of California. What with Stanford coming East around Christmastime we should be ripe for some good old California propaganda. And so as not to make this appear as though we were giving undue credit to California, we will agree to publish any letters from the Florida Peninsula if they care not to be outdone.
Advertising executive Jack Warwick has just returned from a month's vacation with his family at Harwichport on the Cape which should put Jack in good fettle for the work involved in his Sherwin-Williams Paint Company's, Sunday broadcasts of the "Metropolitan Try-outs of the Air." This is Jack's own account and he is responsible for having obtained it for his firm and for the grand job they do each Sunday afternoon over the air.
The newspapers each day continue to ~;ve us glowing accounts of the Yankee prowess both afield and at bat, and I imagine that we all throw our chests out with pride at the job Red Rolfe, our Yankee third-baseman, is doing. Red has led both leagues this year in runs batted in and has sported a batting average of 9,29 f°r the season. There is no doubt but that he is the finest third baseman in either league which is just about reaching the top in his profession, and I know that we all join in our congratulations to him.
With the coming of the football season and the many gatherings of 'giers come Saturday afternoon, there should be loads of dope of interest to the Class. So let's have some letters from you fellows.
Incidentally, to those of you who have not as yet sent in checks for the Class Dues, we are extending this as our final request to you for cooperation.
Secretary-Chairman, Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Cos. 79 Elm St., Hartford, Conn.
Treasurer, 443 Warren St., Hudson, N. Y.
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