1927

"Man bites dog" may be front page stuff, but when one of our more eligible bachelors finally succumbs after eleven successful years we call that real news. Get a load of this clipped from the New York Herald Tribune of December 29, 1938:

"Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Kibbe of 158 Waverly Place, this city, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Kibbe, to Mr. Ethan Wolcott Hitchcock of New York, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucius W. Hitchcock, of Southport, Me., and New Rochelle.

"Miss Kibbe was graduated from Smith College in 1935. Mr. Hitchcock—oh to hell with him."

In the last phrase we are quoting Mr. Hitchcock and not the Herald Tribune. Hitch then adds: "Get going, boy. Pretty soon you will be so *#**##34 bald that the only person who will take you will be the tattooed lady in Barnum and Bailey's." For Mr. Hitchcock's information, we got a refusal from her only last week. Congratulations, Hitch, Rog Salinger tells us she is a most attractive young lady. In a postscript our New York correspondent adds that Jack Thees is going to be pretty upset when he reads the blurb in our last column about "ski-nuts." Hitch is sure that Jack holds the "belt."

Another item of good news for which we can thank our same New York correspondent, who is our favorite at present in spite of the nasty names he calls us. We deserve them. He says that Guy Bostwick will probably write us about the December class dinner in New York. He is a better correspondent than a prophet, because as yet we haven't received that epistle, but we still have hopes. The good news we have been holding back is about Bob Stevens. You may remember that some months ago Bob left our sunny and peaceful shores for what was planned to be a two years' stay in Europe. However, after looking over the situation in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, and England, Bob has been returned to New York, where he can be located at General Motors Overseas, 1775 Broadway.

A fine Christmas card from Ed Fowler and wife bore the picture of two grandlooking boys. The older, Edwin Jr., whom we met in Hanover last fall, and the younger, Richard Pierce Fowler, age five. With the card a much appreciated note saying that he and Frances enjoyed the class party the night before the Harvard game and hope that it will be an annual affair. You may rest assured that it will be. Ed is now a field supervisor in Connecticut for the John Hancock Mutual Life.

Brad Fuller is now a foreman in the Beverly plant of the United Shoe Machinery Company. Brad lives in that famous old town of Newburyport, where he has recently been elected to the school committee. He has also been, and perhaps still is, president of the well known Dalton Club of that community.

Tom Wheeler, recently seen in Boston, has moved his headquarters to Baltimore, where he is a leaf tobacco salesman for W. H. Winstead Co.

Phil Thompson, investment banker in Chicago, now lives at 311 Belden Ave., in that city.

Bob Slater, formerly with Johns-Man-ville, is working for the Kentucky Title Trust Co. in Louisville, Ky. Bob's particular interest is the mortgage loan department. His home address, Box 70, Prospect, Ky.

Phil and Pal Fowler have recently returned from an extended trip to Louisiana and Texas, where Phil has been inspecting some oil lands in which he is interested.

A couple of letters before the next issue would be greatly appreciated.

Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass.