1932

ODE TO THE BALD

Courage, men of shining pate!Ye need not anticipateBachelorhood as your sad fateChandler's found himself a mate!Throw away the Herpicide,Threatening ads may be defied!Lift your hat and show your hideChandler's found himself a bride!

The above lines are autobiographical, that is, they were penned by Marve Chandler not only to let the world know of his approaching marriage, but "to forestall any sarcastic cracks directed at my outstanding infirmity."

For Marve will be married, early in February, to Miss Carmen Arguedas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Arturo Arguedas of Forest Hills, L. I., N. Y. Miss Arguedas attended Marymount College in Tarrytown, N. Y. Her father is honorary vice-consul of Bolivia in New York and an executive of Patino Mines and Enterprises, Consolidated. Like her spouse-to-be, Carmen is an accomplished and enthusiastic skier, and the couple (oddly enough) will spend their honeymoon at Sun Valley.

Marve also forwards word from Bill Peck, who is living at 262 Westgate Road, Kenmore, N. Y., that he would like to see any '32ers sojourning around Buffalo. Bill is with the American Optical Company.

"I was in Brookline for Christmas," Marve continues, "and Alex and Helen Christie and their two-year-old daughter Sharon came over for a visit. Alex is managing the Grant store in South Boston, and living in Wollaston. The store's Christmas business was 25 per cent above last year, when he wasn't at the helm. Sharon is well worth working for, even in a chain store.

"Dick Clarke writes from California that the H. W. Newton Co. (advertising), of which he is major-domo, continues to pay all its bills with enough left over to pay for his bread and butter. He speaks highly of the Stanford game week-end, with emphasis on the latter."

The Clarke roster of those present at Palo Alto includes Al Boncutter, Marq Richard, and Jack Eliot, in addition to those mentioned last month in Al Gerould's letter.

Russ O'Brien and his wife left early in January for a visit to Hollywood, Calif., where they expected to stay several weeks. Walser is off on another one of his long trips, and a Burton Holmes letter ought to be coming through any day now.

SHIPS AND SEALING WAX

Stan Leach works for the Bottled Gas Corp. of Bettendorf, lowa. Zits Kenworthy is now living in Sunnyside, L. I., and working in New York as assistant to the v.p. of the American Spectacle Co. Red Drake is in the paper box business in Palmyra, N. Y. Jim Miller is with Firestone's retail sales department, and lives at the Turkeyfoot Island Club, Barberton, Ohio. Warren Hallamore is in the publishing business, his office at 34 Beacon St., in Boston. Fred Dawson works for the Warren Telechron Co., Ashland, Mass. Bob Gould and Jim North are with General Food Sales Co., Inc., in New York. Frank Peyser is practicing law in Rochester, N. H., with Snow & Peyser, 21 S. Main St.

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS IN N. Y.

In the subway: Amby Cram, Manhattan attorney, on his way downtown to plead a case. In this instance, Amby was a little concerned because he had laryngitis and the judge was known to be deaf. Amby's office is at 2 Wall St., the firm name being Donavan, Leisure, Newton, and Lumbard.

In Penn Station: Herb Friedman, returning for a last visit to Islip Hospital, to pick up his belongings prior to beginning a three-year term at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York, where he recently won an appointment.

At the Dartmouth-Williams hockeygame, Rye, N. Y.: Art Allen and Fred Gage of the Westchester contingent, skating around the rink after the Dartmouth victory.

At the Dartmouth Club: Ben Burch and wife, in from Boston, Canada and points west for a few months' stay in New York. Ben reported seeing Newell Kurson in Maine, where the Kurson family operates some theaters. He also recalled a visit last year to Bill Van Dusen's cosy goo-acre farm at Metamora, Mich., far from the maddening crowd.

At a midtown tavern: John Clark, in town for a day, was ecstatic about Harvard graduate study under a Nieman fellowship. Altogether a fine year, he says, with Cambridge facilities placed entirely at the group's disposal, not to mention periodic chinwags and dinners with such creme de la creme as Conant, John Gunther, Frankfurter, Landis, et al. John was Canadabound Christmas week for holiday skiing with Chuck Owsley.

John Wright keeps us posted on happenings around Chicago. It appears that Charlie Odegaard will be married early in February—his bride, one Nancy Riley of Champagne, Ill. John Amos met her during the holidays—says she's a Phi Bete from the University of Illinois (where Charlie now teaches) and a mighty attractive girl. John spent New Year's skiing at La Crosse, Wis. He also reports that Johnnie Sheldon is leaving soon for a West Indies vacation.

AND SKI WAX

Bill Peck, seeking classmates in the vicinity of Buffalo, could have spotted two surprisingly lusty ones in the slalom race at the Interstate Ski Club meet in Alleghany State Park, New York, in mid-January. Cap Ireys, sporting the colors of the Red Jacket Club of Buffalo, waltzed in ahead of the field in the time of 43.9 seconds. Second was Reuel Denney, unattached, also of Buffalo, time: 48.5 seconds. Ireys was also a close third in the downhill race.

Only eight days to Winter Carnival.

Secretary, 215 Lakeville Rd., Great Neck, L. I., N. Y