1931
As the Alumni Fund continues to progress, it always brings with it a number of most interesting letters, so that besides producing funds for the College, it is a fine source of material for this column. One of the subscribers to the Fund and contributors to this column is Johnny Chamberlin, with the address University Club, Washington, D. C. Johnny says, "I am still with the solicitor's office in the Department of Agriculture and have been here eight years. Am practically a native Washingtonian. Two other 'giers hang their hats up of a morning at this department, namely, Bill Byrne and Lee Andrews. Jack Gilmore helps to run the Treasury, and Ed Retz is the mainstay of the Labor Department. I believe that Johnny Martin still aids the smooth running of governmental machinery. Jack Ewers is also a Capital resident, having something to do with the contentment of the flora and fauna in the park. Bill Wilson, the Philadelphia representative of the class of '3l, has been in town on a couple of occasions in the interest of autogyros. He is still a demon newspaper man as well. I was just recently admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court, and if any of the boys find themselves appealing to it, please let me know." You bet we will, John, and I know that it will be a help to have someone in our own class in Washington who could be of assistance to anybody who might need help.
After having spent the first four months of this year in New York City, ye secretary is now located back in Hartford at the above address, where he will probably be until after Labor Day. Before leaving New York, Monk McCord and Shep Wolff attended the Dartmouth-Columbia baseball game, where they saw Bob Frederick, Dick Holbrook (now with the Batten, Barton, Durstine, & Osborn advertising agency). Johnny Milos and Dick Thursfield, who has just located a job teaching at Johns Hopkins, were also at the game.
A recent item in the Brooklyn papers tells us that Mel Hallenbeck has just recently been married, and, although I can't give you any more details than that, I will do so in the next issue of the MAGAZINE, by which time I hope that I will have heard from Mel. What do you say, Mel? How's to drop me a note? Another potential addition to the married group is Swimmer Dick Chase. Dick's engagement was recently announced to Miss Barbara Morel of Barrington, R. I. Although no definite date has been set for the wedding, we will be looking forward to hearing about it with a great deal of interest.
A brief note from Ernie Moore from Boston, where he says a group of the '31 boys had an informal dinner at Patten's, and, among those in attendance were Charlie Dwyer, Orrie Hobbs, Pan Kent, George Hawkins, Ed Lagenbach, Mel Levison, Dave Borkum, Ed Hanauer, Harry Glickman, and Frank Pope. Almost immediately after receiving the letter, the telephone rang, and Ernie was in Hartford and stopped over for a short chat. In the course of the conversation, he dropped a word that he had been to New York City, where he had seen Dutch Holland and Nick Nichols. Dutch is continuing to do the bang-up job which he has been doing in his life insurance selling, and Nick is, in addition to his work with United Features, helping to organize a syndication of a Woman's page. Ernie also reports that George Hawkins is with Fairbanks Morse in Boston, helping to organize dealers' setups for the distribution of their air conditioning units; that Bill Mclntyre has changed from HyGrade Sylvania to the Texaco Company; and that Doc Fleming is now in North Adams with a government insurance agency. A recent letter from Nels Greenlund to Ernie indicates that Nels has again been transferred, this time to Kansas City, Mo., where his new job is that of regional merchandiser. Sounds like a good promotion and an increase. Congratulations, Nels; keep up the good work. Some changes in addresses have come through, one of which is that for Bill Hayes, the group insurance manager for the Briggs Manufacturing Company, in Detroit. Another interesting change from that old basketballer Gray Magee, indicates that Gray has returned to his old prep school alma mater, the Western Military Academy. Gray's new job there is secretarytreasurer and assistant superintendent, with the address Seminary St. in Alton, 111.
Here in Hartford, Bat Austin is associated with the Conning Company in the investment business. Charlie Parmalee is still associated with the G. Fox Company in their fountain pen department. Your Secretary had visits with both of these fellows, and they continue to look in the pink of health. This Friday, we travel to Hanover for the annual secretaries' meeting. This is usually a most interesting session, and I hope that, as a result of it, there will be even more interesting material for the next and final issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. In the meantime, fellows, let's continue to keep the checks rolling to Beany, so that the class of 1931 will continue to present the good record which it has in the past.
Secretary, 79 Elm St., Hartford, Conn.
