1921*
From Dan Ruggles, M. C., comes the good word that 'a 1 hit a new high for both attendance and enthusiasm at the nightbefore -the-Harvard-game dinner in Boston's University Club. Out-of-towners in- cluded Ky Frost from Detroit, Joe Schultz from Cleveland, Bill Embree from Chicago, Ort Hicks from Manhattan and L. I.; while New England mustered men like Russ Bailey, Dick Barnes, Shorty Bateman, Dave Bowen, Hal Braman, Tom Cleveland, Harry Garland, Hal Geilich, Charlie Johnson, Reg Miner, Don Morse, Tom Norcross, Ralph Pendleton, Bill Perry, Walt Prince, Dan Ruggles, Don Sawyer, Jim Stanley, Chick Stiles, Chan Symmes, Stan White. (Bill Embree was obliged to leave early, in fact before the dinner, so as to meet his boy, who is studying at Deerfield Academy). Even without Bill's presence, however, '2l was well up among, if not at the very top of all classes having tables in the President's Room We've turned the '2l Secret Service loose on the "Red" Ege case in Washington, and they are able to report that: Red is now Principal Attorney in the Office of the Secretary of War; makes his headquarters while in the Capital at 2524 Munitions Bldg.; but they have tailed him several times out to Wright Field (Dayton) and back, so there's no telling just what he's up to. The whole thing is shrouded in mystery, our operatives stating that they even can't find where Red is staying during off-duty hours (if any).
Our Washington bureau reports also that Paul Belknap has established headquarters at 1383 National Press Bldg., where he operates his newspaper and radio brokerage business; lives at 110 East Glenbrook Road, Bethesda, Md These two accessions numerically more than offset the loss of Rollo Briggs, whose assignment to duties in Santiago, Chile, was disclosed in last month's MAGAZINE. Rollo advises this corner that he "looks forward inordinately to arriving at the beginning of (their) spring. It is one of the South American capitals I have never visited, but all hands report it is a swell post and that the fishing and shooting are something phenomenal. My address continues to be care of the Department of State, Washington." You'll recall that Ellis has been named First Secretary of the American Embassy and American Consul to Santiago, a double-duty hook-up Maurice ("Stet") Stetson has recently moved to Kalamazoo, Mich., as Assistant to the President and sales chief of Hawthorne Paper Co. For 10 years he had been sales manager for the Harding-Jones Paper Co. at Excello, suburb of Middletown, Ohio.
Recently this reporter had a delightful visit with Dana Lamb at 61 Broadway, Manhattan. Dana commutes daily to his Stock Exchange firm of Marshall, Campbell & Co. from Smithtown, L. I. Just a short time ago completed a new wing on his house in Sunken Meadow Road, Kings Park, to house more comfortably his interesting family of two boys, aged 10 and 8, and one girl, now 5. While we were in Dana's office, who should barge in but the Westport Whirlwind, better known as Bud Reichart, who looked swell. Bud divides his time these days between real estate work and art activities of an advertising nature Abe Weld has turned up in Mystic, Conn., where he has started a new manufacturing business known as Romwel Products, Inc. Abe tells us a great deal about the company but fails to disclose much about the line of business, except that it's metal stamping and drawing. The address is Box 56 and the 'phone is 366-2, the next time you're in Mystic Herb Jagels of the Jagels Fuel Corp., 1959 Park Ave., Weehawken, N. J., reports that he's now living at the New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South, Manhattan.
Continuing with the coal entrepreneurs: on the stationery of Eastman Coal Co. (K. H. Thomas, V. P.), 342 North Oakley Blvd., Chicago, comes the sort of communique that would warm the heart of any scribe. Ken says that for the past seven years he's been singing the praises of solid fuel throughout the Windy City and, although their business has had its ups and downs, they are still optimistic about the future. The Thomas home contingent comprises an 11 girl and a boy 61/2 Ken reports Bill Embree in the midst of the duck-hunting season, which means he's a total loss for the nonce to his stayat home friends; Bill's boy at Deerfield is slated for Dartmouth next year. Ken sees Ned Price, Ad Warner, and Rock Grundman occasionally at luncheons, and the whole '21 contingent at class dinners. Many thanks, and keep 'em coming, Ken Thomas!... . Ransom Gascoigne has moved from Putnam, Conn., to Southbridge, Mass. No further details Cape Payson is once more in Crescent City, Fla., for the winter season John ("Fitz") FitzGibbon hails the arrival of John, Jr., on July 25, in Bridgeport. This being the first blessed event at his house, Fitz is of the opinion that "Life begins at 40" is a truism. The young man having already outgrown their present quarters, Fitz and Margaret are moving December 1 (fait accompli by the time you read this) to Sherwood Drive, Westport, Conn. During the day Fitz holds down the cashiership at the fabric rubberproofing plant in Fairfield of duPont, where he's been for 12 years.
Retailing on October 14 said that "Harvey Burton has been named buyer of draperies and linens for Ludwig Baumann, it was made known at the store last week. He formerly held positions with Interstate Dept. Stores, Inc., L. Bamberger & Co., and R. H. Macy & Co."....Roy Pollard reports that he's enjoying hugely the 85-hour week that he stepped into when he moved back to Proctorsville, Vt., about a year ago. Among the activities of Pollard Bros., General Mdse., Established 1889, is the selling of maple syrup, cheese, honey, and similar specialties, with particular attention devoted to mail orders. (Need we say more, men?). . . .Bump Ward, back in New England, has his headquarters at Suite 607, 216 Tremont St., Boston, where he is field supervisor for Beneficial Management Corp Werner Janssen is receiving mail at R.F.D. 1, Box 62, Fall Brook, Calif Through one of our Boston spies we learn that Bill Fowler is heading up the Appalachian Mountain Club as prexy The class Ouija board reports via Jackson, Mich., that M. B. ("Townie") Townsend is still with Consolidated Cement Corp "Peninsular Portland Cement". .. .and is still devoting attention to his putting stroke Leon ("Shorty") Bateman, proprietor of Bateman's at 1785 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, sees fellowtownsman Bob Mayo from time to time. Something over a year ago, Bate bought one of Bob's oil burners, and opines that if the public knew how good they really were, he'd be a millionaire.
Excerpt from the Johnnie Woodhouse letter written from N. H. just before closing up shop at the end of vacation: "Bob (11) and John (g) are looking on going to Dartmouth more as a means of spending time climbing and skiing, than as a matter of getting an education. They frequently point out the advantages there would have been in my having continued to teach Chemistry at Harvard (taught there for a time after getting a Ph.D.) or better still in simply having stayed on teaching in Hanover. The work I have been doing for the last 10 years (in charge of research on the building of new products and uses for them, for one of the divisions of duPont) doesn't lend itself either as to location or free time to wandering through the White Mountains." .... We now turn you back to George Frost, who will give you a highlight-by-highlight description of this month in Junior year. Take it away, George: THE SPIRIT OF '21 By GEORGE L. FROST
IN DECEMBER, 1919 Various school and sectional clubs flourished. Rothschild and Hicks were officers of the Shattuck Club; Sawyer, White, Holt, Marden, and Prince were members of the Cushing Club; Hicks and Ekberg were officers of the Minnesota Club; Cleveland and C. F. Johnson of the Haverhill Club; Smead and Loomis of the Greenfield Club. ... .A fencing club was organized with Abe Weld as captain. "The system of fencing used will be a combination of the French army system, coached by Mr. G. Raffalovich, and the American intercollegiate system, coached by Prof. W. Shumway." .... The Nugget advertised a two-day show with reserved seats at fifty cents plus five cents war tax of The Miracle Man, with Thomas Meighan and Betty Compson: "A romance of rogues who followed a 'fake' to faith. All that is fine, all that allures in the act of living, crowded into one thrilling picture of unalloyed delight. A vivid, vital drama of human hearts, sinning, struggling, loving, achieving. Driving ahead with action that grips and holds. Softened with humor so true that it laughs with all mankind, so deep that it starts the tears. More amazing than even the great stage triumph." .... The Clark School announced: "We have some of the best men in College as our tutors. But even so we cannot be of any real value to you unless you are willing to do your part. Do not delay longer if you intend to tutor at all. We are willing to teach you, we refuse to cram you." Bob Elsasser tutored in Math, Al Brailey in Math and Physics, Perry Mitchell in Chemistry, Bob Daly in German, and Al Green in Graphics.
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