1918*
BABIES—NURSEMAIDS—CLARENCE OPPER and LUCY .... wrote Lucy in November "we're sorry we can't come to your cocktail party for we're expecting a guest soon" —said the New York Times of Jan. 3—"a daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Clarence V. Opper of Washington, D. C." In the meantime, as of Dec. 7th, newspapers from coast to coast published the opinion of our classmate (Clarence we're proud of ya) of the Tax Appeals Board, "that any mother who goes away to business and hires a nursemaid to take care of the child, the expense of hiring the nursemaid cannot be deducted from their income taxes."
.... Queried WART MCELWAIN, on reading the opinion—"would there be any charge if the husband stayed home to take care of the child and the nursemaid?"
VICE PRESIDENT DICK AISHTON, CONTINENTAL TRUST CO. STIRS UP '18ERS IN CHICAGO ... .in his letter "There were no 6% loans available in the bunch—we had dinner at the University Club and covered a lot of ground from college—everybody enjoyed themselves—the suggestion was made to meet of an evening—those present were BOTS YOUNG, LYMIE DRAKE, RAY HURLEY, GEORGE H. WOODRUFF, EMMIE MORSE; and more would have been present if you hadn't sent me so many cockeyed addresses"—another time, Dick, we'll have the addresses checked and double-checked at Hanover.
DEPT. STORES ON STH AV. STAND STILL WHILE HEDY LAMARR AND GENE MARKEY DO SOME COUNTER SNATCHING Observed at Best's Dept. store were the two celebrities looking over the jewelry while salesgirls, floorwalkers and the mobs abandoned all else to look on Our female observer gives this delicate touch—"Hedy looked even lovelier to us than on the screenvery pale with faint touch of blue eye shadow looking a trifle world weary or was it to hide the confusion of all those frank stares Her dark hair hung to her shoulders—she appears even taller than on the screen and very slim—she had on a tiny black hat perched and held on one side by a snug red band, a black broadtail coat completed the ensemble—Gene was smothered in his tremendous Ulster with mink collar, cane and mustache (take note of the following, you indifferent husbands!). Gene seemed scarcely to be aware of anyone in the store except Hedy."
From Europe: RED HULBERT in Switzerland says"with the rumpus going.ora.all around us here in Switzerland, I am reminded of hitch-hiking on your ambulance back in 1918 somewhere in Lorrainmobilization has claimed half my staff but we are carrying 0n."....
FISH OUT OF BOWL—"Quick Lunch" 808IS LIGHTOLEERING OUT IN ARKANSAS A letter from the Professor from Tucson, February 2d—"these wide open spaces are everything claimed for them—nights are cool—maybe even cold, and coupled with an altitude of 2400 ft. the combination makes for double blankets and mucho somnero (Spanish not guaranteed). In the daytime, the balmy sun bakes with an authority equalled only by a July Sunday at Rockaway Beach. (Bob as decoy snared only good lookers with fat basket lunches —Pounds, Morey, Jones and Miner ate the lunches—Bob wouldn't eat.) We have a furnished house completely equipped with every gadget advertised in Good Housekeeping; Mildred rides every day but the weather beaten pusses of these yar cowboys give me little concern—the 3 kids are attending open-air schools and having the times of their lives—most of my posturing is done on my posterior—ploughing slowly but enjoyably through the 4 volumes of Sandburg's "The War Years." Charlie Phillips is ranching 18 miles from town. He has a charming wife, 2 swell youngsters, and the Lord knows how many steers, heifers, and I guess just plain cows. There must be something to this life because he looks young enough to be my son and your Grandchild.". ... (Is zat so —the feeble retort.)
184 MEN PAY TAXES—71 OTHERS DUCK 'EM —if you have already sent Stumpie (Donald L.) Barr, Ass't Treasurer of the college , your $3.50, you're one of the 184— if not, spare us expense and continued harping—mail him your $3.50 today Please forgive us if through error you received a postcard that you pay your $3.50, when you already had.... there was a slip in the machinery somewhere.
TOM STURGESS has his handsome face in all insurance trade journals once again because the Comptroller of Connecticut has appointed him on a committee of 3 on State Insurance matters (we watch your splendid record with interest, Tom)
GOINGS ON BY GOING UPPERS .... ROG HOWLAND says "As you know, I have been in continual active service in the Naval Reserve ever since the World War. The Navy has made increasingly exacting demands on the Reserves, which takes a lot of my time. Recently the Command evolved on me on our Friday night drill night.". .. . CALL HIM COMMANDER (but he's a Lieutenant Commander) AL RICE now has been given an emergency billet in the Bureau of Aeronautics and at Pierres, swanky layout in New York, his stripes were properly wetted by his new Navy comrades—A1 ma6y put in a month or two in the Reservesbut still keeps active with Hemphill Noyes in Wall St JIM CARPENTER is doing a swell job handling all credit for Colonial Beacon Oil (Standard in N. E.). . . .GEORGE MCEWAN is Ass't Treasurer of the North-field School, Westfield, Mass BILL COLBY, former County Solicitor, ran for Mayor in Concord, N. H.—better luck next time, Bill DON MACAULAY ran a great race for Mayor of Springfield, Mass. as Republican Standard Bearer—and lost to the Democrats by only 500 votes—all predict that Don will go far in politics.
.... DAVE MC COY climbs another rung and has been made General Commercial Manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel. Cos. in Washington Attended a delightful cocktail party at RED WILSON'S at- tractive apartment at 32 E. 61st St., New York—soft, indirect lights, attractive paintings (Peg, you know, is an outstanding interior decorator in her own business)— there we talked with DUSTY RHODES, who a few months back was footlighting in Dramatics at Madison, Conn.—reviews plays for "Go" and Heralcl-Tribune. .. .says my old roomy, MARSH LEAVITT, from Raymond Riordan School, Highland, N. Y.—"l'm up here at a private school now teaching Math and perhaps will be here until June.
.... Like all private schools, work is confining and requires 7 days practically every week.".... (I'll be seeing you Marshsneak up to MONK CAMERON'S apple farm on the road up to Kingston and you'll see the healthiest man in the class Reports came to us that STEVE MAHONEY looped around the country, Montana and Texas but was giving a wide berth to FATHARDY'S local—Steve's boy has just become a Tenderfoot in the Boy Scouts
AL GOTTSCHALDT never forgets "One week up at Durham, N. H. I ran into HERM SMITH Herm's wife was with him, he is still living in Exeter and has a big stake in summer resorts on the N. H. coast—he's head of the sport clubs, hunting and fishing in the State (Trapper MORRISON and Bear Hunter GEORGE STODDARD take note)
.... ED EMERSON is Captain of a bowling team in Wellesley—he still isn't much taller than the ball—BOB DRAKE stands ace high in New England Advertising circles he is with Harper's Bazaar
HERE AND THERE NEWS .... ED DWYER acquired his Master of Law degree—wife is a day student and will become a Master of Law We should have mentioned in issues back that Paul and Helen Miner entertained No. 1 U. S. Cattle Rancher BILL WRIGHT after the Princeton gamePaul was nearly sold on dragging Helen back to Nevada to enjoy the wide open spaces We also forgot to mention the open house party of the Stumpie Barrs at Hanover after the Cornell game—said A1 Gottschaldt "Beck and I went up with the JIM CARPENTERS—saw BUD FROST and he's getting fat and healthy up there in Hanover and has taken on 30 lbs. and looks fine EDDIE FERGUSON was there... .saw PARKER POOLE, who motored from Portland, ERIC BALL from New Haven, with a very attractive girl friend he is trying to interest in the oyster business (used the excuse that he was up seeing his son who is a Freshman)
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