1919*
One of the most interesting letters I have received recently came from Hildreth M. Allison, Dublin, N. H. He is author of a poem in the March issue of AMERICAN MERCURY entitled Village Moderator which, with what we hope are proper respects to the original publishers, is included with these notes:
Haughtily he rules the meeting With his beechen gavel beating; O'er his timorous townsmen peering Ariogant and domineering.
Chilling with censorious glances Those who'd rise to speak their fancies; Toppling down each brash marauder With a bluff "You're out of order!"
Man of poise and self-possession Stifling popular expression; Wide-eyed moppets, watching pray To grow lip like him some day.
Hildreth's activities take in nearly everything imaginable. He has been in the real estate business, is an active member of the Masons, having been Master of Altemont Lodge No. 26, Peterborough, N. H., served on the Board of Selectmen in Dublin, and is the Town Moderator.
For athletic diversion, Hildreth does a good deal of mountain climbing and in 1939 climbed 32 separate mountains. I quote from a newspaper clipping
"What may be a 1939 record in mountain climbing for the Modadnock region, if not for the entire State, has been made by H. M. Allison of Dublin, who has ascended to the summits of 32 New England peaks this year. During the season Mr. Allison climbed 12 mountains in N. H., the same number in Vermont, 6 in Mass. and 2 in Maine.
"The trails are, generally speaking, more rugged and more clearly marked in N. H. than elsewhere, according to Mr. Allison, and the panorama more complete. Robert Frost in one of his poems stated 'the Vermont mountains stretch extended straight—N. H. mountains curl up in a coil,' a fact with which Mr. Allison agrees. Vermont mountains too are more likely to be wooded to the top, while the summits of N. H. mountains are usually bald, thereby affording the hiker a more complete view."
Ralph A. Loring, Director of Physics Dept., University of Louisville, in Kentucky, is co-author of A Thermostat forRoom Temperature Control. The article describes a simple method for construction of an ether-vapor thermostat and relay control system for accurate temperature control of rooms. With this arrangement, the temperature at specified localities in a room may be kept constant to less than 0.05 C over long periods of time.
Howard C. Boulton, Attorney-at-Law in Spencer, Mass., writes he visits Hanover yearly, intimating he is preparing his 11 year old son for admission into the Class of 1950, or thereabouts. His other child is a daughter, aged 8. Howard's wife is a Columbia Grad but she has been able to get him into New York only once in the past 13 years.
A letter from Jim Davis says"You might say to the boys that I want to express my appreciation of their support in my efforts to make the ALUMNIMAGAZINE business come out even, and that I almost did. If there are still any kindly souls about, who would care to send $2.50 for their subscriptions, I would certainly be pleased to get same.
"Hayes and I went skiing week-end before last and did very well, thank you, for a couple of stiff jointed old-timers. We may not be Durrances but we'll be glad to challenge Buttenweiser or anyone else you have down there in New York."
Jim may be asking for more than he realizes. Buttenweiser was skiing in the Laurentian Mts., in February for two weeks, and since then has spent two weekends at Cannon Mt., Franconia, N. H.
I am greatly indebted to Jim Pelletier for news items from Albany. Jim is Secretary of Munro Brokerage Co., fruit and produce brokers. Says he'd like to hear from any of the boys who make trips to Albany. Eddie Fiske will please make a note of this Chuck Dearstyne operates the Dearstyne interests in Schenectady and in the evening may be found at the University Club in Albany smoking a Dearstyne pipe filled with Dearstyne tobacco.
... .Ronald "Bunny" Lodge is owner, proprietor and Manager of B. Lodge & Co., 109 N. Pearl St., Albany, specializing in wearing apparel of every description including the primeval red flannels
Frank Pedlow has a law office at 100 State St. If you get yourself in any trouble in Albany, Frank is your man Jim has not seen Frank Gillespie since last June, so his information regarding him is limited
Bob French is with the N. Y. Telephone Co., and right now is extremely busy arranging a hook-up with the U. S. Army maneuvers to be held this summer. Last year, Bob arranged the telephone facilities for the King and Queen of England when they visited the U. S.
Travel news has not been plentiful this winter. Martin, I know, is away on vacation now and Bresnahan is on a business trip. The biggest travel news comes from Boston where Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Munro had their pictures in all the Boston Papers the day they sailed aboard the Monterey for a 16-day cruise to Mexico, with stops at Havana and Vera Cruz.
Chet and Emily Gale left on a cruise to Jamaica April 10th. Chet suggests that "Lew" Cody and Jim Davis might be interested in knowing he appeared in the Buffalo Skating Carnival this year. George Rand was in Buffalo during the week of the Carnival.
H. Gordon (Gin) Mullen has resigned as an Officer and Director of Brown Durrell Co. after 30 years of association with that concern.
Ray Adams gave his annual talk this winter before the Business Management Class in Tuck School. Ray is President of the John T. Slack Corp., Springfield, Vt.
John Goss, Lew Garrison and Budd Welsh called during the past month. Budd's son is attending New Hampton Academy this year preparatory to entering Dartmouth next Fall.
At Bridgeport, Conn., recently, I saw John Keating and Victor Moulton. John resigned his position with General Electric Supply Corp., about a year ago and is working into the real estate business with connections in Bridgeport and New York. He is still unmarried and likes it.
Victor is in the insurance business. He is eager for news of Hanover and boys he knew there—Jim Phelan and Ted Town-send particularly. Vic was married a few months ago.
I have discovered that Arthur Palmer is one of my fellow commuters. He is with the N. Y. Telephone Co., and lives in Stamford, Conn., less than half a mile from the Merritt Parkway.
F. J. (Jimmy) Bear has resigned from the Detroit Clearing House Ass'n.
Byron Long gives the Hotel Mallory in Portland, Oregon, as his new address.
Dietrick J. Werfelman Jr., has moved from Great Neck, Long Island, to Canaan, Conn., where he has taken up farming.
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