1914*

Happy New Year!

From Phil Harvey, now located in West Copake, New York Phil writes that due to ill health he has been forced to take a rest for a year or two and is, therefore, out in the country at West Copake, and is coming along fine. His daughter, Virginia, teaches physical education in the nearby town of Hillsdale. Phil says he sincerely hopes if any of the boys come by his vicinity they will drop in to say "hello." West Copake is located just sixteen miles west of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He sends a final word of warning that during his years of residence in Philadelphia he played considerable golf with his neighbor, Luke Giles. Luke is still a shark and it would be well to make a good bargain on the first tee.

Sig Larmon writes he saw Alec Tuck recently and that by now he has been on a plane trip to South America where he planned to drop in on his brother, Kippy, who is in the diplomatic service in Buenos Aires.

While in the New York area Due to the departure of Mart Remsen and Chuck Kingsley who have looked after 1914 gatherings in the Big City, Bob Hopkins has agreed to undertake this activity. Already he had in mind a hot surprise for the 1914 dinner after the first of the year and we advise you not to miss this one.

Moose Englehorn has sent us a bulletin of the National Tuberculosis Association in which is a description of the new $2,800,000 hospital in Alaska to take care of eight hundred sufferers from this disease. This work is under the direction of our classmate Doctor Carl Buck. Last year "Crus" completed an extensive survey of health conditions in Alaska at the request of the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health, and this new hospital is a part of the result of Carl's investigation and recommendations.

Franny Pooler writes that recently he has acquired the business of the Sawyer Lumber Company located at 24 Cambridge Street, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, and we gather that things are quite rosy for him. Best of luck in your new adventure, Franny, and we are hoping to see more of vou from now on.

Jack Conners forwards an interesting letter from Bob Hastings, located in the Grande Allee Apartments, Quebec City, Canada. We gather that he is in some way connected with the Medical Military Service for he mentions anticipating going to Europe. Bob writes in humorous manner of our recent election from the eyes of a resident of Canada, and although he carries on in light vein about the war, a sense of serious interest pervades his letter. He apparently is very busy and we feel sure his contribution to the cause is not inconsiderable. It was nice to hear from you, Bob, and good luck.

Win Snow, we understand, after a vigorous athletic life is going to be a farmer. At least he has bought a farm somewhere up in the Monadnock region. We can't get much information but perhaps there is a sort of secret competition between Win and Mart Remsen. We shall put our Gestapo on this problem and hope to have a complete report soon. Win's boy, incidentally, ".... plays for Watertown High and his is a better idea—no broken legs, bum knees or wrenched back. His position —right front in the band, wrestling the tuba."

We met John Peppard the other day, who saw George Boggs when he was passing through town. George had tough luck last fall. The hurricane which missed New England hit the Evangeline apple country just at harvest time. George still has his chin up. We hope you will have much better luck this year, George.

New addresses: Ernie Learoyd is reported at 60 East 43d Street, New York City, where he is an insurance broker. Sanford Griffith is his near neighbor at 8 West 40th Street in his profession as Director of Market Research.

No doubt many of you listening to "Information Please" some weeks ago heard Oscar Levant compliment the pianist on the brilliant playing of a series of cadenzas. In fact, we heard him say, "That was brilliantly played, Mr. Conn."—thus complimenting, we feel sure, our classmate Dwight. Even though we are a little weak on cadenzas we too felt, Dwight, that it was brilliantly played. Congratulations!

Secretary, 16 Grove St., West Medford, Mass. Treasurer, The Stanley Works Amer. Tube & Stamping Plant Bridgeport, Conn.