1924*
Welcome back to this column, from a grand summer spent mostly on the water. Hope you all had a fine time too.
Miriam and Ken Harvey and Beattie and Jeff on a week-end trip aboard the Beattie Jean dropped anchor off the beach at Green Harbor, where Red Maloney and his boy came aboard. Red said that Luitweiler was "at home" on this fine Sunday with a delicious roast beef ready to serve, and that Sally was on a trip to Syracuse. Red thought it would be nice if we helped Luit with the roast beef. We went ashore in the tender with the waves breaking into the boat in spite of all Red Maloney in his bathing suit could do to try and keep us dry. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Perry were visiting Luitweiler and we really had a small '24 reunion. Luit made a very hospitable host and everyone had a great time.
George Traver writes that over 250 classmates have paid their dues. Says Sam Stickney has left the insurance business, moved to St. Paul, Minn., and is with the Diebold Safe and Lock Co.
Card from Charley Holbrook "just back from five weeks to Denver, business and pleasure. Deluxe and most hospitable treatment from Sib Dorsel and Jim Hutton at Cinci., Dave Main and Zack Jordan at Denver, Nick Shoup at Colo. Springs, Dick Morin at Albert Lea, Minn., Jigger Jones at Ft. Atkinson, Wis., Ned Mansure and Mike Watkins at Chicago. Boy, what a bunch! Also saw the Colo. Rockies and the Black Hills, too." Thanks for the news Charley.
Hank Hartshorn writes that Francis Y. Brown spent a week-end with him this summer and says he is still going strong.
Indebted to Sherm Baldwin for news that Pinky Booth was made a "Silver Beaver" the highest scout award to civilian Scout masters. Congratulations, Pinky.
Cedric W. Foster joined the executive staff of the Yankee Colonial Network in Boston. He speaks as a news commentator from WAAB at 2:00 and gives a highly illuminating and interesting report on the news of the world. Foster came to Boston late in June from Hartford where he was manager of WTHT, broadcasting division of the Hartford Times.
Ford Bowman has assumed duties as manager of the rug department of Sears Roebuck & Co., Les Sycamore is radiologist at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, George Traver is manager of the Greater Chicago Safety Council, Arthur Watson is in the insurance business in Hartford, Jim Wheaton is with the N. J. Bell Telephone Co., Jim White is secretary-treasurer of James T. White, Ken Ward is vice president of the Ward Lumber Co. in Moretown, Vt., F. S. Turner is assistant principal of the Northbridge Senior and Junior High Schools, Red Winslow is with the Travelers Insurance Co., Charley Wood runs Woods Lakeside Lodge at Schroon Lake, New York, Fred Wood is with Remington Rand Inc., in New York City.
Smoke Smith writes that he left the N. J. Bell Telephone Co. in May to become vice president of the Richmond Insurance Co. in New York. Smoke says he has been quite active in Little Theater work in the past few years and spent a lot of time this spring and summer on several benefits for the British relief, even including a Gilbert and Sullivan, but not in a singing part he hastens to add. Thanks for your nice letter, Smoke.
We had such a good time at Jug End Barn last spring, that one of the wives just had to sing (Jeff is getting poetical)
The Jug End Party sure was fun The crowd that came numbered 31. Those who came early on Friday night Talked and played cards until early light.
On Sat. morn at the peep of dawn The cow bells woke us all like a horn. We ate and Ate while time wore on Then some their bicycle togs did don.
Sally went riding on horse and on bike The horse was all right but the bike it did fight It threw our dear Sally clear out of sight Down in the brook by the side of a light.
Two by two all through the day they came straggling in And not a man could begin to sing as the day wore on That favorite Class of '24 song "There may be wives with some of you guys, but there are no wives with us."
A lot o£ tennis and a baseball game Drinks all around and we ate again. Some fine class movies were shown by Spud And among all the wives there wasn't a dud.
The dance of the evening was one for the book It still is a puzzle to Charley Holbrook
For his criss cross system and back and forth Had Jeff laughing 'til he was hoarse.
A call to Fred Shaneman in Tacoma, Wash. Appeared to be a lot of bosh For he took the call and paid the toll Not at Tacoma but in New Mexico.
On Sunday morning we heard that bell And all turned over and said to L- But sleep was not what we came there for So we finally all ate breakfast for four.
A mountain hike was next on the card And some of us got to puffing hard. A swim in the brook was the following plan But melted ice felt cold to the can.
The visual lying around and drinking of dew Made us miss the rest of you. So next year be sure to come, for at Jug End Barn in the Berkshires great The Class of '24 sure has a fete.
We certainly thank the anonymous Madame for the above verses.
Hoping to strengthen our Class organization we have divided the class into states and sections of the country. Each state or section will have an assistant secretary responsible for news and information of every classmate in his district. Where there are numerous classmates in a district or state the assistant secretary will appoint one of* two lieutenants to assist him. All assistant secretaries will convey news to the Secretary as soon as received. Please do your share in making this plan work successfully.
To make this column more interesting this year we will have several guest authors. The first one will appear shortly.
Secretary, 45 Chestnut St., Wellesley Hills, Mass. Treasurer, Chicago Safety Council 232 N. Bank Dr., Chicago, Ill.
