1927*
Not being able to figure out a clever way to start this column we will just start by telling you why we can't figure out a clever way to start it. We are just too tired, and it's not our fault either. The blame, if any, must be placed squarely on the shoulders of Rog Salinger, Gus Gummings and Bill St. Amant. Rog for being chairman of the Entertainment Committee at the Waban Neighborhood Club, and therefor being the head perpetrator of a dance last night. Gus for telling us that the Club dances were a lot of fun, and Bill for asking us to his house for a cocktail before the dance so that we would have to go. Consequently we are too tired for anything that even faintly resembles being clever.
On Wednesday, January 29, the classes of 1927, 1928, 1929, held a joint dinner at the Dartmouth Club in New York. We have no detailed report, but Josh Davis, who was in Boston last week reported that Guy Bostwick had a fine gathering and it turned out to be a swell party.
Jim Lowell who for the past two years has been Executive Secretary to retiring Governor Baldwin of Connecticut, received a 16 months' appointment as State Dairy and Food Commissioner. Jim is filling the unexpired term of the former commissioner who resigned to accept another appointment. The major duties of Jim's department involve the supervision and regulation of food and drugs. Besides his political activities which include membership on the Canton School Board and the Secretaryship and Presidency of the State Young Republicans Club, Jim has been active in the insurance business, magazine circulation, and with his father in real estate development. He is married and has three sons.
Paul Revere O'Connell and George H. Mirick have announced the formation of partnership under the name of Mirick & O'Connell for the general practice of law in Worcester, Mass.
On Tuesday, February 4th, the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston held its annual dinner at the Copley Plaza. Your Class was well represented although we wish more could have been present to have enjoyed the most pleasant evening. We were most fortunate in having two distinguished visitors from out of town. Kern Folkers of St. Louis and Josh Davis of New York were both in town on business and they added much to our jolly group which included Doctors Joe Kelly and Tom Anglem, Bob Voorhis, Shorty Oliver, Larry Scammon, Charlie Bartlett, Jay Willing, Gus Cummings, Bob Williamson, Charlie Paddock, Nibs Dowe and your scribe. Paddock and Dowe were efficient members of the band which did much to cool the soup with sweet swing, or what have you.
Perhaps we should have included Dr. Joe Kelly among the distinguished guests from out of town, for although he is a New Englander he journeyed all the way from Orleans on Cape Cod where he has a busy practice and is a member of the Medical and Surgical StafE of the Cape Cod Hospital. Joe married Louise Grinnell of Union, Maine, in 1933. They have three youngsters, Scott age seven, Joel age three and Geraldine age two. Joe has just bought an estate in Orleans to serve as both home and office. He has a large house, gardens, fruit trees, etc. In his own words: "a place I can really live in, spit crossways without hitting my next door neighbor. Also near the water for fishing, etc."
Bill Skinner is now a Captain in the 313th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft. He points out proudly that this regiment is one of the oldest in the country, is one of the first motorized units in the Army and has more streamers and citations than any other regiment in the Army, regular or National Guard.
A brief memo from Houston Gray reports as follows: "No news except birth of Thomas Moore Gray, August 14, 1940. First baby—now weighing 19 lbs. Married to Hilda Moore in 1937 (I was—not baby). Living in the South for nearly six years and love it. See Sew Mills '26, occasionally."
Phil Corliss and his wife spent June and July in the East taking in the World's Fair and the Medical Convention. Phil says he is planning on the Fifteenth if the Army doesn't catch him first. He is still an officer in the Medical Reserve Corps.
Don Proudman is Assistant Trust Officer of the New Britain Trust Company in New Britain, Conn. Don is married and has two daughters, Gail age five and Natalee age three months. Don reports seeing Bob Mix at an Insurance and Trust dinner in Farmington recently and that at the last Connecticut Dartmouth meeting there was a 1927 table around which sat Palmer Williams, Bob Mix, Gordon Colby, Red Cleaveland, Ed Fowler and Clark Edmonds.
Reg Horton has been made Vice President and Merchandise Manager of the Smith-Murray Co., of Bridgeport, Conn. Reg is married and has a son, age eight and a daughter, age three.
Glenn Hannaford writes from Lisbon, New Hampshire, that he is up there at Hotel Moulton for the winter. Glenn has a greenhouse business which he runs in the summer.
Johnnie Pike writes from Mexico City where he is working for Bauer and Black de Mexico; "This city is a nice place to live, with a good climate, a large American and British colony and some fine places for week-ends. Politics is rather intense but not as bad as the U. S. news reports indicate. Apparently they are now pretty well settled for another few years. I expect a vacation in the States next summer and probably will spend quite a bit of time in New England."
Ross Lyon reports that he is still peddling coffee at all the flag stations in Pennsylvania. He has three youngsters, Anne, age nine, Elsie, six, and Buck, age four. Ross says that barring adenoids and tonsils he expects to be back for the reunion.
Evan Wilder and his wife became the proud parents of a baby girl, Lorraine Gertrude on July 9th, last. Evan is living and working in Philadelphia.
Bill Mason writes that he has had a very busy season manufacturing skis up in Waterbury, Vermont. In spare time he tries to sandwich in a little flying and some skiing and his own product, which isn't what some of us ski on. On October nth, last. Bill and his wife announced the arrival of Benjamin Allen Mason.
Jim Picken is teaching and coaching this year in East Orange, New Jersey. This past season his football team won all its games making the fifth championship team Jim has coached in the last ten years. He is looking forward to our Fifteenth as we are to seeing him there.
Another prominent citizen of East Orange is Reg Vincent who on January 1st of this year became a member of the East Orange City Council which is the governing body of that city.
Nick Zaro has recently been transferred from New York City to Detroit where he will continue to work for General Motors.
Gus Cummings has asked for a paragraph in this issue and we gladly print his message below:
"By the time this MAGAZINE reaches you, it will be the eve of our 1941 Alumni Fund Campaign. Let us all do our part early and well. Let us join with those classes which give 100% of their quota from 100% of their number year in and year out. When the first request reaches you, won't you give some thought to these three appeals:
"1. Give! You don't have to be a Steinmetz to figure that our class can't be 100% without you.
"2. Increase your gift if possible. As each year comes along our quota is raised and unless we can increase the size of our individual contributions we cannot keep pace with the normal growth shown by classes before us.
"3. Do it early. There is somewhere a saying that, 'A quick response carries with it an added blessing.' Certainly all of those who spend so many hours trying to make the Campaign a success will be deeply grateful for your cooperation. Gus."
Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass.
