1930*

It was a small dinner, but there were those who loved it. Small in comparison with previous class dinners held in New York, but considering the men who have left for the armed services and those in other government work, the twenty men who attended the first dinner of the year in New York thought it was a good turnout, especially since it was planned on very short notice. For most of us, it was our first visit to the new Dartmouth Club, adjoining the Princeton Club on 39th Street at Park Avenue.

That very afternoon, Pvt. Harry Casler, finding no place in the city to erect a tent, moved into the Dartmouth Club from Mitchell Field, to be within easy commuting distance to his office in the Federal Building, where he handles public relations for the 1st Air Force Command. During our dinner Harry and Rusty Morrill related some of their experiences in the Army and Navy and were subjected to a barrage of questions from interested civilians, most of whom are wondering where they belong and what they should be do- ing about this war which is changing and shaping everyone's life for a long time to come. Ben Finch told of his reactions and the behavior of the English people during the bombings in London. One gets accustomed to the inconveniences and daily routine of many hours in the shelters, he said, but there is always a consciousness that one of the bombs might have your number on it and you behave accordingly.

In the long discussion that followed the consciences of the civilians were eased when one of the boys pointed out that they are the ones who are having a tougher time of it just now, filled as they are with the desire to get into the fight, seeing and hearing about so many friends and classmates who are in uniform, but held back by family and business obligations which in most cases are essential parts of the war effort, too.

Another dinner in January was recommended by the following who were present: Bill Blanchard, Ken Johnes, Ben Finch, Frank Wallace, Chub Mclnnes, Stew Warner, Shaw Cole, Brooke Willis, Bob Noeltner, George Tunnicliff, Wally Blakey, Rusty Morrill, Pete Callaway, Ave Raube, Fred Page, Bill Jessup, Harry Casler, Bud French, Herb Parker and Dud Day. The following note was received by chairman Callaway when he arrived at the Club: "My husband is not going to attend the dinner on Nov. sth. Sincerely, Edith Fleischman. P.S. He is in the Army." From other sources we learned that Milt Fleischman is at Chanute Field, Ill.

Bill Howe, whose engagement was recorded in the August issue, was married early in October to Eleanor Steitz at the Greenwich Presbyterian Church in New York. Eb Blake and Bill O'Brion were ushers. The newlyweds are now living in Stamford, Conn. .

Les Bailey was inducted into the Army last March and in September received a second lieutenant's commission in the engineering corps at the Officers' Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Spen Foster received a lieutenant (j.g.) commission, as did Tex Stigall. Don Hight expected to get his commission in the Naval Reserve Medical Corps at any moment. Tex wrote that he had heard that Lt. Billy Moore is overseas. Mort Collins is an Army officer and we know where he is, but it is information that is not for publication. Dan McKenna is a ist lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps, assigned to the Air Forces Officers' Training School at Miami Beach.

Hank Embree was promoted to full lieutenant in the USNR last October, Tom Peirce was promoted to lieutenant (j.g.) and Ed Conklin is reported to be a major now. And while on this subject of promotions, Lin Savage has been appointed an associate trust officer of the New England Trust Company. And Jim Mitchell has been promoted to the rank of major and is now at Camp Stewart.

Our cup runneth over again this month, but we do feel that naval and military news, weddings and birth announcements rate a priority in our space limitations, so will have to carry some of the more general news over to subsequent issues. The aforementioned Dan McKenna has another daughter, Connie, born April 27, 1942. His first daughter, Carol, will be practically two by the time you read this. Ed Varley's third child, Thomas Dix, was born July 7th. Ote Humphrey's first, Jane Abbot, arrived October 6th. Pete Callaway's second child and first daughter, Elizabeth Woodson, was born on the 16th of the same month. The date was September 26th and it was a son, but Don Hight neglected to give us the name of sister Susan's baby brother. We don't know when Jack Crawford's second son, James Bartlett, was born, but if he doesn't supply this vital statistic, maybe Uncle Si Chandler will.

Take note of the nine year old Blanchard twins (who were eight when this picture was taken) and whose tenth birthday comes up on February 8, 1943. Dicky isn't smaller—it's just that he is standing downhill from Billy. See subsequent issues for further sets of thirty twins, but pay your dues too.

Merry Christmas and a Victorious New Year!

TWIN SONS OF '50 Billy and Dicky Blanchard, who, like theirdaddy and the rest of us, are getting older.(See 1930 Notes.)

Secretary, 99 Hudson St., New York, N. Y

Treasurer, 49 Leighton RcL, Wellesley, Mass