1914*

Lieutenant Colonel Carroll Edson writes that he is very busy with his assignment in the Army. He reports that his son, Stuart, is a Lieutenant in the R.O.T.C. at Syracuse University and expects to be commissioned very shortly. The rest of his family is still in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Speaking of men in the service, the editors of the MAGAZINE have called to the secretaries' attention the necessity for omitting specific assignments, ships, and so forth, of men in the service. This reasoning, of course, is obvious not to reveal information which might be contrary to sound military requirements. The College, however, is particularly desirous of keeping track of all alumni who have undertaken military or defense work and their doings and whereabouts will be recorded in the MAGAZINE within the limits of the above-mentioned reservation. This, then, is another appeal from your Secretary to drop a line about any and all of the boys whom you meet or hear about who you know are connected with the war effort.

If your Secretary may be pardoned a personal reference, he is discontinuing china and glass for the duration to begin work on February 9 in the Ordnance Office of the War Department. He shall probably be located at Springfield, Massachusetts, but meantime would appreciate all mail being sent to 16 Grove Street, West Medford, Massachusetts.

While in New York recently we had a pleasant chat with Sig Larmon who, as Mart Remsen recorded in his chatty bulletin, is now president of Young and Rubicam. To those of you who may not be familiar with the advertising industry we are happy to tell you that this firm is one of the largest and most outstanding in the advertising field. It so happens that we have several friends in this profession and as Sig's promotions have been recorded regularly we have heard from these men the most universal expressions of regard and esteem for Sig, not only as an outstanding advertising executive but for his sense of civic and alumni affiliations and his personality and character. We desire to record this not in any sense of bombast, for Sig would probably be annoyed for he is modest to the extreme, but we feel that everyone should know about the mark that Sig has made these past years in his chosen profession, and thus we note it with best wishes in which we are sure all will join.

Sig mentioned that he had recently met Mrs. Henry Koelsch who told him that her eldest son, Peter, is now with the Navy, while the other two boys are still in school. He had likewise recently seen Mrs. Charles Claeys, who is now living in New York City.

Ernie Kimball has been elected Vice Commander of the American Legion Post which includes most of the veterans in the Boston wool industry.

The Elmer Robinsons are now settled in their new home in Concord, Massachusetts. This is really an architectural gem and they will indeed welcome calls from any of the boys and their families who may be passing through.

Major Paul Hazelton, Air Corps Specialist Reserve, is now with the Ford Aviation Division in Dearborn, Michigan.

Gus Fuller has been transferred from the Chicago offices of Jones and Laughlin Steel Company to New York City where he and his family are now established.

The Greater Boston Community Fund effort is going to be very successful this year due in no small part to the boys who are in there pitching. All pitchers must have catchers, and publicity calls for star performers surrounded by touches of femininity which focus upon the star the spotlight of the drive in question. The symbol of this particular drive is the Red Feather and we have been treated recently to large photographs of our able classmate, John Burleigh, surrounded by bevies of beauty to whom he is passing out the red feathers. But to be serious, John is really an important cog in this $7,000,000 Fund Campaign and, we might add, extremely photogenic.

Secretary, 16 Grove St., West Medford, Mass.