1923
In case any of you fellows who attended the recent Dutch Treat party at the Club tried to prove your alibis to. your wives, and were stumped to find your names missing from the November issue, here, finally, is the list that was left out for lack of space: A 1 Pierce, Monk Keith, Ted Taylor, Phil Jellison, Johnny Moore, Brooks Palmer, Sol Levine, Clary Goss, Dick Rubens, George Plant, Sid Silberman, Charlie Rivoire, Joe Schiffenhaus, Sid Flanigan, Sol Cohn, and Joe Zone.
Cap Palmer, who partners George Palmer Putnam of publishing fame, writes from Flollywood that his new book (the latest of six) has been published by Harcourt Brace. It's a high school textbook entitled "Twenty Modern Americans." Cap worked on the film treatment of "The Life of Amelia Earhart," pulled off the Bob Burns radio show, switched to writingproducing the "New World Theater," has a biographical book in progress on Lee DeForest, the father of electronics. As if that weren't enough, his latest magazine stories are "Westward Ho-Hum," "Lucy Is a Lady" and "Marry Me. Marine."
Recent news of Paul Jackson credits him with a varied and interesting career. Paul became a Shakespearian actor for some time, during which he played the lead in many theaters throughout the country. Later, he became pastor of the Clarendon Street Church of Boston, and is now pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Brener, Maine.
And here's a note to bring you up to date on Don Crawford. After leaving Dartmouth in 1921, Don went to the University of Buffalo Law School where he took his LL.B. in 1925. In 1926 he was admitted to the bar, and married Marion Foote of Hamburg, N. Y. They have two children; Donald, 13, and Constance, 9. Don started in business with the Hill Mortgage Corp. of Buffalo in 1925 and is now vice president of the company, being something of an expert on real estate and mortgages. Don and his family live at 197 Maple Road, East Aurora, N. Y.
From an enlistment as seaman, first class, in January '42, up through third- and second-class quartermaster to a commission as lieutenant (jg) is the swell record hung up, to date, by Dean Baker. Dean is now executive officer on his ship and, as he says, "I've seen a little action." Until his new Navy address is established, mail will reach him addressed to his home in South Londonderry, Vt.
This one belongs in the "From Tinker to Evers to Chance" department. From Sherm Baldwin comes a letter from Phil Jellison enclosing a letter from Walt Jarmon enclosing a letter from A 1 Emerson. (No, that last beer wasn't spiked, and your bifocals aren't playing tricks. That's the way it happened.) Here's the play-byplay report. A 1 Emerson, who presidents the Emerson National Bank of Warrensburgh, N. Y., wrote Walt Jarmon that he has enlisted in the Army, and is now taking a special training course after spending a month at Camp Custer. Walt, who is general sales manager of Virginia Dare wrote Phil Jellison that Al's rank is captain. Phil wrote Sherm that Walt wants Al's letter back. And I have entered a requisition with treasurer Bill Whipple for a nice interlined strait-jacket with doublebartacked seams, for Christmas. But Whipple's a hard man, and anyway, the story is that A 1 Emerson is a captain. Let us know your new address as soon as you're transferred, Al, and give us whatever dope you can on your activities.
Sherm Baldwin writes that he had a good visit a few weeks ago with Dr. Ed Hopkins, who, in addition to his flourishing practice in Ayer, has the position of school doctor for the Groton School, where the eldest of his four sons is now a freshman.
Chick Burke, who is area supervisor for Shell Oil in Worcester, keeps busy trying to find things to keep him busy enough to keep him out of his office and away from a lot of Shell dealers clamoring for more of what Chick can't get to sell. Chick's wife is busy, too, having just been elected publicity chairman of the Brown Alumnae Club of Worcester1 County.
And now, "Heap the logs on the fire,pass the pipes, pass the bowl." Have a merry Christmas, all men of '23. For next month will be next year, and we have much to hope for.
RUSSELL C. ROBERTS '23 has arrived safely in' Australia where he will continue his work as American Red Cross assistant field director.
Secretary, 84 Hillside Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y. Treasurer, 32 Ridgeland Terrace, Rye, N. Y.
