1927

At this point your scribe is sitting on tender hooks in his new apartment at 80 Beacon St., Boston, awaiting the arrival of two visiting firemen and several of the local brethren. At exactly 6:40 Eastern War Time a deluge of weird persons descended on the Arnold menage and from that time on joy was unrestrained as was the ulterior discussionsand so it went. The time is now two days later and this opus is long overdue. The above uncompleted sentence which started so promisingly and is, we are afraid, destined to leave us forever in suspense, is the noble effort of one of our greatest sages. Sachem Orator Randall who was in Boston attending the Alumni Council Meeting, was asked to start this column with a few words of wisdom. As you can see, he was so overcome by the honor that after a most auspicious start words failed him. At that, we must admit that he did better than our other visiting fireman, for your busy Treasurer and Class Agent Cummings was so excited at the prospect of appearing in print that he was unable to sit down at the typewriter and much less to see the keys. "First door on the right," we told him and resigned ourself to the bitter truth that as usual we must complete this task unaided and unabetted.

Now that the week end is practically over and we have succeeded in beating Cornell we should perhaps report that nuptials planned for October gth, took place as scheduled. Much to our regret, the Navy prevented Charlie Bartlett from being present to act as our best man, and Ken Ballantyne was unable to be an usher due to illness in his family. Bill Prescott, however, ably represented the class in a very efficient corps of ushers. We had a grand wedding trip, spending a week at our camp in Maine then going south with stops at Washington, Asheville and Knox- ville and winding up at Sea Island, Georgia where we spent a week. We arrived back in Boston just in time to bump into the aforementioned Cornell game and since that has now been successfully concluded with my bride still speaking to me we hope to get well settled soon in our new home.

In Washington we tried unsuccessfully to contact Lieut. Colonel Paul Hannah as well as Lieutenant Phil Fowler and Lieutenant Ethan Hitchcock.

We did learn that Lieutenant George Howell attended AV-S indoctrination school at Quonset late last winter and that he is now at the War College in Newport, Rhode Island. We also learned and had it later confirmed by Gus Commings that Hooker Horton has resigned his position as manager of the Cleveland Sales Office for Plymouth Cordage Company and has moved to Pittsburg where he is now sales manager for one of his former customers who are retailers of cordage.

Gus also told us that he frequently sees Ross Lyon, the coffee merchant and A 1 Macdonald, who works for a hush-hush federal agency in Pittsburg.

Gus, incidentally, was in Boston as you gathered from the above, on a short business trip. He looked extremely well and seems to be keeping very busy and happy in his new job with the Koppers Company.

Bob Williamson who was also with us the evening this column should have been written reports that Clark Edmonds is no longer with International Harvester Company but rather has been working for Pratt Whitney in East Hartford for about a year and a half.

As you probably noted in the October Issue of the MAGAZINE Jim Lowell formerly secretary to the Governor of Connecticut is now Finance Commissioner of that state.

A letter from Kay Gardner informs us that Don has recently been sent to the Coast Guard School in St. Augustine, Fla. Looks like sea duty soon for Lieutenant Gardner.

Chuck Baker forwarded to us via Bob Funkhouser a most interesting letter he had received from Lieutenant George Friede. Chuck had apparently written to George after reading our report of him in the October issue of this MAGAZINE. In addition to the three jobs reported in that previous column we learn that George is Summary Court Officer, Life Insurance Officer, Postal Officer (equivalent to being Postmaster of a fair sized town). Secretary of the Army Emergency Relief Section, Member of the Officer Candidate Board, Surveying Officer for the Board of Property Adjustment. In his letter George evidences much appreciation for Chuck's letter. We sincerely hope that many of you are following Chuck's example by writing to our classmates in Service. We know such letters are much appreciated.

Bob Funkhouser has agreed to act as Treasurer of the 1927 Twenty-five Year Gift Committee. Gus has already sent him about $250.00 and it is hoped that with this early start we will be successful in building a substantial sum between now and 1952. If any of you have suggestions on this subject or spare dollars kicking around we suggest you send them to Bob in Hanover.

Lew DeWolf is a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States. His address is Oak Branch, Rumson, New Jersey.

Bill Munecke has left his job with the Army in Washington and now works at the President's office, University of Chicago as Adviser on War Projects.

Feng Ming Tung, whom we were afraid might still be in China has recently been heard from. He is teaching in Chicago and lives at 119 West Chestnut Street.

Carl Weiss, Captain in the Army Medical Corps, is at present stationed in Minnesota. You can write him care of A. F. Burv, Montgomery, Minn.

Curt Wright and family have recently moved to Urbana, Illinois, where Curt has become an instructor on the faculty of the University. Mrs. Wright who is a graduate physician is practising medicine in that city.

Avery Keenan is now living at 88 Fairview Drive, Kensington, Connecticut. He is working as Inspection Foreman for Corbin Screw Corporation.

Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass. Treasurer, Box 1412 Pittsburgh 30, Penna.