1917
Incoming mail has been light of late, so don't hesitate to drop your humble servant a line, whether or not you think you have anything of importance to report. The foreign situation being what it is, we are dependent on the mails, almost to the exclusion of tires and gas, for the gathering of news. Then too, what could these columns be without it.
When he sent in the accompanying picture of himself and Gil Swett, from his present post at Kodiak, Alaska, Sam White referred to the subjects as "a couple of Omie Deuts on a Sunday at Williamsburg, Va., last May or June." It may be mean to remind Sam of Virginia in the springtime at this date, but the reunion looks good to us just the same. Sam says, "Have an interesting job here as'shore jobs go in the USN but would still like a tour of sea duty."
Capt. Charley Peters has reported his reentry into our armed forces as of Nov. 9, 194 a. He has shifted his allegiance from the Navy to the Army, however, and is now stationed at the Ordnance Motor Base, Fort Devens, Mass. You may recall that Charley was an ensign in our graduation war and on board the U.S.S. "San Diego" when it was torpedoed and sunk off the East coast on July 19, 1918.
A card from Lt. Col. Harry Fowler, undated, but just received, starts off, "Dear Mott:... .censored Above are all the things I'd really like to tell you." So you may consider that you have an up-to-date report from Harry. He does say that "perhaps now that Markey 'lB is here we may have a Dartmouth Club. Haven't seen him yet but he's on the list. Tell Don to let me know if I am two or three years behind. By the time I get the news I may have accumulated a bit more cash." If our members on this side of the globe were as good correspondents as Harry, these columns would be hot.
There was no denying the likeness of Hap Mason in the Dec. 28 issue of Life. As Secretary of the Republican National Committee, it caught Hap in the act of calling the roll at the Committee's then recent meeting in St. Louis. Since Hap also carries the title of Chairman of the Executive Committee of the General Association of Dartmouth Alumni, we judge that Hap's duties all around will keep him out of mischief for the time being.
Sam MacKillop demonstrated that the best of friends can part by terminating his association with Jackson and Curtis last fall at the time of the merger with Paine Webber—after more than 23 years with that august house. The first of the year Sam undertook his new duties with E. F. Mahady Cos., 851 Boylston Street, Boston, old established purveyors of medical and surgical supplies and equipment. We understand that Sam's new duties are in the financial and administrative end of the business. The interim the canny Scot filled with physical and mental refreshment—golf, and a refresher at Babson Institute, respectively.
A newsy note from Jess Hawley verifies his removal to the right side of the tracks at 747 Mountain Road, West Hartford, Conn., already reported. Although he did not say definitely, it seems a safe guess that he is still with Pratt and Whitney aiding and abetting the boys who are flying them "out there." Belatedly, he announces that he and Julie were wed on the last early Thanksgiving, Nov. 20, 1941. So, also belatedly, congratulations, Julie and Jess.
And there are other wedding announcements of interest to 'l7. Thanks to A 1 Edgerton and John himself, word comes that John Davis' daughter Louise married Richard Justin Halsted of Barberton, Ohio, in Northfield, Vermont, at the end of last summer. More recently, Josephine Evans, daughter of Phil and Jo, was married January 15, to Ensign William Freed DuComb USNR, of Detroit, Michigan, in Medford.
An all-too-brief note from Bill Sewall reports that he took his big customer, Bill Eaton, to the World Series in New York last fall. Our own thought is that the Cardinals may well have noticed the two Bills in the stands, and been inspired thereby.
A newsy card from Wayne Palmer verifies the fact that he and Mildred have enjoyed the presence of Capt. Butch and Lee Sherman in Mobile, in the last few weeks. Wayne also says that "Chuck Norby, a very dapper looking captain in Army Aviation Supply, was with us for awhile, but was transferred to the McDill Field, Tampa. It is a real treat to have any of the old crowd drop in. Makes us feel that we are back on the main line again. Mildred and I send regards to all and an invitation to all coming this way."
A good note from Ed Foyles reports that he is doing personnel work with Taylor Instrument Company, Rochester, N. Y., which is practically 100 per cent on war production. Ed is a War Production Trainer, having taught job instruction to 22 groups of war workers to date, and is obviously going all out "against Hitler and his whole rotten gang."
Col. Hal Halloran says he is up to his ears in work, but he seems to have reaped some reward from a strictly 'l7 point of view. Not only did he meet Ralph Britton recently en route to his office, but talked with Maj. Bill Fitch on the 'phone, and a few days thereafter lunched with Baldy Trier in Chicago. Hal says Baldy, full of the same old drive, regrets not seeing more of the gang and particularly his having to pass up the Silver Jubilee, but "wants to be remembered to all the boys." Baldy's son is a sophomore in Hanover.
The most recent dispatch is to the effect that Pete Olds has completed his tour of duty with WPB and OPA, and started his new connection with Merriman Bros., Inc., 185 Amory St., Boston, makers of boat fittings and rigging, the first of the year. His new work includes responsibility for subcontracting and for labor relations. Pete's son is a freshman at Springfield College.
And so for this month—but with two earnest pleas. Reply to the Alumni Fund appeal promptly, and send me the news of yourself and yours now and again, but particularly now.
'17 OFFICERS Lt. Comdr. John W. White and. Maj. Gilbert N. Swett on a Sunday afternoon inWilliamsburg, Va.
Secretary, 57 Chestnut St., Dedham, Mass
