1921
The telephone continues to provide a goodly assortment of news each month. It seems as though Washington is the cross- roads of the world today. Latest flash as this edition goes to press is from Rog Wilde, who buzzed your correspondent, June 28, en route from Miami Beach to Harrisburg, Pa. Rog was full of enthusiasm for his new connection with the Air Forces, and had just been graduated No. 1 man in his class (of 177) at Officers' Training School in Miami.
A few days earlier Howie Heath called to impart the grand news that he had his family in the Capital, at long last, with the domicile at Apt. B-4gg, 2823 31st Street, S. E., Washington 20. Just two days previously Kemp Fuller's voice came in, crystal clear, asking how to get in touch with Ike Chester in Washington. Kemp was in town only for the day and had to hurry back to his blast furnaces or whatever it is he plugs away at, in Pittsburgh.
Speaking of Ike, this operator received (just too late for inclusion in the June blast) a nicely gotten-up brochure entitled, The "Star" Never Came Home!, a story of the part played in our National War Effort by Globe American Corp., Kokomo, Ind., Prime Contractors of Liberty Life Boats for the U. S. Maritime Commission. Subtitle: "From Kitchen Ranges to Life Boats." This is the outfit, you'll recall, that Ike heads up as V. P. and Gen. Mgr.
Lt. Comdr. Herm (George) McMillan, now out in the Pacific Area, comes through with an interesting communique, supplemented by a separate communique from Helen (who most thoughtfully encloses a check to be forwarded to Ned Price for the Alumni Fund). George's principal thought is for the MAGAZINE, which he wishes sent to Helen. "She will give it to some of my friends and they will fly it out to me." It seems George put in three months, initially, at North Island Naval Air Base, San Diego, before shoving westward, so Helen and Geo. Jr. took a house for an unspecified period at 320 Avenue "D," Coronado, Calif. Helen says: "Mac's only request so far has been for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and to tell everyone to write." You have his address, mates, so the rest is up to you.
Mildred Jordan (Mrs. J. Lee Bausher) has had another novel published by Knopf. It's titled Apple in the Attic and the boys this department has conferred with say it's
a crackerjack. Fuller details later. Lt. Comdr. Jim Smead pens a message from the Newport Naval Hospital to the effect that he's attached to surgical service and hasn't the faintest idea how long he'll be at that spot. "Had a letter from Lt. Comdr. Allen Brailey in which he said he had been on the sick list at U. S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va. I understand he is better now. Perhaps you could write him and get the latest dope." This is an invitation, Allen. Fred (Fritz) Bornman is a Lt. in the Navy and receives mail forwarded from 19491 Lowell Drive, Detroit, Mich.
Cape Payson is with United Aircraft Corp. and living at Bigelow Cottage, Madison, Conn., according to a recent report. .... Chuck Kerwin checks in with this address: 638 Fair Oaks Ave., Oak Park, Ill. .... Frank Rood writes to send mail here- after to 1021 Burt St., Saginaw, Mich Ned Price earns the lasting gratitude of all perusers of this column for the grand news he's been collecting while plying his Fund activities. Rynie Rothschild (now Major R.) stationed at A. A. 8., El Paso, Tex., writes Ned that he's having a grand experience in the Army and that Exnicios is also at El Paso "but will soon be on his way overseas. He became a major a couple of days ago." DeWitt Mallary writes that DcWitt Jr. is now 16 and hopes to be accepted for Dartmouth this [past] June. And John Sullivan crashes through with this tidbit to Ned: "Wade Werden's sister called me to tell me that Wade has become engaged to Princess Somebody-or-Other in London. He is on the staff of Yank over there." A large part of the next column (October issue) will be devoted to similar morsels relayed from Ned's headquarters in the Windy City in greater array than can be fitted into this issue.
Manny Manchester authored Inventorsand Fighters, A New Chapter in YankeeInvention for the July number of Atlantic.
As we were ready to file this copy, a new batch of addresses arrived from Hanover. Those indicating a change of city follow: Hal Braman to North Street, Middlebury, Conn.; George Harris to 886 Elm Street, Manchester, N. H.; Bob Patterson to Fargo, No. Dak., as Asst. Mgr. of Standard Oil Co.; Joe Walker to 1092 Jefferson Avenue, Akron, Ohio. By fall it is hoped to have direct word for you from all these boys—and others, too!
Secretary, 201 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, Md.
