1915

Word has just been received of the death of Warren Elliott Carleton. After seven long years of progressive illness he finally succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage on September 4. A letter of sympathy, and flowers have been sent to his widow, together with an expression of the loss that we all feel. Further details will appear in the November In Memoriam.

Just too late for my last notes came the sad news that Pfc. Carl E. Gish Jr. was killed in action in the South Pacific, June 14, 1944. Our hearts go out to Carl and Helen, who gave their permission for the boy to enlist because he was under age, but heard the call of service to his country, and our pride goes out for our heroic young Marine bearing the name of one of our classmates.

Considerable publicity has been given to the appointment of Clarence L. (Bags) Wanamaker as general manager of the Munitions Division of the U. S. Rubber Cos. Bags certainly has gone places with the U. S. Rubber Cos. in these war days, and his present promotion is one more deserved advance, as he has rapidly risen in the company. Our sincere congratulations to him.

A clipping from the College clipping bureau records the election o£ Dick Luddy as commander of the Sexton-Cleveland Post 51, American Legion, of Darien, Conn. It appears from the story that Dick single-handed was responsible for giving his post its own quarters, after twenty-four years of existence.

A swell letter from Bernie O'Day, from the Canal Zone. Bernie for many years has been in the zone in engineering work, but the call was too much, and he is back in the Navy, as he says, "Trying to do my bit for Jim Forrestal." His address is Box P, Navy 121, c/o Fleet Post Office, New York, N. Y.

Through Bill Huntress I got a letter from Thornt Pray, who, of course, is in the Navy Department in Washington. It is good to see his familiar handwriting, but not familiar enough. He speaks of seeing Bob Griffin, Fred Pearce, Marv Fredericks, and Jack Pendleton, now and then.

Of course, you will read in the In Memoriam the record of the death of two grand guys, since the last issue of the MAGAZINE. Charlie Taplan and Augie Atwood passed away within three days of each other. There is not much that can be said other than what I have written in the obituaries. Both were close to the class activities, and we all enjoyed their presence at our gatherings. They were always welcome, and they will be sorely missed. See this our next issue.

As a result of the death of Charlie Taplan, I renewed an interrupted contact with good old Fred Lowe now in Burlington, who responded promptly to my request that he represent the class at the funeral. Fred wrote me a long letter, and it seems that he has kept in touch with Charlie, and was quite close to him in recent days. Fred spoke of Charlie as a most loyal son of Dartmouth, as we all know. Fred mentions seeing Willis Putney frequently, and that there is a fine Dartmouth group in Burlington. Art Nichols has been coming to a nearby resort for years, but only last year did he discover and join in with the group. He has a son at Dartmouth in the Navy.

The information bureau at the College records the Service promotion of Russ Livermore to the grade of colonel.

Changes of address for this month are as follows: Richard E. Coon Jr., 38 Barnard Ave., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Dr. H. Grant Rowel!. 381 Bellwood Ave., No. Tarrytown, N. Y.; Dudley T. Rogers, 32 N. Awixa Ave., Bay Shore, L. 1., N. Y.: Bernard V. O'Day, Box P, Navy iBi, c/o Fleet P. 0., N. Y. C.; Matthew R. Gray, 5358 West 96th St., Oaklawn, 111.; and Russell L. Durgin, 206 Livingston St., New Haven, Conn.

Secretary, Box 697, Lawrence, Mass. Treasurer, 31 State St., Boston, Mass.