1931

Had lunch the other day with Frank Hodson who looked mighty fit in his Naval uniform. Frank is a lieutenant (jg) and has been officer in charge of the Navy's coffee plant in San Francisco. It's been quite a setup, but he's done a real job and was home on a short leave pending his transfer. While in San Francisco, Frank tried to look up Dick Cukor who's been shipping out of Treasure Island. Here are some other fellows that you can look up, Frank:

Hugh Neely, U.S.S. -—, c/o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco; Dick Porter, Lt. (jg), c/o The British Fleet Mail Office, San Francisco; Ed Studwell, Lt. (jg), c/o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco. It certainly, begins to look as though the balance of power is swinging to the West Coast in the distribution of Thirty-one's members.

Also had lunch with Len Clark, the Birds Eye Frosted Food magnate, and distributed for the State of Jersey. Len's biggest problem is who to let distribute his merchandise, and the beautiful part about it is that it's been that way for pretty nearly the last five years. Talk about a salesman's paradise!

Fiave seen Jack Warwick a couple of times on the commuter's special. Jack has returned to the firm of Warwick and Legler, after about a year and a half spent working for the United States Army in Washington, where he was in charge of the radio broadcasts of the Army Shows each Sunday. Jack said that he'd recently talked to Doug Morris who is now located in Camden, N. J., with Campbell Soup. Doug previously worked for Lever Brothers in Cambridge. Speaking of Cambridge, word that a recent roster issued by the Harvard Business School of Officers attending the October-November course for AAF War Adjustment Officers included one Major Frank Rogers (formerly Frank Rosenthal) (AGO). Frank is receiving instruction in contract termination and allied problems of reconversion.

A nice letter from Bill Geiger with his little -aside to send in the class dues, which incidentally, should serve as a reminder to you fellows to shoot it to Bill if you haven't already sent it to him. Bill's letter included some items, including the fact that Bunny Bertram is now a corporal and stationed at Camp Lejeune. Les Billings is now SK 3/C and stationed in Bermuda. Van Clarkson, as formerly reported, in the United States Maritime Service. George Conklin, Lt. (jg) in the Navy. Joseph Esersky now a captain in the Medical Corps. Al Martin, a lieutenant, stationed with the 15th Air Force somewhere in Italy, as a flight surgeon. Bill Minehan, lieutenant, at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Roland Peterson recently promoted to major. Charlie Roberts also sporting a gold leaf on his shoulder and Hank Watson with his second bar, raising him to captain.

Thanks, Bill, for the letter and if it wasn't that I was going to send the class dues anyway, your letter and the dope in it would be worth three bucks to help me fill up this column.

P.S. In the last mail another letter from Geiger, enclosing a note from Jim Laughton:

At the present time I am stationed here as an instructor at the Armed Guard School after having had a tour of sea duty. Henry Johnson lives next door to us and is also on the staff at Shelton. Charlie Nims is a close neighbor and is stationed at the Port Director's at N.0.8. Rod Dodge lives down the street a block or so. Both Charlie and Henry have had a long tour of sea duty with the Armed Guard. Recently, Ward Thompson and Jack Bean have been student officers at the school. Ward is at sea now, I believe. I haven't heard from Dick Cukor recently. He too is stationed ashore now. (Ed. Note: this is a different version from our own story in paragraph 1.) I had the pleasure of being in London with him for a short leave a few months ago. Hal Andres was stationed at the Free Gunnery School and lived at Virginia Beach for a long stretch. He is now in Miami.

Thanks, Jim, we wish more of the gang would follow your lead and send us a line.

Secretary, 224 Beverly Rd., Scarsdale, New York Treasurer, 400 W. Madison St., Chicago, Ill.