1924
Many thanks for the Xmas greetings and New Year's wishes from such a great number of you, including the nice matches from the John Winthrop Proctors.
From Red Newell in Caracas, Venezuela: "Just a few lines containing year-end good wishes to yourself and the gang.
"We came over here from Panama on October, 20 instead of transferring to Bogota as arranged some time previously. Had just a week to prepare for the new assignment, which involves quite a different climate, viz., 3,000 feet altitude instead of 9,000. Fortunately Clara's baggage and household effects had not yet reached the Isthmus from California, or it would probably take us six months or so to recover them from Colombia. Even as it is, we are still living out of airplane luggage and cannot guess when our things may arrive.
"Nevertheless, we are gradully getting settled and are fortunate, from all reports, to be here, rather than in cold, damp Bogota. The season here is always spring and is apt to spoil one for almost any other location on the map. The cost of living is notoriously high, but so is it back home, with taxes much greater than here. All the best to you and the boys." Thanks, Red.
The Alumni Fund is now under way. Get yours in early and make it as easy as possible for your fund agent and his assistants. Just a little thought and promptness on our part will help a great deal to lighten the work for them. Come on, gang for Dartmouth and 24! This means YOU.
Claude Jagger has been promoted to assistant general manager of the Associated Press; he has been its New York financial editor, general financial editor, and last April was appointed executive assistant in charge of personnel, AP features and promotions. Congratulations to you, Claude.
Chinee Allen has an interesting article in Printer's Ink, December 10 issue, entitled, "Screw Ball Advertising." Fred Weyburne has been appointed general manager of the Marshall-Eclipse division of Bendix Aviation Corp., at Troy, N. Y. Les Haws is reported recovered from a fractured skull, suffered in a bad fall in his office. Ken Davis sent a green and white wreath from the class to Ted Hale's funeral, for which many thanks. Ken and Walter Emerson represented the class as bearers. Ken Harvey has been in the hospital in Washington, D. C., is much better and would appreciate hearing from any of you. His address P.O. Box 149, Washington, D. C. Major James T. Taylor has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. He is chief of surgical service at Basic Training Center No. 10 of the Army Air Forces Training Command.
Nice letter from Harland Stockwell. Stock writes, "Just a note to give a hearty second to Luit's suggestion that our 20th Reunion be held somewhere in the Middle West, presumably in Chicago. I think it a splendid idea and feel sure that the '24 men hereabouts would be happy to devote time to arranging for all necessary details. I, for one, will volunteer to do all I can. Offhand I would suggest some place like the Edgewater Beach Hotel as an excel- lent meeting place." I hope some more of you will send in your ideas. Time is getting short. Stock is assistant secretary of the Civic Federation in Chicago, and was recently honored by being elected president of the Governmental Research Association of the United States. Thanks for your letter, Stock.
Secretary, 45 Chestnut St., Wellesley Hills 82, Mass. Treasurer, Chicago Safety Council 222 N. Bank Dr., Chicago, Ill.
