1904
The Nashua, N. H. Telegraph "Nashuans in service" column of April 6th has this interesting paragraph "Lieut. John D. Terrien U. S. Army Air Force who has been in India more than a year flying the Burma to China Supply Route has arrived home on leave. Lt. Terrien is a son of Atty. and Mrs. Albert Terrien. He arrived in this country a short time ago and was at a Florida Hospital for some days before getting leave to visit his home." Terry's second son is also in the Air Force and the youngest is headed for West Point or already there.
Fore and Aft (Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co.) of April 7 has a recognizable picture of Harrie Muchmore, Chief Engineer in the ship building division of that company, taken on the occasion of the launching of the S S Beaver Dam. Harrie has been at the Alabama plant for the past seven months; on April 10th he received the Meritorious Civilian Service Emblem and a citation for work in the Pacific. He had a birthday too this monththe second—and is still young enough to celebrate. Mrs. Muchmore is in the Gray Ladies of the Red Cross continuing the work she enjoyed in Hawaii. John '43 Dartmouth, is in the Structural testing laboratory at Ryan Air Craft, San Diego and is presently subject to the draft. Their youngest daughter Jean will finish her nursing course at Augustana Hospital, Chicago, this fall. She is engaged to a boy in Radio Air Corp work. The second daughter, Frances, a graduate nurse, lives in Titusville, Pa., does some hospital work and uses her spare time in raising three young daughters, two of whom have not yet the satisfaction of their grandad's acquaintance. Their oldest daughter Kathleen, lives in Roselle, N. J., has two children. Her husband a New York telephone worker serves several nights weekly as a volunteer hospital ambulance driver in Elizabeth, N. J. Harrie says he will be with us in '49 and '54 but the speed up ship building campaign will claim him this year. The newsy appeal of Ralph's first Green Sheet in his Fund work always gives me a great boost, and the 1944 two pager is a real contribution to class news and history.
Bill Robie has been chosen as the head of a new section in the Chief Engineers Department of the War Department, whereby he becomes consulting engineer for power to all the U. S. District and Division offices in the country. Among his duties will be the determination of the proper power installation and the potential power value at all Multiple-purpose dams in connection with flood control and navigation. It is expected this new assignment will bring Bill to New England and Vermont in the matter of two federally planned dams in that State. Bill's son, William "is not far behind the firing lines in the Southwest Pacific. Tropical rains and Jap bombs drive him below deck and humid heat drives him top deck again." John, his second son recently "returned from Kiska, where he went ashore expecting hand to hand encounter with the foe. It took the force nearly a week to discover that the Japs had pulled out during the continued fog, rain and high winds. John is now at Camp Carson, Colorado Springs. Bill's new address reporting in Washington March 15 is, Office of Chief Engineers, Room 4186, New War Depart. Bldg., 21st St. and Virginia Ave. N. W., Washington, D. C.
Though the Johnson underground comes the news of Bucky Benner, the well groomed, attractive, jovial boy with great personal charm who came to us with Walter Savory Russell from Holderness School at Plymouth. Bucky says he has been working at the Douglas Aircraft Co.'s Long Beach plant for the past year making the round trip daily from San Dimas. His youngest son William H. is in the Medical Corp AUS, a first lieutenant, at present in India. Only meagre news from him. William's wife in Waukegan, Ill. is active in war work and her nursing profession. His oldest son is in the Los Angeles Forestry Department, lives near Bucky, married with three children, and may be eligible for the draft. Mrs. Benner is active in Red Cross work. Bucky says "We have been on a stay at home basis since Pearl Harbor, first on account of black out danger, and now because of gasoline shortage."
There is still more excellent material to share with you but my space is filled.
Address changes for the Green Book—Guy E. Woodward to Box 63, Ekalaka, Mont. Frank S. Hamblin, Box 214, North Berwick, Maine. Hammy is now located in my old home town, where I shall hope to visit him before long.
The following Associated Press story appeared recently in several newspapers:
Thomas Winthrop Streeter is the only man in the world who is the husband of a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marines.
His wife is Lieutenant Colonel Ruth Cheney Streeter, Director of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve. And Mr. Streeter is mighty proud of her. But he could be proud of more than that if he choose. He has chalked up a Who's Who record on his own account as a lawyer and financier. And he is a book collector of note.
When Thomas Streeter was a senior in Dartmouth he collaborated with a professor in writing a historical paper which kindled a lively interest in Americana. While he was practising law and traveling about the country on business he continued to feed that interest by collecting narratives of events which made American history. After he had piled up a competence from oil and gold he retired and devoted himself to his collection of Americana. (There's nothing more stupid than making more money when you don't need it," he says.) Now Mr. Streeter gives three fourths of his time to his rare books and documents—one of the top ranking private collections of Americana in the country. It is housed in a specially constructed vault on his Morristown, N. J. estate. One of the gems is his collection of Texas narratives. Another shows the beginnings of printing in the United States.
The Streeter family, which includes three grown sons and a 16-year-old daughter, was a closely knit clan until America was plunged into war. Now the three sons are in service and Lieutenant Colonel Streeter spends most of her time in Washington. She comes home for a visit occasionally and between times Mr. Streeter and their daughter, Lilian, go down to visit her. But in spite of the disruption of family life, Thomas Streeter is extremely enthusiastic about his wife's job.
"I was keen about it from the first," he said as he sat in his New York office the other day. "She is a most unusual girl. She has always been active in community affairs. She has terrific energy and driving power. And she is a very square shooter.
"I think after the children are grown, it's grand for women to do something outside the home. It makes them more interesting."
When Mrs. Streeter took up aviation a few years ago, however, she did not get so much applause at home.
"I didn't like her flying," said her husband with a little shudder. "When she took to forced landings in hay fields, it was quite nerve-wracking. But you get used to everything."
Thomas Streeter, a well-knit, level-eyed man with a friendly smile won't be bothered talking about his own career. But it has both weight and color. He was born in Concord, N. H., in 1883 of two families of lawyers, and was graduated with a B.L. from Dartmouth and an L.L.B. from Harvard. He began the practice of law in the Boston firm of Choate, Hall and Steward and in time established his own firm, Streeter and Holmes, in the same city.
While in private practice he became active in oil enterprises in Mexico and in 1915 became associated with the newly organized American International Corporation, of which he later became vice president. Eventually he discontinued the practice of law and devoted his time to finance, making headquarters in New York. He became Chairman of the Board of Simms Petroleum in 1923, engaged in liquidation of the Bank of the United States from 1931 to 1935, was made president of the Mortgage Certificate Loan Corp. in 1936 and president of the reorganized Prudence Bonds Co. in 1938. He retired a year later.
Since then Mr. Streeter has devoted most of his time to his book collection and the rest to his private interests, including the Ungalik Syndicate, a family partnership engaged in gold dredging in Alaska.
He is a member of various learned societies and President of the Bibliographical Society of America.
Secretary, Canaan Street Lodge, Canaan St., N. H. Treasurer, Morristown, N. J.
