1926
Cleary thinks this column needs more culture. Which explains the Guest Editors: Don Norstrand and Bob Salinger and a report from Boston, which will obviously supply that need. With the exception of one item from the hinterlands too newsworthy to omit, we shall forthwith make with the Broad A.
Item: The '26 attendance at the New York Alumni Banquet at the Dartmouth Club in April. We had the largest delegation there, comprised of FLASH FALLON, HANK MERRY, GEORGE SCOTT, SID HAYWARD, JACK ROBERTS, LLOYD SANFORD, CHARLIE SINGLETON, BLEECK WILLIAMS, JUD MCCARTHY, JAKE JACOBUS, 808 CLEARY, HAP JOHNSTON, FRED HURD, ED SIMMONS, SNIPE ESQUERRE, GIB ROBINSON and NICK NICKERSON. We trust that a raucous time was enjoyed by all, and with that crowd on hand it undoubtedly was!
Turning Now to Culture: One of the most interesting and attractive dining spots in town these days is the Officers' Club at the Charlestown Navy Yard. We have had the privilege of being a guest there twice in recent weeks, and on both occasions have exchanged handshakes and "how-are-yuhs" with busy RALPH BRISTOL. Ralph is putting his hotel experience to good use, doing a splendid job as civilian manager of the club. LT. JIM OBERLANDER sat at the table next to us on both our visits. After hitches at Columbia University and Portsmouth, N. H., Jim is now assigned to the Dispensary at the Navy Yard. He is in the pink of condition and working hard, but manages to get home to Vermont and his family on occasional 48-hour leaves.
MAJOR DON MACKAY of the Judge Advocate General's Dept. had held a Reserve Officer's commission before the war. He was called up from his busy law practice in Quincy on January 1, 1942, and has been overseas for 14 months, at present in North Africa. As the title implies, Don is doing legal work in connection with courts-martial, etc. His address: 0-338741, Branch Office, J.A.G.D., APO 534, New York.
LT. HENRY A. BLAKE USNR, joined up in October, 1942, trained at Quonset, and is now personnel officer at Barin Field, Pensacola, Fla. He is fortunate in having Mrs. Blake and their youngster with him. Mail addressed to Barin Field will reach him O.K.
LT. CARL SCHIPPER USNR was in Brisbane, Australia, for a year and has just moved north to New Guinea, where he is living, so he writes, in a community where the men wear skirts and the women wear nothing. (Assume this applies only to the local citizens—wasn't Eleanor out there a while back?) We know nothing of Carl's work except that he was qualified as an expert with a service revolver and has sent home Jap souvenirs; however his extra-curricular activities in Brisbane left nothing to be desired—within reason of course.
LT. DAN DRURY USNR is completing his recovery from the long and serious illness he contracted while on duty in Virginia a year ago last winter. Following a second operation last September Dan spent a good deal of the fall and winter at the Chelsea Naval Hospital here. The Navy put him on inactive status early this spring, and he and Sally and the boys then proceeded to Palm Springs, Cal., to do some concentrated sunbathing. They will be back in Hanover by the time you are reading this, and Dan's health should then be completely restored. In July Dan and Sally will become the proud parents of the first '26 son to enter Dartmouth —and we assure you that this honor falls on a worthy representative. Sonny has made a splen-did record at Hanover High, is an all-around athlete with emphasis on skiing. He starred on the school ski team which competed against the College team last February.
LT. MAC MCDAVITT JR. USNR is temporarily in our midst, but so busy we rarely see him. Mac resigned the presidency of the Somerville National Bank and took his commission in the fall of 1942. After indoctrination at Quonset and a brief hitch in Washington Mac spent most of last year as Personnel Officer at the Brunswick Naval Air Base in Maine. His fine work there earned him his present job. This winter he attended the launching ceremonies of one of our largest carriers; he then proceeded to Newport, was selected as aide to the executive officer of this carrier, with responsibility for organizing, assigning and training a new crew of 2600 men. Military security prevents saying much more, but he probably will not be in our midst much longer. Billie and the boys will stay put at their home in Winchester.
PERCY ROBINSON is back again in Massachusetts, living at 88 Grove Street, Belmont, and active as N. E. Sales Manager of Cambridge Rubber Co. Perce tells us he spent six months in the Army of the United States and was mustfred out as an overage corporal in April, 1943, having trained in California and Mississippi.
LT. HERB APPLIN entered the U. S. Navy on May 26, 1942, and has been stationed in Boston till now. All the gobs hereabouts are very careful to salute Lt. Applin as he is in charge of the Shore Patrol in the Boston area. Herb just received orders on April 29 for overseas duty. Meantime Johnny Applin, aged four, will be in complete charge of the household at 31 Barnard Avenue, Watertown, and will take care of his sister and mother.
CAPTAIN RAN COX, U. S. Army Air Corps, was commissioned in August, 1942. A great man for travel, Ran toured the country before leaving for overseas in the spring of 1943. His stops included Miami, Louisville, Sedalia, Mo.; Marsh Field, Cal.; Camouflage School at Ft. Benning. Ran has been in there pitching. He was in the initial invasion of Sicily and was awarded the Air Medal, being cited "For Service Beyond the Call of Duty." This March Ran was transferred to England where he is in the Troop Carrier Command. His mailing address can be had by writing the secretary.
LT. DICK MALONEY started his service in the U. S. Navy in August, 1942, at Pensacola for a three-months' hitch. For the past fourteen months Dick has been in charge of all Free Gunnery teaching at Dam Neck Station at Norfolk. He has recently returned to Pensacola and is awaiting further orders, while Marguerite and the children (Tommy 7 and Mary 4) stay on at 118th Street, Virginia Beach, Va. Dick's teaching experience in Nantucket stood him in good stead training the waist gunners and tail gunners. "They say" that Dick is now a thorough-going mathematician expert no end in Trigonometry, etc. Believe it or not, you who knew him when.
LT. COMMANDER SYL MCGINN has been serving in the U. S. Navy since three weeks after Pearl Harbor. After a brief stay in Newport, R. 1., and in Brooklyn, Syl left for the Pacific and has been in New Zealand till April 28, 1944, when he landed at San Francisco, having completed 22 months of foreign duty. After a leave of 15 or 20 days Syl expects that he will be located somewhere in the U. S. for the time being.
LT. COMMANDER WALTER PILLSBURY was in a U. S. Navy uniform March 12, 1942, and spent two rugged months at the second of 12 indoctrination classes at Quonset, R. I. Since then Walter has been communications officer at the Naval Air Station at South Weymouth, Mass. Recently he won his commission of lieutenant commander by action of the Selection Board. His address is 433 Ralph Talbot Street, So. Weymouth, Mass., until his expected further orders arrive.
BILL HUGHES was recently the recipient of a swell promotion—he is now Assistant Manager of Industrial Relations and Personnel of the N. E. Division of Socony-Vacuum Oil Cos., as of January 1944. Bill is spending three months on special study in Philadelphia before returning to the Hughes' new home at 7 Orchard Street, Andover, Mass. From the New Jersey and New York City grasslands come reports of a pleasant soiree with Cleary, Floyd-Jones, Jacobus and Wallace.
Secretary, Welsh Farms, Inc., Long Valley, N. J. Treasurer, United Shoe Machinery Corp. 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass.
