1930
It was nice to get Fran and Billie Horn's annual Christmas card, with Fran's annual newsy report on the Washington scene as it pertains to the class of 1930. For example he related that the Paul Dubacks have a son, Steven, and that Paul is an Army captain, both of which are welcome tidings. Fran is still in the same office in the Pentagon building, but he has taken on a new job, and a not too easy one, being responsible for maintaining a high state of morale in the Army Service Forces.
While many of you may have seen the announcement in the papers, it will be news to some of you that we have a U. S. Senator in our ranks, the Hon. Hugh B. Mitchell of the State of Washington. Hugh was appointed by Governor Mon C. Wallgren as his successor in the Senate, to serve until January 3, 1947. For the past twelve years Hugh has been secretary to Governor Wallgren during his terms in the House and Senate.
And, speaking of governors, from the opposite end of the border comes word that the Portland, Maine, firm of Cook, Hutchinson, Pierce and Connell announce that Horace A. Hildreth, having been elected Governor of Maine, has withdrawn from the firm, which will continue the practice of law under the firm name of Hutchinson, Pierce, Connell, Atwood and Scribner. You guessed it, our own Fred Scribner.
Pete Callaway's Christmas present was an honorable discharge from the Navy on December 24. He has returned to Time magazine, but at the time Pete gave us this information he did not know just what his new job was to be.
Bob Jordan's class dues were looked after by his wife, Helen, who added that Bob had been in the battle of Leyte Gulf and is still somewhere in the South Pacific.
Comdr. Jack Smith sent the following notewith his dues to Treasurer Raymond:
I am still senior flight surgeon on the USS This ship has come to be known as "The Fighting Lady" and they have centered a feature picture about her in Hollywood. I do everything from psychiatry to abdominal surgery. No pediatrics or obstetrics though; in fact the appellation "Fighting Lady" might have arisen from a desire to have something feminine about us. Sometimes we slip into some peaceful deep blue lagoon and the sun-bathers make the flight deck look like a Lido beach club. However I long for the great green air and the smell of New Hampshire pine.
Frank Fowler has gone to Norfolk, Va., asgeneral manager of the Wilder Theatre Circuit. His headquarters are in the NewportTheatre Building there, but as his homeaddress remains in Long Island for the timebeing we gather that Frank will be on thecircuit himself a good part of the time.
Mem King has also changed addresses,having left Newtown, and is now teaching atSt. Mark's school.
Buckle Downey, at last reports, was acting as assistant adjutant at Post Headquarters at Turner Field, Albany, Ga.
Major Les Godwin brings things up to date on his wanderings in an interesting letter to Charlie:
I started this war on the beachhead at Gravelly Point on the Potomac at Washington. After six months I was transferred to Cincinnati with the headquarters of the Ferrying Division, ATC. After a year there, (a nice city but almost devoid of Dartmouths at the time, although I saw Bob Dunlap and Lt. Drew Mosher) I made a trip to Palm Springs, Calif., and while away got transferred back to Washington, this time with Hq. Air Transport Command, and as chief of the Officers Branch have sent many to all corners of the globe. Fortunately my number may come up soon I sat beside Paul Reeves and his wife at the Notre Dame "game" in Boston. Paul is with General Electric nearby and hasn't changed in appearance a bit. Also saw Sam Carlisle on the way out. Al Marsters had a wistful look on his face—l sure would like to have seen him back in action At the recent Dartmouth Night here in Washington I saw Major Fran Horn and Capt. Paul Duback (both from the Pentagon Bldg. and apparently able to find their way out). Prof. Burns who used to teach education, and now Lt. Col. Burns of the Senior Officers Course at Orlando, dropped in recently and bragged about the swell jobs Snub Poehler and Bill Bragner were doing in the educational field before entering the service. I'm not surprised as those two really were a pair in anything they did while in Hanover.
Bob Keene and his photographic work are to be written up in the February issue of U. S. Camera, which, according to Bob will be "the same old stuff they like to put out for camera fans." Bob's third youngster, Peter Bampton, was born March 18, 1943. Peter's brother and sister are eleven and nine, respectively. And we have just learned the name of Dr. Jim Irwin's son, David, although his age and birthdate are still awaited from his daddy who has been located at El Cajon, Calif., which is about twenty miles or so east of San Diego. It has been quite some time since we have heard anything of Jim, but a request for news has been sent to him and a reply is hopefully anticipated in the near future.
It will not be long before Alex McFarland sets out to exhort you Thirtymen to more record-breaking activities on behalf of the Alumni Fund. We beseech your prompt participation so that the rapidly dwindling thatch atop his head will not disappear entirely during the coming Fund campaign.
Secretary, 99 Hudson St., New York, N. Y.
Treasurer, 443 Nayatt Rd., Barrington, R. I.
