1914
There may be plenty of meat and cigarettes and gas in Montreal, but Jesse Hubel writes, "One rarely comes in contact with any '14ers, although we have a fairly active alumni group which, through dinner meetings, helps to maintain our contact with the College. The ALUMNI MAGAZINE, of course, helps a lot, but the idea of a periodic class letter is swell. I believe the last '14er I saw was 'Dutch' Burnham, in Pittsburgh about a year ago." Jess is still concerned mostly with special development studies, which involve trying to convince a management how to spend money on new projects, which he calls, "a rather hopeless job during war years. However, our company has made a very substantial contribution to the war effort, having designed, installed and undertaken the operation of plants for the Dominion Government to the extent of about 100 million dollars to date." His daughter Joan, 21, after graduation from Wellesley in June '43, is now busily occupied in New York with HarcourtBrace Publishers. David, 18, is in his second year at McGill, having won a four-year scholarship there for leading in the Quebec College matriculation exams in 1943. If in Montreal, give Jess a ring at Canadian Industries, Ltd., Box 10, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Dr. and Mrs. Albert W. Fellows, of Bangor, Me., have recently announced the engagement of their daughter Miriam to Richard Beale Newhall of Santa Barbara, Calif. Miriam is a graduate of Wells College and Katherine Gibbs School. Mr. Newhall graduated from Pasadena Junior College, and attended Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio.
Walter LeCount is back in Teheran as a member of the Millspaugh Finance Mission, loaned to the Iranian Government by our State Department. According to his sister Adelaide, one of his chief topics in writing is the high prices due to lack of a ceiling. A fourmonths' old copy of the Saturday Evening Post sells for $1.80; re-soling of golf shoes, $11; a Kelvinator that cost $300 three years ago, sold, after continuous use, for $2100. Buicks, second hand, sell for $50,000, and all these prices are U. S. The work of the Commission is uncer- tain, due to changes in the native cabinet, sometimes friendly, other times inimical, to a mission of outsiders. V-mail address only is W. K. LeCount (civilian) Millspaugh Mission, A.P.O. 523, C/O P.M., N. Y. C.
The Christian Science Monitor of January 6, by way of Warde Wilkins, informs us that Gordon C. Sleeper has been named sales manager of the new Personal Plane Division of Republic Aviation Corporation, in addition to his duties as director of public relations. The picture in the Monitor indicates that Gordon has been very little affected by food rationing. He surely has put on weight!
Neal O'Hara, in his column of February 8,"One of Wellesley's tallest men is Herb Austin, sales manager for the Townsman Press of that place. He is so tall that when he tangled with a tree while skiing the other day, he broke one leg in two places." An immediate telephone call was answered by Herb, himself, who reported that the accident was two weeks old and that it occurred while he was skiing on the Wellesley Campus. If married men, approaching sixty, men with a wife and two grown children, would stay off the Wellesley Campus, and act their age, the secretary would be relieved of reporting such sad news. Herb's son, S/Sgt. Robert, is in France, while daughter Judy has been visiting the campuses of some seventy-five institutions throughout the East, and is representative of the World Student Service Fund. One of the chief objects of this Fund is the instruction by mail of interned service men in foreign prison camps.
Supported by documentary evidence comes the information that Ens. Jim Gregg is Flotilla Commander of No. 520 Coast Guard Temporary Reserve of Boston, in which capacity "he is a wonderful sight as he marches with his band of men across Boston Common when they are reviewed by the Commanding Admiral." Our informant, a chief in the same flotilla, shows little respect for his superior. I dare not quote further; which reminds me, that Win Snow Jr., was in Holland and Belgium with the Infantry and at last reports was in England, Hospitalized with trench foot.
For the past twenty-two years, Red Davidson has been in charge of the Philadelphia office of the Patent Scaffolding Co. Married in 1918, Red has a daughter Dorothy, 22, a graduate of Wilson College, now employed by General Electric. His son Richard, 18, is with the Army Air Corps, by last reports at Shaw Field, Sumpter, S. C., waiting to be sent to Pre-Flight. Red reports one hobby—"that of being a philatelist, stamp collector to you, specializing in pairs, strips and blocks of U. S„ only." He wonders if there are any other philatelists in the class and would like to hear from them.
John Pomeroy, son of Dee, is in the Hawaiian Islands with the Infantry. The Pomeroy daughter, a graduate of Depauw University, is in Virginia with her two children, while her husband is overseas. John, incidentally, was a sophomore at Washington and Lee, when he enlisted in November '42..
At the recent meeting of Officers and Executive Committee, held in Hanover, (see Newsletter), Paul Louden was added to the Nineteen-Fourteen Memorial Fund Committee in place of J. F. Connors, resigned. James P. Margeson was chosen chairman of the same committee.
Pictured in this issue, in rather informal attire, is Inspector Lawrence Kingman, of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. "Runt" or "Larry" if you are on foot; Mr. Kingman, if you are in an automobile, lives in Brockton with his wife Clara and younger son, Philip. The older boy Donald has been in the anti-air corps for two years, and at last report was studying to be a navigator. The picture of "Runt" was taken some four or five years ago by the writer, in the Kingman cat boat on Duxbury Bay. Some few classmates remain who have neglected to send their dues to Potsdam, N. Y. Carelessness, true! But it causes "Rufe" a lot more work and might upset the MAGAZINE mailing list. Will you not tend to it right now? It is $3 for one year, $15 for five years, and the five-year group is increasing steadily.
Boston was the scene of another get-together when the Boston Alumni Association held its annual dinner at the Copley Plaza, the last day of February. Including "Sig" Larmon, who was an honored guest sitting at the head table, there were eighteen 'l4ers present. Aborn, Austin ,(on crutches) Chas. Batchelder, Harold Brown, Burleigh, Cole, Drake, Gregg, Hall, Kimball, Lawrence, Maddalena, Newmark, Pattee, Snow, Taft, and Wheatley all made their appearance. "Hoppy" was at his best, following what was probably the most unique introduction by Bi 11 Cunningham in the history of the club. Following the dinner and speeches the boys remained for free beer at the Eleazar Wheelock Tavern until nearly midnight. All in all it was one of the best parties in recent years.
My last thought is a confession. I have read Connor's Alumni Fund letter and my personal record for thirty years, and publicly admit that I am heartily ashamed of that record. Fortunately, the last three or four years looked a lot better. Probably few. of us have ever realized before what others were doing, or how far behind the average run of the mine most of us were. Jack's letters have done a lot to clarify the situation so let us try this year to keep ouj personal relation with the College as well as the position of the class on a plane commensurate with the needs of Dartmouth.
Secretary, 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth, Mass.
Treasurer,; 26 Garden Street, Potsdam, N. Y.
