At the Player's Club in New York a while back, Major Corey Ford, class of ig—, said "You two fellows ought to know each other, Park Merrow, meet Don Moore." Don and I allowed that we had never met. He told me that he's going to open an agency in New York, handling all types of author's manuscripts. If you have any nice fresh stories to peddle, better broker them through Don.
Jim Adams is scheduled to leave for Europe on an official business trip next month. Major Charlie Flint writes a good letter from Germany. He is with the Evacuation Hospital, APO 339. On the day he wrote, March 18, he said the Germans his outfit was bucking had not heard that the war was supposed to be over. He has heard from Clint Taylor and hopes that any of the gang finding time will write to him.
Service promotions this month are four in number. Fred Kaufman is now a captain; Ross Pearl is a major, while Harold Stevens and Carl Bridenbaugh have been upped to lieutenant commander.
Dick Colton has joined the New York delegation. His business address is 195 Broadway, where he is assistant traffic manager for Western Electric. He has bought a house in Pel ham Manor.
Lionel Mosher certainly rates a short cheer. He has made time from his work on the faculty of Waltham, Mass., High School as teacher of senior English, to write a thirtychapter mystery serial Death's Bright Diamonds. The novel has been purchased by the NEA Service for syndication in more than 400 newspapers. He has previously knocked out three novels, published by the TorontoStar. That's nice going.
Pete Blodgett is having a good convalescence \from his operation. He is at his humble abode in Dover, Mass.
Major Gardon Marvel is getting his mail at Washingtonville, New York.
Millard Peabody is now at 38 Cottage St., Hingham, Mass. His business address is, as usual, 275 Congress St., Boston.
Have you remembered to mail Bill Griffin a 50-word short theme on yourself for the '2ser? Bill does a swell job with that sheet, but he just has to have a few facts to start writing with. Give him a break and mail your card.
They aint much happened sence the last riting. Spring, like a torn cat chasing a fish cart, is coming in by leaps and bounds. Pretty soon I shall get out my tackle and go try and catch me sum trouts with a dry fly. Coming ofen the pond wun beautiful evening last spring, a city slicker awl rigged out like Abercrombie and Fitch's show window steps up to me and asts "where are they biting?" I gives him the wunce over and snaps back "Right behind the ripple" and goes elsewhere. If sum of you fellers will come up here, I will show you just where that ripple is.
AT HIS NEW POST in the Naval Air Station, Wildwood, N. J., Lt. Comdr. Richard Eberhart '26 is the training officer and the fourth in command.
Secretary, Centre Ossipee, N. H. Treasurer. P. O. Box 428, Bristol, R. I.