1909

We are sorry we did not have a report in the last issue of the MAGAZINE but this was supposed to be devoted to the people returning for Commencement, and the dead line was so early that I could not get a report on it until after that date. Herb Hawes acted as official observer for me and this is what he has to report:

As you know, Bill Holzer and I went up to the Reunion July 5, 6 and 7. Bill and I checked other members of the class that were there and hope that all have been included. Mason, Swenson, Lord, Irwin, Hinkley and Hazelton is the list.

We had a good time but found the situation somewhat different from the usual Reunion of the past. The particular weekend that we were there, there were not as many reuning as in the previous weekends. This was probably due to Class 1911 having had their reunion at Whitefield, N. H., at an earlier date, and our class not coming back in an organized way. The class of 'OB was back in force and we spent considerable time with them, in fact, attended their class dinner.

I am glad to see we were at least represented even though in a small way. I, personally, attended the Class Secretaries' meeting early in June, and found many interesting new buildings, but pretty hard living conditions, and a very serious shortage of meats.

Again I have to report the death of another member of our class; Jack Clough of Memphis, Tenn., died on June 10, 1946. Jack had been sick for several years, and died in the Veterans' Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn., where he had been for four years. Jack was a very popular member of the class, and extremely well-liked by all who came in contact with him. He had a personality which he also carried through his later life, and became a most popular real estate dealer in Memphis. Further details regarding him will be found in the In Memoriam column.

A member of our class who has the sense to retire is Laurence C. Chase, who has been a teacher of general sciences at Torrington High School for the past twenty-five years. It was rather interesting that both Harold Clark and Laurence Chase were both in the teaching profession. It doesn't look as if we business fellows have enough sense to retire. It is, however, too late to change our professions, I am afraid.

I had an interesting visit with Mabel Avery, who has been connected this past summer with a gift shop in Nantucket, which is the same concern she is associated with in the winter.

George Bums, I am sorry to report, died August 7, 1946. As this is going to print I have no further details regarding him, but hope to have some before our next issue.

Received a very interesting report on Craig Thorn, which was much better than I last reported, when he was supposed to be permanently disabled with a heart attack. He reports now he is in Tampa, Fla., doing bookkeeping work, which is the only work he could find down there which would not sap his strength. He says he is happier now than he has been in years, and is off sick benefit. This is certainly good news and we wish him all kinds of good luck.

A further report from Phil Chase shows his spirits are good. He reports the joke in his life is that now he has no sense of taste or smell, and is not even allowed to swallow, so a skunk could come along and it wouldn't bother him a particle.

Arthur Hadden seems to be doing pretty well for himself, and receiving good publicity. He is a member of the firm of McClure, Hadden & Ortman, Inc., Management Engineers, 75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 1, Ill.

As a result of a poll of five thousand Industrial Engineers throughout the Chicago area, Put was one of the ten top-ranking engineers selected. Two of his partners were selected as runners-up in the poll, which would seem to indicate that he is not only good himself but knows how to pick them. Put tells me he ran across Bob Mower in San Francisco recently, and cannot see that he has changed a bit since he was in college with the exception of a little more gray hair.

DECORATED by the Queen of the Netherlands, Capt. Don Frothingham '08 USNR received the Commander Cross for his contribution toward the liberation of the Netherlands.

Secretary, Wm. Filene's Sons Co. 426 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Treasurer, 16 Wall St., New York 15, N. Y.