1931

We have already heard from Jack Warwick, Frank Hodson, Dick Holbrook, Bunce Clarkson, Sam Taylor, Ernie Moore, Bill Schuldenfrei, Sam Groves, and Mel Hallenbeck that they are going to be on hand for Reunion. This is a swell start and it's beginning to look now as though maybe we've underestimated the number of fellows who are going to be there. That's all to the good, however, because the more the merrier. We would like to ask you again to give Schuldy a break with the costumes, and if your plans are pretty certain as far as being there, but the pocketbook a little depleted because of your contribution to the Alumni Fund at al, would you get your measurements in the mail right away so Schuldy knows where he stands? This business of costumes is no picnic as everyone of you must realize, and we have had to buy the cloth separately and have the slack suits made up, so PUL-EEZE go to work on this. Had a swell note from Ernie Moore:

To keep you up to date, the 25th of February found me out and lacking one day of having spent five years in the army.

Angie beat me home and we have found it wonderful to relax together. Now I am job-hunting in earnest and that is another thing. Indications point to the fact that in my business I am out about six months too early, but I can stand it.

Was able to make the Annual Boston Dinner here on the 27th. Although our class did not have a large turn-out, it was wonderful to see and talk with those that were there. Naturally most of the conversation revolved around our coming Reunion. Believe there will be one hundred per cent attendance from this section.

Seated at the table with me were Shep Woltt, Tower Snow, Bunce Clarkson, Johnny Boermeister, McKenney and Rog Burrill. A lot of your old friends were in attendance, too numerous to mention.

Understand that Rod Dodge is back, though to date I have not been to contact him. In the list above I should have included Berme Boyle. He looks fine, living down at ManchesterBy-the-Sea, and job hunting too. The political setup changed at Andover while he was in the Navy and he doesn't believe that he wants to go back. The job is there but not the future.

Have also seen Herm Buxbaum, the merchant of Newton. He has bought out the family's interest in the business and is now competing with S.S. Pierce single-handed.

Today on the street I ran into Mel Levison and his charming wife. Mel, as you know, is working in New York but his wife has to stay in Boston until they can find a place to live over there.

Thanks Ernie for your letter, it's certainly good to hear from you and to have you back home again.

We also had a grand class dinner last month at the Dartmouth Club, but too late to report in the column, at which a 8 o£ the gang showed up: Hank Richmond, Howie Crosse, A 1 Torras, Dutch Holland, Jack Leuthner, Petey Boynton, Bill Schuldenfrei, Frank McCord, Thad Smith, Bill Little, Dick Danby, Chuck Briggs, Ned Rosen, Red Gristede, Will Lapidus, Jim Lyall, Mel Hollenbeck, Doug Morris, A 1 Sutton, Mel Levison, Bob Wallace, Ken Anderson, Joe Mullan, Dick Holbrook, Dick Crane, Keith Shearman and myself. It was swell to see so many guys that haven't been around for a while. Especially Jack Leuthner and Petey Boynton who both served in the Medical Corps overseas and are now back in practice in the city. Doug Morris who was formerly with Campbell Soup has now come to New York for Pedlar & Ryan. And Thad Smith, also just out of the Navy, is trying to decide whether to resume his law practice here in New York or to return to Boston.

A note from our ex-coordinator of InterAmerican Affairs, Charlie O'Neill, giving us a change of address to Shangri-La Apartments in Santa Monica, Calif. Chuck and his good wife are going to be there for two or three months or maybe longer. Jack Warwick reported that he had seen Jack Schackne who had just been released from the service and was on his way home to Toledo where he is in the real estate business.

Had a surprise call from Henkle Reno the other day, who's here in town for a couple of weeks. Johnny was released from the service last November and is sitting in on a refresher course given by the Equitable at their home office. He came out to the house over the weekend has changed very little from the young fellow we used to know in Hanover. That is, except for the sparsity of the stuff they call hair on the top of his head. When Johnny left home Alice had just gotten out of the hospital a short time before, but latest reports have it that she is recuperating very nicely, and we spent considerable time trying to concoct some plans for getting them both up to Hanover in July.

Just in time to give us the finishing bit of news for the column, we got the enclosed letter from Walt Hausman:

Don't drop Dead Charlie,Yep, the dead has arisen—at least I know that that is the way you probably feel!!!

Anyway it is time for Hausman to check in after years of silence. The War did strange things to many of us, and after receiving a Naval commission, fate did a few flip-flops and I found myself supervising the 3532 nd Army Air Force Base Unit—-a P47 Thunderbolt Aircraft Training School—in Farmingdale, Long Island. This was a swell experience training and working with thousands of AAF personnel, Officers and Non-coms. Soon after the closing of the school late in '44, I turned up as Field Service Supervisor for the P47's involving travel to P47 bases in the U. S. Again very interesting. When it began to look like VJ Day was a certainty I completely reversed the field and took my present job as Assistant Advertising Manager here in the Brewing Industry, coming here in August '45.

I did get a chance during the War to learn to fly and usually spend time each weekend so-doing.

A newcomer came to the family last October 29, a second daughter Marilyn. She is a honey and is getting along swell, as is Ree. We hope to take in Reunion this year but dammit Charlie I misplaced the dope sheet which you sent me concerning uniform, etc. Could you forward another one to me soon? I'll fill it out right away this time!!

Will try to get in to one of the Class Dinners soon but the wrong night is always picked for me. Have been doing a lot of traveling and it always seems that that is the case of late on the night chosen. . .

Hope that some of this is of use to you in bringing up to date your records. Haven't been fortunate to see many of the '31ers, but maybe peace will bring about a change. I do see Spotts quite often and he and Kay are to be the newcomer's godparents. Hope to see you soon.

Thanks for your letter, Walt, and after the first shock of opening it had passed off, I recovered well enough to read it through and to enjoy it thoroughly. We'll be looking for you and Kay in Hanover in July along with all the rest of youse guys and youse gals. But P U L E E Z E, AGAIN, let's have your measurements for Schuldy, as well as your nominations for the executive committee for the next five years.

Secretary, 224 Beverly Rd., Scarsdale, N. Y Treasurer, Rm. 2119 400 W. Madison St., Chicago 6, 111