1945
Apologies are in order for failing you men (our four friends who read the column) last month. The reason for so doing (practically non-existent news-supply) has now been fairly well rectified (leave us hope it will ne'er again droop so low); so we are ready once more to stagger merrily along.
First of all: good news! Having reported two months ago that Bill Porter was about to take on a missus, we are glad to carillon the news that it has been did, the bride being the former Eve Peterson of Coronado, Calif. Tasker Hatch was married March 3, in Meredith, N. H. (attention H. P. Sawyer), to Virginia Ethel Weeks, and much as we would like to, we won't make any cutting remarks at good old Task. It almost hurts me to say this, but congratulations, you old test-tube troller. Ens. (when last we heard) Eliot Mover was married in Boston last February to Helen Raphael of Brighton. Paul Caravatt, of the ALUMNI MAG and a few other on-campus publications which we aren't sure of, has become engaged to Laura Bennett of Mary Hitchcock. We hope that was the girl we saw you with at the Cornell game last fall, Paul. (We're in a dirty mood tonight.) Another Hanoverite, John Van Buren, now at P and S in New York, is engaged to a nurse, Shirley Marsh (we've met this one), also of Mary Hitchcock. Oho! How did this get in here? Mr. and Mrs. Frank Youngman, of Portland, Ore., very cutely announce (pink ribbon and all) the birth of a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, who will probably marry a '65 some day. Leaving the nursery for some more "nupshalties," we have the engagement of Max Goldfine of the Navy and Jean Seligman of Waban, Mass., who plan to be married some time this spring. DaveSawyer, late of the Navy, and Nancy Mapes of Mount Vernon are engaged—as are also Bob Bessorn, medic at McGill, and Florence Merritt, a cadet nurse from Swampscott. The latter couple is going to be a pair of June brides. Congrats to all you fellas, and to the girls too; little do the girls know how lucky they are to be getting into the happiest and best college family there is, or maybe we are prejudiced.
Irregardless of the obvious low thought which will course through the minds of our three readers (one has fallen asleep) that we are stooping to new depths to drum up news, we are happy to report that Nichols has become engaged (gotta keep up with the group) to Phyllis "Terry" Gould of Shelburne Falls, Mass., and the Springfield Hospital. We must apologize to Dick Murray for scooping (newspaper term) him, but Dick will have the last say, and he will no doubt get his revenge. The wedding is not contemplated for quite a while; more definite invites will come later
Among some of the gentlemen of '45 Who have visited Hanover recently are Stuart Chalfant, Sherman Crough, Ray Duke, ChadRamsdell, Austin Wason, Lt. (jg) VernonBrooks, John Mac Donald, Ham Porter, JohnAllen, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Riley, Ronald Egan,Warren Schleicher, Lt. and Mrs. Dick Kendall, Jim Burton, Blair McClenachan, HowieBurdick, Mr. and Mrs. Boots Tolley, BudMorris (at Columbia), John Butler, Don MacKay, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kuhns, Fred FerbertAlan Buchsbaum, Lt. Howie Germaine (if you're still at Westover, give me a buzz, Howie), Lee Kreindler, Don Hawley (old Willistonian), Rog Brown, Mr. and Mrs. JohnAhearn, Francis Wilcox, Lt. Lloyd Nintzel (the old mathematician), Don Sisson, and Jake Lathrop. Hope most of you guys are back as book-benders.
As someone or other once said, "Every silver lining has a cloud"; so we have to take the sad news with the glad. Robert Benson Toyler was killed February 1945 in action over Hanau, Germany. Bob was a first lieutenant, a pilot of a B-17. William Henry Nate after seeing much action in the Army Engineers, died in Germany of a streptococcus infection of the throat two days before his outfit was to leave for home. Our condolences go to the families of these two men.
A couple or eight service promotions have been brought to our attention: Lts. ArtPounds and Ed White and Lt. (jg)s BobSamilson, Jim Broderick, Ted Bush, DaveKendall, Charles Murphy, and Stan Newton.Eliot Goodman is serving in the Army's criminal investigation division in Berlin; sounds like interesting and probably busy work. Olav Passburg, so his sister informs us, has been civilianized and is living in Los Angeles where "he likes the climate" (Jim Eckels please note).
John Callaghan has sent on a letter from Steve Hull of which the following is, as usual, a quote: (the letter is from Peking, by the way): "The money order (aheml the time has come again, gentlemen) is a late answer to your letter, but the typhoons on Okinawa held up deliveries for a long time. There are two other '4ss in Peking: Johnnie Leggat—an MP officer in sth Marines and lan MacKinnon, a sergeant in the sth Marines. I have a rifle platoon and life is very easy, except for the all-important question 'wenna we gonna go home'! Dave Strauss (Dartmouth and Texas A & M) wants to hear from Bud Tyler."
A few paragraphs back we mentioned that Jake Lothrop was one of the many recent visitors up in the foothills, and now, by golly, we have a letter from the lad:
It is with the greatest of pleasure, old bean (at least he didn't say "half-baked"), that I announce my return to the home-fires. I changed India for Maine andS/Sgt. for Mr. early in this past February and I guess anything I should say about how glad I am would be an understatement. A couple of weeks ago I made my pilgrimage to Hanover with the purpose of getting back into Dartmouth. I'm going to wait until this next fall before I return and settle down a little in the interim. Through Don Cobleigh I heard Jim Wilson is also returning next fall. Let me tell you, Hanover really looked "teek" (we guess), as we used to say in India, after being in that squalid place for two years. Some different from our days in old New Hamp with the sessions over the phonograph (especially "La Mer," ana over the bridge table, too). But Hanover hadnt changed so much in that time, and everything seemed to be returning to normal once more. My Big surprise of the weekend was finding out that myold roommate, Charlie Lazo, had acquired a wife. (Why doesn't somebody tell us of these Things like Chaz, frinstance?). I didn't see him as exams'were just finishing and he was out of town. I mess he's back with the Barbary Coast; so they must have a pretty good band now. (And to think what those boys used to call each other, in fun, of course) Well, Art, I'll say "so long" until the Reunion next August, when I hope to see you in person. That should be a rare old get-together!
And what better way can anybody think of to end this month's notes? As Durante would say, "I love that kind o£ carryin's-on!"
Acting Secretary, 273 Converse St., Longmeadow 6, Mass. Treasurer, Cos. E-2, ist Class, West Point, N. Y.
