1923

I pose a query to over 600 good and true '23ers as to the identity of the classmate who escorted Mary Warren, first of the long line of Carnival Queens, at the 1923 Winter Car nival, and what happens? Ken Davis '24 (yes, Nineteen Twenty-four) sits him down insanter and dashes off the first reply, as follows: "Stan Richmond '23, Phi Kappa Psi house, was the honored escort whose guest was Mary Warren, first Carnival Queen. Mary was a Manchester (N. H.), girl, and Stan had previously lived here for a number of years. Naturally, the whole Manchester contingent got quite a thrill out of it." Ken goes on to say, "Incidentally, your third paragraph coverage of Toledo lawyer Ted Lamb is excellent, but he is definitely a bona fide member of the Class of 1924." Thanks for both the information and correction, Ken Davis. I lifted Ted's numerals from a press clipping which said "23" without checking in the General Catalogue which was all the way across the room. Only way I can get out of it is to propose Ted for Honorary '23, with back pay (portal to portal) for 1923 to 1924.

Fire companies from eight towns were rushed to Westboro, Mass., on March 5, when Ed Fairbanks' 5-story Westboro Underwear Cos. was completely destroyed in a wind-swept conflagration which caused damage estimated at $300,000. The class offers Ed its sincere sympathy in this serious business loss.

Bob McMillan, formerly an advertising executive with Lever Brothers, Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., N. W. Ayer & Son, Inc., and Young & Rubicam, has joined the Boston office of Alley & Richards, Inc. as an account executive and marketing specialist. Bob's talent and experience in the advertising field assure the success we all wish for him in this new venture.

Owen Smith, who's in the insurance business in Portland, Me., has been elected Maine Director of the Outboard Boating Club of America. The club works to promote water safety, better small-boat facilities and outdoor programs for the state, including fishing, hunting and other sports activities. Good work, Owen.

Congratulations, too, to Johnny Foster, recently appointed vice president and Eastern manager of George Fry & Associates, consulting management engineers. John's headquarters will be at the company's New York office, 285 Madison Ave.

Extra! Powerful Packillac Collides with Luscious Lincoford on Park Avenue. Wrecked cabs disgorge irate passengers bound for Dartmouth Club. Sulphurous language precedes mailbag mixup..... Naturally, theIrishman and I were both sore when our taxies tangled. We called off the dinner date and haven't spoken since. And in the melee, he walked off with my clippings and jottings for this column, while I found myself with a bale of notes intended for Skidoo. So here goes.

Ed Wackerhagen has formed a new company, Sheridan Products Inc., for the production of his Sheridan Pneumatic Rifle. A gun bug since grammar school days, Ed is in the enviable position of having put a hobby to work. His well equipped factory is now busy turning out a gun that rivals the best sporting rifles for appearance, and has exclusive features designed to put the BB on all previous guns of this type. (Actually, it shoots bullets, also made in Ed's factory.)

Bob Hess, vice president and a director of the Washburn Cos. of Worcester, has been elected vice-chairman of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce in that city. Speaking of Bob reminds us of the generousand well chosen assortment of kitchen wares(products of his company) which he donatedto the raffle at reunion last year.

The Irishman (bad cess to him) breezed upto Boston for their annual dinner at theCopley Plaza on February 26. Before, duringand after dinner, songs by the Glee Club, andspeeches by President Dickey '29 and FrankB. Wallis '25, he foregathered with the following faithful:

Ly Harding, Nat Harmon, Ed Hopkins, Carl Bowen, Phil Bowker, Ted Caswell, Fred Clark, Frank Doten, Jack Griffin, Bob McMillan, Jim Broe, Len Morse, Henry Hudson, Nonny Fay, Ed Fairbanks, Stu Knight, George Fuller, Bud Eaton, Walt Maroney, George Musk, Lee Young, Roger Saltmarsh, Ray Tabor, Hen Perkins, Mort Stern, Howie Reed, Gus Ryan, Rusty Sargent, Howie Bartlett, Herb Veit, Vic Barney, Sam Home, Chet Bixby and Gardner Aiken.

Reub Winchester, sales promotion manager of Continental Optical Cos. of Indianapolis, is also in charge of export sales coordination and triples in brass as editor of the company publication, "The Blue Star." Also to Reub's credit are two sons—Dick, 18, and Royden, 8.

More grist from the Skidoo mailbag next month.

FOUR EXPERTS GET TOGETHER TO WATCH THE CARNIVAL SLALOM RACE. President John Sloan Dickey and three members of the press watch with pride the winning Dartmouth efforts on Oak Hill's slopes. Left to right. President Dickey, Henry Moore '23, winter sports expert of the Boston Herald, Bob Macaulay '24, representing a moving picture company, and Pat Harty of the Boston Globe.

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