1940
The numbers of 1940, through its auxiliary division, increase in each succeeding month. And, important to this scrivener, proud parenthood works wonders in getting out the mail. Let this be the record of thanks to those wee ones whose advent has filled the maw for this month.
Mickey Miller and Jo had their second, Peter, in the middle of February, to keep Jo Anne, four and one-half, from lonely childhood. Mick is with Aetna Life and reports, "Bob Rodday running his own machine shop. Pete Lamson selling insurance in Lowell. Ronnie Woodberry in the trucking business, with three children for a starter. Fred Kelley a dentist in Wellesley." Mickey suggests more class activities around Boston, which we second heartily with the further suggestion that someone of you fugitives from Harvard get the organizing started.
E. Teare Browne, of Harvard Business School and New York, brought off the deal with Leslie Browne, born Washington's Birthday in New York. Brownie says, "Have seen Jack O'Brien and Bob Dibble here at the school. Bill Holman is across the river at Harvard Law, probably with a number of others whom I haven't seen. Have seen Malcolm DeSieyes (Diz) and Don Fox in periodic trips to the Big City. Note: Don just got a nice advancement at Young & Rubicam to Asst. Acct. Executive."
Joe and Jeannette Christopher, out in Lakeview, New York, cooperated on the appearance of Joe 111, January 26. Joe complains that a cold winter on the Niagara frontier has frozen out all the news from that direction.
And two more to wind up the birth announcements: Ernie Lendler reports the birth of Eugene Robert, January 30 in'New Haven, and Dr. Bill Huffman now has Bill, Jr., born February 20.
To reverse the usual order, let's pick up the following: Elizabeth Moore of San Francisco engaged to Phil Dostal; Margaret Ann Goldhorn of Northport, Long Island, engaged to Fred Bachelder; and an April wedding planned for Anne Noland of Arlington, Va„ and Johnny Baybutt.
The word from Chicago is that the reorganization of '4O in that area is going forward with plans for the first party this spring. And, of course, that '4O-'4i shindig in New York will be history by the time this gets to print. How about you, Boston, and you, Cleveland, for some of the same stuff? And from Chicago, via his father, comes the news that Hi Belding is still in the Army, stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, in the office of the Surgeon. He holds a Captain's commission, and phjns on release this summer. His wife and two children are in Georgia with him.
Cliff Falkenau checks in this month with news that he is in press relations with General Electric in Schenectady, working on technical publicity for GE's transportation, federal & marine, and aeronautic 8c marine divisions, learning how to write about guided missiles (V-a Rockets) and such. Derrill Trenholm, jack of all reportorial trades with the KokomoTribune, Kokomo, Indiana, writes, "On vac ation last September saw LSMFT copyman Boggie Bowman rolling his own with RowdyDau at Foote, Cone and Belding, New York City. Also Ben Bacon, who has acquired a printing emporium in Derby, Conn., and now has wife, Jean, slaving to keep it going for him. Traveling by train (who has a postwar car), the trip was short and relaxing only in its conclusion. Have YOU ever carried a pottie seat in a musette bag?"
And brief mention for Tex Meyer, assistant account executive on Schenley Reserve for Biow Company; John Lillis, in the pleasure boat business at Wolfeboro, being assistant to the president, Winnepesaukee Boat Cos.; BillHalsey, coaching the Harvard ski team, studying architecture at Harvard on the side, and placing high in cross-country and jumping at the Easterns in February; Jack McDonald, personnel manager for E. E. Fairchild Corp., in Rochester, N. Y.; Bill Watson a market analyst for the Grace Company; Bob Skinner at Alta, Utah, in skiing; and Thomas Wa.rd.ellBraden, moved to Norwich, Vermont, which, although it brings him into the best state in the union (reinstated as of November 12, 1946), has had no effect as yet in breaking the long silence. Periodically we send out the cry, "What do you hear from Braden?" And the echo always comes back, "Not so much as one measly word."
Secretary, 16 Elm St., Montpelier, Vt. Treasurer, 42 Congress St., St. Albans, Vt.
