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Modest mention of Louise Van Iderstine in the news reports of Bob's pending move to, North Carolina pointed straight to her as the: girl to receive this column's accolade for June.. A real ferret of a reporter might demonstrate that Louise has been the behind-the-scenes influence guiding Bob up through the mazes of local politics in Tenafly, N. J., to the top as. Mayor of the Town. Bob himself readily grants that she supplied the final link in the chain of circumstances that now takes them south of the Mason-Dixon line.
After Robert Lee Humber's World Federation Resolution was adopted by the legislature of his home state of North Carolina, he sought, help in getting it passed by the law-making bodies of other states. Louise was recommended to head the campaign in New Jersey.. According to Bob, she "lobbied, cajoled and. threatened the legislators until in the spring of 1942 the resolution passed both Houses." No wonder that five years later the Van Iderstines received a new invitation from Mr., Humber this time to help him organize an insurance company in North Carolina, with Bob as President.
Mrs. Van didn't just become a political power overnight. Ten years ago she started cutting her eye teeth in international relations when she became chairman of that division in the Englewood (N. J.) Women's Club. Later she took over the International Relations. Chairmanship for the Sixth District in the State Federation of Woman's Clubs, moving in due course to the post of State Chairman. When her term ran out a year ago, she turned with undiminished energy to her work with the American Section of the Joint Canadian-American Women's Committee on International Relations. Although she has just lately resigned the chairmanship of this august body, she remains a member of the Executive Board and will buckle down to work again when she and Bob are settled down south.
Louise, before she became Mrs. Van Iderstine, taught school in Glens Falls, N. Y., where Frank Morey now lives. There she met Bob and there they were married 28 years ago. Thanks to elder daughter Peggy (Morris), the Vans are now grandparents of a very small boy. Younger daughter Ethel started several years ago on a promising career in ballet, but by the time these lines are printed will have become the wife of a West Pointer, Major Robert Norris.
The Class has made headlines in the business world twice in the past 30 days. The New York Times for April 12 carried a fine likeness of Lloyd Young in its financial pages, announcing his advancement from executive vice president to the presidency of Pond's Extract Company. Lloyd, who has been with Pond's since 1923, retains the titles of director and general manager. From another Times, that of St. Petersburg, Fla., for April 20 (and thanks to William P. Kelly 'B6) comes the word of Kendrick Fenderson's election as vice president of the Florida Power Corporation. Summing up The Peanut's accomplishments, and likewise presenting a picture of him plumper and smoother-pa ted, but wholly recognizable—the Times says he "is general counsel of the company, has been legal adviser for many years and has been directly associated with FPC since 1939 Before coming to St. Petersburg in 1925 he practiced law in Portland, Maine. He is a member of the American and St. Petersburg Bar associations, chamber of commerce and St. Petersburg Yacht club and is a Shriner." The latest address filed for him with the College is 875 24th Ave., North, in St. Petersburg.
AI Foley's talents as a recorder of social events hit a new high in the April Twenty with his colorful account of Sammy Sampson's farewell to the Bachelors' Club. We therefore content ourselves with a straight factual quotation from the White River Junction Landmark: "Mrs. Dorothy G. Lyman of this place became the bride of Harry W. Sampson last Saturday afternoon (April 12) in the Congregational church in Woodstock, Vt. Rev. Arthur Colburn officiated. Mrs. Sampson is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John N. Lyman of Easthampton, Mass. She attended the Northampton School for Girls and was graduated from Mt. Holyoke College in the class of 1931. During the war she served as a Red Cross worker in the southwest Pacific, and is now employed at the Veterans' Hospital in White River Junction." The best of everything to the Sampsons from a real host of wellwishers!
Twenty also made too-brief mention of the recent Foley tour through the Midwest. That can now be supplemented by these comments from onlookers and listeners: (From Don MacKay at the Chicago meeting) "Al Foley did Craven Laycock as a part of his talk at the Class Agents' Dinner here": (from GerryBaron of Columbus, who drove 75 miles to the Dayton shindig) "Al was certainly the piecede resistance and is a wonderful credit to the College. He took us on a very descriptive tour of Hanover, starting at South Main St. and working north. The many changes in ownership and tenancy were beautifully explained and well interspersed with choice bits of wit, some direct and some subtle."
A secretarial tour of the Middle West was going on not long after Al's. From that expedition the following tidbits were garnered. DonMacKay, formerly secretary, is the new President of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Chicago; his wife Ruth's book Just Like Me sold 32,880 copies during the first six months of its existence. The MacKays, the Stan Newcomers with daughter Annabella, and the Nate Whitesides spent a highly sociable evening with the Dana Eatons after the annual Dartmouth meeting in Chicago. Young Bill Newcomer, following a family tradition to which his father was an exception, has entered Albion College in Michigan. Nate Whiteside III is due to graduate from Kimball Union Academy this June. Jake Gorton, fastest and longest-distance traveler in the Class, is now stationed at Glenview, Ill.
A check-up on Elmer Koski's return to the old Warner & Swasey stand in Cleveland revealed that he is now involved in "productionsurveying for improved output." In Milwaukee during the war (in charge of the company's branch there) Kos and Margaret are now back at what they've long thought of as home. They've bought a place to live in South Euclid, at 1807 Oakmount Road, and have seen their daughter Barbara safely graduated from Cleveland Art School and established on the staff of a children's magazine in Honesdale, Pa. Son Bob stayed behind in Milwaukee to finish high school, where he has been active in publications. When the Koskis got back for reunion last June, they really made an occasion of it by persuading DickGoddard to escort them up Ascutney after the more strenuous activities had been polished off.
A visit with one of Charlie Crathern's sisters in Detroit served to verify some of the latest developments in Crathern family history. It's only last December that Charlie finally made his exit from the service with rank of lieutenant-colonel. His older daughter, Dorothy Anne, graduated from Lasell Junior College last June and has this year been readying herself for a secretarial career at Katie Gibbs' place in N. Y. Barbara Jean, second daughter, is enrolled at Middlebury under the benign influence of President Sam Stratton. Charlie the Third, better known as Terry, got himself a football letter at Worcester Academy last fall.
Travel Notes. Carl Lenz, who toured most of Europe last fall in the interests of Kennecott Copper, takes a hopeful attitude about things in general. At the moment his outfit can't keep the copper moving fast enough to suit a fraction of the customers, but Carl refers,to this as a strictly temporary condition. Sherry Baketel, writing on April Fool's Day, was looking forward to his company's first post-war convention at Boca Raton, where the fish were expected to jump out of the water at the visitors.
Did one and all note with care the sturdy and handsome likeness of Ben Ayres which appeared in the May issue in the company of other Worcester notables?
Secretary, Blind Brook Lodge, Rye 17, N. Y„ Treasurer, i Windmill Lane, Arlington 74, Mass.
