1934
Some enchanted evening this rickety Royal is going to turn out the Perfect Column. There, in 1300 wine-bright words, you will find all the news that's fit to print about everyone in the class.... from Abercrombie to Zabriskie. Included will be mention of many too-familiar names, names which have appeared here often enough to suggest the taint of press-agentry. But then, too, across the crowded page you will see some strangers, guys whose doings have somehow eluded the pale beam of this candle-on-a-search-light's errand. And that will be a time for rejoicing, indeed! A time for the flinging of banners, the ringing of bells, the singing of angels. And a great peace will settle on the Class.
Meanwhile we are reminded that, as the Guv'nor of North Carolina said to the Guv'nor of South Pacific, "It's a long time between enchanted evenings." And a September song from Editor Widmayer points out that it's also a long, long time from May to December, and he hasn't got time for the waiting game.
So here we go on the last leg of our fouryear stint. At the outset let's freely agree that the '34 notes have verged on the over-regional from time to time. But you all know the reasons why: more than half the class is in the East, and only a faithful few of the other half ever drop us a bulletin. This year, though, it's going to be different. You fine fellows are going to bombard us with newsy items from all over this Girdled Earth, aren't you now? Right? Right! Well then, so what's to worry?
This month, as in every season's opener, we have some stuff dating way back to May. And in each case the Newsletter has long since scooped us, but let's touch all the bases anyway, just for the record.
Well, there's the birth of a daughter to the Dr. Steve Meighers in Schenectady on May 26. Little lady is Judith Hollis. Then on July 15 the stork paid a visit to the Fret Leetes and the happy result is Deborah Jane. The debut of another Deborah took place August 4 when a little miss bearing that pretty label arrived at the Harry Bragues', all 8 lbs. 13 oz. of her.
Back now to April and the pleasant pealing of wedding chimes. Miss Mary Patricia Kelley became Mrs. Bob Webb on April 16 at Marblehead, where our illustrious Executive Committeeman and his bride now make their home (60A Front St.). The same month touched off a busy series of giant steps for various '34 business careers, too. Let's see, that was when Spiegel, Inc., nation-wide mail order and retail merchants, upped Bob Engleman, their merchandise manager of clothing lines, to vice president in charge of men's, women's and children's fashions. He has been with the company since 1934. Then, a month later. Eleanor Roosevelt's column contained the following sincere plug in behalf of the National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings. "The officers and executive board members should certainly inspire confidence
and my particular interest lies in the executive secretary, Frederick L. Rath.Jr., who did so much at Hyde Park as historian when he turned over the house and the grounds to the government."
Two days after that the Life Insurance Agency Management Association announced from Hartford that a booklet outlining career opportunities in life insurance had been sent to 1500 college placement officers and libraries. Author is Bill Stowe, editor of Manager's Magazine and leading specialist in the art of liaison 'twixt the life insurance business and the college campus. Booklet's title: Let's Lookat Life Insurance.
Round about this time Ray Ely switched from U. S. Radium to join the purchasing department of the General Chemical Co. in New York. Ray's current address, incidentally, is 88 Maple St., Maplewood, N. J. Another switch is that of Mac Carter, from manager of the Waterbury, Conn, telephone exchange to the same post in the Hartford territory. Mac, a graduate of the Univ. of Virginia Law School, has been with the Southern New England Telephone Company for ten years, and before that served a term with General Motors.
Something of a bombshell was dropped in the Philadelphia area in June when HerbHeston announced his retirement from a comfortable spot as a partner in Heston & Cos., wool merchants, to become assistant to the president of Hood College, the girls school in Frederick, Md. Herb was recently signed up by Hood's boss, Dr. Andrew Truxal who took over a year ago (and who of course taught sociology to his new assistant some 15 years ago in Hanover). '34's newest educator was moved to make the switch (which the Philadelphia Bulletin - tells us involves a sharp financial sacrifice) by a desire "to aid in supporting privately-endowed colleges like Hood, without which, he feels, all higher education would, by law, become entirely secularized."
The big news around New York's Dartmouth Club is the election of three new members to the Board of Governors and it is no surprise that our own Jim Darling was one of the successful candidates. The big news around West Point has to do with Capt. TedGermann's assignment there in the Dept. of Foreign Languages and his recent kudos from a grateful French Government which named him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor following completion of a recent tour as military attache in our Paris Embassy. The Germanns' home address is Ondaora Park, Highland Falls, N. Y.
From Mexico City comes important news, too. But let Herb Jackson tell it in his own words: "I'm down here for a year on a fellowship with the Rockefeller Foundation doing a bit of research on farm fish ponds. Looking forward to seeing President Dickey the last of the summer The family is wellthough none of us have been 'educated' to take chili yet, we are thoroughly indoctrinated with tortillas." The Jacksons are reached through Calle Viena 26, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
During the summer Mantoloking, N. J. took on a '34 flavor, thanks to the presence there of the Al Baldwins, the Bill Shefjelds and the Dick Wellses. Dick, our informant, said that Al "looks fine—young (like you and me). 3 cute girls. Still in buy and sell and construction" and that Bill also looks in fine shape despite a regimen calling for week-end commuting from Schenectady. Walt Blood gave us a double-check on the Sheffelds, having hosted them at Oceanside, L. I.one week-end. Earlier we had heard still more on the distinguished legal light of Schenectady when Frank Heath told of stopping there en route to the Hanover secretaries meeting in May.
A letter passed along by Bill Scherman reveals that Al Tawse is "still following the shoe business" and is now General Superintendent of Town & Country Shoes, Inc., in Sedalia, Mo. Wish the rules would allow us to use an accompanying snap-shot of two mighty cute youngsters, Alan Jr. and Douglas. A phone call from Dick Gruen relays word of the conferment upon Sam Carson of the CLU degree in September. Sam is assistant general agent for Aetna Life in Toledo, and joins a mighty select company with this latest professional honor. One more phone call, from Harry Wallace, advises that his family is about to move to their new home on Oval Avenue in Riverside, Conn., not far from the Nels Krogslunds. As we go to press there is a flash of unhappy news, but we believe that the situation will have brightened measurably by the time you read this. Late in August, the eldest of Normaand Bill Gilmore's four very winsome children came down with polio. Then shortly thereafter Bill himself was stricken. Latest report is that both are doing nicely and that time and rest will furnish the happy answer. Meanwhile, a word of cheer addressed to Bill at his home, Hewlett Lane, Flower Hill, Port Washington, N. Y., will certainly help speed the recuperation period.
Well here we are at the end of our October space and nary a note about the Monroe Picnic. That was too good to skip over lightly, so we'll save it for next time. 'Til then, so long, lads.
Secretary and Treasurer, 110 Fulton St., New York 7, N. Y.
