1930
DEAR CHARLIE:I suppose that, in keeping with the dignity of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, I should be addressing you in the more formal manner of "Editor Widmayer," but I have never known you to show the least pretense of formality and most especially when we are conversing concerning our mutual 1930 classmates.
The trouble really is, Charlie, that I have completely "run out" of any respectable amount of material with which to make even formal tea conversation concerning our classmates and, try as I have, I can't seem to make them understand that I do enjoy hearing from them and that if they have some real skeletons, I won't make them public if they merely disclose the confidential nature of the same. The trouble is I just don't seem to hear from many of the boys. I can well understand that they are tired of hearing from and about me, but don't they realize that it is equally tiring to attempt writing some interesting monthly news columns for your excellent MAGAZINE if I don't have any news about which to write?
Give me credit—l do my best even if that isn't enough. I write letters, but fail to get responses in most cases. For several years now I have daily perused the society pages of the daily newspapers,—not because of any general interest in the contents of those pages but in the remote possibility that I might find a tidbit concerning our non-communicative classmates. Likewise, I never fail to peruse the columns headed "New Citizens" and Infantidings" in the Boston daily papers with the same fervent hope that I might spot news of arrival of one of the second generation of 1930's family. The "picking" from those two sources have certainly dried up over these last few years. Maybe it's because we're getting on in years.
Some o£ the boys are so projected into the public limelight that their accomplishments are noted in the newspapers of at least their general locality. Take, for instance, Ed Butterworth. The March 31 Boston papers announced that Ed, a former State Representative and Assistant Attorney General, had announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To date, Ed is the second candidate to enter this race Thanks to Snub Poehler, who was visiting with Bill Bragner in Metuchen, N. J., I learned that Bill was receiving a substantial amount of local publicity, with his picture on the first page of the local Metuchen paper and an accompanying article of considerable flattery, both in connection with Bill having been named "Young Man of the Week."
An announcement was made that as of April 1 the Buffalo office of George D. B. Bonbright & Cos. had been assumed by Hugh Johnson & Company, Inc. which undoubtedly means that Hughie is taking even longer strides in the securities business at which he has been so successful to date During the last week in March the Boston papers carried several pictures of Dr. Ted Childs, Director of the Brockton Hospital, who is also Secretary of the New England Hospital Assembly, which at the time was holding its Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting in Boston. One photograph of Ted showed him, together with another doctor, smiling approvingly at a new model oxygen tent which, from the accompanying article, is alleged to be so effective that it is capable of completely sobering one who is "blind drunk" within 60 minutes, although the article did hasten to point out that such was not the primary use of the tent Chuck Jacobs, who when last heard from in 1944 was associated with Klein's Sporting Goods in Chicago, is the editor of the first edition of the Official Gun Book published by Crown Publishers, New York (1950). Its main sections deal with Ammunitions, Handguns, Rifles and Shotguns, all profusely illustrated. I understand that over a year was spent in collecting the material for this book.
As for me, Charlie, I am finally back in the office after taking almost two solid weeks of time for the Skating Club's ice show, IceChips, which concluded at the Boston Garden on April 2. Incidentally, X was glad to see Pete Davis and his boy at one of the shows and Jack Rich and his family at another performance.
Have you heard anything lately from the Cleveland bunch? Usually something is happening with those fellows out there of one kind or another, but the Iron Curtain on news certainly must be around McFarland as I haven't heard anything for some time. And what about the boys on the West Coast? I suppose Dick Hood must respect the confidences of his F.8.1, office and remain some what tight-lipped, but I'd nevertheless like to hear from him and, thinking of the western section of the country, I wonder what Ned Grant is up to now.
Well, Charlie, I have enjoyed this "talk" with you, but it leaves me at a complete loss for notes for the May issue of the MAGAZINE. Perhaps it might be a good idea if you were to omit any 1930 notes for one issue. Maybe the protest letters would provide sufficient excuses for the boys to drop you or me a line. I will continue here at 1 Federal Street hoping for the best in the future. If you see any of the boys, ask them to drop me a line.
Sincerely,
ALEX
IT IS DEFINITELY DARTMOUTH DAY at Lake Forest, 111., High School, when Bob McClory '3O (center) takes over. On a day set aside by,the school for college representatives to talk to prospective students. Bob interviewed Juniors and Seniors interested in coming to Hanover. Our only worry, judging by the picture, is that he may have been successful in attracting a few co-eds to Dartmouth, too.
Secretary, Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley & Ketchum 1 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Treasurer, 56 Jennys Lane, Barrington, R. I. Class Agent, Brown and Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, R. I.
