1935
No one gives a hoot I know, but here it is a Monday night 10:00 as a matter of factand these notes were due in Hanover today. For a goodly number of reasons I just haven't been able to get to them before this. Right now the good wife is about to go to sleep in the living room (I'm sitting in the kitchen where it's quiet} with the unseen television going full blast in front of her. She wants me to go to bed and has been saying so for some time. And for some time I've been telling her that come hell or highwater I'm going to get the notes for the column out of the way tonight. And actually it's pretty close to highwater at this moment because New York is getting the edge of another hurricane. The wind is roaring around the house and the rain is filling the city reservoirs at a terrific rate. Great night for a murder. Earlier in the evening I thought it would be the kids but all three have finally decided to go to sleep so the murder is postponed at least until tomorrow. Therefore the news from here on will be mild as follows:
Example of how mild: "As for myself, there isn't too much to say. I'm going along happily, living in Glencoe, Ill., commuting to Chicago each day, and occupying myself in connection with my brother Frank and a business associate in the management of our own and the family's investments. As far as I can make out I live a normal, suburbanite life which I enjoy, and Mary and I have two girls aged six and ten who are quite often seen around the locality wearing Dartmouth T-shirts. Best regards. Mel Rothschild."
Not so mild: "I'm in the Navy now for a couple of months, as a Reservist called up. Makes a fine change and I'm enjoying it but I hope Uncle Joe and Uncle Harry can get things squared away so we don't have to stay in indefinitely. Best wishes. Fred (Gate you remember) Raymond."
Even worse especially at night for awhile: Meta and Russ Kirsch he's still a Chaplain at Fort Benning, Ga. send announcement of the birth of Peter Anthony on November 6, 1950. I'll bet they're up later than I am.
And this certainly doesn't suggest a vacation: "Bowman Kreer, who has been with J. Walter Thompson (Chicago) for 15 years and is now copy group head, will join McCann-Erickson in that city on January 1." (A quote from Tide Magazine.) The grapevine has it that Bo will be a Veep in charge of creative work. Sounds like a helluva good jump and congratulations.
Peerless Appoints: News item from Keene, N. H. "B. Cramton Carrick has been appointed agency director of the Peerless Casualty Co.'" Only an issue or two back we had occasion to report Cramp's return to his home town from Albany, where he had opened a branch office for the company in 1946.
Further details on previous item department: From the American Dyestuff Reporter. "The Pfister Chemical Works, Inc. Ridgefield, N. J., naphthols and dye intermediates manufacturers, have added C. W. French to their staff. Mr. French had been with the Oldbury Electro-Chemical Cos. for the past 15 years, the last five of which he was manager of phosphorous compounds." I never took chemistry so it's all over my head, Charlie, but it sounds good. Maybe you can strain it through a couple of martinis at the Club bar some night for the benefit of us neophytes.
A round-up from brother Robert Hage following a recent western trip in behalf of the Director of Admissions:
"At Central High School in Omaha, the principal proudly showed me a plaque indicating that his school had the delegation with the best freshman grades at Dartmouth some years back. I was certainly proud myself when I read the following names on it: Steve Dorsey, Lowie Haas, Sam Rees and Frank Wright. At the final banquet in Denver, ending our West-of-the-Mississippi conference, I had a chance to talk briefly with Neil and Lee Roberts and with Bill Eisendrath. But no special items to report.
"Also spent a pleasant day at the new Deerfield home of the Dick Montgomerys, which Dick and Betty painted, papered, etc. Dick is chief interviewer of applicants in the Chicago area this year, having taken the reins from Frank Wright. HallColton was also at our dinner. He is heading up one of the interviewing committees in the area."
Further dope on Monsieur Montgomery: An account executive in Compton Advertising's Chicago office, Dick is taking on the responsibility of handling two new accounts which the agency recently acquired Goetz Beer and Quick Elastic Starch. Ask him what he does in his spare time.
New York 35's Fourth Annual Cocktail Party was held at the Dartmouth Club on November 18 with the following enthusiastic crowd in attendance: Lynn and Ed Gerson, Babs and Reg Bankart, Jean and Al Sherwood, Naomi and Art Fisher, Audrey and BobRichter, Margery and Art Flinner, Adele and Jon Haruey, Helen and Jim Boldt, Ruth and Roy Ruether, Nell and Mac McCarty, BunnyDeutsch and Dick Levison. After a good long session over the martinis and manhattans the gang adjourned to The Brauhaus for the rest of the evening.
Notes on the back of an old envelope: The Ruethers added to their family on December 13 with the adoption of Leroy Jr., who is called "Lee" although he doesn't know it yet. Roy, still living on his New Jersey farm, is now selling farm machinery for International —has his own plane, an Aircoupe painted dark green for Dartmouth, which he tried to fly to the cocktail party. The brakes didn't work so he and Ruth had to come by train and were late. Had fun just the same. Dick Levison joined Swank last June as assistant to the Vice President in charge of sales—expects to do considerable traveling in the near future. After 16 years with the same outfit, (George A. Sharp—Naval Architects) Jim Boldt left last May to go with Singer Sewing Machine Cos. He's in their real estate end. Bob Richter, a tax accountant with RCA, is currently spending all but his weekends in Camden,. N. J., where he is checking the books for that local branch. Art Flinner, with Millville Mfg. Cos., in Millville, N. J., made his first New York appearance since graduation. First time most of us had seen him since undergraduate days. And he looked just the same in spite of some additional weight.
Attention—U.S. Census: The Boldts and Harveys, each with four children, discussing the possibilities of making it five. The attendance of Bunny Deutsch was a pleasant surprise. Bunny is a lawyer down in New Orleans and had to be in New York on business during the get-together weekend. As with Art Flinners, it was the first time most of us Yankees had seen the gentleman since college. He had all his hair and apparently weighed what he did 15 years ago, which wasn't too much. In other words, you'd have recognized the guy right off.
Art Bamford was unable to make the gathering because he was in the midst of buying himself a home in Bronxville. Since moving to New York two years ago Art and Dotty have been cliff dwellers in Manhattan but now feel the need for space and fresh air.
Hanover visitors who signed up at the Inn during the month of November and whom many of us envy their opportunity to see the college in late fall: The Newt Hamblets, up from Roslyn Heights, N. Y.; Dr. and Mrs. DanReagan from Worcester, Mass.; Newk Stainsby from Dedham and Walt Pruden from Summit N. J.
So here it is striking midnight. The wind is still roaring but the temperature has dropped 15 degrees. I've consumed two bottles of beer and half a pack of cigarettes. The good wife has waked up twice and told me to go to bed. The kids have wisely saved themselves physical torture by staying asleep. And after all—there's another column due in February. So good night. Hope you all had a Happy New Year.
Secretary, Compton Advertising, Inc. 630 sth Ave., New York 20, N. Y.
Treasure 67 May St., Needham, Mass.
Memorial Fund Chairman,SIDNEY A. DIAMOND 598 Madison Ave., New York 22, N. Y
