1913
You have heard from George Steele, the college direct, and will undoubtedly hear from one of the committee to help out on the Alumni Fund. Your contribution now, as large as you feel you can afford if you cannot give all you would wish, will save the efforts of all and the ragged nerves of the Class Agent and Secretary as the time approaches the closing of the books.
Nat Merrill and Barbara Jo Curry are to be or will have been, by the time you read this, married on May 5 at four o'clock in the Old South Congregational Church in Boston. Tubby leaves for a two weeks' stay in Chicago after the ceremony, but not on their wedding trip.
Talked with Dot Harmon oh her return trip from Washington where she had been awaiting her daughter. She spent the weekend with the Towlers, found Lois, who has been ill, much improved and had a marvelous time with them in Summit, N. J.
John Remsen has been in the Brooklyn Hospital for an operation but arrived safely at home on April 21 and is improving rapidly. He has consented to continue his friendly and diplomatic contacts with the Memorial Contributors to the' Fund.
Charlies Parker died on April 19 at the home of his daughter in Rutherford, N. J. Further details will be found in the Obituary Notice.
The New York School of Social Work, Columbia University, has elected Ralph E. Samuel a trustee. Ralph is a former president and a life trustee of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, and is vice president of the American Jewish Committee, chairman of the publication committee of the magazine Commentary, and a senior partner in the investment firm of Ralph E. Samuel and Co.
Husky and Mollie Wilbur received a visit from George and Helen Knight in April at their home in Scranton, Pa. All are well and happy and the grandchildren now total seven. Husky has a beautiful country home in Dalton and by next summer should be raising enough strawberries to feed the entire class.
Carl Shumway, who is associated with the investment house of W. F. Rutter in Boston, was a "broken down feller" in February. After 40 years of skiing without even a broken toe or finger, he broke his ankle up in Vermont while skiing with the family. Thinking it was a sprain, he walked on it "to do it good." The Naval Hospital gave the same advice, and then found by X-rays that it was a break. He gets in town three days a week, one a Wednesday, for our class luncheon with '14 and '15.
J. Loy "Pat" Maloney has been appointed executive editor of the Chicago Tribune bv Col. Robert R. McCormick. Pat has been managing editor since 1939. we learn that he will also receive an honorary doctorate degree from Carthage College at its 77th annual commencement on May 28th. President Morris Wee of the college made the announcement. Pat will be the first person ever to receive an honorary degree in the field of communications from the college. Maloney's maternal grandfather, Dr. David Loy Tressler, was the first president of Carthage College.
Secretary, Box 2057, Boston 6, Mass.
Treasurer, ROBERT O. CONANT
Class Agent, 18 Old Colony Rd., Wellesley Hills 82, Mass.
