1919
This month's report of the doings of the class is very brief due to the fact that your secretary has a weakness for leaving things on commuting trains. As per usual, these notes, such as they may be, are scrambled together at home in long hand, and finally, at the last minute, taken to the office for typing and for- warding to Hanover. In this case, however, the notes never reached the office, and are doubtless reposing in the waste baskets of the New Haven railroad.
There are, however, a few news items on '19ers that your secretary recalls from the above mentioned immortal writings lost to posterity One was news regarding the former mariner Cap'n Eddie FisRe, sent in by Chet DeMond. Ed is co-captain of the U.S. curling team which recently toured Scotland competing against the teams of various Scottish clubs. The curlers flew to Scotland, landed at the Prestwick airport, and were greeted by bag-pipers in the best Scotch tradition. Captain Fiske was quoted as saying that they brought their own brooms, not caring for the "scrubbing brush" variety that their opponents use, and that, while the American team didn't feel they had much chance, they would do their best to "make a game of it." A picture of Eddie appeared in the Metropolitan papers recently, complete with cap and broom, in connection with a write-up of the ancient sport of curling.
From Cleveland comes belated news that Dr. Bob Stecher, director of the City Hospital's arthritis clinic, is home after more than two months in Europe, where he has been doing ground work for the 1953 convention of the International League Against Rheumatism, of which he is president-elect. In preparation for the convention in Geneva, Switzerland, Bob talked to rheumatologists in most of the countries of Europe; visited hospitals and watering places such as Bath, Acqui and Aix-les-Bains, where persons since Roman times have sought relief from their rheumatic and other pains, and attended scientific meetings on rheumatism at Stockholm, Brussels and Barcelona. In addition, he attended a party in London celebrating the 1000th number of the Practitioner, an 86-year-old English Medical Journal, of which he is American Editor.
When Mr. Republican, Senator Taft, visited Boston in December, among those whose pictures appeared in the local papers shaking hands with the Presidential candidate, was our own Spider Martin. As most of you know, Spider's brother is Representative Joseph W. Martin Jr., GOP minority leader and former Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ken Gilchrist has been appointed Manager of the Security-Connecticut Insurance Companies of Connecticut. Ken joined the company in 1925, and served in various departments at the home office and travelled Connecticut as special agent. He has served the agents in metropolitan New Haven.
Grateful and belated (as usual) acknowl- edgement is hereby made to the following classmates for their holiday greetings—Jane and Lou Cody, Rock and Alice Earle Hayes, Goldy Goldiere, Lilian and Harry Colwell, Jane and San Treat, Harriet and Lou Munro, Ruth and Norm Jeavons, Catherine and Paul Halloran, Adele and Bri Greeley, Hon and Fat Jackson, Claire and Tom Bresnahan, Leonora and Ralph Welsh, Harriet and Win Batchelder, Hester and Jack McCrillis, Elisabeth and Norm Sterling, Chet DeMond, Helen and Phil Bird, Mary and Sam Ewart, Marie Drane, Hal Parsons, Dot and Nick Sandoe, Spike and Dick Dudensing, Janet and Gin Mullen and Stu and Dot Russell.
Again, apologies for the brief notes.
A post card just arrived from the great curler postmarked Ayr, Scotland, states that he visited the Johnnie Walker plant and received a bottle for free!!
First call for the 1952 Alumni Fund—help Rock Hayes and his able assistants by giving early and generously.
WHO'S SELLING WHO WHAT? '19ers Fat Jackson (I) and Norm Sterling shown at a class luncheon. Class Secretary George Rand in the background.
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