1943

Here it is the first of February, making only four and one-half months before our Tenth Reunion. We trust that all of you have put a big circle around the dates, June 19-21. Those who attended the Fifth Reunion in 1948 know what a good time was had on that occasion. We hope that many others will also be able to make it this year.

To start oft this month, we have a belated report on Herb Harrigan's marriage. After Don Kingsley had tipped us off about it, we queried Herb direct. He replied that he had meant to send us the news for so long that he eventually thought he had. Herb was married last April 19 to Mrs. Margaret Rowan Robinson (Wellesley '43) in the First Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, N. J., the hometown of both. They are making their home in Warwick, R. 1., from where Herb commutes to Providence and his copy editor duties on the Journal.

News from the armed services concerns Lieutenants Duke Dushame and Walt Delaney, recalled to active duty in 1951. Duke has been stationed at the Naval Personnel Center in Con Young's hometown, Omaha. Walt is now assigned to the Physical Training Department at the Naval Academy. (JackKimball, who was recalled by the Marines after the outbreak of the Korean War and later served in Korea, has been put on the inactive list again and is now working in Boston:)

Season's greetings were sent to the class in December from Luxembourg by Walt Howe, now attached to the American Legation there. He sent along a snapshot of the family, which now includes two sons, Bill and Dick, and a daughter, Cindy. Another of the class' diplomats, Howie Thomas, is vice consul in Lille, France. Previously he had been assistant cultural officer in Paris.

Pete Southwick has completed his work at M.I.T. and is now a research petrophysicist for the Gulf Research & Development Cos. in Pittsburgh. Bill Allman, insurance underwriter for American International Underwriters, Ltd. is now in Bangkok. Bill has been in the Far East in that capacity since 1949, first being assigned to Hong Kong and more recently to Singapore.

Another insuranceman, Al Hardie, has been released from active duty by the Army Signal Corps, and is with the group insurance division of Aetna Life in Hartford. Farther south in the Nutmeg State is Alati McBean, who has rejoined the New Haven office of the Southern \New England Telephone Cos. after two years of Army duty, including service in Korea.

And another telephone man, Fred Lofgren, has been transferred to New York City, where he is an engineer in the Operating and Engineering Dept. of American Tel. & Tel. Fred had been with New England Telephone since he got out of the service, first as a commercial representative in Springfield, Mass., and later as manager in Westfield, Mass., and Littleton, N. H. Before his new promotion, he was manager of the Holyoke office.

Dick Smith is now with the Cormier Chevrolet Cos. in Long Beach, Calif., and is residing in Balboa. Previously he had been with a Long Beach real estate company.

Herb Marx has been transferred by the General Cable Cos. from its New York headquarters to its Bayonne (N. J.) plant where he is now personnel manager. This move has also brought about a change in residence, from Flushing to Closter, which Herb reports is only a short distance from the Ed Bocks in Westfield. We mentioned last month that Ed was back in this country doing research work and Herb now throws some light on the matter. Ed is working on a report for UNESCO, the scope of which, Herb writes, is impressive but hazy. The Bocks are now four, a son having arrived recently.

Three address changes of particular note: Dan Norton from Scottsdale, Ariz., to Colorado Springs, Colo.; Bob Perkins from Chicago, 111., to Arlington, Mass.; and WarrenVan Dyk from Waldwick, N. J., to Cazenovia, N. Y., where he is a construction foreman.

Secretary, 12 Berkshire St., Worcester, Mass. Treasurer, 6435 Bandera Ave., Dallas, Texas