1908
Art and Naomi Lewis leave N.Y. on February 9 for a four-continent cruise which the literature says will include "34 delightful days." I don't doubt it.
Senor and Senora Perkins (Allan to us) leave this spring for an extended visit to Spain. Allan is to make a study of "that old Spanish custom."
Names in the News
Art O'Shea has gone and gotten himself famous as the president of the Laconia Industrial Development Corp. — not to mention about everything worth while in his town. Barrons, a well-known New York financial weekly, says of him: - "Mr. O'Shea of Laconia, for example, may have been an utterly selfless person, but if he had not concerned himself with replacing Laconia's moribund car-manufacturing business with ski and woodworking and dyeing enterprises, he would soon have been without customers for his department store." But he did and he has. Nice work, Arthur, but it's nothing new for
The class will be glad to hear from tordonBlanchard of Scarsdale, N.Y. Gordon has just completed three years work as executive secretary of the Scarsdale Community Fund and Council which he says is "just the thing for a retired man who isn't ready to call it a day." Their campaign this fall raised over $110,000. That with the Rotary Club keeps the kinks out of his system. While he didn't mention it, Gordon and Esther have a married daughter who has become quite a famous artist - gallery showings and things like that.
Charlie Severance writes of a recent pleasant visit with Webb and Priscilla Evans in Palo Alto, Calif. The Severances have a married daughter and grandchildren there and they visit them as often as they can. Charlie says that he hopes to get to Vero some reunion and to Hanover in June this year.
Pop Chesley pops up in the news again. In addition to his duties as president of the Utica Rotary Club, he was recently elected as first v.p. of the National Asso. of Concert Managers. This is some outfit and it looks as if, when Pop grows up, he may be president of it. He runs the Great Artist Series of concerts in Utica. Wish we could hear him play the piano right now.
It was good to hear from Bert Thwing, our leading Canadian representative from Montreal. Bert has been with the Raymond Concrete Pile Co. Ltd. for some time and apparently has done fine, as you will note from his letter which we run in full:
No sooner do I get my piggy bank glued together from your last raid than you and Tread start your pitiful appeals to bust it open again, and I enjoy your prods too much to be hasty about succumbing too easily. Could be I d shell out again if your sales efforts are up to par. Talked to Larry when he was here last fall but only via telephone as we could not get together.
"Business was good last year and prospects ditto for this. Am negotiating with the American Raymond Company with a view of selling Canadian Company to them and semi-retiring with an elder statesman's' job for the rest of my life so I can come and go as I please, with no responsibilities on my young shoulders.
"My vital statistics remain the same, namely - one wife, two married daughters and one married son, all of whom have two children each, totalling four granddaughters and two grandsons. If there is any further information you would like just let us know.
"Kindest regards to you and anybody else you meet, as I don't see any of the class around here since they got too old to peerade to this wicked city."
You know, Bert, it would be refreshing to hear your rich bass voice in Hanover this June. Why not?
Fame for our children is music to us. Along this line, Walter Furman is feeling pretty good and who will blame him. He writes that his son David, who was admitted to the bar in 1951, has been made a leading legal aide to the newly elected Governor of New Jersey, Governor Meyner. There was quite a story of the appointment in the Newark Evening News of January 9. Congratulations, Walter.
Bobbie (the short one) Thompson quotes as follows: "Still on the job at the local hospital, same as for the past seventeen years and everything goes as usual." And speaking of Thompsons, I've got a good long letter from Phil (the tall one) which will appear in the next issue. His letters are longer 'cause he's taller.
Vero Beach News
There is still plenty of time to plan the trek to Vero. On the 25th and thereafter, Dartmouth men and their brides will take over. Larry Treadway is all prepared and has taken more than a third off the price of rooms, though leaving them the same size. As for food, I've never et better. Mike andAnnis Stearns are going to motor down by easy stages and will be on the porch when you enter. General of 'OB, Ben Knox, is even now waiting for the train. Harry Johnson will be there and if Helen and Larry Treadway are not, it will be surprising. Then come the list of hopefuls and maybes, including the Hinmans, Tappans, Rogers, the Long Tommies, and of course others as usual. There are usually some there from other less famous classes. I wish that Ethel and I were to be there, but D.V. we expect to be on the way to the Coast about that time. It's a long way to go to get news but you know us reporters.
Hanover in June
Before you know it, the robins will be singing and those delicate green leaves will be appearing on the ellums of Hanover and you will be wishing that you were there. We've got to begin to plan our annual reunion if we are to get suitable quarters, which means that we must know how many to count on. Already we have a dozen on the list but that is just a starter, of course. Even if you can't be sure, but expect to come, will you let me know so that we may begin to compile the list and plan accordingly? Purely - and I say purely advisedly — an informal time with nothing planned. Cost of rooms in the dormitory is almost nothing and as for food, eat wherever you want to or bring your own sandwiches. It's not too early to begin to think it up and talk it up. Let's do it.
The end.
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