1919
Via Em Morse '18, Squire of North Thetford, Vt. comes the news that Chug Sears has been elected for a term of three years as a selectman of Lyme, N. H. Em says, "It was a short but exciting campaign but Chug went in with a tremendous majority."
Class sons - Miss Nina Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Shippen Davis of N. Y. was married on March 27 in the Church of the Holy Trinity in New York City to Mr. William John Jackson, son of our well known classmate, Fat. Mrs. Jackson was graduated from Brearly School and in 1953 from Connecticut College. Bill was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University, Class of 1947.
Class daughters - Budd and Eleanor a Welsh of Morristown, N. J., announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn to Mr. John L. Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse W. Andrews of Irvington, N. J. Miss Welsh, an alumna of Skidmore College, is on the faculty of the Lewisboro School, South Salem, N. Y. Mr. Andrews, who served in the Navyin World War 11, was graduated from CornellUniversity and is with the Stavid EngineeringInc. in Plainfield.
Under the headline "Building in PuertoRico" is a clipping to the effect that "theGulf Steel & Wire Co. has begun construction on the first building of its new mill atBayamon, P.R., Charles G. Raible of Cleveland announced yesterday. Gulf's investmentin Puerto Rico facilities, Mr. Raible said, willamount to approximately $3,000,000."
More '19 winter travellers - Jock and EdnaMurray just returned from two weeks in Bermuda; Jim and Mary Davis from two weeksin Florida; and Spider and Bea Martin fromtwo weeks in Virginia - Hot Springs. Otherwinter sojourners - A nice note from JimWilson says.
"Each year I look forward to the Class Greeting Card. It is always so unusual and stimulates so much interest in the household and among my friends. Spent three weeks in Delray, Fla., this year. Had a good time, but did not get 'sand in my shoes.' Flew over to Nassau and recommend this trip to anybody. Everything is rolling along well - probably not at the old high speed, but fast enough for me. Polly is anxiously awaiting the birth of her fourth grandchild, and no doubt by the time you receive the letter she will be adding another heart to her grandmother's bracelet. Believe we give the grandchildren more attention than we did our own kids. After all, it is pretty easy; when they start crying or making a fuss all we need to do is turn them back to their father and mother. Hope to see you and the gang this fall at one of the football games."
Every once in a while Ax Warden, publisher of the Great Falls (Montana) Tribune takes pen in hand and when he does, it is always good. Quoting the latest from the sage of Great Falls:
"The front coyer of the March ALUMNI MAGAZINE should gain a grunt of approval from us aging Nineteeners. 1954's Carnival Queen makes a fetching background for the prominent numerals which must mean we have been chosen Class of the Year. High time, too, for recognition, after all these years of Virtue Unrewarded. Which should remind us also that this is our Trigintaquinquennial. Personal like, one of the most welcome recognitions during the last trigintaquinquennium has been the birthday card each year that says SOMEBODY cares, even though my five grandchildren think it's just another day for hell in high decibels. One of these years, one of these years in the next trigintaquinquennium, I shall make a ghostly reunion appearance which will send the regulars scurrying behind the arras to ask who is that old bastard and, well, we all thought he died years ago. Plaudits to you, George, for your largely unrequited labor of love in the vintage of '19 vineyard. To coin a phrase, the first trigintaquinquennium is the hardest."
Other winter travellers include Fred andGertrude Daley, who spent some time early in the year at Palm Beach, where Fred has a cattle ranch.
By the time you read this issue of the MAGAZINE, the Class should be well on its way to the best job we have ever done on the Fund - we are 35 years out of College - let's really give the classes in our group, 1913-1921, a real battle in 1954 for top honors in giving to Dartmouth.
Secretary, 1273 North Avenue. New Rochelle, N. Y.
Class Agent, Madison Ave., Shelton, Conn.
