1935

Here we are in May with only a few weeks to go before the clan gathers in Hanover for '35's Twentieth Reunion. And all the reports to date indicate there's going to be a grand turnout. Ted Harbaugh called me when he was in New York on a business trip the other day to say he'll be there and to pass along word that Howie Croninger is planning to come up all the way from Puerto Rico.

Unfortunately it looks as though Hank Muller won't be with us this year. In a letter to Don Cameron he writes:

"It looks as if I'm caught in a tight bind. My wife's 20th reunion in New England is to be held Memorial Day weekend and her roommate is chairman of the entire affair. Attendance is obviously a must for her and, of course, I shall tag along. The following weekend I must be in Hanover - for the Thayer School Commencement since I am a member of their Board of Overseers. This means I must plan at least ten days in New England during the last of May and early June. Since I am also forced to work for a living, it just doesn't seem to be in the cards for me to return to Hanover two weeks later for our reunion."

We're very sorry we won't see you, Hank, but we'll drink a toast to you. Don adds that he hasn't seen Bob Hage for days and probably won't for several weeks more since he has now moved into the salt mines for the work involved in selecting the Class of 1959.

Have a note on hand from Bo Kreer telling me he headed out to Phoenix last March for his annual battery recharging.

Chuck Dineen, who is with the Government and living in Washington, D. C., with his wife and two kids, took time out to send us a long biography of his fellow townsman, Steve Dorsey, which appeared in the March 3rd issue of The Georgetowner. This is a local paper published for and about residents of old George-town and Steve's "profile" concentrated on his interest in old Georgetown houses, the three books he has written on early American architecture, and a description of his own fine old Georgetown home which he and his wife Carolyn have decorated and furnished in distinctly traditional style. The article concludes with the news that Steve had just been sworn in as a Foreign Service Officer which means it is probable that the whole family will be leaving on a foreign service assignment in the next year.

Received a good letter from Bob Richter who has been missing from the New York gatherings this past winter.

I left RCA last June to take an assignment with the Seymour Manufacturing Co., at Seymour, Conn. I work in the treasurer's office. The Company manufactures nickel silver, phosphor-bronze alloys, nickel anodes and brass. We have a sheet, rod and wire mill. It's wonderful up here in the country. We bought a five-year-old New England colonial house, eight rooms, on about an acre of land. Fruit trees and a big expanse of lawn in the back with room enough for me to practice chip shots. No more commuting since my office is only fourteen minutes' drive from the house. And we're only about four miles from the Yale Bowl. Ran into KarlUllman, my old roomie, at the Yale game last fall. He and his wife, Ginnie, are raising four young- sters up in Northampton, Mass." Bob's new address is Race Brook Terrace, Colonial Acres, Orange, Conn.

Over in Plainfield, N. J., Assemblyman CarlCrane, now in his first two-year term in the lower house at Trenton, has announced his candidacy for renomination. Last January, Carl stepped down from the job of Mayor of Plainfield after holding that office for six years. In February he was honored at a testimonial dinner given by the local Lodge of Elks for his distinguished service to the community.

Our favorite paper-presenter, Charlie Fleming, director of Standard Oil's product research division and a guy who knows his oil from gusher to gas tank, has just come through again. This subject: "After a few thousand miles of normal driving, a new car requires a gasoline of substantially higher octane number than when it comes off the assembly line in order to prevent power-wasting knock."

Tom Lane, formerly a vice president with McCann Erickson, advertising agency in New York, has just joined Lennen & Newell in the same city as a senior vice president. Before starting on his new work Tom and Ginny left March 27 for three weeks' vacation in Europe.

Haven't received the official announcement yet, but Mac McCarty tells us that Fitz Donnelly has just set up his own export and import business in Honolulu, to be known as "Donnell Hawaii." You may remember that about two years ago Fitz left his job as manager of radio station KGMB to go with a drug import and export firm in the Islands. Apparently it turned out to be sufficiently inviting for Fitz to create his own set-up.

The Lauterbach Award for 1954 has been presented to columnists Joseph and Stewart Alsop for their article, "We Accuse," which was published in Harper's magazine and later brought out in book form. This award is presented annually by the Author's League in memory of Dick, who died in 1950.

Bob Naramore has passed along a clipping from the local Westport, Conn., paper to the effect that George Price joined the Westport Countryman, Inc. as executive vice president in charge of sales-last April 1. Yank was formerly sales manager of the Lordcastle division of Macon Shirt Co., Macon, Ga. Neither Nary nor I have any idea what the "Westport Countryman" is but, whatever it is, Yank is selling it.

Stopped in at the N. Y. Dartmouth Club bar the other day and was handed a card by the bartender - "Eastern Tree and Landscape Corp., Stephen Hopkins, President, Dedham, Mass." Seems Steve had been in the city on business, found a little time to kill and figured he could find someone he knew at the club bar. No luck. So he talked to the bartender and left cards for the rest of us.

Lucky visitors at the Hanover Inn during February-March: Murray Beiley, the perennial Naramores, Leon Marantz and family, and Al Ritchie.

Well, friends, that cleans us up for another month. Don't forget the Alumni Fund and we'll be looking for you all in June.

Secretary, Compton Advertising, Inc. 261 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y.

Class Agent, 4515 Roxbury Dr., Washington 14, D. C.