1941
The Class of 1941 was well represented at the annual get-together of class secretaries, treasurers and agents in Hanover on May 6 and 7. Stew Steffey, treasurer, came up from Pittsburgh. Dick Hill, chairman of our executive committee, came up from Boston, and BruceFriedlich, class agent from New York, joined me as official representatives of the class. In addition, Ez Crowley was on hand representing the North Shore Alumni Club of Boston and Ray Welbourn the Laconia, N. H., Club.
Snuffy Smith from the Athletic Council office met with us at the Hanover Inn on Saturday afternoon and plans were formulated for our 15th Reunion to take place in June 1956. Snuffy was appointed reunion chairman. We are very fortunate to have Snuffy in this important job. His location on the Hanover scene combined with his energy and interest in class activities will give us a head start toward a really bang-up reunion.
During 1953 and 1954, '41 did not give a very good account of itself in the Alumni Fund drive, falling well behind in the Green Derby on each occasion. I am most happy to report that it looks as if we are going to make up for that during 1955. At this writing we are leading the Green Derby, with 32% of the possible contributors having already sent in their checks. This being the last edition of these class notes until next fall, permit me this brief space to remind one and all to join the ranks of '41 contributors as soon as possible.
The New York Stock Exchange has appointed Dan Woodward as director of advertising and sales promotion. Dan resigned as advertising and sales promotion manager of Cone Mills, Inc., New York City, to take his new post. Prior to that he was an account executive at John A. Cairns Advertising Agency, and spent eight years with Macy's, New York, in merchandising, management and public relations capacities. During World War II Dan served as a captain in the Air Force.
Felix Lilienthal has been elected president of Felix Lilienthal & Co., resident buying office in New York. He succeeds his late father in this important position. Felix's picture looked wonderful on the first financial page of the New York Times.
Dr. Jack Phillips, now a surgeon, has opened an office in San Francisco, Calif. Gerrit Collier was elected assistant secretary of the Reinsurance Corporation of New York. This bit of news was gleaned from the Hartford (Conn.) Times which covers Gerrit's home town of West Hartford. Another New Englander in the news is Bob Lempke, ye olde blocking backe and rovinge center. Bob, industrial and public relations manager of the North & Judd Mfg. Co., New Britain, Conn., was named vice chairman of the company's Blood Program Committee. Bob is married and has a son and a daughter. How's an old single-wing man like Bob going to teach his youngster the split-T?
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Fisher of New Canaan, Conn., and family, visited Hanover this spring, as did Bill Lewis of South Portland, Maine. Seems as if all our news this month is from New England. Dutch Cotton of Watertown, Conn., is lecturing in cost accounting at University of Connecticut in addition to being a CPA for the Peat Mitchell Co. of Waterbury, Conn.
Phil Thompson is living in Minneapolis, Minn., with his wife and six-year-old son. LeoGrace is now with the Rock Hill Oil Co. out in Ardmore, Okla. Spider Paul is living in Mercer Island, Wash., and plans to become a permanent Northwest settler. Spider has three daughters and is half of the law firm of Holbrook and Paul in Seattle. Unc Richardson is an investment officer of the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston. For these last two items, my thanks to Don Hagen who is doing such a wonderful job with the class newsletter.
Here are some additional late changes in locations: Len Tobias is an engineer at the Eclipse-Pioneer Division of Bendix Aviation Corp. in Maywood, N. J. Ted Redington is with Dresser Industries in Dallas, Texas. BobFrothingham is now living in Rye, N. Y., and the last time I heard from you, Bob, you were in Holland somewhere.
The '40-'41 cocktail party held on Friday, May 13, at the Dartmouth Club in New York was a grand success. We had a whole raft of '41s hand and most of them brought their better halves with them. Don Brown's lovely wife was unable to attend and Don explained that she was home taking care of a brand new addition to the family - their second boy. Don is still with Schroeder Banking Corporation and doing a fine job there. Walt Lipman stopped to remind me that I had reported he was working for the New York Herald-Tribune and actually he's with the Times. Sorry, Walt, but then they're both fine publications. Here's a rundown on the other '41s who were present. They included Red O'Connor, JackMcMillin, Red Taft, George Seel, Bruce Friedlich, Percy Holloway, Vic Schneider, DanProvost, Eddie Acker, Mills Ten Eyck, FelixLilienthal, George Kruger and yours truly.
The boys were talking about the new assignment Life magazine had given to RoyRowan. Roy is now bureau chief for Life in Chicago and covers the Midwest down to New Orleans and west to Denver. His staff includes ten photographers and correspondents - the biggest Life office outside of New York City.
Well, that about winds it up for another year. Next year at this time we'll all be getting set for the big 15th Reunion. That will be a humdinger if all goes off as planned. Meantime, we'll be back in the fall with some more class notes. We hope you'll take a few minutes off during the summer, get out a can of beer, a paper and pen, and send me a note about all the things the '41s are doing in your neck of the woods. Sure would like to hear from you.
Secretary, Albert Frank-Guenther Law, Inc 131 Cedar St., New York 6, N. Y.
Class Agent, 150 Morningside Rd., Verona, N. J.
