1937
The blurb writer described it as "the greatest thing .since Ladies' Night in the Turkish bath." That's one of the literary come-ons in the mailing piece Dick Woodman '38 sent out to lure us all to the '37-'38-'39 Class Dinner held at the Dartmouth Club on the evening of April 13. Things were not quite as lurid as all that. Actually, the affair was most genteel and highly successful. The program was relaxed and informal, and the attendance for '37 totaled 25, including wives, which is a better showing than we normally have when a stag Class dinner is held.
Those present from our Class included the following: Gordon Torrey and his lovely wife Payson; Rowley Bialla and your correspondent; Ben Cardozo and Vinnie Turecamo; John Arborio and his wife, as well as the Mort Berkouitzes, Lanny Moores, Dave Camerers, Bill Coes, Carl Rays and Jon Coggeshalls. The balance of the stag line was formed by Bill Leonard, Brig. Gen. Roy Hatch, Rog Allen, Bob (Snapper) McCoy and Sal Maggio.
Bill Leonard and Roy Hatch were unable to stay tor the dinner because of prior engagements, but they were with us during the enjoyable cocktail hour, the length of which (about 120 minutes) was sufficient to put everybody in a gay mood.
During the course of the dinner, Whitey Mays '38 was our very jaunty raffler of the various prizes which were donated by members of the several classes. A couple of us '37ers were lucky on the drawing. Bob McCoy won a lovely bath and toilet set. As a matter of fact, Bob was wondering how he could smuggle it home on the New Haven - it smelled that sweet. Jon Coggeshall also won a prize - something like a life's subscription to Woman's Home Companion. As for your reporter, he really hit the jack-pot when, on the first draw of the evening, he won a stunning Underwood portable donated by Carl Ray. Mutt was sick about the whole thing, but I again assure him that it is most useful. Even now I am tapping out the notes on it. Carl, incidentally, has just been named the vice president in charge of Underwood's international operations - very nice going, I should say.
I picked up a couple of other notes during the April 13 soiree. Just about that time, Lanny Moore was made a vice president of the Anderson & Cairns, Inc., ad agency. The Coes noted that they have four lovely children: John, 16, Betsy, 5, and Allen and Dave (I have age 3 for both of them - can that be right?). Sal Maggio, like me, was a stag, but he had such a good time he vowed and declared he would bring his wife when the next party was held. The Maggios have three children. VinnieTurecamo and family are in the construction business. One of their current jobs is the building of new approaches to the upper roadway of New York's famed Queensboro Bridge over the East River. So much for the details of a highly successful event. When the next one comes along, we hope that even more will be able to make it; it's well worth the effort.
I was recently intrigued by the fact that Jack Young appeared in our records with a Havana, Cuba, address, I dropped him a note, and in short order I received back an informative letler from Jack, telling us all about his move. As of January 1 his company, Lone Star Cement, transferred him to Havana to be assistant manager of their Cuban subsidiary, Cia. Cubana de C.emento Portland. As far as Jack is concerned, the transfer is permanent. His family (three children) arrived on February 25 and are attending Ruston School which they like - just five blocks from their new home in Reparto Biltmore, a suburb of Havana. Jack seems to be enthralled with all he has seen so far, and I must say I can become slightly homesick myself when I hear tell of tropical living again.
George Mackey is another of our class members who has been on the move, from California back to Silver Spring, Md. George tells me that he was transferred back on March 16 and is now counsel for the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D. C.
Being an old traveler, I thought it would be fruitful if I wrote a note to Don Albertsen, who is in the cruise-tours business in San Francisco. Most rewarding. Because of the nature of his business, Don doesn't get to see many classmates - outside of Art Falk (West Coast Life) whom he sees from time to time, and whose wedding trip to Honolulu Don arranged several years ago. Nonetheless, I would say that Don is in a rather fascinating occupation: "Lillian and I returned about a month ago from a Travel Agent's meeting in Japan, took a little time out for shopping in Hong Kong, and we are leaving again this Saturday on a cruise to Honolulu with a large group that we have built up over the last few months." Don goes on to toss a huge lei in the direction of one of our better known mates: "Please give my regards to the old gang when you see them and particularly to Bibs Bankart, probably the best student that Dartmouth ever had and certainly one of the top guys to live in the Deke House."
This past month brought several press notices about class members. Dr. Bob Miskimon has been appointed medical director of Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance Corp., Richmond, Va. Bob attended Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons after graduating from Dartmouth. He also served four years in the Army Medical Corps. Bob is married to the former Archer Coke of Richmond, and he and his wife have three children: Bob Jr., 12, Wallace, 10, and Molly Martyn, 8.
And another note: Dick Kraybill, managing editor of Dun's Rexnew, was the dinner speaker at the annual Heidelberg Business Clinic April 2 in Tifflin, Ohio.
Al Rycler and Al Bryant were both overnight guests at the Hanover Inn this spring. The same goes for Mr. and Mrs. Mack Burke and daughter. Mack is an ad salesman for Time's international editions. He told me that he took his family on a combined vacation and business trip through portions of New England and Canada, hence the stop-over at the Inn. His 9-year-old daughter was thrilled with the corsage the Inn gives out to the ladies.
Before I close, I want to put in a plug just on my own for Rowley and his hard-working crew. This month the Alumni Fund drive closes. We have been doing well moneywise, and we want the record to continue in this happy vein. We have been somewhat weak in numbers of contributors. Here's hoping the end of June will find us over the top on the money goal and able to count the greatest number of participants we have ever had.
And so - off to Hanover this weekend (May 4-5) for the annual meeting of Class Officers. I'll tell you about it.
Elected Vice President of Anderson & Cairns,Inc., advertising agency, Lansing Moore '37is account executive for numerous businesscompanies and publishers.
Secretary, 869 Hardscrabble Rd., Chappaqua, N. Y.
Class Agent, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.
