1930

Secretary, Reading, Vt.

Treasurer,30 Boxwood Dr., Stamford, Conn.

Bequest Chairman,

Welcome back after what we hope was agood summer for you and yours! Because thisissue will be crowded with Convocation news,and space is limited, let's get right into ourcorrespondence.

First, a nice letter from Milt Shultz:

"Both of my boys, 13 and 15, attended the national Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge this summer and had a whale of a time. The older boy, then continued on to Quebec, directly from the Jamboree, boarded a ship and sailed for England to attend the Jubilee Jamboree celebrating the 50th anniversary of Scouting and the memory of its founder, Lord Baden-Powell. After the encampment at Sutton-Coldfield, the contingent from the Baltimore region consisting of about 130 boys started on a tour of a few of the countries of eastern Europe, including Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and France. My fellow was one of five selected to take the trip from our county and I consider it a little bit of an honor. On the other hand the trip was not gratis and at this stage I am not exactly broke, but believe me very badly bent.

Then we have another letter from GeorgeStone:

"Being 'isolated' in relatively small communities, both for my work and residence, I seldom see any of our class, as Chicago might as well be as far away as Hanover.

"Bob McClory, however, also lives in ' Lake Bluff, and we see him and Audrey regularly. He is our Village Attorney, as well as our State Senator; and serving on the Village Board as Trustee, I see him regularly there, also. Incidentally, there is another chap, Jim Kingery, '38 also on the Board, so that, all in all, we have things well in hand.

"Bob's son is entering the freshman class this fall, whereas in January a candidate for the class of '79 just arrived in our family.

"For some years, as an inflation hedge, I've been buying timber lands up in Northern Wisconsin, and I just discovered this year that several of the small lakes, back deep in the woods are just full of bass, and as a result, my activities this summer have been confined to finding some excuse for trips up there."

Gordon Shattuck reports from Woronoco,Mass.:

"Very little news from me except a change of address. We have recently moved into a new home we built 'in the country.' Address: Woronoake Heights, Woronoco, Mass. It's only twelve miles west of our former home at West Sprinfieid.

"I expect you have had news of the death of Edmond Benoist on July 12. He was driving from Chicago to their summer home in Douglas, Mich., and hit the caboose of a freight train at a grade crossing. Edmond was best man at our wedding in Evanston in 1933, and we had seen each other, but infrequently, since we moved back East."

The balance of the news which has accumulated during the summer we'll try to summarize, in Walter Winchell fashion. At Convocation, which was eminently successful, wesaw Jack Fitzpatrick, Hank Embree, Georgeand Martha Parkhurst, Charlie and LarryWidmayer, Bob and Louise Keene, and Jackand Dorothy Rich. Jack is newly electedPresident of the N. E. Gas and Electric Association and their daughter is in Switzerland under the Experiment in InternationalLiving Program.

Ran into Jack Keating and family at the Woodstock Inn, just north of us, over the 100-Mile Trail Ride weekend. Son Philip was impressed with Dartmouth. The Bowlens mightily pleased that both Chris and Marti placed sixth in their respective divisions in this Trail Ride which brings horses from all over the East. This year we are going to miss seeing Dick Fawcett, son of Randy and Dot, at our house since he graduated from Thayer last June and married Jane Bingham, daughter of Jack Bingham '18. This is an invitation by the Bowlens for some '30 son who might like to hunt deer this fall, or fish in the spring, or like a home-cooked meal anytime to let us know — just call Reading, Vermont 4451, and We'll be delighted.

Welcome to the Class, Eleanor Borella and son John. The wedding took place in the early summer and had a distinct Dartmouth tinge since the bride is the sister of Lane Dwinnell '28. Nelson Rockefeller was best man, and Alex McFarland was an usher.

Fred Scribner and Meade Alcorn are so newsworthy these days with their successive accomplishments that these columns cannot possibly record their activities. Vermont pride does, however, force me to report that Meade was the main speaker at the recent establishment of the Calvin Coolidge homestead as a national shrine.

Everyone was delighted at the last local Dartmouth meeting to have Sam Hutchins with us; rumor has it that he may shortly become the fair-haired boy in a local bank merger. We visited Rollie Belknap recently in his editorial offices in Bellows Falls where he was putting one of his chain of papers to bed.

For those of you who may have missed it - Lee Chilcote is now Vice President of the Dartmouth Alumni Council, of which Charlie Rauch is another member. We are in good hands!

John Holme is newly appointed manager of grocery and drug market sales for Reynolds Metals - including Reynolds wrap and their charcoal briquets. Here's a chance for you backyard chefs.

And there is also good news for a Holmes- Edward Cotton - who has recently been named commanding officer of the Surface Division of the St. Petersburg Naval Reserve with the rank of Commander.

A clipping from a Venezuelan paper shows a grinning Bob Bottome toasting with champagne Terminales Maracaibo C.A., a company of which he is president, as it was listed for the first day on the Caracas stock exchange. The picture was a little fuzzy, but that is probably the result of the toasting.

Back in this country, Tom Kedian has become executive head of an expanding Investment Division of Town and Country, outstanding real estate organization in Boston, and Burt Sherwood recently gave a talk to the Norfolk, Va., chapter of the National Office Management Association on "Pension and Benefit Sharing Plans in Employee Compensation." Burt has a C. L. U. degree and teaches underwriting at the College of William and Mary.

The papers have it that Sid Caesar and Pat Weaver are cooking up a new TV approach.

AI Hayes will represent Dartmouth at the inauguration of Professor Sidney Earl Mead as President of The Meadville Theological School later this month.

Howie Heimbach now appointed Director of Industrial Relations for National Electric Products Corporation. Bill Steers of Doherty, Clifford, Steers and Schenfield drew publicity in the advertising world at the same time that the firm moved to its new "palatial" office at 530 Fifth Avenue.

Charlie McDonough, Assistant District Attorney, was responsible for arraigning in New York six of the defendants in the current Confidential case.

Ed Downey, headmaster of the Nashua Junior High School, has drawn from the American Legion much praise for his having helped so many people of foreign extraction in attending naturalization classes during the past 25 years.

In the same vein our own editor, Charlie Widmayer, received a 25-year service award this summer from the American Alumni Council at its annual meeting in Pasadena. Charlie took the whole family to the coast and they report a wonderful vacation.

High schools in New Jersey are taking notice of a pitcher at Montclair by the name of Dave French. He's a leftie and in his second game threw a no-hitter. We hope Bud and Celie will guide him Hanover-ward.

Finally, when you receive this issue our 1957 Informal Reunion will be only a few days away. Everyone is looking forward to another grand buffet and cocktail party at the Keenes. We'll see you then.

Fathers' Weekend at Smith College in May produced a small 1930 reunion. I to r: Lee Chil- cote and daughter Kathy, Mickey Emrich and Mary Lou and Hugh Johnson and Ann.