1923
Hartley Caldwell is one of the many who usually answers the secretary's birthday notes. In Hartley's last letter he writes that although a Dartmouth diploma was not awaited and earned because of personal reasons - chiefly marriage and an immediate need for the where-with to support - he has been truly privileged to have taken part, as a loyal son of Dartmouth, in many activities through these long years, and hopes to be able to do so again, now that he is probably "out" in Western Development Division, Headquarters Air Research and Command, P.O. Box 262, Inglewood, Calif.
John Farnham writes from distant Papeete, Tahiti, French Oceania, that his island now has airplane service with Hawaii as well as with New Zealand via Fiji, Samoa and Airtutaki (Cook Islands). John is still importing and would like to have some '23 visitors in Tensionless, Tahiti.
Bill Rice writes interesting letters. The latest one was written during the ten-inch snowstorm which kept him home from McGraw Edson where he is a chemist. Bill's doctor is much pleased with his progress towards recovery from a heart attack two years ago. Bill and wife Edith live in a large house in Bloomfield, N. J. The house is too large, what with two of his three children married and away from home, so they are looking for an apartment. His latest hobby is match cover collecting. Edith and Bill attended a three-day national convention of match cover collectors in September, a year ago.
"in the November 21 issue of The Commercial and Financial Chronicle under the caption, "The Security I Like Best," Winthrop Wadleigh, a partner in the law firm of Wyman, Starr, Booth, Wadleigh and Langdell, writes on Norwich Pharmacal Co., a stock Win thinks deserves consideration for inclusion in the portfolio of every trust fund as well as of individuals.
Joe Schiffenhaus, President of Schiffenhaus Bros., manufacturers of corrugated fibre board shipping containers, of 2013 McCarter Highway, Newark, N. J., writes he had a phone call from Lee Young on their recent mutual birthday and enjoyed toasting each other's birthday.
Ralph Duffy continues on as President and Treasurer of the George E. Duffy Mfg. Co., Worcester, manufacturers of woolen goods. Ralph somehow finds time to be Treasurer of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Trustee of the Memorial Hospital of Worcester, as well as to take part in many other industrial and civic organizations. Ralph comes from a true Dartmouth family, his dad, uncle and son all being graduates of the College.
Frank Mackedon spent much of his spare time this past fall serving on a jury in one of Luke (Judge L. Francis) Callan's Courts. Luke, a presiding Judge in Plymouth County, Mass., for the area including Middleboro and the Cape sections, reports Frank was almost immediately selected as Foreman. Frank retired from his leather innersole business shortly after World War II to Cataumet on Cape Cod. In the winter one will find Frank in Florida.
Bill Daley mailed in some very welcome information on John F. Windsor which we quote as follows:
John was at Dartmouth one year, after which he went to Columbia. He is married, has two grown children and two grandchildren. He has been with the Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing Corp. for 35 years, which should be some kind of a record.
Although only in Hanover a year, he has many fond memories of his stay there. He roomed with George Ferguson part of the year and hasn't seen him since. He prepped at Blair Academy and was a good friend of Lou Van Orden and Cocky Lewis, also Blair grads. He is sorry he has not taken a more active part in Dartmouth activities.
"Word has just been received of the election of Jim Landauer as a director of the American Society of Real Estate Counselors, a director of the Real Estate Federation, and as chairman, Real Estate Consultants Division of the Real Estate Board of New York.
Al and Jean Albee left December 19 for a cruise to several South American ports. The secretary was sorry he was not able to catch up with the Albees during the Yale weekend.
While on the subject of trips and tours Sam and Mim White returned to New York November 6 from a trip that sounded about perfect. They toured southeastern France with friends in a Peugeot, visited the French ski resort of Chamonix on the west side of Mt. Blanc and the Italian resort of Courmeyeur on the east side. On their trip around Mt. Blanc they went over five mountain passes. Sam reports the vintage of wines and champagne will be poor in 1957 due to an early frost, too much rain and too little sunshine.
Glen Elliott manufactures elastic and nonelastic braids in his Rhode Island Textile Company Inc., located in Pawtucket, R. I. His chief customers are in the shoe, corset, lace, Venetian blind and underware business. Glen established a branch in Landrum, S. C. two years ago when he built a modern one story factory with 25,000 square feet of manufacturing space. This is known as the Southern Division. Not too long ago Rhode Island Textile Company shipped a car load of shoe laces to a customer. There were something more than 80 thousand laces in this car.
A few weeks ago Margaret and Glen became grandparents for the third time when Glendon M. Elliott 2nd was born to Mr. and Mrs. "Jackie" Elliott. "Jackie", Dartmouth '52, is an able assistant to his father in the family business.
Secretary, 170 Washington St. Haverhill, Mass.
Treasurer, Marble St., Whitman, Mass.
Bequest Chairman,
