1942
Reflecting on the December holidays reminds me of the festive gathering of the Northern New Jersey Alumni shortly before Christmas. The party was sponsored by the Northern New Jersey Club under the direction of Jim Elleman '43 and featured the undergraduate jazz group from Hanover known as The Indian Chiefs. One might have suspected collusion considering the gathering took place at The Bow and Arrow in West Orange. Among those present from the '42 era were: Bill and Ethel Carter '39, Jim and Shirley Elleman '43, Ren Grevatt '43 Tom and Mary Ann King '45. Also visiting were Bert and Jean Englert who had to leave early so Bert, who sings in the choir of the Community Congregational Church of Short Hills, could participate in a rendition of Handel's Messiah. As a Don Cobleigh ('23) man, his Glee Club experience made it a natural for Bert to again pick up group singing as a relaxation from the daily routine of running a busy CPA business.
Long known in the New York metropolitan area as one of Chevrolet's top dealers is Curry Chevrolet where Bernie Curry as president of B. F. Curry, Inc. directs the expanding organization. In October, Bernie and his father had the pleasure of opening a new million ganization. dollar showroom and service center in Scarsdale, N. Y., reputed to be the most modern and efficient automobile center ever built. In addition to this location, the organization has automotive centers in Hempstead, L.I., Larchmont, N. Y., and Miami, Fla., as well as the original location in New York City. Along with the dealership activities there has grown a related business of fleet and long and shortterm individual rentals of passenger cars and trucks to many large national corporations. There is every indication that Bernie is one busy man.
For the past three years, Phil Brooks' work with the USIS has located him in Paris where he is Director of Libraries in France for the United States Information Service and in charge of the dissemination of American publications to French citizens through eight libraries and information centers located throughout France and in Algeria. Part of his work involves interesting and assisting French publishers in issuing translations of books which may help Frenchmen understand America, Americans and American policy or which will add to American cultural prestige. Phil had previously worked on the New York Sun and for the United Press before engaging in magazine and book publishing work which led to his association with USIS. Following a visit with relatives and friends in Vermont last September, Phil and Carolyn, with their two daughters, returned to Paris with the expectation of remaining at least another two years.
Oh, the Irish eyes were smiling in the true sense of the phrase, as Herb Dietrich became engaged in December to a pretty Irish lass named Violet Breakey of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Interestingly enough, they are both physicians, Herb being on the faculty of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellow on the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, while Violet is a consultant in cardiology to the Royal Belfast Children's Hospital.
Moving from Melrose, Mass., to Williamsville, N. Y., is Ad Winship and family as Ad leaves General Ice Cream Corp. to become Division Sales Manager of Western New York State for the Milk Division of National Dairy. Those of you in the Buffalo-Rochester area might see "Sealtest Ad" any day now. At the Chestnut Run plant of E. I. du Pont de Nemours 8: Co., Irenee duPont has been promoted to director of the sales service laboratory from the formerly held position of assistant director. And back in New England, Bruce Stephens who has been controller of Friendly Ice Cream Corp. is now assistant controller of A. G. Spaulding.
This department hopes everyone heeded Rusty Hartranft's January call and that he now has more applications for assistant Class Agents than he knows what to do with. That is one problem I know Rusty would be more than happy to deal with and it would indicate to everyone that the interest of '42 in this year's program was stronger than ever.
And now having had relatively little to re- port this month, as you can readily ascertain, having read this far this fast, might I suggest you keep that New Year's resolution and send me that letter!
Dartmouth alumni in Mexico City recently met with U.S. Ambassador Robert C. Hill '42 to inaugurate a series of Dartmouth gatherings there. Shown at their meeting November 23 are (l to r) front row: Clark Fletcher' 38, James Dolan' 46, Clark Blyth; back row: Bob Pike '53, John Pike '27, Ambassador Hill, Harris Daneill '24, Al Schumacher '31 and Gerald Garduno '42.
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