1923

ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1923 FAMILY REUNION

The date has been set and the weekend is scheduled for March 7-8. This mid-winter break has become a habit for about fifteen '23 men and their wives. The committee had several phone calls in January asking when this event was taking place.

Saturday afternoon, March 8, Navy meets Dartmouth in the Spaulding Pool. Friday evening our dinner with the sons of 1923 is scheduled for the Inn Ski Hut. Those who have regularly missed the weekend because of their being in Florida in February will now be able to make Hanover for this party, coming as it cloes the second weekend in March.

Today I put my brother and his wife on the plane for Rio de Janeiro where they plan to see the Frank Dotens. Frank informs us he and Gladys will be back in U.S.A. late in March for a three months' visit. Frank also said he has not been able to break into the telephone directory although he has been there nearly ten years. His business number is 54-2055 and his home number is 25-0622, just in case a '23 man strays that far south on a business or pleasure trip.

Ivan Martin is one of your secretary's best information pipe lines, But he just will not give when questioned about his own activities. I am therefore indebted to Miss Mary Ginty, Ivan's secretary for the following rundown of his activities.

Ivan is a director of the Naumkeag Trust Company and a member of its executive and savings department committee; a trustee of the Salem Savings Bank; a director of the Salem Mutual Fire Insurance Co. In civic life Ivan is a director of the very flourishing Hawthorne Hotel Corp.; is on the board of trustees of the United Community Fund of Danvers, Salem and Marblehead and is active on the Retail Council of the Chamber of Commerce.

In 1950 Ivan was persuaded to accept a three-year term on the Salem Y.M.C.A. He took an active part in a campaign for funds to build a new swimming pool. When the campaign did not reach its minimum goal due to a number of various factors, Mr. Martin was elected President of the Salem Y.M.C.A. for the purpose of directing the efforts to raise the balance necessary to build the pool. His tireless efforts and his ability to inspire others to greater efforts was the key factor in completing the fund and getting the swimming pool built.

In addition to the swimming pool project, he brought new life and interest to the work of the Association, increasing the numbers of the Boards of Directors and Trustees and attracting to service there a number of prominent people whose help was greatly needed. He served two years (1954 and 1955) as president and remains now as a Board member. Somewhere in between these activities Ivan has the time to head up a group of eminently successful department stores known as Reid and Hughes Corp. with locations in Norwich, Conn., Lewiston, Me. and Salem, Mass.

Al Albee has recently returned from a trip to the Caribbean on the United Fruit Boat. He writes as follows:

In Havana, we had a little quiet fun and then went on to Honduras and Guatemala to typical banana ports and after seeing how these poor natives are obliged to live, one can readily understand why they are ripe for Communism, which we ran into particularly in Guatemala. The food on those boats is passable, the officers are splendid, and for one who wants to rest and get some sunshine, it is a nice and inexpensive way to vacation.

As to Albee-Cambell, Inc., New Canaan, Conn., it was started in 1938, and still operates as a Headquarters or Clearing House for Manufacturers' Agents maintaining sales and business records on over 20,000 Manufacturers' Agents, that is individuals or organizations selling on commission basis only, and representing two or more manufacturers and handling all types of products, with the exception of textiles, clothing and food stuffs. The agent has no obligation of any nature to Al, as he is retained and paid by manufacturers to put them in touch with proper agents for the sale of their products in any United States or Canadian sales territory. Until four years ago, Al operated from New York City but at that time, to avoid commuting and cut back on the size of the organization, he moved the business to a renovated barn right on his own property. Directly contrary to expectations, the business has grown, despite the R.F.D. location.

Incidentally, Al's business is a barometer of business conditions for when setbacks come about in his economy, he reaches a peak of activity; that is the time when manufacturers are more inclined to use the services of commission agents with a fixed percentage selling cost, rather than employ their own men on salary and expense basis. Since the war, there has been an estimated growth in the number of Manufacturers' Agents, and here again I mean both individuals and organizations, from about 10,000 to more than 60,000. For any of our classmates or younger Dartmouth men who enjoy selling, I certainly recommend they consider the manufacturers' agency field, for it requires little capital, the earnings are very substantial and they can avoid the confusion and politics they so often encounter when employed in major industries.

Another honor has come to Howard Emerson. On the recommendation of the Eastern Tennessee chapter, American Institute of Industrial Engineers, President Eisenhower appointed Howard to the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Howard well deserves this appointment. His industrial experience includes engineering staff and consulting experiences with Dupont, Western Electric, Union Carbide Nuclear Company and Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

He served 14 years in the Tennessee Valley Authority, from 1933, the year it was founded, until 1947. During this time, he was an industrial engineer and later, assistant to the heads of departments on agricultural industries and commerce.

In the professional world, Howard has been accorded national recognition in the form of leadership in a number of organizations, including the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, which he has served as both national president and regional vice president. Howard's academic experience began as a member of the Faculty of Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey, shortly after his graduation from college. It was resumed 10 years ago when he accepted his present post at the University of Tennessee.

"We feel," the recommendation said, "that the board can be further strengthened by an industrial engineer of the caliber of Professor Emerson, who can contribute toward the goal of greater productivity through unified resource development of all aspects of the TVA."

Al Albee writes he has had recent contact with Dwight Haigh who is operating F. Dwight Haigh and Associates at 2625 Juniper Drive, Toledo, Ohio, and is doing an outstanding job of producing sales for his present principals who are makers of brass rod building products and cold finish steel. He reports also that Ed Lyle is steadily increasing his packaging business wherein he is an agent for several companies dealing in packaging materials.

Secretary, 170 Washington St. Haverhill, Mass.

Treasurer, Marble St., Whitman, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,