1925
Time never drags when you have a deadline to meet. This is especially true when you spend four or five days a week in the ski country and the other two or three days trying to catch up with accumulated matter on your desk.
"Whitey," the schoolmaster-sportsman with the given name "Llewellyn," has been seen frequently in Kearsarge, N. H. He maintains a home there for the primary purpose of accommodating his own desire to be near Cranmore Mountain, down which he still zooms with a vigor characteristic of a younger man. His skiing family consists of wife Bobby, son Pat, daughter Terry and even four-year-old Carol. Bill Sleigh and Betty spent a weekend with him recently, during which Bill had an opportunity one evening to enjoy his propensity for German music and associated activities by assuming temporary leadership at the Skiwaltzer Club of Jackson, N. H., whose members assemble nightly in an atmosphere reminiscent of Heidelberg. Whitey, incidentally, while devoted to skiing, is by no means limited in his interests. During one weekend when snow conditions were superb, Bobby disclosed that he was then participating in a yacht race from Miami to Bermuda.
Jock Brace gained further prominence recently when he was elected a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation. Chan Walker was honored with a "certificate of distinction" at a recent gathering of Central High School alumni and faculty at Washington, D. C„ for his civic accomplishments, particularly as chairman of the United Givers Fund for 1957. In addition to presiding over the affairs of George E. Walker, Inc., a construction firm, Chan is a director of the Lincoln National Bank and the Metropolitan Building Association, past president of the Kiwanis Club, vice president of the Metropolitan Y.M.C.A. and a trustee of the Metropolitan Memorial Church. Harold E. "Harry" White was featured recently in All-Week Magazine of the Cincinnati Post as "a Yankee with a low-down beat and a high-toned level of intelligence." He just closed a seven-year engagement at the Hotel New Yorker and has been booked for an indefinite stay "at the honkey-tonk piano keyboard" in the Lamp Post Corner of the Sinton Hotel at Cincinnati. "While Mr. White's hands are flying over the keys with dizzying speed in all the wonderful breaks, rifts, runs, arpeggios and the rest of the syncopated syntax of his trade," wrote the author, "he will discuss Galsworthy, women, philosophy or you-name-it without missing a beat, or even an offbeat."
Address changes have been reported as follows: Horton Conrad, 274 Diamond Hill Road, Berkeley Heights, N. J.; Norman Clark, 102 South Pearl Street, Granville, Ohio; Raymond Guernsey, 1500 N. E. 103rd Street, Miami 38, Fla.; Roger F. Stephenson, 5228 23rd Avenue, N., St. Petersburg, Fla.
Don Moore started the new year as pro- gram director of Westinghouse Studio One in Hollywood as a representative of McCann Erickson Advertising Agency. "Life begins at 53 as a grey-flannel advertising man," writesDon, "a new chapter in my checkered careeras newspaper man, pulp and slick papermagazine editor, comic strip author, motionpicture and television story editor, book andTV author. Actually my new job is mainlytelevision editor and production advisor.Moved to Hollywood, living in an apartmenthotel with heated pool and hot and coldrunning blondes." His new address is 6650Franklin Avenue, Hollywood 28. "FormerMiamian Robert Pierce," it is noted in aMiami paper, "came down from Providence,R. I., to lend a hand with the Orange BowlCommittee. With him were his wife Connie,their daughter Pat and her husband EdMichaels." We are grateful to Larry Leavittfor the foregoing bit about Bob. During theChristmas holidays he and Dot spent twoweeks at Naples, Fla., a regular vacation spotfor them during the past nine years, wherethey did some tarpon fishing.
"We had all kinds of experiences," writes Larry, "fishing for tarpon in the moonlight but getting only sharks, searching for alligators way up in the small creeks, having one turn right under our boat, but the highlight of all the experiences was my hooking on to a 50-pound tarpon with a 15-pound test line taking me about an hour to land it. The first three days of our vacation, which included Christmas, we were with Rad and Velma Tanzer who were just completing a month's vacation in Florida. It was wonderful to be wtih them, particularly for Christmas. Incidentally when Rad was down on the Keys he did some bone fishing and was lucky to land one, a good experience."
Ed Burns sent in word about Art Smith, whose very stunning daughter recently became engaged to William Richard Riddle. Art, formerly with Owens Corning Fibre Glass, is now connected with Globe-Wernicke Industries, Inc. His address is 2423 Densmore Drive, Toledo 6, Ohio. The pressure of business prevented Ed from talcing his usual winter vacation in Sarasota. But he has rented his home there to Bob Hardy who is thoroughly enjoying it in spite of the rather chilly and wet weather reported in the newspapers. After a quarter of a century in law in New York. Bob moved a couple of years ago to Florida where he is still active in investments and tax problems incident to both income and estates. He writes "I am more interested at the present time in obtaining additional associates to work with us, so ifyou know anyone here or anyone who isthinking of coming to Florida and would likesomething to do, either full time or parttime, I would be greatly appreciative if hewould write me or come to see me." Hisaddress is 1278 North Palm Avenue, Sarasota.
Brice Disque and Bob Misch were kindenough to report on the men and women of1925 who gathered from many parts of theU. S. for a reception in the Palm Room(along with guys and gals of 1924 and 1926)prior to the dinner honoring Prexy Hopkinsin the Waldorf-Astoria grand ballroom onFebruary 5 as follows:
the Edgar Blakes, Bob Borwell, the Lloyd Braces, the Francis Browns, the Edward Childs, the Dick Coltons, the Horton Conrads, Brice Disque, Cliff Fitzgerald, Tom Gedge, the Pete Heffenreffers, the Edward Hewitts, the Frank Kennedys, the Larry Leavitts, the George Lyons, Dan Matthews, Terry McGaughan, the Bob McKennans, the Bob Misches, Joe Murphy, the Dick Nyes, the Jack Per-Lees, Bill Pugh, Jack Roche, the Stan Smiths, Ham Thayer, Homer Tilton, Walter VomLehn, Paul Walter, the Maynard Wheelers and the Ford Wheldens, who were accompanied by Elbra Davis.
A Washington's Birthday outing at Boyne Mt., Michigan, brings together Ted Lamb '24,Charlie French '24 and Lee Chilcote '30, three of the most ardent skiers among the alumni.
Secretary, 225 Wyman St., Waltham 54, Mass.
Treasurer, R.D., Old Mill Rd., Chester, N. J.
Bequest Chairman,
