1923
We salute our new class agent in this column. 1923 has been lucky with its long line of agents. Jim Landauer is well qualified for the job and we are lucky he has agreed to take the assignment on.
Jim was born in New York city. He has devoted his business life to real estate, has been associated with some very excellent companies, and now has his own, James D. Landauer Associates, Inc., which he established in 1946. He is Vice President of American Society of Real Estate Counselors; a director of International Real Estate Federation; is Governor of the Real Estate Board of New York and chairman of its Consultants Committee. Outside of real estate he finds time to be director of Consolidated Oil and Gas, Inc., a trustee of the East River Savings Bank and a director of Graham School (orphan asylum) of New York.
During the war Jim served as Lt. Col. USAAF from 1942-1945. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Order of Sun (Brazil).
He was formerly President of Westchester Alumni Association and Vice President-Secretary-Governor of Dartmouth College Club of New York and was our Class Agent twenty-five years ago.
Jim graduated from Harvard Law School. On June 25, 1925, he married Ruth Yarbrough in Atlanta, Ga. The Landauers have three daughters, Beverly, Barbara and Barrie, and two grandchildren.
The heartfelt sympathy of the class goes to Roy Brown on the death of his wife Madeline in September. Maddy had been ill for a year, suffering from cancer. In January she underwent surgery in Greenwich Hospital, recovered sufficiently so that she returned to Venezuela in April. In June Maddy came up for Jack's graduation from Gunnery School and for her 35 th reunion at Cornell. She would have loved to have been with us in Hanover and would have if Roy had been able to come up from Venezuela. Maddy will always be remembered by our class. She was at all of our reunions and will be missed.
Albert Emerson's business stationery carries a picture of the Emerson National Bank of Warrensburg, N. Y., of which Albert is President. In addition to this bank responsibility Albert is a director of the National Commercial Bank and Trust Company of Albany, N. Y. Albert finds time to fulfill the duties of being vice-president of Industrial Paper and Color Corporation and A. C. Emerson & Co., Inc. a lumber and building-supply company. He also owns and manages the Colonial Arms Hotel, in Warrensburg. We are wondering what Albert does in his spare time.
Our roving reporters Ted and Olive Caswell report on Ralph Duffy's wedding to Anna Margaret Baker in Worcester on October 3. "The wedding was a family affair, the bride a close friend of Emily's and a great help to her in her final illness. Ralph looked very happy and I am sure he needed some one. His sons and daughters are very happy about it too. Anna was graduated from Walnut Hill School and The Erskine School. She is former president of the Women's National Squash Racquets Association. The Duffys went to Bermuda for their honeymoon."
The Caswells are serving notice they will soon be leading in the 1923 Grandparents Derby. They are expecting in November and February. Ted saw Ray Barker and GeorgeWhiteside at his national convention which was recently held in Chicago.
Our congratulations to the Joe Pollards on the wedding of their daughter Susan to Miguel Fernandez-Refojo on August 22. The couple will reside in Kingston, Ontario, where Mr. Refojo is a development chemist for duPont.
At the Class meeting in Hanover in June the secretary was authorized to purchase Dartmouth scarves for the secretaries of the outgoing officers. These secretaries have done such a wonderful job these past five years for their bosses the class felt some token of appreciation should be given to them. A few of the thank you letters are as follows:
From Jean L. Colby, Secretary to C. J.Zimmerman:
What a nice wav to start the day! I found the Dartmouth scarf on my desk the first thing this morning. It's a lovely one, and I particularly appreciate the thoughtfulness of the class in thinking of me and the other secretaries.
It's been lots of fun working on Class of '23 affairs during the last five years. In fact, I've almost begun to feel like a Dartmouth "alumna" myself. When I told people I was going to my own class reunion in June, several said, "You mean Dartmouth, of course." Thanks so much for the scarf. I know I'm going to enjoy using it.
From Dorothy Hall, Secretary of T. D. Shapleigh:
I was so surprised when Mr. Shapleigh gave me the beautiful Dartmouth scarf you sent as a token of appreciation from the Class of 1923. I appreciate the scarf and also the thoughtfulness that went with it.
Working for Mr. Shapleigh and Dartmouth always gave me great pleasure and I am a little sorry that he is no longer going to be Head Agent. Thank you again for remembering me.
From Mary B. Foley, Secretary of J. A. Broe. "Through Jim I have received the very lovely Dartmouth silk square you sent me on behalf of the Class of 1923. It is really exquisite and I shall wear it with pride. Thank you so much."
From Marie Loos, Secretary of S. J. Flanigan. "Both Mr. Flanigan and I feel you missed your vocation by not becoming a professional shopper. Thank you for the very lovely gift."
It has been a little rough on your secretary and his wife the past month. Our son Ben, a student at Harvard Business School, came down with polio and is now at the Children's Hospital, Boston, for their expert care. The doctors say he is making excellent progress towards recovery.
Secretary, 170 Washington St. Haverhill, Mass.
Treasurer, DR. 960 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, Mass.
