1952

The wonders of fall are upon us and it's a shame we can scarcely take time to enjoy the glories of these last warm days. Yesterday I was able to break away long enough to catch a glimpse of my old roomy, RogerPierce, as he led the Greenwich Community Chest motorcade down the Boston Post Road.

It was a stirring sight, let me tell you, with all of the ten agencies represented by a float, with the police escort sirens blaring, and above all the dulcet tones of El Rogo pleading with the citizenry to loosen up on the purse strings.

You know, maybe if I keep up this secretarying long enough I'll learn to get by without making errors or overlooking information. So far I haven't got the knack. Last month I said I'd received only two birth announcements over the summer. But, of course, I uncovered a couple of others in my desk drawer this week!

First comes one from our erstwhile leader, Berny Lewis, out of Portland. Me. It announces the birth of son Alan Isaac Lewis last March 27. I want to make sure everyone in the family can read my notices, Bernie - including the kids. That's why I waited so long.

The other comes from Jim Weidman down in Lancaster, Pa. It comes in the form of a press release from James Weidman III, Director of Public Relations, Hamilton Watch Company. And it announces the ar- rival of James Weidman IV on June 19, 1963. So congratulations to both Berny and Jim with all due credit to the good fraus. Forgive my oversight.

Since we're on the subject of babies it seems a logical backward progression to mention the wedding announcements received this month. There are three:

The first comes from Summit, N. J., and proclaims the marriage of Andrew Aishton to Miss Christine Stewart Shawger. Andy works for U.S. Steel in Chicago, the new Mrs. Aishton is a senior at Northwestern, and they'll be living in my old town, Evanston.

Second comes from Orrs Island, Me., where Bob Linscott took unto himself as wife June McNeil Hess. You may find Bob and bride now residing in Yarmouth, Mass., where Bob is an instructor at North Yarmouth Academy.

Third comes from Augusta, Me., and announces the marriage of Miss Shirley Jean Rogers to Harvey O. Elliott. Harvey and bride will live in Portland, Me., where he is a public relations representative with Creative Associates.

In the area of bread-winning we have a few interesting ones this month.

We'll start with Bob Binswanger fresh from Africa and the Peace Corps. Bins has been named executive director of the newly-formed PACE Association out in Cleveland, Ohio. PACE is a citizens' agency which aims to improve the public education in Cuyahoga County, Greater Cleveland. After his work co-or-dinating education of all volunteers for Peace Corps service in Africa, Bins should be perfectly suited to his new task. From this corner we wish him all good fortune in getting PACE off the ground.

From IBM comes the news that Bart Lombardi has been promoted to senior engineer and manager of the Systems Analysis and Design Department, 466L Project, Intelligence System. It sounds very impressive and difficult to this lay ear, so all I can say is congratulations, Bart, and forge ahead.

Out West, in Michigan, John North has been named assistant vice president of Michigan Bell Telephone. And it looks from the release as though the promotion will mean a move from Grand Rapids to Detroit for John.

Wey Lundquist has moved, I know. Wey is now associated with the San Francisco law firm of Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe. Previously he was an assistant U.S. Attorney with the Department of Justice in Massachusetts and Alaska. And Walt Barker has moved, too. Walt was named assistant controller and business manager at the Wesson Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Mass., which was a bit too far to commute from Cochituate, Mass., where he and his family lived till September.

Jay Schochet didn't have to move his family even though he did change jobs. Jay was recently named a partner in the real estate firm of Wm. C. Codman & Son, Boston. Jay had previously been active as a sales executive in the computer industry and in real estate. With the Codman firm Jay will head the expanding leasing, sales, and development program. With the days growing shorter we've just about heard the last of the feats of the sailors here on Long Island Sound. But just recently I clipped from The Times a release which proclaims Dick Nye, with his 53-foot yawl, Carina, as winner of the Whitmore Trophy for cruising yachts. This type success is not new to Dick; he's won this same trophy once before as well as many other major sailing awards. I think he deserves a Wah-Hoo-Wah as our class's answer to Bus Mossbacher.

By the time you read this I hope I've seen many of you at the Class Meeting before the Yale game. By the time I come your way again we'll know whether Bob Blackman was able to pull his charges through to the championship again. Till December, bon jour.

Secretary, 168 Riverside Ave. Riverside, Conn.

Treasurer, 221 Maxson Rd., Lancaster, Pa.