1931
As I have said on many occasions previously Ernie Moore certainly comes up with some choice bits of news which he gets from the darndest places and because he seems to read a tremendous amount of printed matter of considerable variety.
He recently forwarded an article from the Women's Wear Daily dated November 7, 1963 headed "New Image Doesn't Include Corsets" and then the item continues, "Lake Oswego, Ore. - The Oswego Country Store has dropped its bra and girdle department. The store has been in the process of gearing its merchandise to attract younger women, said William Hayden, owner-manager. Emphasis is now on volume and medium priced merchandise. Mr. Hayden's reason for discontinuing foundations: 'We were too narrow. It takes a lot of money to have a good department, and we decided to cut down and strengthen, rather than to stay thin.'"
As I said in the December column, it's difficult to get news from our classmates in the West, so the article was very helpful, Ernie, and started me wondering about how come the article was quoting Bill about bras and girdles, so I went to the 25 year book and readily found the answer. The good book says that soon after graduation he joined Macy's as a sales clerk and up to buyer. To Atlanta as assistant merchandise manager in 1937. To New York as Director of Macy Affiliated Buying Office in 1940. Then time out for a war in which he won the Bronze Star and Croix de Guerre. After the war he served as general manager of stores in Atlanta and Norfolk. Apparently Bill landed on the West Coast around 1958 as best I can figure out and became president of Olds and King Department Store in Portland, Ore. Now, as the trade article indicates, he has his own store. Hope all's going well, Bill, and that I haven't mixed up the facts too badly. If I have, please straighten me out and I'll report corrections accordingly, or better still, just send in some news and bring me up to date about yourself and also about other classmates on the West Coast since, as the 25 year book article says, "He has been on the West Coast only a short time, but finds it loaded with Dartmouth men."
Ernie's letter also included the report that he "had a fine reunion with the Red Gristedes and Charlie Schneiders over the Harvard game weekend. It was the first time Red had been up for the game in about fifteen years and Charlie since school or '33.
"Bob Tonis (who heads up Security for Harvard since retiring from the FBI) passed through at noon so they could relive a lot of memories in solitude (I don't get the drift of that statement, Ernie, but anyhow that's what you wrote). They reported that DutchHolland had a setback sometime ago but is at work again on a limited basis." Hope you're behaving yourself, Dutch, as much as you probably hate the Doc's orders.
Last fall the Hudson, Mass., Sun reported that Dick Knight, "local fuel dealer and banker, nas been elected a member of the Cushing Academy's board of trustees. He is also piesident of the Cushing Alumni Association and president of the Cushing Alumni Council. He is prominent in Hudson business and banking circles and is a member of a family long identified with Cushing Academy, his father and aunt, their cousins, his two daughters and several nephews, all having attended the school in past years." A nice record any family should be proud of, Dick — keep up the wonderful work.
The Caledonia-Record, St. Johnsbury, Vt., paper, contained a nice article about BillLittle of New York City making a present to Bells for Peace. "The acquisition is a California stoneware wind bell donated to the peace garden on Burke Mountain." The article claims that Bill is a bell fancier and when he heard of the Bells for Peace project he donated the unusual wind bell. What's it all about, Bill? Why not write to Bill Benger about the project - I'm sure that it will be of interest and a few words about it in the Class Newsletter might very likely get others interested in supporting the project.
The Wellesley, Mass., Townsman several months ago reported that Sam Groves has been re-elected as an officer of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts. Like so many of our classmates seem to be doing, Sam is compiling quite an imposing list of directorships as follows: He serves as a Director of the First National Bank of Boston; Boston Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company; Mutual Boiler and Machinery Insurance Company, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. I see Sam frequently at lunchtime since our business locations are nearby and I can assure you that he looks very slim and trim and every bit the picture of a big time executive and director that he is. (President of United Carr Fastener Corp., Boston, makers of fasteners for the automotive, electronics, clothing, appliances, aircraft and furniture industries.)
Even though this is a bit late I want the fellows who take the time to "scribble messages" on their class dues bills when they send in their payments to Johnny Benson to know that brief as the messages might be they are nevertheless appreciated. Several who have done this are: Henry P. 'Luke'Watson, who says "Don't let the check fool you. Although I work in South Carolina, I still bank in my old home town of Massachusetts." He also refers to a meeting with Bill Phinney; Jim Rick; Bill Steck; Bill Light who reported quite a bit of family activity such as his daughter Susan graduating from Syracuse University, daughter Judy entering Chatham College, his appointment as distributor for Chrysler Airtemp Air Conditioners for the New York Metropolitan area and a very pleasant three weeks cruising the Mediterranean; Ernie Moore; Beany Thorn and Dutch Holland. Thanks again to the thoughtfulness of you fellows - won't more of you please do likewise when you get Johnny's "reminders" for '64? A few minutes' time to "scribble" a note will help keep the column interesting by being more newsy.
Secretary, 36 Shaw Drive, Wayland, Mass.
Treasurer, 96 Fair Oaks Park, Needham 92, Mass.
