1957

Unfortunately, this is going to be a short column to match the short month because my tipster pipeline has been a bit slow on the uptake. When this reaches you, I should be on a swing across the country and one of my objectives on this trip will be to gather the facts on all of you in and near New Orleans, Miami, Atlanta, and St. Louis.

For those of you who are beginning to yearn for those warm spring days of May, or of warmer climes such as California in January, you should consider yourselves lucky with just plain ice and snow. We in California have just completed twenty consecutive days of very steady rain, our floodwaters have finally begun to recede and I now know what it must be like to live in monsoon country. However, we have one consolation. The snow pack in the Sierras has created the most ideal skiing conditions in many years. Come West, all ye skiers!

For all you life insurance salesmen, take note of Ray Mark's article entitled "The Essence of Salesmanship" which appeared in the October issue of "Insurance Salesman." The article emphasizes many sound sales concepts. Ray is presently operating his own insurance agency in Trenton, N. J.

Procter & Gamble's Jim Lothrop is becoming quite the active community man in Westfield, N. J. Jim is past president of the Westfield Junior Chamber of Commerce and has recently been eletced to the Westfield Y.M.C.A. board of directors. Aside from his community affairs, Jim is a department manager for Procter on Staten Island.

Bob Andrews, formerly assistant manager of Phoenix of Hartford's district office in Kansas City, has been appointed assistant secretary of the Phoenix of Hartford Insurance Companies and recalled to the Hartford, Conn., home office. He will be on special assignment for college recruitment of personnel and related | training programs. A native of West Hartford, Conn., Bob joined the company in 1959 and after home office training he has held positions for the company in Syracuse, N. Y., Columbus and Toledo, Ohio, and Kansas City, Mo. He and his wife and son will be living at 28 Sandhurst Drive in West Hartford.

Dave Vorse is on the travel circuit for the San Francisco office of McKinsey & Co., management consultants. Prior to joining McKinsey, Dave was associated with the Space and Missiles Division of Lockheed Corporation in Sunnyvale, Calif. Dave and his family reside in Palo Alto.

I received a delightful holiday greeting from Chic Shaver and family. Chic is the pastor at Bethel Glen Church of the Nazarene in Bethel, Kan. Among other things Chic has contributed numerous articles in various church publications and was recently a delegate to the Young People's division of the church's General Assembly which meets every four years to transact international business of the church. Chics family includes wife Nancy and the children . . . Rachel, James Paul, and Miriam.

According to a report that filtered in from the midwest, "Mert" Mertis is a member of the investment banking community in St. Louis selling stocks and bonds. KwanhaYim is a member of the Manhattanville College faculty in Purchase, N. Y., where he is an Assistant Professor of government and history. In the great Southwest, Stan Stark is practicing medicine in Albuquerque, N. M.

By the time this goes to press John Bohn will have joined the married ranks. However, at the time of this writing, John was engaged to Judith Bethke of Minneapolis. A large '57 contingent was on hand at ChrisWren's wedding which took place in Scarsdale last November. On hand to assist the bridegroom were Wally Ackley and FrankAndrews. Chris' bride, the former Jaqueline Braxton, is a Smith graduate. TODDLER: At least we didn't draw a blank this month. There are three bundles of good news to report this time; however one is a rather belated news item. The Jim Francis family now has a James Jr. monopolizing a great deal of attention. From Southern California good news arrived at Christmastime that Bob Adelizzi and spouse Tommi have a new offspring, Mary Lee. Through the years, Brad Curtis certainly has been a popular name in the Toddler Section. James Russell Curtis became number four in the Curtis infant count when he came bouncing along last October. Brad and his wife Libb reside in Washington, D. C., where Brad is situated with I.B.M.

Secretary, 641 Windsor Drive Menlo Park, Calif.

Treasurer, 35 Manitou Trail White Plains, N. Y. 10603