1927
27's young ones are still getting married, graduating from Dartmouth, and reminding the rest of us that we are or aren't as old as we sometimes feel. Bob Stevens says: Continue to 'run like sixty,' the pace isn't bad after a year's trial." At any rate, Jack Draper's son, John Jr., was recently married to Janet Lynn King of Elgin, Ill. Nick Voorhis and Ginny report the marriage of their daughter, Virginia Ann, to William Hills Butler in Denver. They will live in Moylan, Pa., so maybe we will get the bride's parents back to Fall or 40th Reunions. Jack Roe's daughter was married last June and he now has five grandchildren, two, two, and one (and 0 - ed.). A real nice letter from Bob Page reported "an unforgettable experience to see my son graduate from Dartmouth, as I am sure it must have been for CharlieGibson to see his son, Bill, and Bob Tucker to see his son, David, graduate. Congratulations to both sons and their young fathers. Will send Bob's letter on to Mike for story he gives about Ev Wilder. Peggy and BobStevens' daughter, Diane, was married in New York to Jerry H. Creedon, August 13. They sailed for Europe for three months honeymoon and will make their home .in New York.
Doc Milliken reports that Elmer Worth, now a retired Air Force Colonel who teaches psychology at Hartford Junior College, recently captured the Maryland State Pistol championship with a "grand aggregate 2,598 x— 260097 x." What's that, Elmer?
Those of you whose birthdays tall Properly are having a chance to indicate 40th Reunion plans early. Jack Roe, Ed Kuth, Doc Greener, Charlie Paddock, Bob Stevens are already on the list. Fritz Kortlucke joins the group and says he has word that Marty Knorr, Van Aalst, Al Gould, Art Segal, and Harry Dey will be there. Fritz, an obstetrician, further says, "been busy with products of NYC 'blackout' or as N. Y. Times had it the 'power failure"!" Also, Al Byrne is "looking forward to the 40th." This column will happily report all indications as rapidly as received.
Bob Stevens sends along a letter from our Tokyo classmate, Masuo Iwanami. We had a real Kirin Beer for the Ledyard Canoe Team here in Tokyo — 150 young men came from many of the famous universities and it was a very jolly party, I need not say." The Canoe Club schedule will report on film, lecture, and again with an article in "National Geographic" on what must have been a great adventure in Japanese waters.
Bud Wesselman sends word of the engagement of Hale Ham's daughter, Lola Josephine, to James Minifie Jr. of Washington, D. C.
World Traveler, photographer, student of ancient and Roman history, and producer of educational films, not to mention the recent 1927 Opus, Warren Murray and Judy are back in Dorset, Vt., after six months or more taking pictures in Europe and the Mediterranean. Warren has over 5000 photos he is working day and night editing.
Henry Williams of Hopkins Center Theater and a close friend of the late Bert Gruver sends along a notice that a "Bert Gruver Memorial Fund" has been established at the Yale Drama School by Bert's sister, Margaret Gruver, classmates, and friends, for an annual prize for excellence in stage management. Bert, as you know, after graduation attended Yale Drama School and was stage manager for many New York productions. He wrote "The Stage Managers Handbook," the definitive guide to stage managing.
Jock Davis, 27's agricultural expert, recently was honored by being initiated as an Honorary Member of the Massachusetts Chapter of Alpha Zeta. Since its founding in 1897 some 100 agricultural leaders have received this honor. Congratulations, Jock.
Houston Gray became president of Commercial Printing, Inc. of Des Moines recently when the former Commercial Printing Division of the Des Moines Register and Tribune became a separate corporation.
Pat Partridge and Mary are now in Hadley, Mass., as a result of the purchase of his company by Pro-Phy-Lac-Tic. Pat was re-elected vice president of Ox Fibre and says the world is a little confused since the whole shebang is owned by Sohio. Anyway, welcome back to New England.
Dow Mills, our eminent doctor with Mayo Clinic, says to put him on the 40th early reservation list.
Dud Bonsai continues in the national news as judge on the very interesting case of Texas Gulf Sulphur brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Helen and Paul Revere O'Connell, those ardent golfers, had a great European trip hitting all of the world-renowned courses in France, England, Scotland and Ireland. I am sending to Mike Paul's fine lengthy report so that Abbott, Joslyn, Wormser, Sheldon and other renowned '27 followers of the "ancient and honorable" will not be surprised with two flags on greens at St. Andrews and other pertinent data.
A tracer on Al Lawrence produced a letter telling of his retirement from education and as Dean of State University of New York Maritime College. On July 23, he married Jean Reynolds of Bronxville. They are reading, playing bridge, taking golf lessons, and speak highly of retirement. Between the two, they report eleven grandchildren and Al wants to know if 15 is a legal entry in the grandchildren derby. What say, JoeCalcagni?
Much hard work is under way preparatory to the 40th. Ken Murray and Ruth joined us on the "Caribou" for a lovely September weekend review of plans, committee chairman schedules, etc. Everything is in most capable hands. Prediction: that '27's 40th will be the outstanding reunion of 1967 and I will even include a few other years. Big things under way for June, 1967, wait for the big fall announcement.
Further '27 plans were reviewed recently at New York's University Club with BobStevens, Sam Wormser, Ken Murray, and your scribe. Full scale review at October 8 class meeting with subsequent announcements and reports coming to you.
Van Wie Ingham '27, who headed Rutgers' Bicentennial Committee, is shownat the Bicentennial Convocation with thePresident of Rutgers, Dr. Mason W.Gross, and Vice President Humphrey.
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