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Well, another summer has come and gone and I’m back off schedule again writing a fall article in August when the temperature outside is about 81 degrees and the humidity about the same. But the summer interlude has some saving graces in that it allows time for a few dedicated souls to take pen in hand and replenish my sorrowfully low larder. You should all be pleased to know that I now have enough news to last me until at least Thanksgiving. So, before you enjoy the bird stuff something in the mail to enable us to get through Christmas when you will be asked to fill my stocking first.
A most informative missive was received early in June from Perry Davis now in Stamford, Conn., as Director of Systems and Data Processing for Pepsi-Cola. Perry’s department now numbers over 160, starting from nine back in 1967. He claims some major breakthroughs in marketing management science, “headcount,” and “information services” including sales reporting, etc. Pepsi is in the process of moving its headquarters to Purchase, N. Y., which will take Perry off the commuting run to New York. However, it will also apparently take him out of circulation as an ace reporter since on his daily trips to and from the City, he bumped into a host of ’s4’s as follows: James (Jim)Love, presently with IBM World Trade; David Grogan, a sometimes commuter whom Perry met on a rare 6:02 one evening; and Joe Mesics, the previously reported pioneer of STOL aviation. Perry also reports that he occasionally sees Richard Lederer, another Stanfordian, particularly around Alumni Fund time, and adds that while Dick collects dollars his “vivacious and dedicated wife Judy” collects blood for the local Blood Bank plus other things in her role as president of the Roxbury PTA. At a spring dinner honoring President Kemeny, Perry ran into Dick Pearl (with whom he also went to high school) and Dick is still laboring on Wall Street—no pun intended. At the same dinner Perry also linked up with Rod Rockefeller who himself was the speaker a few weeks later at an annual dinner for ICBO at the Americana Hotel. And just so you will know what keeps the Davis household going while Perry is computing and running down old class- mates, it’s his wife, Lou Ellen. This past spring she had three paperback novels published, novels about the occult and witchcraft a la “Rosemary’s Baby.” Lou Ellen got her training in witchcraft in a history course on the subject taken a few years ago at New York University. I’m certain she has added much to the mystery of Perry’s computing and data processing feats.
Another interesting letter was received from Kenneth H. Thomas ’2l, telling of the hospitality of Phil Pendleton and his wife Sue, who, on Memorial Day, hosted an outdoor party for local Dartmouth alumni at his home in Winter Park, Fla. Phil is vice- president of the Dartmouth Club of Central Flordia, and, not only is his wife an excellent cook, but they also have a way with the weather which insured a delightful time for their 45 guests.
From the Hertz Corporation came an announcement dated June 24 concerning Peter M. Townsend who had joined that company as vice presi- dent/personnel. Prior to coming to Hertz Peter served as man- ager of employee re- lations of the Chemi- cal Coatings Division of the Mobil Chemical Company, and before that stop in his career he was director of personnel at Celanese Plastics Cos. Pete, his wife, Margaret, and three children reside in Summit, N. J. Working as president of the Alumni Association of the Horace Mann School, Riverdale, N. Y., is pretty near a full time job as John Freund has found out. Yet the record of his achievements while in office for his high school Alma Mater are quite impressive according to “Os” Skinner ’2B. “Os” sent me the spring issue of the school’s magazine with John’s picture prominently displayed in several sections. In addition to serving as the president of the Alumni Association, John also appears as a member of the Board of Trustees for the school, one of New York’s most eminent high schools.
George (Bud) Kingsley has been elected second vice president of New England Mutual Life Insurance Cos. Just prior to this he was vice president and di- rector of NEL Equity Services Corp., a sub- sidiary, and also vice president of the NEL Equity and NEL Growth Funds. He has been with New England Life since 1965 and before moving to the Boston home office was assistant general agent in Cleve- land, where he received company awards in 1966 and 1967. Bud and his wife Virginia, with three children, live in Winchester, Mass.
I think I’m going to stop here so as to make some of you a little remorseful about not having gotten some news to me over the summer. There are, however, many more issues—eight, to be exact—before the next respite. How about it? And, just take note of the change of address: I am no longer with James Talcott, Inc. but have joined Bankers Trust Company—Coleman Factors Division. Any news will be welcome at my new location 2 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. or at the address at the head of this column.
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