1935

It took the excuse of a pre-Christmas lunch, but we finally rallied a quorum of Chicago classmates. Well, not exactly a quorum, but eight showed up, and that's double or triple the number who normally appear at any Dartmouth function. Six more had planned to come, but cancelled at the last moment.

Our new regional chairman, FrankWright, organized the affair, with generous help from Hall Colton. Others who turned out were Mel Rothschild, PaulVan Antwerpen, Ted Huck, Don Koehler and Owen Fairweather. It was the first time some of us had seen Paul since Hanover days. Several martinis later, we agreed that the get together had been so much fun that we would do it again on Friday, May 19.

All had agreed to write me a personal up-date on themselves. Only Mel Rothschild remembered. He reports "Happily married to the same girl (nee Mary Frank) for 33 years. We have two daughters Ann who is married to Lawrence Levin, a Chicago attorney, and who are the parents of two boys; and Mary who is married to King Harris, a New York businessman." Mel has two business interests: the family company, Samuel Bingham Company, which manufactures covered rollers for the graphic arts, and an investment company, which also involves his brother Frank '37.

The luncheon did uncover news on several classmates who couldn't make it. Herb Knowles, who is marketing administration manager for Ozite, the indooroutdoor carpet people, was fighting a desk full of mail after a month-long trip to Japan, Hong Kong and other Far Eastern points clear to Australia—a case of peddling carpets to the orientals! HerbOstrow was in Israel and Art Holtorf in Florida on a vacation spree between retirement and a permanent home in Wisconsin. Frank Wright reported that Willie Ogg, who lives two blocks away, is retiring in February. We also learned that Frank Elliott, a doctor in suburban Winnetka, is retiring from active practice, but will remain on the staff at Northeastern University med school.

The success of our Chicago luncheon makes it timely to suggest that other regional chairmen plan similar get-togethers. These new chairmen, just appointed by prexy John Wallace, are Bob McLellan in Boston, Art Bamford for Metro New York, Al Ritchie to tackle the growing need in New Jersey, Al Dodd in Philadelphia, Jack AuWerter to wake up our dormant Cleveland contingency, BobbChaney for the Twin Cities, Don Richardson in San Francisco and Rudy Pacht in Los Angeles. Still to be named are chairman for Washington (D.C. that is), St. Louis and our ever-growing retirement centers in Florida. More about these in our next issue.

As so many of us approach retirement, I think this message from Red O'Brien sums up a common feeling. "For one who loves Dartmouth so very much, I have been very silent for 36 long years. Now that I am retiring from a very hectic life, I will be glad to help in any way I can." Rest assured, Ted, we'll take you up on that New Year's pledge.

Ted retired in October, after a very busy medical practice in Plainfield, N. J. He and Melba have a temporary address in Largo Fla., but are looking for a place to put down new, permanent roots. Their oldest daughter is married to a pediatrician in Scarsdale, and their youngest "prefers skiing in Aspen to married life."

Lowell Haas whose retirement from United Air Lines has been duly chronicled in previous issues, writes that Bill Bury also has taken early retirement, after a lifetime career with IBM. Bill will parlay his favorite hobby, boating, into a new career, and plans to sell boats for the Chesapeake Marine Products Company in Deal, Maryland.

Lowell had lunch recently with both Bill and with Frank Specht whom, he reports, "still wears his Schenley Hat. Both he and Bill look like they've been out of school about ten years, instead of thirty-six. Frank reports that brother Ralph has retired from United Shoe Machinery." I hope to have further details in a later issue.

Bill Krieg has traded careers. "Since retiring from the foreign service in June 1970, I have been attached to the Dean's office at the Graduate School of Georgetown Univ. I am concerned primarily with Latin America, which was my special field in the foreign service. Our son is now doing graduate work at the University of Michigan; two daughters are still undergraduates."

From Dan Reagan: "Am in my 25th year of practicing eye, ear, nose and throat in Worcester, Mass. Am a grandfather 1½ times. My two sons are, respectively, a banker and a lawyer, and am looking forward to their caring for me in my approaching senility."

For those high tax bracket classmates who are trying to shelter income by investing in cattle, our resident Colorado rancher. Bill Eisendrath has this timely comment: "Cattle prices are definitely firm. If the ranchers don't hold back too much 'she' stock for replacement, and the feeders don't feed to too heavy a weight, the price situation should remain stable for some time." But iffen they do, watch out! Bill is ranching at Elizabeth, Colo., and it seems like the old rivalry of cattlemen and sheep herders has given way to a new one. "The subdividers are busy all around us. Within the foreseeable future, we may go that way, too."

Mel Mandigo also is in the livestock business. His thing is Morgan horses, which he raises up in Glover, Vt. Mel also is m politics serving his sth year in the Vermont General Assembly, and comments "some think it fitting to abbreviate the title of that institution. Others refer to it as the only institution of higher learning in Vermont that pays its students, (however little) Some fun, lots of frustrations!"

The Class will be saddened to learn thai Morry Heller lost his wife Rose January 3. She died at home quite suddenly. In addition to Morry she is survived by two daughters; Dona, a student at University of Pennsylvania Law School; and Mrs. Sara Gray of England; and by three grandchildren.

A sad note from Hank Hawkins. His father died of a stroke just short of his 94 birthday, on November 28th. The elder W. Hawkins had been active, along with Hank A Hank's son (Henry Clay IV) in the bank he helped found in 1907, the claremont (N.H.) Savings Bank. Hank reports that he and Lou now have four grandchildren with a fifth due soon. Their younger daughter, Deborah, is the only one still in school (Western Michigan Umversity)"

Don Fraser writes "I'm the perennial vice president of Society National Bank in ripveland. Ruth and I are the parents of a do-it-yourself grandchild, Donna age 6. Liza, 17, has been accepted at Williams; Dartmouth went coed several weeks too late. Donna will be ready."

This cleans out the mail bag. Keep those letters coming!

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