1931

The Westport, Conn., News reported that Bill Alton was to "be lecturing at the Levitt Pavilion on Saturday, August 4." Bill is a teacher of Christian Science.

Ed Gruen wrote. “Mon Karasik is much more mobile now and has accepted the presidency for Maryland of the group concerned with the retarded. Adding this to his work with the day care program means he has less time for playing with his dog Mia, composing limericks, and holding gimlet soirees. Ed Mecutchen has finally been induced by his wife Valerie to venture, for the first time ever, west of Cleveland. Val has nieces in lowa, Minnesota, and Ohio. Berta's hip operation has kept the Gruens at home for the past two years, but they "aim to break out next spring and go straight to Madrid where their daughter resides."

Sher Guernsey wrote: "About three weeks ago Betty and I motored up to Eagle Lake, near Lake Placid, for a most enjoyable visit with George and Anne Conklin at their lakeside cottage on that gem of Adirondack lakes. Our arrival coincided almost exactly with that of Bill and Patsy Walsh, who had been visiting Patsy's relatives in Maine. Anne hobbled out on a pair of crutches which she had acquired that very morning. She had broken a bone in her right foot when she fell on steps in the kitchen a few days before. Hospitality was in no way impaired as each of us did our thing in the role of self-appointed chef or maid. We expect to be cruising the Mediterranean about one month from now."

From New Jersey Business we learned that "Mac MacKechnie has been elected to the dual posts of chairman of the board of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association and the New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company. MacKechnie, a director of the New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company since 1964 and a trustee of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association since 1967, succeeds the retiring chairman."

Bill Minehan wrote: "Had a telephone call from Doug Carlson of Williamsburg, Va., asking about the impact of a certain Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company transaction upon the tax return of a client of his. Also, had a pleasant exchange with Monty Montgomery, growing out of correspondence with John Milos about the D.A.F. Monty still exercises his M.D. with the National Institute of Health. John Hase divides his time between the Florida Keys and his successful pump manufacturing company locally. Bob Wagner keeps turning out good results at his metal stamping shop here and other places. Eric Wollager is still tied to Milwaukee through family, is retired from Mayo Clinic, living in Rochester, and spent a comfortable spring with his wife Liese in southern France."

George Nickum wrote in August: "Last week I was delighted to get a call from Ed Studwell and found that he was in town on his way back from visiting his daughter in Homer, Alaska. Ed and Carol met me at the Seattle ferry terminal, and we went over to Bainbridge Island and enjoyed a good visit before I put them on the ferry to return to Seattle. The next morning they took off driving down the coast. Both Ed and Carol were in good spirits and thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Alaska. In June, I had a very interesting week of technical meetings in London, and then M.A. and I spent the weekend on the Isle of Man. We visited an old friend of mine who is a British naval architect. I found the Isle fascinating and was intrigued by the fact that the maximum tax rate for both corporations and individuals is 21 per cent;”

John Cogswell told us that George and M.A. had visited him and Lucy in Hanover on September 8. Irv Bettman also told us he was expecting a visit from them.

Bill Steck wrote: "We had our usual five-day weekend at Seventh Lake in the Adirondacks in July. We then spent a couple of days with our daughter Suzy in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. It is a most interesting community, which must have been fabulous when Pierre Lorillard caused it to be built. Betty and I will be in Hanover for the Princeton game, followed by two nights each at Ed Brummer's Woodbound Inn and in Northampton."

We hear that Ed and Carol Studwell are heading for New Zealand soon and that he sounds fed up with Florida.

Al Sutton wrote: "Aren't you lucky to have your children more or less within shouting distance. Envy you. Our daughter is in Virginia and our son is in Illinois a far piece."

Captain Eliot Winslow was guest speaker at the annual alumni banquet of the Boothbay Region High School in June. Peanut also writes a column for Summertime of Boothbay.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Old Turnpike Bridgewater, Conn. 06752