1926

Hello Twenty-ers:

A few days following our last letter I received a mailing tube from the New York Central System and there was enclosed a colorful calendar. I was enjoying a notion that this favor was in appreciation for an article about the New York Central published in our company magazine, when a card fell from the calendar onto my lap. The writing in HubHarwood's hand across the printing on the card said: "From the tone of your class notes, you need a good calendar instead of the one from the butcher." Come next year, I am mailing my calendar to Hub so he can judge why it has more appeal than a locomotive.

Here's a letter from Clyde Hall with news from the nation's capitol. Clyde is busy as a one-armed paper hanger, at the Civil Service Commission, trying to uncover topside talent in the fields of Public Administration, Personnel, Budget, and Public Relations for the government. In his spare time he is helping supervise the "three little corridors" and saving his nickels and dimes to make Hanover for the 20th this summer.

William Wallace Stickney III is now a full colonel with the Fifth Amphibian Corps, Marine Training and Replacement Command at San Diego. According to the Marine Corps, he is still doing a fine job. Monty Colloday is Second Secretary of the Legation at Dublin, Ireland, going into his second year there. Prior to this spot, he was American Secretary for the exiled governments of Belgium, Greece, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Bill Willard has left his. Bank of Guam and is probably back in the states. The commander was due in Frisco in February, and after spending some time in the West, he was planning to head for Washington. ChuckWebster is out of the Navy and last reports stated he was steering south to soak up some sunshine. Whether he was planning to return to Air Reduction Cos. was not public information. Morrie Storer is still knocking out some beautiful material for the Department of Agriculture in the form of panel discussion guides on socio-political-economic subject matter for farmers. Morrie is probably doing allright, for his work is outstanding in help- ing rural Americans lift their sights to think of their place in the international picture.

Art Stack was caught over a bowl of oyster stew in the famous Ellis fish house in Washington. Out of uniform, he is again with the gas company, and he looks chubby and fit for civilian life. Marty Brand works for the Edmund Optical Co., and he is bowling again for the Dartmouth Alumni Team in the D. of C. Alumni Intercollegiates. The Brands are mighty proud of their new house and the latch string is on the outside for you and you. Larry Vermillion, the same smiling,, warm and friendly Larry, is Commercial Engineer for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. His daughter is now eight and a hellion, to quote her old man. Well, so much news for the men who cannot vote.

Around this tough winter New England we have had bits of newsy copy. Randall Cox is home again at Marblehead and back to civilian business in Boston. Walt Rankin has been receiving congratulations on his appointment as District Traffic Superintendent for New England Tel., with headquarters at New Bedford. His. district includes Fall River, New Bedford, and Cape Cod—tough on Walter during the summer. Eliot Jackson is now Tel Co. Manager at Salem.

Finally, a letter from Hal Marshall has a note of interest and concern for all of us. He has formed the nominating committee: CharlieBishop, Don Norstrand, Reg Hanson, and Clarence McDavitt-, and the activity has started to prepare the slate of class officers for the next term. The group to be nominated will be: SEC.-CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, AND 12 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEN. Hal is urging each of you to send your suggestions for any or all spots to any member of the committee and soon. If any of you wish to have the list of past and present officers, a postcard to me will bring it to you, 119 Elm Ave., Wollaston 70, Mass.

The 1926 Memorial Fund has received a substantial contribution from an anonymous donor as the first installment against an even larger gift. To the donor, and for his solicitude in the welfare of the College, we all extend our gratitude for this splendid boost to the growing nest egg for our 25th reunion gift.

A PREVIEW OF A TWENTIETH REUNlON—Members of the Class of 1926 talk things over at the Boston Alumni Dinner. Starting from the left foreground and going around the table are Stewart Orr, Don Norstrand, Dick Mann, V/alter Rankin, Bill Hughes, Joe Batchelder, Keith Blake, Charlie McDonald, George Bixby and Bob Patten.

Secretary, Welsh Farms, Inc., Long Valley, N. J.

Treasurer, United Shoe Machinery Corp. 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass.

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