1935
Good friends - here we come again —still somewhat overcome by the memories of our visit to Hanover. And it just so happens that this past month has brought us more than the usual number of contacts with people we knew during our four years there. Since people are names and names make news - let's get on with the news.
First, some of the personal contacts. In mid- January Lou Weitz arrived in New York for several days of business and we managed to grab a couple of drinks together. As our Cleveland correspondent, Lou always manages to bring us up to date on a lot of miscellaneous happenings in his own area. For example: Jack AuWerter recently left his most attractive wife at home for three weeks while he took off for a skiing trip to Canada. As Lou, an old bachelor, pointed out, Jack was taking an awful chance. Dave Johnson, a Cleveland lawyer, recently bought himself a farm on the outskirts of the city and is now remodeling the place for his new wife and family. Jack Steffins is still with Sohio Oil. The Dartmouth Alumni group ran a Christmas luncheon party for alumni, applicants and their fathers. It was a tremendous success with 223 people attending including Dave Johnson, Dan Swander, JackAuWerter and Jack Gilchrist as well as Lou himself, a gentleman, by-the-way, who is not only a most active lawyer, but also, since a year ago, a justice of the peace. He suggests that, even though he's still pretty nervous about it, he can marry you at a reduced rate. Married five or six couples already with no failures that he knows of. Although he has a flock of outside activities, his most sincere interest is in a clinic for neurotic or emotionally upset kids. He has recently been made president of the organization which covers quite an area around the Mid-west. How can he stay a bachelor when he's all wrapped up in marriage and children! Swell seeing you, Lou. Keep in touch with us.
On January 20 your old Uncle Reg had to make a business trip to Buffalo. Checking in advance he found the only class-mate in the vicinity was Bud Childs. So he sent a letter off in advance as a warning. Seems the class directory is way out of date and the letter has never been heard of since. Never-the-less, after the first shock of my phone call the morning I arrived, Bud made the rest of the trip a most enjoyable occasion. First-off, seems he lives at 106 Morris Ave., with offices at 74 Longwood Ave. Second-off, he had no babies due that day (and somehow, he can control 'em). So we met for lunch. And then I picked up his good wife Gladys and we met for dinner. Before leaving the house, however, I got to know Kathy and Bobby, two wonderful kids, very well through a mutual viewing of Howdy-Doody and emceeing their dinner. During the evening we stopped off to see Bud s office—very, modern and comfortable with the ash trays full of red-tipped cigarette butts. Seems the prospective mothers are as nervous as us prospective fathers are. And Bud says the baby business is good. I guess when it isn't, we all better start worrying.
Next came a call from Doug Ley s wife Ruthie, who is a much better correspondent than her husband and without whom we probably would never have picked up the following choice bits about the Boston area. The Gardy Cushmans spent an hilarious evening at the Leys after the Harvard-Dartmouth game. Harry Reynolds is now an assistant District Attorney for the state of Massachusetts. He was invited in with the advent of the new Republican regime. The Leys spent an hilarious New Year's evening with the Eddie Dyers, among others. The Charlie Gows threw a 1935 Cocktail party for the Boston contingent on February 7. Charlie incidentally, in addition to his restaurant business, has also been in the trucking business since last summer. We figure he had to find something to carry all that money around and it turned out to be a business in itself. And as for Ruthie, well, she was down in New York putting on a color television show for station WNBT. The color part is experimental but it also covers the New York area in black and white on Channel 4. Ruthie had dragged a whole program down from Boston - a presentation by the Connick Studios on the making of stained glass windows. And she hopes to be back with another one shortly. As for Doug, he's busy with his law business and still recovering from the Eisenhower campaign on which the whole Ley family apparently worked itself into a state of exhaustion.
From Washington, D. C., we hear that Lowey Haas is active in planning the 1953 sprint rowing championship regatta to be held May 16 on the Potomac. Thirty-two colleges have been invited to enter. Apparently the alumni of participating colleges together with top-ranking civic and government leaders have been working like beavers to have the race held in the Capitol and it will be the first time that the regatta has been held on neutral waters. No complaints, boys, it's no man's land.
Out in Chicago on January 16, Bob (Robert Stebbins) Smith was married to Mrs. Gertrude Scribner Blossom. It was a second marriage for both. The couple went to Aspen, Colo., on their wedding trip, and are now making their home in Wilmette. Bob, as far as we know, is still with Time, Inc.
Before we leave Wilmette, here's a welcome note from a good wife who took the writing job in her own hands.
"After a number of years, I thought you would be interested in some information about my husband Jack Petrequin. Last April our red-haired daughter Pamela Rader was born. We were very happy because we have a son James Jr., who will be three in February. Last September, Jack was promoted to Administrative Assistant to the District Sales Manager of the Harris-Seybold Co. in Chicago. Formerly he was advertising manager of Harris in Cleveland. We were fortunate to find a new, and very comfortable, ranch-type house in Wilmette."
Signed, June Petrequin. Thanks very much, June, and a pish upon you. Jack, for making your wife do the writing.
A note from Bill Hawley: "Rae and I are now in Northfield, Mass., and I am teaching at Mount Hermon School. Like it very much and life is pleasant. Bill Jr., is now 12 and is at Eaglebrook School and Mary, 51/2, attends a local kindergarten."
From New Jersey comes word that CharlieFleming, who has been with Esso Laboratories since 1938, has been appointed Associate Director of Research. Before joining the company Charlie received his Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Illinois. In 1947- 48 he served as advisor to the Esso European Laboratories and has served on various scientific committees. He's a member of the American Chemical Society and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Last month we reported that Fay Allen had announced his candidacy for the clerk of the 1953 Vermont House of Representatives. A card from Fay reports that he was elected on January 7 and has the honor of serving with the second woman speaker in the U.S. (Mrs. Consuelo Northrup Bailey). At the same time his good wife, fearing that Ofay would neglect to keep us advised, also brought us up to date on the election. In addition she says, "I think he wrote you of his meeting with Dr. Ed McGrath, pediatrician at Children's Hospital in Boston." As a matter of fact, he didn't, Mrs. Ofay, and if there's something going on here we should know about. .. well, anyway, they have two children, John, 12, and Cheryl, 9.
And so, good friends, we close the books for another month. Thanks to the many of you who have taken time to write or call. We're running low on space and the rest will have to wait until next month. See you then.
TREADWAYS ALL: The younger generation obviously is on the fence, but Martha and Dick, like all '36ers, appear to have both feet on the ground.
Secretary, . Compton Advertising, Inc. 630 Fifth Ave., New York 20, N. Y. Treasurer, 67 May St., Needham 92, Mass.
