1930
The problem this month is how to fill our allotted space from an unusually thin folder of notes, also knowing before it is written that it may end up sounding like one of Cholly Knickerbocker's society columns.
But for the interest of a couple of Bostonians, one of whom is Secretary of the good class of '29, we would never have known the extent of 1930 interest in the Boston Herard's society section on December 31. It would be an exaggeration to claim the section as 1930's, but it did hold the news of three engagements of children of classmates, which seems quite a concidence. Bill andJosephine Bragner announced the engagement of their daughter Ann to 2nd Lt. Philip Bruce Lape, U.S.A., an alumnus of Northeastern. Ann is a 1961 graduate of Mount Holyoke, and plans to be married on April 28. Pete and Marcia Lillard announced the engagement of their daughter Harriet to Lee L. Blyler Jr., a Princeton alumnus who is doing graduate work there. Harriet graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1961, and will be married in the summer. There was also announced the engagement of Miss Nancy Packard Murphy, of Lexington, to Robert W. Hatch, son of Win andDita Hatch. Bob is a 1960 graduate of Dartmouth, where he was a member of Phi Tau. He is presently attending Tuck School, after serving in the Army.
Still in the same field of news, at a recent cocktail party we ran into Bill and LucileO'Brion who were about to see their daughter Barbara Gay be married on January 6. The lucky young man is Edward McOwan of Hartford, a graduate of Colgate. Gay is a graduate of Vermont College and also attended the New York Phoenix School of Design.
Dr. George Scheller wrote of the marriages of two daughters: Susan, Connecticut College for Women '60, became Mrs. W. Curtis Johnson in August 1960 and is living in Seattle; Ann, Rhode Island School of Design '61, became Mrs. Russell Mundy in June 1961, and is living in Providence. His son, G. Anthony Scheller, is a sophomore at Bethany College in West Virginia.
From Howie Heimbach comes a note that he closed his consulting business two years ago and joined the Rockwell Manufacturing Company in Pittsburgh, where he was elected a vice president this past year. His daughter Ada, a graduate of Connecticut College for Women, was married a year ago to Norman C. Logan '52, and is living in Boston.
Bud French was on the phone yesterday to say he had learned that Brig. Gen. Hamilton D. South, USMC (Ret.) has left MooreMcCormack and has been elected an assistant vice president of the National Commercial Bank and Trust Company in Albany where he will head the area development department. Bud also mentioned having seen Ned Grant and family at the Cornell game last fall, as well as numerous others at the other four games he attended during the season.
Christmas greetings received from several classmates - among them the usual letter from Dick and Gwen Bowlen full of news of their family's doings and the announcement of their first grandchild who they say is the most handsome youngster ever born. Dick continues to be happy in his work at Markem Machine Company and happy to be back in New England. From Wade Safford a nice note to say that after a lifetime in his birthplace in Washington, he has moved to his own parishes south of Washington - into William and Mary Rectory on Cuckold' Creek. His new address is Rural Route 1, Box 141A, Newburg, Md.
From Charlie Rauch, an account of some of the proceedings of the November meeting of the Investment Bankers Association of America at Hollywood Beach, Fla., during which both Mickey Emrich of Julien Collins and Company, Chicago, and Chick Sherburne of Bacon, Whipple and Co., Chicago, were elected governors for the ensuing year. From Hank Embree a Chicago paper clipping announcing the election of NewellRumpf as a senior vice president of the Harris Trust and Savings Bank. Congratulations to you three windy city bankers!
Last fall, Harry Condon was the subject of a newspaper interview concerning the prospects of the automobile industry in relation to the investment thinking of Massachusetts Investors Trust where he is an industry consultant for, among others, the motor industry. The action of the motors group in the stock market since then has substantiated his theme that it was then a good industry with good prospects for the term. This is not intended particularly as a plug for MIT, but surely demonstrates that as has been evident over the years, Harry's approach always has been sound.
Last month it was reported in the Wah Hoo Wah column that Fran Horn had received the degree of Doctor of Laws from Dickinson College. To relate this further, it should be noted that Fran delivered the convocation address upon the inauguration of Howard L. Rubendall as president of Dickinson College. In conferring the degree upon Fran, President Rubendall recalled their days together at the American University in Cairo thirty years previously, since which era, he has been an ardent admirer of our distinguished classmate, both for his championing the cause of educational internationalism and his varied accomplishments in the teaching and administration of higher education. This is Fran's seventh honorary degree.
A few address changes over recent months may surprise you, and we list several which may prove to be of interest: Willard M. Brown Jr., Rte. 2, Quivira Lane, Kansas City 6, Kan.; James E. Curtiss, Oxford General Store, Oxford, Me.; Frank H. Rath, Cresson Street, Swanzey Center, Keerfe, N. H.; Donald K. Tasker, 4444 Whitsett Avenue, Studio City, Calif.; Robert M. Marr, American Embassy, FPO 100 Box 40, New York, N. Y.
Last week we ran into Ave Raube in the lobby of 460 Park Avenue. Had no chance to say more than hello, but this indicates he is still with the National Industrial Conference Board at that address. Locally, KirtMeyer confirmed that Macy's had had a very busy Christmas season and Ave Gould has been seen using up some of his boundless energy speed skating on a local rink.
As this is being written, Governor NelsonRockefeller is embarking on the annual New York legislative program, having proposed many matters in connection with education, care of the aged, minimum wages and unemployment benefits, housing, transportation, cancer research and taxes. As a non-resident New York income tax payer, this last item interests your secretary particularly, and he is hopeful that, although not proposed, some way will be found to preserve the reduced tax rate which prevailed for 1960.
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