Somerset High School - Raider / Memoirs Yearbook (Somerset, MA)

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Class Flirts MARY MURPHY BOB TRAINOR MADELEINE LEVESQUE BILL CORDEIRO Most Vivacious RUTIHIE CHORLTON ALAN GRIME Most Artistic LARRAINE WAMBOLDT JOHN ASHCROFT Most Interesting ELEANOR CABRAL PAUL DOYLE I

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Class A “Crossroad” was met by the fashion authorities in the United States when Europe and South America flooded our country with new ideas. America had contributed nothing new in design for four months. At a loss for ideas, I asked myself what I could do for inspiration. I realized, the only solution would be a trip across the country, which might suggest some Americana to be developed in styles. Consequently, I packed my bags and left Hollywood, California on November 1, 1965 and flew into New York City. In New York, I boarded a train engineered by Herbert Longshaw. I had no sooner seated myself in the lounge when the conductor, William Dyson, came up to me and said, “Aren’t you Ann Harring¬ ton?” My positive response caused him to ask what I was doing now. I told him I was fashion editor of Style Magazine and was seeking new ideas. Bill had already discovered another celebrity aboard from Somerset, Tony Valero, shortstop for the New Tork Yankees. In New Haven, Connecticut a nun boarded the train, whom I instantly recognized as Eileen Mello. She was on her way to visit her family after return¬ ing from a pilgrimage to Rome where she had an audience with the Pope. From Providence we traveled together to Somerset, Massachusetts. I was met my Robert Ayer, head of the Board of Select¬ man who invited me to a reception and exhibit of the paintings of the famous landscape artist, Lor¬ raine Wamboldt- Accomodations had already been arranged for me by Shirley DeCosta, Mr. Ayer’s secretary and receptionist, at the second largest hotel in the world, the Maurician Hotel, owned and operated by Maurice Gauthier. It was in the ballroom of this beautiful hotel that the reception was held. Guests began to arrive at 8 p. m. in the taxis owned by William Haworth. The first person I saw was Harry Bloom, prominent Wall Street broker who had attained great success. Following was Barbara Gough, famed traveler, who had just returned from Switzerland having covered a story for Holiday Magazine. As I entered the lobby I saw Joan Crawford, who had secured a position as a French interpreter at the United Nations. She was talking to Jean Barlow, Editor of the Somerset Spectator. Working as Sports Editor of the Spectator was Paul Doyle, who had just finished covering the Somerset- Dighton football game which Somerset won 52-0. Ever since Somerset’s upset victory in 1952 which ended Dighton’s three year winning streak, Dighton has been unable to beat the Raiders. The entertainment program consisted of a group of very talented artists. There was the versatile com- medienne, Eleanor Sabral, television replacement for Imogene Cocoa, Joan Archard, well-known Pops singer for Phil Spitalny’s All-Girl Orchestra, Belva Rousseau, ballet dancer for the London Ballet Com¬ pany, and that ever popular yodeling cowboy with his guitar, Alan Grime. Special guests in the audience included a delegation from the Somerset Nurses Alumanae Association, Mary Murphy, Joan Vargas, Elaine Santos and president of the associa¬ tion, Mary O’Toole- Mary mentioned the fact that their last speaker was the famous scientist, William Hutchinson. Bill was working at the main chemical laboratory of the Matthews Chemical Engineering Corporation directed by Marilyn Matthews. The following day, I visited the “City” of Somer¬ set and its attractions. Next to my suite on the third floor was the photography studio of Mme. Olive Carpenter. She supplies the fashion magazines with the pictures of women’s clothes modeled by the Misses Laura Saravia and Joan Fox. On the twelfth floor of the hotel, occupying a suite, lived Mary McGowan, now happily married to John D. Spear¬ mint, owner of the Spearmint Chewing Gum Corp¬ oration. Also on the twelfth floor was Vaughn Cleaners’ Incorporated. Emery had now enlarged his business throughout all New England. Adjoining the clean¬ ers was the Bienvenue Mattress Company with Arthur and Paul as co-managers. Their official mattress tester was John Ashcroft, who was very popular with all mattress companies, since he sleeps on any mattress made. I heard quite a rumble up on the thirteenth floor so I went up to investigate. There I found the Stansfield Tumbling School. Working with Gilbert was Daniel Pavao.