Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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The although she had many trials and losses in life she had managed to keep—Kool. That evening we started for Auburn and I am sure I felt well paid for my visit to Washington, D. C., for it has taken me back to the days of my girlhood. However, when | was off the train at Auburn and safely on the street car going to- The next day we went to call upon Jessie, that is Jessie Trowbridge, wards home | felt like singing «‘Home Sweet Home.’’ she was then. She is married now and living on Ensley Boule- vard. That is just south ot Ensley Avenue. The street which was then Ensley Avenue, is now the principal thorough- fare of the city. Lake Shore, beauty. The Union depot at the Junction of the Vandalia and B. O. is certainly a thing of The postoffice stands on that site ofthe old lumber vard and the police station the next block on the other side of the street. The principal high schoo! building is upon the site of the school house at the Junction. It was changed in order that it might be more central, for you know Garrett was taken into the incorporation in 1910 and Waterloo two years later. But I must not tell you about all the improvements, for you can see those for yourself. I never told you about the wedding I attended some time ago, did I? Jessie’s stepdaughter was married, I have forgotten to whom, but I think the wedding was the prettiest I ever wit- nessed. It was not so large as it wasa home wedding. How- STAR ’ O4 ever, there were about eighty guests. You know their home is so large and roomy, and the floral decorations were something grand, but my attention was detracted from this and also from the bride by—what do you think?—why just the minister, for I did not know who was to perform the ceremony until she stepped into the Rev. Clara Feagler performed the ceremony. the room and then | recognized her in a moment for she had dignified. I had known that she was preaching, and she certainly is doing a fine not changed much except to grow more work, I had the pleasure of hearing her at the Episcopal church, Detroit, a couple of years ago. I suppose you have heard the romantic story of Doris Grogg, have you not?’ Immediately after leaving school, you know Doris had a very hard fall. Thatis she fell in love, but her mother objected so seriously to the young man that one dark night she fell from an upstair’s window into the arms of the object of her affections and nothing was heard of her since until about a year ago when they returned to Auburn. She said they had at first gone to the Philippine Islands where her husband executed some government commission, and later they had gone to Australia. She said that at first fortune was very kind, for her husband invested what little he had in land which proved to be agold mine, but later they had had misfortunes and lost almost everything. Wishing to save what little remained, they returned to Auburn and bought a bank.

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The STAR state senator stepped up to him and shaking him by the hand said, « Well Judge, so you have them home at last.’’ I soon learned that this was the chief justice of the U. S., and when the daughter said with the sweetest voice I have ever heard that she was going to Indiana in a few days to join her mother, who was at Auburn visiting girlhood friends, my curiosity became aroused, but J soon had it satisfied when I learned that this was the daughter of our old friend Zoe Gibford. learned that mother and daughter had been abroad for about I atterward three years while the daughter was cultivating her voice. That day I attended the inauguration and I only wish you could have been there. It was an event which I shall never forget. It brought tears to the eyes of many and still I could not tell why. After having been conducted to the white house by a splendid escort, in which detachments of the regular troops took part, Miss Joy Shutt, laying her hand upon the Bible, took that oath which has been taken thirty-four times betore and for the first time by alady. The inaugural address was given from the eastern portico of the white house ina voice so clear and distinct that it could well be heard by the vast multitude. The American people certainly should be proud of their government, for have they not something to be proud of, Miss Joy Shutt as President, and Miss Julia Mott Hodge as Vice President. The next day I thought I would doa little sight seeing. I oy first went to the government printing office and after visiting the press and also the composing rooms I was ushered into the editor’s private office and there seated in the office, opposite the editor, a lady, who the moment | entered rushed up to me and shook hands so familiarly. I could not remember ever having met her before until she laughingly placed her card in my hand upon which was engraved, ‘‘Senatrix Swander.’’ I knew Miss Swander had gone west immediately after finishing school, but I never supposed for a moment that her purpose was the study of law. But I understand that she won such honors in which she attended that she was elected to fill Miss Swander told me that she intended starting for a visit to her old home the law school the vacancy made by Senator Smoot of Utah, the next day. I had not intended returning so soon but thought I would accompany her. However, | wanted to visit Washington’s monument so we decided to return via Mt. Ver- non. We spent about one-half day at Mt. Vernon and while there we noticed a group of sight seers among whom was a lady We both spoke of her, saying she looked so strangely familiar but could not place her. At last we both spoke of Floride Lackey, but thought it could with dark wavy hair and blue eyes. not be she, but we were mistaken for at that moment she recog- nized us and then we spent the remainder of the afternoon with her, She told us that she was mistress of a country seat in Florida. Her husband but she said that Was not with her,

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The STAR ? Og By the way, have you ever heard Lona Krum lecture? I had not aeen or heard anything of her after the summer of 1904 until a year or more ago when she was here giving campaign lectures. I had a short talk with her and she told me that she was stumping Indiana. She certainly is a fine oratoress. | could not have helped walking up and casting my vote for Miss Shutt after hearing Lona, even if I had not so intended. I understand that Joy says that she feels she owes her success in Indiana to Miss Krum’s speeches. I see my letter is getting rather lengthy, but | must tell you about the surprise that met me when I was to Chicago day before yesterday. I hada lady friend who was coming from California and I had promised to meet her at Chicago, so in the afternoon I took the flying machine and flew over. | expected to return before evening, but when I got there my friend had not arrived and as I had nothing in particular to call me home I decided to remain until morning. | did not know what to do to pass the time until I learned there was to be such a fine lecture at the Auditorium theater, so | bought a ticket. I was very early but nevertheless when | reached the Auditorium the house was packed. I heard two ladies back of me talking and they were simply in raptures over the lecture; I heard one of them say that she had heard her at New York two years previ- I paid little attention to their conversation further than to anticipate a ous but thought since that time she had been abroad. delightful evening, consequently | was not prepared to see Lulu Bateman walk onto the plattorm. 1 could scarcely wait to speak to her, but time flew in the wonderful discourse that I learned at what hotel she followed. was stopping and ordered to be driven tothe same. I had quite a long talk with her yet that night, and she said that she had just returned from Europe, that she had been at St. Louis and while there had learned that Dorcas was also there. You know Dorcas was converted to Catholicism some time ago and Lulu said she did not see her for she was in a convent and expected to follow the life of a nun for she expected to take the veil in a few weeks. It makes me shudder to think of it, but I suppose she is happy for she always was such a shy and timid little body. Well, I must close this letter. It has certainly made me see the differences that have come into our lives; differences which we so little thought of then. Whether we realized it or not, in one sense of the word, those were our happiest days. As someone quoted that little stanza twenty-five years ago tonight, to show that life was not gone but before us, let me quote one just as full of hope, for though life is nearly all spent, there is still something to live for. « «Dreamer, waiting for darkness with sorrowful drooping eyes, Summer and suns go gladly, and wherefore dost thou repine? Climb the hills of morning and welcome the rosy skies, The joy of the boundless future; nay, God Himself is thine.