Bloomfield High School - Bee Yearbook (Bloomfield, IA)

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Legs a11d Long Trousers. I understand the comedy was taken 'from Bernice W'ilc0xson's new book, Long Skirts and Short Steps. This is only one of -the -many books that llernice has written. You stated in your letter that Mary Keegan had stopped to visit you while on her lycemn trip through the Southern countries. I understand that she is to be married to I. 0. Harper, who accompanies the troupe as platform manager. This must be a very romantic tour. I suppose you know that Paul Grant is superintendent of schools at Newton, Iowa, a11d Lorene Mctlarty is the commercial teacher there. They both were graduated from llrake Universit y. Mary and Leota informed me that Erma Louderback and Chloe Proctor had just received their nurses' diplomas, and that they expect to sail for England in two months to care for the Queen, who is going to be operated on for adenoids. Marvin Patterson is now the typesetter for the Needlecraft, that helpful magazine that all thrifty housewives receive. The other day I received a letter from Hazel Livingston, who is the wife of a prominent lawyer in Lancaster, and she tells me that Glen Post is now selling lVatkins Remedies in the northern part of Missouri. Hazel had just returned from Chicago. IVhile there she went through Sears, Roebuck K White's mail order house, of which Alfred White is president. She was invited out to his home, where llelen Waggener, his charming wife, entertained her royally. Lucille Rhodes Hopkins has probably left your home by this time. I wish you would send me some of her original cake recipes that she left with you. I presume she will like her new home in Toledo, Ohio, since two of her classmates have already settled there, Russell Allen and Ora Lough, who are the leading bankers of that city, owning the Toledo National Bank. I am so glad you forwarded me your letter from Louise NViseman, saying that she enjoyed very much her missionary work i11 Japan. I vi - ited your sister Hilda's classes yesterday. She had just returned from Peoria, Illinois, where she had been visiting friends. IVhile there she found that Claude Porter and Floyd Hubbartt both reside in that city. Floyd is the owner of a large farm machine manufacturing plant, and Vlaude is a prominent lawyer. As you have been on your chicken ranch for so long, I thought you would enjoy hearing about the old classmates. I must close and get Michael's supper because he is on night shift at the coal mine. I am looking forward to the class reunion at Phicago next summer. Yours sincerely, Alice Ethell Clancey, ' 1313 Flay St., Iles Moines, Iowa. IVritten by Alice Ethell and Rosa Horn. Page Twenty Five

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i Class Prophecy Iles Moines, Iowa, May 10, 1934. Mrs. Hiram Horn Alsap, Mexico City, Mexico. llear Rosa: lVhen I'stepped out of doors this beautiful spring morning illlfl saw the cherry trees blooming in our yard, something about their fragram-e and the beauty of nature brought to my mind pleisint memor- ies of that May in 1924, ten years ago, when you and I aml thirty-seven others received our diplomas from old ll. II. S. r I saw in last week's issue ol' the llloomtield p Lper that the Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs. lleulah Jones. I showed the article to Hilda llorn and Evaline Gleason, who are teaching in the IIome Economics department ol' the Roosevelt lligh School. They said that Mrs. Jones was formerly I Iculah Wilkinson, who had been married to the Reverend R. ff. Jones. the 11ew minister at the l'rcsbyterian church. It also stated that Mrs. SIISRIIIIILI lVelch, the assistant Sunday School Superintendent, had given them a talk on Child XV0li!21I'9, and that Miss Esther Griffin, the orchestra leader of the Baptist church, had favored them with a violin solo. , . , , ts' Several of our classmates are in this city. The other day I went downto the Sturgis Iiutcher Shop, tot course you remember Bobbyj to get some wieners for dinner because Leota llell a11d Mary Evans were coming out. They were in the city attending the IVomen's Rights Con- vention of which Mary is now the President and Leota the Secretary. Bob said that l1e had received a letter from Pete Coy, who is coaching the football team at the State University of Iowa, illltl his letter stated that IJeXVitt and Minerva llenge had purchased a farm on Fox River, and are starting a modern dairy there. YVeek before last I was at home on a visit. The old town is much the same with the exception of the school house, which, because of the numerous rat holes, is undergoing repairs by order of the president of the board, LeRoy M1-Avoy. llarry llerod is overseer ol' the popcorn staml on the east side of tl1e square. Donald Newland is pricticiug medicine there, and is noted for his success in removing corns aml exterminating bunions. IVhile there l was invited to a banquet at the beautiful new home of Mrs. Rachel Taylor Webster. Rachel is vice president of the State Federation of NVomen's Clubs. Gerald Mills and his new bride, Thelma llunter, were present. Gerald is a dress designer in Chicago. IIis wife had o11 one ot his latest creations. It was ot orange velvet with little red rosebuds here and there. Several celluloid bluebirds hung gracefully from the waist line. After tl1e banquet we went to the theater and saw lflrmyntrude Smith in her latest production, Diamond Rings and Rolling Pins. The comedy was very funny, featuring t'hnrles Craven iu f'Short 'a,.,e lwenty-Four '95

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