Central High School - Almanac Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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TI-IE1911ALIV1ANAC Un one side there was a large bill board announcing tl1e various theatre attractionsf National Theatre: Howard Warwick. the Matinee Idol. now Starring in the 'Mormon Patriarch. ' and I recalled how Howard had loved to appear before the footlights. Utloming Next IYeek-Mlle. Rosenblnm. the Greatest American Actress-Box Office Now Open, I thought how proud the class of 1911 must be of their success. Across the street was a prosperous looking factory and I read. Sweet's Sweets for Sweet People. Nearby was a Y. YY. G A. building. and thru the window one could see that some sort of an executive meeting was being held: to my surprise my old friend Edna Lewis arose and said: The meeting will now come to order. tThe fact that I could hear her did not surprise me, for I seemed to take everything as a matter of course.J But the babel of tongues continued. Yes, Bertha Shannon was saying. I have just heard from lla Park. she's in the State House of Representatives. you know. She tells me that George Stockton. the Representative from Prairie Depot. is very busy trying to lobby thru an Initiative and Referen- dum Bill. but he's having poor success: our legislators are carrying out to the letter all the principles and policies of Gov. Kelly. I remember. another answered. C'arl always was trying to keep George within bounds. Then the scene changed and I saw a court room where a case was about to be tried. -Iudge Schwartzbangh opened court and in the first case I saw that Zelma Smith was the plaintiff. tSo Zelma was on the outs with somebody again: this was interesting.l lt seemed that Edwin Tippett had written a book entitled. How I Ran the Retina. with illustrations by George Barber. and Zelma. feeling some measure of credit due her. had sued him for damages. Mary Norton was counsel for tl1e defendant. and plead her cause so well that Zelma lost the case. The next case on the docket was that of Christinan-Richardson K Vo.. firm of shirtwaist manufacturers. vs. Hudephol-Mc-l'hie X Vo.. hardware merchants. The suit was conducted by Rabette l'heatt. Ralph Yvinslow was busy photographing tl1e principals in the case. while Vharles Kenuth and Ray .Xllen were reporting it for their respective newspapers. Before this case was concluded the court room slowly faded from view and there was another street. There was Herbert Tigges up to his old tricks. just entering a live-cent theatre. I soon heard shouts of Extra. Extra ! and I knew that the ball game was over. Then along came linnny Seubert. Nellie Schilling. Helen YYylie and Myrtle Yan de YYater. escorted by our obliging little friend. Blax Mcf'all, returning from the game. ln a stream of newcomers was Lawrence Teeple. the picture of a prosperous financier. He stopped in front of the Stock Exchange GS

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THETQITALNIANAC as tllougll waiting for SOIIIOUIIC. George Bassett S0011 appeared. tlllll conlillg up hastily he said, I've only a little tinle. I pronlised Ruth I'd be honle early. lYe are to IIIIIE' at flOllll11ilIlIS New Restaurant- quite a place. by the wayfhe's serving a SIXICUII-l'0ll1'SC dinner tonight. Philip Frank, with sonle IUIIQ ribbon-like sheets of paper ill his hand. quite a Iilllllllill' sight. called to IIIPIII fl'Ull1 the lobby ol' the Exchange. IYestern Reserve at 90, alld going down: hurry up. fellows! Tlley went ill. IIIICI as the scene within the pit appeared. I saw Leslie Bliller. SQIIHIICI Peck illlll IYIIIICIIII BII'IilllQlf'0l' eagerly watching the rise illlll fall of various stocks. Paul Keller was PIISIIIIIQQ wildly about, declaring he was being swindled.by his agents and he'd have his rights if he had to appeal to the President. Louis Morrow and Persons CIZIIIIIJDCII were talking near the edge of the erowd illlfl I IIIOSI IIIIIJUIIIGIQ' listelled. Louis was saying. I hear tllat -12111105 Vogel has a corner on the sugar lllarket. but tllat Harold Tait alld f'arl Siefert are gatherinv' forces to down IlIlll.u The IHQIFIQCI is always uncertain. Persons answered. let's get out of here. By the way. there's a Society Yaudeville tonight: you will be sure to IQIIUXY quite a few ill the cast. If I l'l'lllC111lJCl' rightly there are Josephine Clapp RIIILI Ruth Haviland. Helen Huntington, Htxl'lllIll6 Iiilllflllilllll. Uh. Yes! .XIHIC Lasalle is leading lady alld Pearl Davis is to do a fancy dance: slle always ll121lit'S quite a hit. Then as they walked out of earshot. the seene changed alld tllere was a XV0l1l2lI1i?-I club lneeting. Hazel IQFOXVIIQII was presiding witll dignity. wllile Sarah Freed was reading a paper on Foremost XYUIIICII of the Age. illlll I heard her say: Toledo lllily well be proud of her daughters. Miss Elgutter. after studying lllusic on the Fontinent. was discovered to have such a wonderful voice that she has now Sllllg before all the crowned heads of Europe. Alice LTQIVIII has lllade the tragedy of Antigone Ill1lll0T'I2ll. Marguerite Brinsley. wllo nlarried a wealthy lllZllHlIi2lCIUl'G1'. is noted for her pllilallthropy. Lucile DeMay, as we well relllelnber. declared she would never lnarry Hllfl has opened a young ladies' Senlinary alld the results there are such as to XYi1l'l'2lI1I her nalne ill llly paper today. Clara Jones. Dorotlly Hutchins and Hilda SI1l'2lg6l1l16'lIIl have bel-olne YVOPILI-f2lIllOl1S as IIILISICIHIIS. and Rose Kilstein. wllo was brilliant ill the languages wllile she was yet in High School. is ill the DIIJIUIIIIIIIC Service. Louise Rowe. Gertrude IYeleh and Laura llilitzer have contributed nluch to the world of art. y As I turned llly HIIQIIIIOII to tllose asselnbled. I heard Marjorie Sotherland wllisper to the lady beside her, wllo I soon saw was Henrietta Hilllllilll. The IIGXY City Hall is S0011 to be dedicated. I suppose you know that Donald Condit was the arcllitect wllo Illillllled the building. illld Donald Buckhout is responsible for the greater P' 69