Central High School - Snips and Cuts Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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On arriving in England, I received an invitation to spend the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. James Penney. James had married a lovely English girl, and they had a beautiful apartment in London. They made my stay in London so pleasant. While in Liverpool I saw Adelaide Smith. She had a music studio, and seemed to be delighted with her work. She had just received a letter from Elizabeth Jones, who was in the States. Elizabeth, she said, had a very exclusive dancing school in Boston. You know, Eliz always was a divine dancer. In Paris I had the good luck to run up on Isolee Duckworth and Lula F. Clegg. They were both studying sculpturing at the famous Paris Conservatory of Art. In beautiful Italy, I found our languid but lovable friend, Irene Barr, studying art. She had lovely apartments, and she told me confidentially that she was to marry an Italian Count. After the most strenuous as well as delightful year of traveling, I returned to the dear old U. S. A., and, Jean, the Statue of Liberty spelled perfect happiness to me, as we sailed in New York harbor. As I disembarked, I found Annie Lee Holmes ready to take the next steamer for Holland. She was on her honeymoon, and she just waved at me as they went up the gangplank, but I caught a glimpse of his broad shoulders and her smiling face. While North, I went to see the annual football game between Yale and Harvard, and much to my delight I found Harold Wilson, our one- time football champion, coaching Harvard. Immediately I pinned my faith to Harvard, and she came out on top, too-thanks to Harold. Harold took me over the grounds, and I found that Edwin Mathews was the president of the College. Coming South, I found Mary Reid teaching Domestic Science in Randolph-Macon, and she had a tremendous class. Mary Moore was practicing surgery in Norfolk, and was quite successful. Stopping over in Greensboro, I found the city in gala attire. North Carolina had received Equal Suffrage, and at the front of the parade, with yellow ribbons flying, I saw Margaret Blair and Lavonne Abernathy. Their fond dreams had been realized. Twenty-Two

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Lady Duff Gordon. Fannie and Annie Price Carr were doing social service work. Salome Tucker, Bernice Scott, and Vernessa Hall were doing light housekeeping together, as their husbands are big league players, and are on the road most of the time. A I went to one of the largest theaters one night, and I never laughed so much. Hoke Martin had completely put Al G. Fields in the shade. Grace McNinch had taken a theatrical career, and with her wonderful training in expression was making good. Elizabeth Harrill was in New York, too. She was the star reporter for The Herald. Thelma Suttle was studying voice in New Yorkg and the girls said she was doing well. In Chicago, I saw Ethel McDonald. She was teaching Math! Just think-and in a big Woman's College, too! You know, Jean, we always had the profoundest admiration for anybody that could grasp Math. Ethel told me that her sister Frances was teaching Domestic Science, at Queens. Too bad they are so far apart. I stayed quite a while in Chicago with Latta--oh yes, Latta was there, and she made the most charming widow. So stately and handsome in black. And, my dear, her home was lovely. Ella Ivey was there, staying with her. Ella was quite a sensation with her violin among the society set. We all had such fun together. The Colyer Sisters, Elizabeth and Seline, I learned had a very select Boarding School for Girls, in Buffalo. Margaret Davis had taken up folk dancing, and was the instructor at the Colyer Institute. I Went into Canada, and had a wonderful time. Margaret Perry had married a Canadian millionaire, and was living in luxury. Clara Hender- son was visiting relatives in Quebec, and she was just the same sweet, jolly old girl. She had just returned from Germany, where she had been studying Music. She said that Mildred Cuthbertson was in Germany, studying in one of those famous German clinics. Won't she make the most wonderful nurse? I came on back to New York, and embarked for England on one of the large liners. The captain on our ship was Erdman Love. Erdman was telling me about Wellington Jones. He said that he was a big criminal lawyer in New York, and that he was among the foremost. Twenty-One

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Once more I was at home in dear old Charlotte, and the first thing that greeted my sight was the sign: Richard Biberstein, Architect. His building covered an entire block. Later, I was told that Bingham Owens had followed in his father's footsteps, and had become a minister. Rosa White and Marjorie Silverstein had both married, and seemed the spirit incarnate of happiness. And so, Jean, my dream ended. JEAN: Oh, Miriam, it was lovely! Now if it will only come true. MIRIAM: And the lovely point of it was that each one of them was just the same sweet, unassuming, unspoiled girls and boys that they were in Charlotte High School days, in spite of the success of each in his own underlined sphere. JEAN: Well, call me up again. MIRIAM: I will. Good bye. f Kwik Ol I 2' I gf ff Ol' Q fi! ,': I e ll ll F rii G E F ,MZ E Y.:. 4 I xts 'N' xnxx A -24 x. on Q . 'f I -Isl mul! Xl I 'IS-I ' ' I lil' Twenty-Three