East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Senior Play THE COLONIAL MAID Presented in the Ea l High School Assembly Hall Friday Evening, June 4, 1909 Under the Direction THE Charles Fowncs Philamen Hennion Squire Hennion Squire Meredith . Lord Clowes. Lieutenant Mowbrey Colonel Rahl, .... Sergeant, . ... . Lieutenant Piel, Joseph Bagby, Lieutenant Bunthin. Private Buger, Trooper Roseomb, Trooper Hennion, Messenger, .... Sukey, . Tabitha Drinker, Mrs. Meredith, Janice Meredith, . of Miss Katherine Burns jZ? CAST LEO SULLIVAN DAVID DENSMORE . HAROLD BAKER WARD WHITNEY HERMAN NORTON OTHO CLARK JULIUS KAELBER LYNN REED RAYMOND YORKEY JOSEPH ERNST . EDWARD STRAUCHEN FRED MICHAELS EDWIN DAVIS KARL MENGERINK SAMUEL ZORNOW VERA COOK MARION RICHMOND MADELINE MADIGAN . MARGARET HOWE

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The next morning I stood on the curb to watch a suffragist procession in honor of the visiting American delegation. In the first carriage were Misses Ruth Cramer and Cecelia Poler. Among the marching enthusiasts were Irene Larzelere, Carolyn Steele and Theckla Jones. The crowd around cheered and shouted, and some over enthusiastic individual gave me a push into the middle of the street. A big burly policeman pulled me back, whom I recognized as Lynn Reed. He looked very nice in his spotless uniform and shining buttons and seemed quite contented. Sunday was the next day, and coming to a fine looking church. I entered. Imagine my surprise and astonishment to see Harold Baker in the pulpit. He had grown quite stout and it did me good to see the perspiration roll down his cheeks and over his double chin as he preached. He was very much in earnest and I left greatly impressed. Soon I left England and crossing Europe, came to Berlin. That night I went to a circus and behold! the world’s greatest acrobats, the Sakorii Brothers, were no others than Herman Norton. Gilbert Cox. and Howard Henderson. They did some wonderful tricks and especially did they shine on horseback. Gasps of admiration and wonder came from all around. I was, however, not surprised at their remarkable skill on the ponies when I thought of their great experience in that line at school. Next came an act in which Miss Jean Roy, known as Mine. Caro, performed with a fierce looking lion. Then came the clowns, among whom I recognized Teal Cox and Otho Clark. They were very funny, even more so than at East High. In the morning, 1 noticed in the paper that a piano recital would be given that evening by Miss Doris Van Zandt, who had just completed a three years studv in Berlin. I should have liked veiy much to go but I felt that I could not wait and soon was speeding across Russia and Siberia to Japan. At Tokio was an international exjxxsition and thither I bent my steps. There I met Russell West, in charge of the exhibition of American mushroom growers. Russell told me that he had made a great success of mushroom growing and now was experimenting with grafting them on watermelon vines. lie said that he hoped to obtain a delicious result and become a famous man. But I could not linger long in this land and soon arrived in China. The first day I was there the Emperor passed and, with him, a great retinue of servants. I almost collapsed! who could that be togged out in red and yellow clothes with tassels and bells, a typical court jester but Egbert Silvcrnaii. He was talking Chinese to the Emperor at an awful rate and evidently was quite a success. I left soon after and, when we arrived in San Francisco, feeling ill, went into see the first doctor I came to. imagine my surprise to see Homer Smith, who fixed me up with the usual dose of powders and pills. The doctor took a walk with me, and besides telling me that Elizabeth Copeland was practising in the same city, pointed out the millinery shop of Edna Paviour, and also Mayor Donald McGill, who was a little short, rotund man. Soon I departed but stopped long enough at the mountains to look at the tunnel which Edwin Davis, the great engineer was building. It was really a creditable piece of work and I congratulated him on his success. My train came and after getting on, I purchased a paper. Almost the first thing I saw was that Willis Bradstreet had been elected to Congress. A long account followed of his early life, his marvelous brightness in school and his splendid political career, and ended by predicting great things for his future. In Chicago I stopped long enough to greet Horace Mac Dowell, now known the world over as the leading expert in forestry, and to have Charles Wadhams, D.D.S., pull a troublesome tooth. Charlie extracted not only the tooth without pain but also his fee in the same gentle manner. Horace told me that the famous Samuelardo Zornowiski and his wonderful orchestra would give a concert that evening and asked me to accompany him. I consented gladly and listened to the divine music which Sam called forth by merely waving his baton with the keenest delight. Undoubtedly the greatest part of the success of the orchestra was due to the excellent playing of Karl Mengerink on the drum and Ethan Lauer on his violin. Horace called mv attention to one of the boxes where sat Mrs.—, formerly Miss Marjorie Hummel, the society leader of the town. With her were her three guests whom 1 had known as Margaret Tillson, Catherine Tuke, and Marion Richmond, but Mrs. — spoke of them by other names. In another box were General Guv Bloom, resplendent in medals and gold lace, and David Dens- more, editor of the “Wireless,” the most influential newspaper of the day. But Fortune, who had smiled so brightly till now, began to look dubious and feeling that I ought to be at home to attend to my interests there, reluctantly I left my friends and travels and sped in that direction as fast as steam could carry me. W. Raymond Yorkey, Class Prophet. June Oil.

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CAST OF SENIOR PLAY