Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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THE ENFIELD ECHO 21 is laughing. Bob, you certainly are making a hit as comedian. Scitico is all in a muddle. The post office is being enlarged and all around the north walls shelves are being built. What can they be for? Mae Grady, the postmistress, is telling me. Every year at this time the post office is flooded with baby chicks; so Mae, in order to handle them quickly and efficiently, is having the shelves built so that they can now be taken care of with little trouble and labor. Mae is a great success as postmistress. But what is this that I see? Tessie Sheehan is the proprietor of the Forest Park Flower Shop. One of her best customers is Mr. Handsome, formally the owner. But I think it is not the pretty flowers that attracts the gentleman, but the engaging young pro- prietress. However, I see in the background a dashing blond who does not approve of the glances of Mr. Handsome. The young lady is turning around and I notice she is flashing a large diamond on her left hand. The blond is the lucky man as can well be seen by the nods and smiles, all meant for no one but him. Franklin Simons’ exclusive dress shop in New York and crowds entering. The time is 2 :30 and all are waiting impatiently for someone to appear. It can mean but one thing. Gen Gorman is the leading model and, as I see, a very popular one. Gen is coming out dressed in a wonderful creation of pink and lace but — eyes are not turned to the gown as one would think proper in such an establishment but on the face of the girl. Gen is a great suc- cess as a model and Simons’ business has increased 100 per cent since the little girl of Enfield has been working there. Pamphlets in front of me, in back of me, and all around me, and an order to take one — Newer than the Charleston — “The Nackenson” — Nackenson — Nackenson, that name is familar. Sure enough, Blanche Nackenson and what’s this? Blanche has invented a new step in dancing far more popular than the Charles- ton ever thought of being and how she can do it. Isn’t it easy to picture Blanche back in E. H. S. strutting around the halls doing the Charleston. A Procession in the streets, a blare of trumpets, a loud cheer- ing. All women. One is carrying a banner on which is inscribed in large gilt letters. “Equal Suffrage League of Wisconsin.” Who is she? No other than Marion Rich — Well, I’m not surprised. Marion could always tell what’s what in women’s rights from a little tot and she hasn’t changed. The A. N. Pierson Plant, or the Cromwell Gardens, is under- going a great change. A new sign is being raised reading “Ready for Business on June 1st.” The largest Potato Chip Factorv in the world. A very business like young woman is walking about issuing orders as to how the different machines are to be placed. It is our own Rosie Testoni. Rosie, you are undertaking a big thing, but I’m sure you are capable of making it a go.

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20 THE ENFIELD ECHO of its kind in a year. His great success is due to his efficiency in operation and keen foresight, as well as his business ability. “Hear the pennies dropping — listen as they fall — ” Well, if it isn’t our old school chum Helen Colby holding the missionary plate for the little Chinese boys to drop their pennies in. Where did you get all your inspiration to go so far away from your home and friends, Helen? When you visit New York City, don’t fail to go up to “The Margaret Alice Quinn Candy Shoppe.” It is rumored that she is starting a chain of stores throughout the principal cities of the U. S. By so doing, “The Mary Oliver” and “The Martha Wash- ington Candy Shoppes” are being compelled to go out of business. Edna Plamondon Well, Well, I must prepare you for this because I’m sure it will be a shock. Here is Stanley Bigos, an absent minded pro- fessor of Yale. See if you can picture him as I see him, with nose spectacles and high silk hat intensely studying a poor innocent spider’s leg. Bigie was always bright in school, but I never thought he would ever settle down to be the dignified person I now see. What’s this? It’s impossible — I must be wrong. No it’s here as plain as day. A mump cure invented by Rachel Cormier, a professor of Chemistry, at Smith College. Rachel, after tireless work and experimenting, has at last invented for the good of man- kind a mump cure guaranteed absolutely to cure mumps in one day’s time. Good for you, Rachel, I’m glad that at last you like chemistry. A daintily furnished tea room and reclining in an arm chair in an attitude of pure content sits Mrs E. H. Dean (Peg Furey) munching nabiscos. The young lady is attired in the latest Parisian style and has the appearance of great wealth. One is fortunate indeed in finding Peg here as she is in demand at all times by almost every member of New Yorks’ four hundred. She is listening to the continual chatter of another smartly attired woman who is Ruth Bent just arrived from her eighth tour around the world. How Ruth has changed! Did you understand me when I said chatter? Imagine Ruth chattering, the girl who hardly spoke. A bill board. “Come On In, You’re Out,” starring Bob Gal- braith and the Marks Bros. It can’t be the Bob I know starring with the Marks Bros, the hits of the season, the greatest actors. I know that upon the death of Zeppo Marks some Bob Galbraith was begged to go in with them as a comedian — Wait! Some one is acknowledging the applause. It is Bob! You must be drawing a large salary because you’re the whole show. How the audience

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22 THE ENFIELD ECHO Here are a lot of pretty girls all talking as fast as they can. One is saying ‘T think he is the nicest man. Don’t you think my hair looks great since Mr. Sullivan did it? Oh, I think he’s just a dear.” One of the girls is asking, “Who is this Sullivan?” “Don’t tell me you don’t know Mr. Morris Sullivan of Enfield who has invented the new permanent marcel. Where have you been hiding? He’s the talk of the age, all the girls are crazy about him. The poor man has had so many girls after him for permanents that he doesn’t know where to turn. They say he has cleared a fortune already on it and he hasn’t been in the business very long. Here is Alice Lynch broadcasting from KDKA. Alice is often a feature on that station’s program. She has turned out to be quite a talker and she is continually in demand for public speak- ing. Most of her talks are about the young girls of today. They have a very dear friend in her for she believes that the girls of today are all r ight and should not be criticised. This looks like Texas. Sure enough it is, but what’s all the commotion about? Oh I see; they don’t know what to do for a Governor since Ma Ferguson got through. They are holding a meeting and a great deal of discussion is going on. A woman with a very clear voice is speaking. It is Helen Carey. The applause is wonderful, but awful on my ears. The place has gone about crazy because Helen has told them her ideas. By the enthusiasm shown I can easily predict that Helen is going to be the next Governor of Texas. At a piano on a brightly lighted stage, is sitting a daintily gowned woman. Through the room is ringing the sweet clear notes as the genius touches the keys. She is Marion Tally’s accompanist, but is at present giving a solo. The pianist is turning to acknowl- edge the tumultous applause. It is our little Florence Rochette. Florence, I knew that some day you would reach the top when it came to piano playing. An airship is whizzing by. In it I recognize Catherine Smialek (a reporter for the fashion department of a newspaper). She is shouting for help, having lost control of her ship. Some one is going to her rescue, but before he reaches the runaway airship, it falls to the ground. The rescuer is carrying her to a near-by hos- pital. After a careful examination by the doctor there, Catherine is found not to be badly hurt, only shaken up. The editor of the newspaper is notified that his popular reporter has met with an accident and by the exclamation of the editor I see that he could not do without the services of Catherine. Her column in the paper is always read with great interest by the young girls. Here is news all right. Tom Mirabile has been sued for breach of promise for the sixth time, and is now before the couids again for the same charge. Tom says it is all a bluff, but, as you know. Tommy was always popular with the girls and his large Novelty (Continued on age