Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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4 m WAVYZELLE STARK ffllasa Will Know all men by these presents that I. January G. Class, Sr., residing at 1918 Graduation Avenue. Granite City, 111., do hereby revoke all wills and tes- tamentary instruments executed by me and do declare this my last will and testament. Intending hereby to dispose of all my property both real, personal or mixed, corporeal or Incorporeal, wherever situated. I do hereby appoint executrix, my beloved wife. June Class, and it is my desire that she serve without bend. FIRST. To Paul McAnarney I do give, bequeathe and devise Ilyrdie Royd ' s great love for school to the extent that she is never absent nor tardy, it Is my honest desire that the said devisee will profit by this precious devise. SECOND. Arvilla Brammel ' s great ability in graduating from High School in three and one-half years 1 do give, bequeath and devise to Fred Pittman in the hope that dear old Fred n ay be able to graduate before the return of Halley ' s Comet. THIRD. One halt of Grace Kelahan ' s slenderness I devise to Raymond BIsehofT to have and to hold for life. The remaining part of said slenderness 1 devise to Walter Pershall in fee. FOURTH. Myrtle Draper’s modesty and studiousness I do give and be- queathe to Gertrude Schwarz and at the same time hope that these virtues will help her to becomo popular. FIFTH. Marvin Brantley ' s art in driving his Maxwell, which lie attained from John Shaddriek, 1 give to William Miller and appoint him chauffeur of the executrix of this will. SIXTH. “Some of Kenneth Wilson ' s amorous disposition I give, be- queathe and devise to Bill Hoist. Here’s hoping Hill will have as much success with the ladies. SEVENTH. Charles Noonan ' s relics or the June Class of ' 18 I give to Ralph Johnson and it is my opinion that he will, by the sale of said relics be able to finance a Granois for the June Class of ' IS. EIGHTH. The notoriety for coming to school late, acquired by Dennison Foster. I will to I-ida Cotter so she will have as much success in carrying slips as Denny doe3. NINTH, if, in the event of the June Class of T8 giving a class play they should need Bill Miller to take the ' boy-girl” part, I would devise Marvin Brantley ' s remarkable skill in this line to him. devnutedly hoping that Bi ' l will endeavor to profit by the sample or Marvin’s ability, shown in the class play of the January Seniors. TENTH. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, which at my decease I shall have the right or disposition o er by will, appointment or otherwise, wherever situated. I give, bequeath, and devise to my three children Junior Class, Sophomore Class and Freshman Class, residing at 1919 i p o and 1921 Graduation Avenue, respectively, to have and to hold forever WITNESSETH, I have this thirteenth day of November, in the vear of our Hord, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, signed and sealed this instrument, and in the presence of witnesses, declared it to be mv last w ill and testamont. J I SKA,l ' l JAN’l’ARY G. CLASS We. the undersigned, declare this to be the will of January G Class ' Sr and by request of the testator and in his presence and in the presence of each other, affix our seal. 1 1918 SEPTEMBER 1918 Sun. Mon. Tue. Med. Tim. I rl. Saf. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1G 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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ORACH K ICDAHAN (Ula«H Jlriipljmj On returning home from my office one evening: in May, 1927, rather fatigued, for It had been an on mm ally busy day for me, my attention wan called to a letter addressed to me In n familiar handwriting. I could not wait to open It, for I knew It wan from my dear friend Arvllla Brammel. We had rorreHjHmdod wince I lofl the quiet little town where I spent my happy school days. On opening the envelope I found It wan not the usual friendly letter, hut an Invitation to a party given at her home In honor of the Claes of ' 18. The party was to be hold the following week and I was so excited with the thought or this long wished for occasion that I completely forgot every- thing else and began Immediately making arrangements for the trip. 1 left New York Tuesday, May 20th, and arrived In Granite City on Thursday even- ing, Just In time for the party. The bouse was beautifully decorated with our class colors, Orange and Hlaek. While Arvllla and I were seated in the parlor chatting, the llrst guests were announced. As they entered the room I recognized the man as our former class president, Dennison Foster and his beautiful wife, whom 1 also recognized as a member of the Class of ' 17. 1 learned later that Dennison was a very skilled physician and owned a beautiful homo In 8t. I, outs. To my surprise, the next guest to arrive was Marvin Brantley. At school Marvin was always known to arrive Just In the nick or time. This change in Marvin I am sure la due to Ills frequent calls on a member of our class, whom I could safely say was never late for anything. Marvin Is the president of a large tlriu an I has the reputation of being a very prosperous young business man. While wo wore talking, several more guests were announced. 1 noticed a young woman beautifully gowned coming toward me. As sho approached I discovered 11 was Ityrdlo lloyd. Since I had soon her last she had been to I ' htrnpc studying voice and was Indeed becoming a noted slngor. She had been spending several weeks with her parents In Granite City. Kenneth Wilson, who had arrived at the party in his limousine, la the owner of a large garage In St. I, mils, and Is doing a prosperous business, lie was Inspired to follow this line of business from the experience he gained on Ills own machine while living In Granite City, The next guests to appear on the scene were Mrs. Wm. Stratford, formerly W avyzelle Stark, and Myrtle Draper. Wnvyzello met her husband in France where she went shortly after leaving school to servo as a Red Cross nurse Alter that long but victorious war they came to Chicago where they now reside. Myrtle has been successful at teaching and is now assistant principal of a large school In Chicago. It was getting late and Charles had not yet arrived, but while wo wore discussing Ills tardiness a telephone message was received saying that Mr Noonan was coming but would ho a little Into owing to a previous engagement to speak III St. I .outs. Charles Is Indeed a second William Jennings Bryan but this Is not surprising to us. During the evening we were favored with a vocal solo by Miss Boyd and a short talk from Mr, Noonan, after which a delicious luncheon was served We departed at a late hour feeling refreshed at the sight of our class mates and with the hope of having more such happy reunions In the future 1918 OCTOBER 1918 Sun. Men, Tile. W ed. Tim, Krl. Silt. 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 30 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 30 31