Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Orphans High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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FROM FREDERICK MCCORMICK l Journalist anel War Correspondent. Writes Interesting I,ettcr. Recalling llays of His Youth Spent at the Ilome. F TIIIC boys and girls who have gone out from the Ilome- to tread the highvv'aAy's and byways of' life, probably none has gone so far or so high as Frederiele Met'ormrele And vet while he has made good rn Is ehose rr profession while rn hrs particular line of worle he is recognized as one of the foremost war correspondents of the day best of ill he his made good as a courageous true rrranly man We talee peculiar delight rn publishing the sleeteh Who s Who rn -Xmerrea devotes to him yet we talee greater delight and ple as ure rn printing the letter he writes to Mrs mbaclv l le lttl lr oel s shows its tender vet strong tribute to the memories he rt talns forthe home of hr ehrld oe proves him to be a man ot heart me action first and that he rlehly deserves all the honors that have eome to him We feel that you will be inte rested rn the letter he writes and thrt you will also be rnteresteelrnperusrng what we h ve culled from Who s Whom America both ofvvhleh follow WAS rn the Home at two different times I was fllst brought t ere with a brother I thrnle the winter -ers I We two had been rn e poorhouse across Ill e River only a little way from New Castle suburbs now but at that time reaehed by a long dark eool mysterious road overhung with willows where bull frogs sang the water gurgled tales of Indians, anel where Irv ed the lumbe ring bear the firy eyed tiger Irrrdav Iacle The Grant Killer and many other eminent crtmens of the world From the poorhouse I fled on aceountof thc gloom of' the evenings for there was nolrght burned for us, and the stench of the bed room but particularly of a sturdy little negro boy who was not properly cared for and who stood beside me at table The superintendent wasa Mr Harvev a good man I think Hrs daughter led us to the orchard and scolded us when we toole to the grass and flowers My only love was a except when I eame to see he r and when she was let out would quit tly tell her sIrrows to me At seven I wasafrrend and counst llor' Two old paupers inhabited the wood shed akrnd of stone pile for them sthey each were provided with an ax and had to provide the fires with wood And there was also alittle Napoleon rn the form of tbrrght cheery little hunehback who was cared for within Mr Ilarvey s own house hold Ile loveel me There was a hunchback boy at the Home too when I was there He stayed with the old Irish farmer in a little board cottage le hind the lrlacs just above the sulphur spring Hunchbacks are the best for hard times they are such wise acres These two made an indelible impression upon my memory My father was a soldier of the 66th Indiana Voluntary Infantry was wounded at Rich mond Kentucky, served two enlrstments and I KILIJI' RICK 'Vle t ORMIt Ie Um 'Vost Illustrrous Illltll was honorably mustered ut I' tl Ilnr r servlee My Mother eame vvrth Us Home we were driven in a sleigh bv one of the county commissioners I thinle and it was bitterly cold We stopped at a village store to warm ourselves I reme nrber IXIIILIIIINIOWH ue 1 led bov mite such 1 w is those eavs when there was very little dem ind for m and the world wouldn t have lenown rf' it df lost, and never would have missed me o body would have missed me but myself ant Mother and it was a sad pirtrng when s e le us with Dr Wrshard ID ar old r Wrshard he must have seen lots ol sueh little tragedies lookrngon and thrnlerng how young oId lt rs a worlr of ehrldrtn with e worlel only a big orphans home Iiut even now Ican hardly bear to re e ill the situation I was placed in a division whose div room was to the le ft of the main entrance hall the back half of the burlelrng Your Home seems to have been built on the s Ime plan as the old one and the descriptions Igrve will be easily understood We were marehed two flights up to chapel then one down to bed I think For several weeks I w is in school at the two story frame schoolhouse, under lVIlss Iontov who was herselfahunehback and although she wasa drserplrnarlan who had some pretty bid bovs tm deal with at time he was rather elever She found out that in erto r ive me rt was necessary to fly e oppo rtt dire etion and she onee did w at things vve ren t going, very well bv taking me ier room vvhieh to me was a luxurious pl ree and giving me a rreh prllovv on the ear e vv r te ll asleep and forgo Hut I never lorgot Miss Iionfoy My brother and I went home to the county seat forthe summer and when the pinch of want e ime round with the eold we re turneel Ihough divine my Mother eoulel not support r n all the time wit th neu I la k I rost would down her Yet he rs was a superhuman attempt whos: courage rhalle nges re bravest deed I have ever witnessed am I sure ly ean elarm to have see n all lernds there are It stitched the purple damask that makes me king I thinle it was the winter of 1880 81 when we came baele Things had greatly changed at the Home The south wing sheltered the State s treble minded It was another cold winter Although eleven years old I was :SI ' I 3 I 'As 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l 'JNIT I AWN gems in oratory, it will not soonbe forgotten. Mrs. Vlaudia Keeley Idrther, Ilivision Presi- dent of the Auxiliary, was called to the front also, and she responded by leaving the stand and going directly to the children, where most of the grown-ups could not hear her short address. Following this came the candy! The Candy t'ommittee invited the children to file past them in line by divisions, and to every child was given a pretty box of candy. No one was allowed to escape, not even the oliicers and employes. The Candy Committeee never does things by halves! They have the thanks of all. . THE COUNTY FAIR, Promptly at four o'clock, at the signal of bells and the engine house whistle, the gates of the fair grounds were thrown open to re- ceive the large crowd waiting on the outside. The Reub Hand gave aparade and was followed by many interested spectators. The big event, under the supervision of that mar- velous woman, Mrs. L. A. W. Cumback, took place on the lawn in front of the Administra- tion Iiuilding, which was patriotically decor- ated With hunting and flags. In response to the following invitation the visitors, otiicers and employes of the Home came to the Fair: YOU are invited to meet old friends and new at the Fair Grounds at four o'clock p. m., April 27, 1916. Refresh- ments. hot and cold, served any time after 4:15. Come one! come all! with sweetharts or without. Prizes will be given if judges can be secured. No entries of live stock can be made after four p. m. A complete household equipment will be given away at the Fair Grounds to any bridal party having the ceremony performed at the Fair Grounds. The fair was not unlike an up-to-date three-ring circus. It was impossible to see and hear everything that took place. The first number on the program was the races. The races at a county fair are something that always attract the attention of the masses and the Home's county fair omitted nothing. Costumed appropriately for the races rep- resented there came forth the red, the white and the black races-all in one event, and following this was the chariot races by the boys of three different divisions. This event was exciting. The judges gave to the winning team cash prizes and the ponies were driven away to the applause of a happy crowd. The burlesque wedding, with J. F. Richey taking the part of the groom, and Mrs. A. I. Miller that of the bride, both of whom were arrayed in costumes borrowed for the occa- sion, was the principal event of the after- noon. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. E. S. Shumaker, and the bridal party was given a fine set of household furniture as a wedding gift. There were a few crooks at the fair and two arrests were made. Chas. Shindollar, of Div. 19, courageously performed his duty as a policeman, but was somewhat handicapped in getting around on account of the immens- ity of the star he wore. Ma, tMrs. Wrayj with her daughter, Surah Jane tMiss Dykes,l came to the fair mounted on the old family nag. There were a number of gallant young country gents standing at the main entrance to the fair grounds who would have helped the charming daughter in alighting from the mount, but she performed that feat unassisted. Time and space do not permit of our giving adetailed account of all the attractions at the fair. There was a merry-go-round, a side show, fortune teller and refreshment stands, all of which were well patronized. Visitors and all others thoroughly enjoyed the county fair and the amusing incidents in connection with it. It rt-inembererl. The guests departed about live was a day long to he o'clock, giving kindly expressions for the courtesies extended to them. and the happy day spent at the Home. Sunshine. Little Mary Little Mary Sunshine. a moving picture en- tertainment ln tive parts, one we are fully confident will please all the Home people, especially the children, will be given at Lincoln llall the evening ol' May linh. Iiabie Marie Usborne, who takes the part of little Mary, is the youngest leading lady actress in the world. She is supported by Henry King, Marguerite Nichols and Andrew Arbuckle. A well-trained bear also takes a leading part. The following is a synopsis: The play starts in a cheerless, hope-forsak- en room in a tenement in the slums. Little Marv seems to have been neglected when the joy of life was distributed, for her mother has sorrow and a weak heart. and her father a taste for drink and a strong temper. Father comes home in pretty bad shape and frightens mother, whose heart stops for all time. He then runs olf, leaving little Mary all alone. Some neighbor tells Mary that t'Mother's gone to Heaven and Mary, who was fond ofmother, starts out to hunt her up. She gets tired, though, after a while and creeps into a stand- ing automobile, where she covers herself over with the rug. There she is found by Bob Daley. who, having celebrated with the boys and has been turned down by his fiancee there- fore, is returning home more sober each min- ute. I2ob's parents take care of the tyke, who, after a couple of baths, something to eat, and a romp in the garden, displays such an inclin- ation to agree with life that she is promptly rechristened Little Mary Sunshine. She has the most wonderful dream abouta bear, and works with Bob's dad to bring about a reconciliation between Bob and his best be- loved. The Home's exhibit from the schools and industrial departments, representing an ex- ceptionally fine and varied display of work, was shipped to Indianapolis last Friday, over the T. H., I. Sz E. railway. The south cor- ridor of the State House and a part of the Attorney General's office is reserved for the Home's display. The work, with that of the other State institutions, is being exhibited under the auspices of the National Conference of Charities and Correction. Those from the Home who looked after the placing of the exhibit were Mrs. Cumback, Miss Myrtle Kitts, W. B. Lewis, J. F. Richey, Fred Litton, Paul Whiteman and John Mahoy. Dr. T. C. Emmick, of Mount Vernon, son- in-law of Prof. Dunn, visited the Home Thursday of last week. The doctor had been in attendance at a session of the Indiana health officers in Indianapolis and incidentally came over to the Home for a short visit. For the past two weeks little Rebecca Finnegan, who stays at the Hospital and is the pet of the Institution. has been quite sick. Her sister, Mrs. Adah Maurier, and the latter's sister-in-law, Mrs, Kimmel. visit- ed her April 27th and 28th.

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strll a lrttle anrmal wanderrrrg rbout alone' rost eompletely ehrrrrred bv the ngle hte eontarnrng all rtsbest mvsterre tht great round world oi bovhood Vvhen not elorng thrsr l was drtwrng maps or wrrtrng rlrvmes We re raeed rn tre rvr ef o vo se at the tar enel of the north wrng u srtnrs wrtlr the chapel rbove and the elrnr roorn below I know the ehrpel rnust ave been above but I onlv renrember the drnrng room I elo not remember what rrrv brother eondrtron was but I hael no underelot 1 g arrel my jeans were worn tlnrr But rt was a eomfort to be wrth ste 1m heat when the pre-rsure was up and when rt w rsn t I went to the laundrv whleh was just outsrele the door and was treateel vvell there bv another benefaetress rss Marv hate N e was a beautrful woman I love to remember her Years after Dr Whrte when h ad retired to Ixnrghtstown told rrre that about seventy frve dollars a vear eaeh was allotted by the I egrslators of the State for our keen anel that rt was not enough I remember wrth what unetlon we saw the b rrrel of New Orleans molasses let down the celler skrds Although we were alwavs hungrv that w rs natural and right we were opulent enough to squander our Sundav supper eookres advanee sometimes at a srrrgle tlrng tr tehng away all our cakes for a month of Nunelavs on a srngle Jack knrfe transae trorr Our tre tele w eouleln t trade or grve av bee ruse t wa-rn t portable We knew strange rnhabrtants seurvv md other dr-reases and had strange experrenees One el Ly when we were srttrng at roll call rn the drvrsron room a great bov larger and frner than any of us lrttle fellows w rs brought rn anel Introduced to us But lre hael onlv one arm He was kept standrng wh re we eould all get a good look at hrm and we were told why he had but one arm It w rs be eause he had foohshlv played around rarlwav trams a e been run over Vvhrte drew moral from thrs He tolel Us what a mrs fortune and handrcap rt was to have but one 'Arm and whrle he applred the moral down the faee of the boy stanelrng so peaeefully where all could see hrm every thread of hrm to the morrow of hrs verv bones eoursed 1111 RAB LS great uneontrollable tears whrch he herorcallv rgnoreel I sueeessfullv wrnte reel and summered the e expe rrenees md rt was not long untrl Marv Crate father eame anel took me awav t Carthage rn a sprrng wagon I have exten with pjgrnees often srnce mv cold and shrrtle s drv when we were companrons t the humble louse anel banqueters on treaele he old Home as rt was toward the end of It uncertarn unhappv elavs long ago Hut I remember rt wrth gratrtude It rs better to srt with the soul of one s own people and drne upon a erust than to feast wrth forergn krngs And though eleven I saw the naked soul of our people as rt rs the very same from the poor house to the governor s mansron and the Whrte House sueh an unerrrng engrne ls ehlldhooel and memorv Indiana was rn some ways on evrl davs I olrtres ofte n has been rts curse anei rt was so then The southern states alone at that trme were supposeel to have been the vrctrms of the earpetbaggers of the North But those carpet baggers came home to Us and swept aeross lndrana lrke a cloud of loeusts Thev eontrolled the prrmarres eleeted therr tools to othee rn the eounty seats and rn ln dranapolrs anel looted the treasurres especrally the eountv treasurres wrthout hrndrance 1 the eountv to whreh I was soon taken Mont gomerv the treasurv was looted under suc cessrve trersurers audrtors and clerks four trmes whrle I bred there and thrs eontrnued after my departure rn 1889 We must remem ber the se thrngs rn our centuryshrp rt rs better to remrnel the revelers of them than to srt xt the banquet Bt fore I left the Home I went down to the old waterrng trough that stood on the west srele of the road rn tnose days It was a berutrful Mav elav Whrle I lortered there thrnkrng of nrv departure the man who drd the haulrng anel errands between the Home and town eame up wrth the mall As he passed rn at the open gate he told me that Presrdent Csarhelel hael been assassrnated rn words that I eould understand Iwas the lrrst at the Ilorne to hear the fateful news Then I we-nt awav rn the sprrng wagon It was Hrs? harheld and I had much to bear I felt sorry for our country 'Ihr name of our lrrsh farmer I have for gotten I remember hrm best by the potato bugs he made Us prek and burn Perkev was the baker Mrs brllrngham was one of my best friends srre used to rnvrte several of Us bovs to her room and have readrngs from some lnterestrng book It was always at evenrng and lt gave us a supplv of prrde whreh lasted The loves and frrendshrps of the Home are the thrngs I remember best We named the stars after our sweethearts andl am glad no celestral chart recorded them for they were not for other s eyes I have never lost those stars I have seen them shrnrng above our own great prames and deserts rn Asra s quret temple courts, on the farthest oee ans and the strangest battle frelds Two Nelhes one Norah wlth Jet curls were among them anel beautlful won derful Marv Gates the sweet laundress who rarely spoke but who had quiet laughing eves and loved a httle boy wrth a love she was ashamed to own I wonder rf she wrll ever know what the Interest she took rn hrm has put hrm through smce the days when she got her father to take hrm to Carthage and start hrm out rn the real wrde world' Farrar-are re MeCoRrvrre're New York Aprrl IJ 191tv From II ho s Who rn true r ree: vol N III A N Marquis Xz to thrcago 1914 1915 Mcbormrck, Frede rrek Journalrst and War Correspondent Born Brookfield Mo bon of Isaac Newton and Sarah hhzabeth tBrv cel MCCOFmlLh Art Fdrtor Woman s Home C om panron 4 vears spe cral eorrespondent Har per s Weeklv and I melon tsraphrc ln Boxer War specral corre sponelent New York Qun and Iaffan s Bureau Pekrng thrna 1901 2 cor respondent for Reuter s Ageney and Asso crated Press vvrth Russran Armv rr Man churra Zu months sole forergn correspondent re portmg entrre Russran Iapanese War from the Russran slde accompanred General Dame loff from Vladrvostok on mrssron to evacuate Russrarr prrsoners trrst Russran oftreral mrssron to Japan followrng peace and first arrrval there of Russran w ar vessels specral corres l K s L ' 1 4 V . 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