Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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Homely Women’s Home.” Delmont, Ohio. Oiive Taylor, of all women! President of such a place. We’ll read the whole letter because its sure to be interesting and right to the point. Dear classmates, don’t worry about me being an old maid as my position seems to justify. Just one month from today T expect to be a happy, blushing bride. However, I relinquish my position to one more capable in every way, namely Martha- belle Thomas. As ever,—Olive.” Now, isn’t that exactly like Olive, telling us she is going to be married, but not say- ing to whom. The inscription on the oiher letter is Return to Rev. Harold Mayer, Mulberry street. Lancaster, Ohio.. He writes: “Dear Sisters and Brothers in Faith and Mercy, no doubt you will ponder on what caused me to pursue this most worthy calling. Conhdentaliy it was none other than Miss Lacey Perfect, who in such a noble way directed my foot- steps in the path of righteousness. If you at any time think of entering the bonds of matrimony, 1 shall be glad to perform the service at reduced rates. In the most divine feeling, I remain your faithful servitor—Rev. Harold Mayer. ‘‘That is surely an inducement, isn’t it....Yes it is almost eleven o’clock but wc just have a few more and then we’ll go. We haven’t heard anything from Bill Wolfe. Oh, yes, here it is. Did you ever hear anything like this? Bill has won the Vanderbilt cup rare, and here is a snap shot of him in his racer. Isn't lie handsome? Let me see, he says he saw Weaver Barnes, who is traveling on a concert tour with Caruso and McCormick. Weaver told him that the night he sang on the Senior Rhetorical Program was the time he decided upon a musi- cal career. Why I remember that song so well It went something like this. The night has a thousand eyes, the Uay but one.” Just two more letters and then we’re through. Well, can it be possible? Deris Mossman is the proprietress of a theatrical boarding house in Cincinnati. Theda Bara. Mary Pickiord, Marguerite Clark, in fact all the famous movie stars stay there when they are in Cincinnati. She writes that Blanche Cullumber, Faye Solt and Avia Dickson have complete- charge of the children’s home near Lancaster, at one time so ably conduct- ed by Pete Groves and family. Let me think a minute, John Swinnerton. Pearl Nichols and Harold Bowles are the only boys we havn’t heard about, arn’t ihev? Harold you can’t mean it! They’ve dis- covered the four h dimension and it will mean millions to them. Well, what is the fourth dimension .......Oh. you don’t know, but they’ve discovered it. Well I wish I could do something like that. I really do. The last letter and it looks to me like an invitation. That is exactly what it is. Jusf listen, Mrs. Allen Silbaugh, at Home, Friday tlue tenth—Cards—1126 Riverside Drive.” “Isn't it a shame we’ll have to miss it, but I know what I can do. 111 phone and tell her how sorry I am that wc can’t be there... . 5C6, please.....Hello, I should like to speak to Mrs. Silbaugh, please......Is thisyou, Marguerite; well this is Ruth, I'm so very sorry but we will not be able to come on Friday as we are leaving today........Oh. you thought we were not going until next week. No. no. we leave today............What’s that ? Mary Mercer is here buying her trouscau and you're giving the part}' for her. Why. we will simply have to see her. Oh. I know what to do. Harold is here and he can bring uc over in his car. Yes, Harold Lobangh, lie s traveling man for Wrigley’s Spear- mint chewing gum you snow. We’li be over right away. But Marguerite, whom is Mary going to marry ?..... Oh, she hung up. Grab up these things and we’ll rush over there. We simply have to find out whom Mary is marrying, but we also have to make the 11:30 boat. END. (25)

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Of course you read in the papers about Dr. Clifford Tibbs and Doctor Charles Shonk. Think of those two famous doctors operating upon John D. Rockefeller and each receiv- ing $50,000 for it. Charles will be able at last to marry Clara Alten. You know they made an agreement never to marry until they were rich enough. Poor. girl, she waited ten years, but now she has him! By the way, Mabel, did you know that Norton and Fern were crossing on the same boat wi+h us? He is such a wonderful cartoonist and has just accepted a fine offer from several newspapers in London. Fein is crazy about going as she wants to learn to speak like English people or like Katie, for instance. Dropping her r’s, saying “bean” for “been” and “doncher know” and “by Jove.” You ve heard loo, about Russel Sheets building a railroad across the Atlantic Ocean. He and his wife, Gretcheu are going to make the trial trip next week. Russel insisted that we wait and cross with them, that it wouldn’t cost us a cent, but I managed to get out of it some way. Here’s a letter from Lecla Meeker. She is living in Washington, D. C., and is chief collector of antiques in the interests of the Smithsonian Institute. That reminds me Washington. D. C., is where Gieb has his large picture show the- atre. They tell me he is still a bachelor, but a very popular one. All the match-making mammas have tried to capture him, but have been unsuccessful so far. Pipe, our illus- trious president is high in favor there also. Recently I was confidentially told that the President was about to appoint him secretary of the Navy. Of course he’ll make good if he gets the appointment. By the size of this epistle, you’d think somebody didn’t care much for writing wouldn’t you? Just as I expected. It is from Rod Shaw. He is manager and leader of the former famous Sousa's Band now known as Shaw’s Band. He writes that a number of former L. H. S. musical stars are traveling with him. Fawn Holland Alspach, with her husband, Clement and Ralph Wiedrig, as soloist are all late acquisitions to his band. He asks whether we knew that Myrlte Riegel. Laura Baker, Laura Miller and Susan Mencer had all followed the example so nobly set by I.eafee Reese in 19.15, and had been married in their graduation dresses within a few weeks after graduating. Mabel, I don’t think I told you that while I was in Boston, I found that Mary Beck and Ethel Young both models in a large department store were living together in a flat. They quarreled continually. I was told, as to which one should get up and prepare break- fast. . Each insisted that it was the other’s duty. On account of this I phoned to them instead of calling. During our brief conversation they told me that Elinor McBroom and Gladys Sheets had been veiy successful in making a great deal of money by inventing useful articles. Naturally I decided to go and see them. I found that they were now- trying to secure a patent on a man’s fancy ankle watch which they had just perfected. They gave one to me and I've been wearing it ever since. Am’t you glad that Winifred is so happy ? Winifred Oberdorfer Benadum sounds so nice I think, and Howard is an ideal husband. Howard is doing so well in the cloth- ing business and in her last letter she said he had just purchased a 3ix cylinder “Buz- less Buzzer” for her. At certain times I feel inclined to believe that after all married life wouldn't be so bad. Who can that be at the door? Harold Lobaugh! I’m so glad to see you, and here is Mabel, Mrs. Mabel Littleton Thiebert, I should say............Yes we are leaving at 11:30 ......Oh, you’ll take us down in your car?..........Why, Harold, that is perfectly lovely °f you, I’m sure. Now you can wait right here and listen to the rest of these letters if you wish. Here are two letters with inscriptions on the envelopes. The first one says “If not de- livered in five days return to Olive May Taylor, President of the National Old Maids and (24)

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