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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