Louise S McGehee School - Spectator Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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The Spectator Thirty-one I read about Seemann's latest garden party in the society col- umn. She's really feting in the social set. By the way, I dropped in on the Home for Feeble Minded Females. You always see some old classmates there. It reminds me of Senior Study Hall. I really must stop now. Hurry back! Lots of love, SUTHON. 1-T-il... Us Our song will never cease to be for us A melody of night and wind and stars. And when the tempest drowns my last good-night, No cloud shall shroud the light within your eyes. No symbol of eternal dark shall choke The effervescent warmth of silent love. And then, we shall be gone away from night, Enfolded in the songs of nightingales Enchanting every creature half asleep. The night will go, and we must leave the night, But we, the night, and nightingales will sing, 'Though all but love has parted with the dawn. Clabaugh, '42. -1-.-....l.. My own true love gave me a flow'r So lovely and so rare, That I could keep within my bow'r So he would always linger there. I love him deep, I love him true To him my love I can't reveal Because he does not love me too, Oh, would that I his love could steal. His car is of the finest grey His uniform of blue and white, If I could only near him stay I'd never let him from my sight. Oh, but if I could only win, His pretty little Delta pin. Desmare, '42.

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Thiffy The Spectator ing loads of money being the voice in Walt Disney's cartoons. Her lovely face is seen in all the upper social set parties. On my last airline trip, guess who was the hostess? Betty Brewster! She says she loves to take care of the men when they get seasick, but her young husband doesn't seem to appreciate the idea. Beth and her handsome Tulane football player husband were on the plane, too, on their honeymoon. Polly has started a home for homeless cats, and is doing well. How would you like to buy a cat from her? I can hear you scream right now, I hate cats! They say that cats add a homey atmos- phere, but I believe that it is the tea and home-made angel food cake that does it for Polly. Bobbie has gone into interior decorating and is getting along beautifully. She just decorated a West Palm Beach bungalow for Joy Reynolds who is getting married this month. I had lunch yesterday with Jackie. She never eats anything, so I ate her lunch for her. fStill up to my old tricks.JJ She says a model's job is so restricting on the diet, but, well, I guess it's worth it. I got a letter from Meg the other day, She's still in France- a foreign correspondent, you know. She's just married a French count, and is so excited! Nadyne was in town the other day. She married a naval officer, keeps the sailors happy by just standing around the ship looking happy, and pretty. Ada has a kindergarten now-all the Park Avenue socialites send their children to her. I hear Ellie's doing a wonderful job as president of the Junior League. They say her husband is very proud of her. Althea is doing so well combining the job of career woman and wife. She has a dress shop for college girls on fifth avenue. Trenchard is teaching gym at McGehee's now. I always knew she'd do something executive. Katherine LaCour and her husband have a new plantation. She's invited us to come down for a week or two. I hope we can go, she's such a charming hostess. Ann Springer hasn't married yet. She's gone into psychiatry now. I'm worried about the morals of New Orleans, knowing her theories on marriage. Drooley is in town. She married two years ago, and is com- plaining bitterly about the neglected life of a doctor's Wife.

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Thirty-two The Spectator ease and fpae ey Father Divine IWHILE visiting in New York this summer, we came across a very interesting thing. My aunt had hired a follower of Father Divine's great religious sect, as a cook. When she phoned the agency, they said they would send over one of their servants. They told Margaret that her name was Strong Faith. Faith got us all very inter- ested in Father Divine and brought us a copy of C New Day, J a weekly publication of the sect. We found that people of any race or creed could belong to the religion of Father Divine. They must first drop their real names and take up some pretentious religious name like Strong Faith. They also had to give up their families and their homes, their business and their money. They put their money in little drawers and the Father's Angels take the money away. Of course, Father Divine gets the money but the poor followers believe that the angels have taken it and use it for the good of all Father's followers. He lets them have enough for clothes, carfare, etc. When they become a member of this sect, they usually work for him. All the men and women live in separate dormitories and there is no segregation of races. The white women sleep next to the colored women and they are happy, and friendly, calling each other by their first names as if they were sisters. They worship Father Divine just as we worship God, and other people worship idols. In their little weekly magazine New Day there is a date on each new page as in a newspaper. It is printed ike this, June 14, A.D.F.D., meaning In the year of our Lord, Father Divine. Faith also told us of the ravishing dinners he gives in his different heavens He also has them at twelve o'clock noon, but they are never very full as most of the people are working then. The followers go to these places after their work or recreation and sing, confess their sins and, sometimes when they sing so much they have