Medill High School - Medillite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE MEDILLITE 119 whom I knew as soon as he spoke. It was Sam Cohen. After I received my inheritance and had been wished a happy journey by myiold friends, I began my preparations for my trip. I proceeded to a drug store to telephone to Sarah Silverstein, to ask her to be my companion on my trip. As I was buying my slug for the telephone I found myself staring in the face of Sidney April, proprietor of the New Novelty type of drug store. While conversing he told me that he had just met Elizabeth Ranallo and Dominic Delea, both happily married to six-foot blondes. On my way to the station I met Zelda Glick and Ienney Katz coming out of the Wrigley Building. I called: they heard me, and came running to me. They were employed as private secretaries to the Wrigley mil- lionaires. Wonders! I then bought my ticket for Paris. Next I saw myself on board the Leviathan, One stormy night, while I was on deck, the boat began tipping: I was falling, but lo! I was saved from falling overboard by Leo Bromberg. He was captain of the ship and on the job ! After a terrible storm there was calm. Next morning when I thanked Captain Bromberg, I was invited to dine with him. .There were other guests, too, Bernard Hoyt, enroute to Paris to his internationally known candy establishment, and Harold Tim' reck, authority on matters of the press. Arriving at Paris, I went immediately to Hotel Degozinsky, a famous hotel owned by one of my classmates. Madamoiselle Sophie Degozinsky greeted me with a most friendly smile and gave me. one of the most com- fortable and beautiful rooms I have ever had. Who should be there but Ieanette Spector and Esther Waxlander, musicians who were making a world tour. The following week I was invited to the opera, which was conducted by the great musical genius, Alfred Mazzo. There were Isadore Libman, first violinist: Edith Rabinowitz, the organist: Louis Nathan, the leading man: and Rose Fulgaro, the prima dona, who alternated the roll with Madam Freda Robert, the world's highest paid soprano. After the opera I went to a famous club for supper. As we entered. we were met by a lovely and charming hostess, who was none other than Mollie Barr. Upon my arrival at the hotel I was handed a telegram from my law- yer which stated that Sarah Silverstein had accepted my invitation and would meet me in London. As this was my last day in Paris, I was going to celebrate it by going to a masquerade ball with some acquaintances. I was dressed as Queen of Hearts. Someone dressed as King of Hearts asked me to be his partner. After the unmasking, I found my escort to be our one and only lack Gold- berg, now in Paris for Tiffany, the great jewelers, who entrusted him with their millions of dollars' worth of diamonds. Going in for some refresh- ments, we met Tillie Zelekson, who said she was a dancing instructor in the Paris School of Dramatic Art. - After eating, we went back to the dancing hall, and imagine my sur- prise when Sidney Goldstein came up and asked me for a dance! Sidney was cashier of the Paris Bank and perfectly happy, he said. lThe next day I left and went to England to meet Sarah. On the train I met Mary Dennis who was traveling for her firm, a rich perfume concern of Paris. We hadn't been together an hour when we saw a typical Chicago accident. A little girl was nearly run over. Her mother breathlessly came upon the scene, and who should she be but Bertha Bernstein! She

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THE MPEDILLITE A 121 greeted us cordially and invited us to attend a bridge party that she was giving that night. Arriving there we were introduced to some of Bertha's very close friends: namely, Sylvia Swindler, Anna Rossman, and Esther Kramer. What a jolly occasion it was! These girls were secretaries to diplomats who were all just then at a conference in London. One clay while in the Scotch Highlands, we met Ethel Goodman tramp- ing fields of heather on an investigation tour for a sheep specialist. In Ireland, we saw Rebecca Merkin writing a novel. Little had we known that she would become a novelist. China, our next stop, was full of mysterious and surprising events. We found Freida Tarson in Honkong, Dora Altman in Shanghai, and Mary Brenner in Canton, all American saleswomen for rich American firms and all very successful and contented. In India our jinrikisha bumped' into another in which sat lean Ar- runo, who was as surprised as we at our meeting.. She was a successful insurance agent there. ' 1 Africa, the great jungle land, was our next destination. Upon arriv- ing there we went to the American Ambassador for protection, and who should it be but Nathan Rosenberg, ex-printer! He had employed as his private secretary Francis De Falco, who managed to plan a dance for us while we were there. Hilda Pentansky was there: she had come from the South on the Cape to Cairo Railway, which she was managing. We were not entirely ignorant of the geographical situation owing to the fact that we had all studied commercial geography. We met Gertrude Reifman traveling with Anna Cohen both eager to see all they could of Africa and bring back accounts of true facts to the present students of Medill. Elsie Bultas we saw in Egypt at the uneartliing of some new scientific discoveries. She was secretary to the scientist in charge. A Our next and most interesting city was the beautiful Venice. While in a sight-seing gondola we saw Ida Berger and Lena Brest, who, over the water, between our gondolas, told us that they were officials in the Med- iterranean Steamship Co. They looked prosperous. The next morning we went to see the rose gardens. While going there we saw a man ser- anading a beautiful girl. He happened to glance in our direction, and how romantic it was to discover that it was Pasquale Salvatore with Katie Tep- per. It was just a, stunt of these two musical artists. At Genoa we met Robert Avant, representing a New York concern and doing well. We then went back to Paris where we purchased some Parisian cost- umes, in the Modiste Shoppe owned by Sarah Epstein and Mollie Silver- man. Frieda Drower was there too, a model. She told us that Marie Klima and Helen Stromph were instructors in a gymnasium: and last but not least that our dear Emily Slaby was giving her time as nurse in the em- ergency ward of the Children's Relief Hospital. Imagine my surprise to find that the famous Col. Lindbergh promised to take us back in his aeroplane to Chicago. While crossing the Atlantic, I became a bit nervous thinking of the outcome, but my plucky partner assured me that we should arrive safely. As we saw the Statue of Liberty, we became so excited that our pilot let go of the wheel and down, down we came. lust then I awoke and found myself on the floor, a bit 'mystified but glad' that I had seen all my former classmates. Respectfully Submitted- SYLVIA KOGUT MYRTLE COHEN SARAH LIPSCHULTZ, Prophets