Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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We soon got started on our way again. This time we did not stop until we came to a city of about 800,000 people. 'We landed and decided to stay over night so we booked our rooms and went for a walk about the business center of the city. We finally came to a large theater which had advertised The World Renowned Saxaphone Jazz Orchestra also The Famous Violin- ist of the World. We decided to attend, and we had some time to get our tiekets as there was such a crowd, but finally we got in. The curtain rose at 8 130 o'clock and there sat the world renowned orches- tra which was greeted with much applause by the audience. For the first number they played a very beautiful selection and when the leader turned around I recognized Edward Bieser. I got a chance to talk to him after the show. He told me that he had traveled all over Europe and America and that he was just finishing his stay here and after that he was going to New York for three months. The next number on the program was The World's Famous Violinist. I was very much surprised when I saw that this violinist was Myrtle Kreis. She told me later that after she was through school she went to Europe and studied music. The next day we started out to finish our trip. This was Wednesday. We had about five days to finish in. lVe left the city early in the morning and flew nearly all morning, when we ran out of gas, so of course we had to come down. As luck would have it we came near a small town of about three hun- dred people. We inquired of an old man where we could get some gas. He told us that there were no gas wells or gas works in town. We had to make it plain that we wanted gasoline. He told us that there was a small implement shop up the street Where they sold gasoline as well as farm implements. We went to this place and found a building. Although it was small it proved that the owner was prosperous. NVe went in and who should come up to us and ask what we wanted, but 'Edward Pohl, and he told us that he was doing a very good business, so large in fact, that he had to have an assistant mana- ger. Vile asked him fwho he was. He told us that he was Marion Krieder. VVe bought our gas and continued our trip. The next place we came to we saw a sign announcing a style show that day. I did not care for styles, but Dean being a lady's man had to see them. We went to see them. I first discovered that the designer of the dresses and suits was Margurite Deaner. We also found out that Vileta Herbert and Elsie- Mcflullough were employed here, the former as a hair dresser and the latter as a manieurist. I next went to a theater while Dean went to have his suit pressed. I saw a play called, The Man Who Makes Girls Leave Home. I received the sur- Tir crafty-fou r

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What was our surprise to see sitting in the Judge 's chair, Julius Schaller. We noticed that he was a little gray haired. He told us afterwards that it was caused by listening and presiding over so many divorce cases. When the plaintiff appeared, 0'Neil and myself nearly fell out of our seats, for who should it be but Robert Cummings. I wondered what was the matter with him and his wife, formerly Jaunita Reeder. As I looked around the court room to see where the plaintiff's lawwer was, I noticed my old school friend Herman Kntter. I motioned for him to come over, and asked him what the matter was. He said that Bob 's wife wanted to be a dancer, but when Bob wouldn't let her she stuck him with a hat pin. Herman Kutter certainly was some lawyer, he spoke with such force that the jury granted Bob his divorce. His wife went to the city and started dancing. XVe said good-bye to all the old school friends, and the next day continued our trip. We were tiying across the country and a good trip was assured when something happened to our motor, so we had to come down. The machine was looked over by the mechanic who found that it was overheated because we had run out of water. We saw a farm house a little way off so we went there for some water. We knocked at the door and it was opened by none other than Roland Bates. He was a successful farmer in that part of the country. We asked him for some water. He invited us to stay there over night, but as we had to make the trip in a certain time, we had to decline. The mechanic had the motor running, when we got back, so we got in and started on the trip again. We were flying over a city and looking down. We could see a lot of auto- mobiles collected in one place, so we thought that there must. be something interesting going on. We came down and were told that there was an auto race taking place, which was for Fords only. We came to the track and found the race was already on. It was very exciting and there was especially one driver who was very reckless and he was the one who won the race. We went up to see what he was like and the shock was so great that I nearly fainted for who should this driver be but Elbridge McIntyre. He was then the Champion of the Ford Racing world. There was to be another race at this place between motorcycles. We, of course, stayed for this and were very glad to get a chance to see it. When the motorcycles lined up with their drivers, I saw that one of them was some one I knew. I looked more closely and recognized Edmund Blei. He was the driver of No. 23. The race soon started and on the last half, it was reported that No. 23 was wrecked. We hurried over, but were too late to see Edmund. We went to the Hospital to which they took him. VVhen I came into the room I was surprised to see that Viola Anschieks was his nurse. They told me at the Hospital that she was the best trained nurse in the country, and that Edmund would soon be well again, as his injuries were not serious. Twenty-three

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l prise of my life when I discovered that the leading lady was Clara Deflries but I was not surprised when I discovered that Bruce Gilmore played the leading man's part. XVhen I met Dean again I thought that I had a surprise for him. I told him who 1 had seen and what they were doing. He told me that he had seen and had his clothes fixed by a very successful tailor, Robert Boyle. The next day we continued our trip and only made one landing. This was at a fairly good sized place and there I met William Gorman. He was a mem- ber of the Bachelor's Union. I told him about the different schoolmates that I had seen. He told me that Glen Momeny was general manager for John D. Rockefeller's oil fields, and that Edith Miller was married to a very prominent garage man. When we arrived at a town of about 350,000 people I was surprised to find that Lola Krausse was dancing there. She told me that she gave dancing lessons in the day and did ballet dancing at. night. l remembered that I had to send a very important business letter to my office, so I looked up a Public Stenograph- er and whom should it be but Edna Grosh. I gave her my letter and asked her if she knew anything about the other class mates. She told me that Pearl Parsons was a Secretary at Washington and that she was very successful. The next place we landed was at the University of Illinois. Here I found Elmer Beitsch a Professor of Chemistry and Edith Wagner a teacher of Eng- lish. After I had talked with them I went down the street. I could hear music somewhere. I soon discovered that it came from the Salvation Army. One of the women workers was passing among the crowd. When she came to me I saw that she was none other than Rose McNally. This did not complete my surprise here for I found that Frcida Kutter was a very important Suffrage Leader, and was to give a talk to the students. I asked Frieda about Hilda Haefner. She said that Hilda was married and living on a farm near Mendota. As it was now Sunday and we were going to stay there for the day we de- cided to go to church. This was unusual of course. 'There was only one church of any importance in the town so we went there. I discovered that the preacher was no one else than Fred Sauer. He did not notice us until after the sermon and when he did he nearly fell off the pulpit. He carre down and invited us over to his house and introduced us to his wife whom I recognized as the Fresh- man girl that he liked while a Senior. I asked Fred about some of the students. He said that Reta McNinch was a country school teacher and that .Josephine and Mary Stenger were married to brothers and were living in the same house. I was not very much surprised at this as they were always inseparable in school. When we arrived home I found that Louise Goebel was a kindergarten teacher and Lila Powell was a music teacher. I asked Louise about Stella Wid- Twenty-five