Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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16 THE NHUNSONIIAN the meeting with a few well chosen words, we were favored by a vocal se- lection by Mrs. Mary Quick-Notting- ham, the evangelist singer. We were told she and her husband, the Rev. Karl Nottingham, had done great good throughout the world by means of their revival meetings. My stay in Muncie having reached its close, I was preparing to return to Egypt. On my way to the station I passed a well known furniture store, in the window of which they were dem- onstrating mattresses. They had a bed fixed up and a man sleeping in it, to show how comfortable it felt, and just as I passed I recognized the man as my old friend, Earl Shuttleworth. The window was thoroughly artistic, being decorated with large posters bearing the name of the well known cartoonist, Mabel Winters. This store is in the new Wdman's Club building, which was designed by Reba Norris, and has attracted so much attention because of its beauty. The mural decorations were done by Elthlyn Smith, who came here from her New York studio just for this commission. Among the prom- inent women who constitute the board of directors of the Woman 's Club, are: Ruth Williams, the local correspond- ent to the Associated Press: Eura Butterfield, the daring auto racer and aviator, Ckecile Shaffer, the talented actress, and Marie Kirschner, dean of women at Indiana University. On board ship returning to Egypt, I met Harry Turner and his wife, for- merly Ruth Simmons. They intend to locate in Africa, where Harry is going to have a dancing academy and teach the natives how to two-step. We had a delightful voyage, enjoying several little social affairs in which the captain, Emerson Jones, and the ship 's doctor, Van Creviston, were prominent. Both had been in London a short time be- fore and they never tired of singing the praises of Harry Lockett, the Shakespearean actor, whose talent has won much applause in all Europe. Capt. Jones showed me a Muncie paper con- taining a long article about Harry and several other interesting notes. There was a fine writeup on high school foot- ball, by Merritt Guild, the sporting edi- tor, and a beautiful poem, first pub- lished in a well known magazine, ap- peared under the name of Ruth Doyle. The next page was an advertisement which I would have passed with a glance, but happened to notice that it was an announcement of the opening of the French milliners, Wolf, Kgnox 85 Moore. The firm includes Mme. Neva Snodgrass as hairdresser, and Mary Collins as manicurist, and they have a very beautiful and exclusive establish- ment. There were several cards which interested me, such as: Catharine Fay, trained nurse, Agnes Alley, attorney- at-law, Marie Snodgrass, dentist, and Hazel May, physician. Dr. May has worked with the well known. Dr. Ruth Mann, who first became famous when she manufactured a new patent medi- cine named Hliaugh Cure. At length we reached port, a short distance from my home. With Fred Covalt, one of the Custom House ofi- cials, I attended a political rally of the natives and heard an eloquent address by Hon. Ray Pittenger, the Y. M. C. A. secretary. Following this were short talks by missionaries, among whom I recognized Genevieve Hukill and Mary Tripp. After the meeting we started homeward, but noticed an immense sign, Matrimonial Agency. Fred

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THE MUNSONIAN. 15 Griffin and Fred Hartley. The former is to be a compiler of laws, and publish many editions of his experiences as a lawyer, while the latter will be known for his works on parliamentary law, always one of his favorite subjects. Two palms were almost identical and at length I decided to return to Mun- cie in order to solve the puzzle. The solution was not difficult. The own- ers, Karroll Smith and Elizabeth Throop, were blissfully married when I arrived. But having been away from home for some time, I decided to re- main for a few days so as to again see my old friends. I stopped at the best hotel and found that it was owned by the Misses Weikel, Snyder and Graham. They did not personally manage the hotel, but had a portion of their capital invested in the enterprise. The next morning I met Marvin Nichols, stage director of the Uncle Tom's Cabin company. With him I went to the ball game in the afternoon and we saw the world's greatest battery with Frank Samuels and Claude Miller in action. In the evening we went to Iiewellen's Grand Opera House, the largest and finest in the state. In the program was Madame Hiazel Hardsog, the great prima donna, who sang her favorite selection, I've a Man for Every Day in the Week. After the performance we stopped in a confectionery and found that it was owned by Joe Swei- ffart. I remembered how industrious he had been in school. so was not at all surprised to find him quickly grow- ing rich. The next day we went to see the per- formance of the Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe. Grace Casper scored a big hit as Little Eva, and the part of the mother, so proud and haughty, was never played better than by Jessie Heil. Mabel Frazier was prominent in the chorus, a position for which she had worked ever since that memorable oc- casion of 'KA Mid-Summer Night 's Dream. The musical director was Mary Abbott, who had studied in France and Germany. We managed to have a short interview with her, and she said that Europe may be all right for some things, but when it comes to talking, she prefers America. Just after leaving the opera house, we met Elizabeth Iiamkin, the popular mission worker. She has accomplished a great deal in the way of establish- ing free kindergartens and industrial schools and she invited us to attend cit- izens' mass meeting in the II. S. build- ing that evening. We gladly accepted the invitation, went to the high school and had no difficulty in finding our way around the building, for it was the ore which we had attended. We met and recognized several members of the faculty-Blanche Tuhey, head of the Latin departmentg Mildred Prutzman, instructor in Romance languages, Marie Stauf, instructor in twentieth century American poetry and prose, Ruth Sellers, teacher in Domestic Science, and Otto Huffman, head of the department of Applied Mechanics. Mr. Huffman intends to leave Muncie in a short time, as he is to become a pro- fessor in one of our large universities. The meeting was called to order by Principal Russel Beck, who, after a few well chosen words, introduced the speaker of the evening, Senator Ralph Mason. Mr. Mason has won prominence in the senate and is now being favor- ably mentioned as the next presiden- tial candidate of his party. After Senator Mason had addressed

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THE MUNSONIAN. 17 said he had always been interested in such places so we stopped. Imagine our surprise when we found the estab- lishment conducted by Beulah Curry and Helen Stephens. They said they had never cared for matrimony them- selves, but considered it a fine thing to thrust it upon others. They had lost none of their high school dignity but finally consented to go with us to a five-cent show. The iilm was highly romantic, so it was not particularly sur- prising to find the leading parts taken by Esther Byars and Lily Dragoo. The next day I returned to my home and long neglected work and have now completed the following palm readingsg that Alma Davisson will have great success as editor of a fashion maga- zine. Gladys Smith will be a librarian and will become prominent as a labor leader. Minna Silverburg will become a great short story writer and her works will appear in all the leading magazinesg James Griffith will train himself until he becomes the White Mau's Hopef' Louise Dragoo and Ma- bel Gregory will have charge of a Green Trading stamp parlor. This completes the future activities of my fellow students, the members oi' the never-to-be-forgotten class of 1912. liealizing their capabilities as I do, I know that all of them will fulfill, and many will surpass the brightest of our expectations. W3Fl10Il Freeman, Prophet. xk ilglfz-'JSE lli Kei s