Port Arthur High School - Sea Gull Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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At present she is traveling in Europe, introducing the latest American dances into high society. From what she writes I Judge both she and the dances are making quite a hit with the nobles and ladies In Europe. It Is impossible to say when she will be back. In her last letter she wrote that she had seen in one of the recent art exhibits in Paris a picture which was at- tracting a great amount of attention. It was painted by Florence Oom. who has gained world wide recognition as an artist. Next day it became know that the steamer was incapable of continuing the voyage unti! some repairs had been made on the machinery. It was necessary that the boat be laid up in dry dock at Charleston for a week at the very least. We mourned even this whole week 03 delav. but it could not be helsfd; and so after the steamer was docked and we got a glimpse of a beautiful L. ,, we were delighted with the prospect of seeing all of it. As we strolled along the main street looking into the attractive shop win- dows. our attention was drawn to a very cleverly decorated window. e glanced at the sign over the window, and to our great surprise read iiMiss Pauline Dunstan, Interior Decorator. That must be the same Polly D. whom we knew in Port Arthur! cried Dovie. Letis go in and see.n We went in, but the neat little girl who came to meet us explained that Miss Dunstan was away at present purchasing stock in New York. It was by this time fast becoming dark; so we hurried in search of a hotel. The flare of torches and the sound of cheering voices caused us to turn into the avenue in which so much excitement prevailed. We learned from one of the women on the outskirts of the crowd it was a suffragette meeting. In the center of the gathering there was a high platform on which stood Dorothy Brewer bowing low in acknowledgement of the applause. Seated on the platform awaiting their time to speak were Mabel Taylor and Mauree Price. We could not get within speaking distance, so we could only leave word that we were in town. We hurried on to find somewhere to spend the night. We went into the first hotel we came to. and succeeded in getting room for the night. The next morning to our great surprise we found that our fine hotel was one of a chain owned by Thelma Duke and Anna Williams. After break- fast. we read the New York Times. Can you imagine our surprise when we learned that Frank Thomas was the editor of this great paper? One of the first things we saw on opening the paper was in great black headlines, Sena- tor T. Ferrell of Texas appointed to the Supreme Court. Reading farther we learned that the eminent Dr. 8002 had startled the medical world by discov- erim a sure cure for heart disease. n0h. cried Davie. uIsn't our class of 1920 becoming illustrious ?i' That afternoon we went with some of our companions of the boat to the movies. As we gazed at the star comedian, our wonder increased. We were sure it must be Carl Templeeand yet, was it really he? Oh. I've solved the mystery! I know what makes him look so different. Itis that moustache. We both remembered Carl as something of a woman-hater, and it was with a decided shock tlat we learned that he had been married three times since leaving High School. On returning to the hotel, I found two long delayed letters ,which had been fnrwarded and reforwarded. One of them was from Ruth Erickson, or rather Mrs. Charles Sweitzer, who is now living happily in Baltimore. She wrote that she had recently seen Kathryn Barnes. who is studying voice under one of the greatest of American instructors. The other was from Mattie Smith, who has now taken Mrs. Hughes! place as principal of the DeQueen School. It

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129 Seagull WWW SENIO R CLASS PHOPHECY We were on our way at last; Soon We would be in dear old Port Arthur ya K againewe were gointhome. What a joyful thought it was, and my! weren't we x happy. We were filled with excitement and impatience; the ship was sailing y, much too slowly to suit us. Would it go that slowly all the way? It' so, we 7 X Wished we had gone by train. Perhaps it would gather speed when we were K farther from the shore. This thought was somewhat comforting. and so we XV. settled down in our big steamer chairs to think over our past experiences. Hy Several years ago Dovie and I had left Port Arthur to attend Northwestern University After many happy but Iometimes laborious months spent there in preparation. we had gone on the Chautauqua Circuit. We had traveled much and had been successful in our work, and now it was our great fortune to have a whole monthls vacation in which to do exactly as we pleased. ; We were still engrossed in these pleasing thoughts when I saw the tall ; j 2 , e form 0? the captain approaching. Can it be possiblee mIt is! exclaimed Dovie before I could finish. Thorliel', for the captain of this great liner was none other than he, had III also recognized us and he came quickly forward. x . We talked together for a long time of many, many things and cspecially Al of olur wondcrful school days in Port Arthur High. Just then we saw a large mm mm anel , h nI'll bet you canlt guess who is in that airplane, said Captain ITorlieJ f, I We guessed and guessed. but each time he only laughed and shook his head. . J ule Sam Ransom? he exclaimed triumphantly IIYou'cl never have guessed it. He is in the United States Air Service and each time my boat passes he comes out to see me. Howls that for a surprise? uCantain Thompson. said a voice which we had not heard before, there is a man in the salon who wishes to see you. He insists that his business is very urgent. uBe there in just a minute,u said the Captain; then turning to us he said: Illl see you again? After he had gone, we strolled along the deck casually noticing our fellow passengers, half, expecting to see some one we knew When the bells rang for dinner,-we went in With the others and found that we had been placed at a lovely little table where we could See almost everyone. Just as l was about to sit own, Dovte caught my arm excitedly. uDo look whols there,n she whispered breathlessly. I followed her glance, and at a table on the other side of the room saw two diners who seemed to be intensely interested in each other. There was something oddly familiar in the little ladv with brown curls piled high on 4; Ml MA $ss her head, and it seemed that I had seen somewhere the slow smile that brightened her companionls face. K Don't stare so hard for goodness sake; donlt you know its Melvin and x xxi Alberta? Y x It was indeed! Why on earth hadnlt I recognized them? Afterwards we met them and found that they were on their honeymoon trip, and were also re- turning to Port Arthur. It; was eaqv to see that they were veryY very happy. e uDo you ever hear from Stella? inquired Doviev who was anxious to know what had become of our iolly little classmates. IIOh, yes, I hear from her quite oftenfl answered Alberta. MW IV ii 'lzwxy r, 'J- K , I Gr rig..-

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Vi; 12 e was written in that same delightful gossipy manner in which Mattie always talked. She told us about everyone whom we had known in Port Arthur and especially of those who were in our class. She sprung her greatest surprise at the very beginning. Part of her letter read, Guess who has been elected mayor of Port Arthur! Max Edgley! lsnlt that wonderful? Truly it was wonderful, but we were sure that Max would do great things as mayor of Port Arthur. She then told of the recent marriage of Ruth Rice to a wealthy rice grower from Louisiana. WBut, she hurried on, itYou should see our kindergarten babies sinr Dot Watkeys has taken charge of them. Honestly, they are perfect angels. Did you know that Merion Sherrill is at the head Hi the music department now? She certainly has ability and it is showing itself, too, for the music a department is coming forward better than ever before. Really? she continued, Z? uyoulll be surprised to know how many of our c'lassmates are still in Port 1 Arthur schools. There are, besides the two whom I have mentioned, Roy Rus- , g ling, who teaches manual training at the High School and Margaret Crow, who ' nm is physical director, also at the High. Then, we have a representative at the X 4 Franklin too, for Earl Gregory instructs a portion of our young America. XV Oh, yes! I wonder if you knew that Roy Chambers is to be football coach mml at Harvard? He and his darling little wife, whom we all thought so much of, even if she was ahead of us in schuol, left yesterday for Harvard where Roy will take up his work. l ujack is still in Port Arthur, although he ha': lately signed a very advan- tageous contract under which he is to construct a transcontinental railroad through Africa. Tell Dove that he is supposed to leave in two weeks, but I have an idea that he will remain in Port Arthur until her arrival. So speed up! If Mattie could only know how much her letter Interested and excited us! Cuuld we possibly wait for the time when we could be on our way again and should see those classmates of ours once again? Just then someone knocked at the door. When I opened it, the bell buy handed me a notice which stated that all passengers of the Alteria should be on board in the morning, for the boat sailed at ten o'clock. If we hadn't grown to be such dignified ladies we would have screamed for joy. Just to think-in a few days we should see again that dear old ucity beside V7 the sea. e X e Se t s 331m 3503152 ' Starting out today L : t From Schoolrduyll Share x t Bend an earnest purpose K To the steering oar. , x, Row away w'th courage. And a strong glad hand: Then your boat will surely Make the promised land.