Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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55 QIEIJEHS uf IRUHIIURZ 1919 Vassar College. I do not think that she will accept it, for it rumored that she is about to embark on the stormy sea of Matrimony and we know that her voyage will be successful for her pilot had some experience on the seas during the great World War. Across from them sat Nancy Lukens, Head Mistress of Bryn Mawr College, and Laura Wood, instructor of English in the same School. Near the back was a group of very dignified looking ladies and gentlemen. They were pointed out to me as leaders in the movement for extending the school term to twelve months thus giving the pupils no time for foolish frivolity consisting chiefly of dancing-a shameful waste of the energy given by the good God for the development of the mindn-this was their aim. I knew several of them-Lewis Hester, principal of the new half-million dol- lar Roanoke High School, and his assistant, Vasco Parrack, Eugene Davis, instructor in Physics, also Clarinda Holcomb, Grace Henty, Mildred Jett, Mary Mason, Ada Arthur, Sylvia Duffey, Mary Bowers, Margaret Hen- derson, Cosa Reynolds and Nellie Tiplady, teachers in the School. The Class of l9l9 also turned out several famous actresses. They were present and sat just across the aisle from us. They were Thurna Coleman, Ruth Lavinder, Roberta Moore, Theon Hart, Sallie Barksdale, Claudine Mayhew and Elizabeth Hill. There was another large group near the door representing the business women of the city. Among them were Helen Laughon, Laura Hardy, Pearl Mattox, Helen Thomason, Gladys Marshall, Elsie Bergendahl, Margaret Carter, Evelyn Urquhart, Mary Garland, Aurelia Dedaker, and Myrtle Wood. I also heard of several other members of the Class who are famous in the business world. Harry Reid who is general manager of the Railroad Offices of Washington, and the Hayes Brothers, famous all over the United States for their speed in stenographic work. I had been so busy looking around that I had not noticed who was sitting by me until this moment. I happened to glance around and who should be sitting there but Mary Douglas and George Peters. George is one of the greatest manufacturers in the United States. His business ability is unrivaled. Mary has won great renown as a portrait painter and she and Marshall Reid have studios in Paris which are the shrines of many youthful admirers just starting up the ladder of Fame which they have scaled so successfully. Mary told me she had just finished a portrait of Katherine Wilson who is now in San Juan, Porto Rico. Kathryn has become a society leader and queen of

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1919 Status uf Itiuannke 55 of the Class of l9l9, since recognized as the most illustrious which ever left old R. H. S. It was none other than Dorothy Terrill. I remember now that when the University of Virginia opened its doors to women she, Irving Overstreet, Mabel Kerr, Mae Coggin, Margaret Jett, Ardis Du Bois, Gertrude Noell, Margaret Graves, and Dorothy Stewart entered. The rest of these girls are now completing their studies in Europe, but Dorothy after spending several years in London has returned home. I was glad to learn from her that Bertha Renter, who was the first in our class to inscribe her name on the book entitled Marriage Licenses, is still living happily at Staunton. She told me of several other members of the Class of 'I9 whom she met in London, having been' to France doing Reconstruction work. Among them were Louis Brown and Paul Sheahan who were chairmen of the two units which have become famous all over the world for their efficient and valuable aid in the building up of these war-desolated countries. Virginia Bouldin, Katherine Cole, Louise Coleman, Virginia Bloxton, Lucile Mundy, Mary Dold, Caroline Hoge, Victoria Martin, Pauline Bartlett, Ailie Mason, and Helen Burke. She also said that she had seen Walter Young Hseveral times in London where he is representing the American National Board of Civil Engineering. She seemed surprised when she found that I had not heard of the wedding which had been the talk of high Society for the past six months and which was to take place that evening. I was rather surprised myself when I found that the bride and groom were my old school friends, Arline Cutshall, the world- famous prima donna, and William Leap, a well-known New York broker. I was glad that I happened to be in the city in time to witness the ceremony and we went on immediately to the church. We arrived rather early but the church was even then almost filled. However, we found a good seat and had plenty of time to look around. I was surprised to see so many old friends. On one of the front seats sat Thelma Martin, teacher of fE.sthetic dancing in Washington. She seemed very much interested in the ceremony and after it was over was the first to offer congratulations to the happy pair. Near her, but a few seats back, were Otey Helm and Julia Lybrook. Julia studied in Italy for several years after leaving high school and is now one of the most famous artists of to-day. Otey has received a medal for especially fluent translations of Latin and has been offered the Chair of Latin and Greek at

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1919 Qlcnrns nf lliuanuke 57 fashion in the West Indies where she has been making her home for the past few years. George said that he had only the day before received a letter from Edgar Howard who has a large ranch out West telling him that he was get- ting along fine and making money fast but that he was leaving for the East immediately, as he was anxious to see two of his old classmates who are now on the stage. They are now playing in New York and are considered the sensation of the season--Estelle Stanley and John Carr, the greatest come- dians since Charlie Chaplin. Estelle's laugh is valued at a million dollars a minute and john is famousfor his funny speeches. Just then there was a great stirin the back of the Churchg every one was turning around for the bridal party had entered the vestibule. Whispers filled the air: There she is. See, isnlt she beautifullu White satin, duchesse lace, orange blossomsf' Was there ever such a bride-or groom? fThis from the young ladiesj They say he's worth millions. Marry him for his money? No, indeed, why theylve been in love since they were school children together. The strains of l..ohengrin's Wedding March drew our attention again to the front and I recognized the organist' immediately as Lucille Garrett who has become famous in the musical world. ln fact, I knew the whole party, from the preacher, who was no other than John Wellford, to Harry Nash who rendered a beautiful vocal solo. Harry has become so famous that he now gets hundreds of letters every day from theater managers begging him to come to them for the next season. However, since a certain young lady left for France he has had no heart for song and it was only as a special favor to the bride that he agreed to give us such a rare treat to-day. The Maid of Honor was Claudine Kesler, a famous Chautauqua Lecturer. I need say nothing of her for the Kesler-Davenport debate is known wherever the yellow banner of Woman Suffrage Hies to-day. The bridesmaids were Josephine lVlinter, who is the same old Joe in spite of the many degrees after her name and the fact that she holds a prominent place in the Court of Spain as American Translatorg Emma Tinsley, who together with Virginia Wiltsee most ably represents Virginia in the United States Senateg and Elizabeth Comer, who has recently published a new Geometry giving sixty-nine ways to prove every proposition. The best man was Paul Dudley, a famous automobile manufac- turer in Chicago. The ushers were John Cure, a farmer, good-natured, good-