Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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THE ECHO Emma. He was the Beau Brummel of El Verano, but sad to say, one night he forgot himself, while doing the Virginia reel at the Sonoma Grange, long enough to step under the mistletoe. Poor “ Doc” was killed in the rush. Mona: How terrible a tragedy almost like his was that of Myrtle Reed. Sh2 and Frank Reno perished doing the Fox Trot. Isabella: How full of tragedies, our class history is. I guess you all heard that poor dear little Wilma Hocker got in front of a mirror, forgot to move, and starved to death. Emma: Oh, that is dreadful. Let’s talk of some one who has been happy. Isabella: Then we may as well talk of Mae Hodgson. She is the happiest girl of the graduating class. She is now living in a darling bungalow at Stony Point and says that she is very fond of married life. Mona: That’s fine; and her chum, Gladys Pond is also happy. You re- member how very fond of society she was? Now she has been made associate member of the “Society of Laundresses.” And Salem! We never dreamed there was such a grat man among us while we were at school. He is now drawing down a nice income by posing in front of a mirror and sketching his own profile and selling the pictures on postal cards. Isabella: I heard that Tom Miller had risen to the eminent position of manufacturing “wienies” for Senior picnics. He has a Ford truck and positively guarantees all orders delivered promptly. Emma: There is a lot of fame in our class. As I turned down For-Get- Me-Not alley in Cotati, I saw an electric sign, “Sanitary Kissing”. Howard Fry is sole proprietor and is acknowledged to be the most famous authority on this subject. He owes his carrer to the inspiration received at a high school dance and a sprig of misletoe. Mona: When I was traveling in Switzerland, I found Marion Monroe, a guide over the Alps. He is employed by the St. Bernard monks. The reason he is so valuable in this capacity, is because it is not necessary for him to wear snow shoes. Isabell: Talking of mountains; poor Joe Maddux. Some time after he got his wooden leg, his Fulton girl went back on him and now he occupies a lonely cabin on the summit of Mt. Jackson. Mona: Isn't that near Fulton? You know Ruth Miller resided in Fulton for twenty years, and then suffered a worse fate and moved to Sebastopol. mma: Gladys Sherman is row head nurse on the war zone and her conquests among the wounded are startling. Mona: What made you think of war? Kmma: Why I happened to think of “wounded” not “war”. You know Krnest Richards has now discarded his crutches used after his accident and he is now bandaging his head as the result of a forceful idea, that struck him. Isabella: What a shame. I always thought he nad an idea that he was going to be a printer. Emma: Yes, that was the fatal idea. Mona: Hilda Kintzi is editor of the “War Cry” now. She is the most noted journalist of the Salvation Army. It may be of interest to add that she has an office especially constructed for her by Elgy McIntosh, whose business it is to construct special offices for special people. Elgy is a fine architect. Emma: I discovered Vernon McGough in the jungles of Africa demon- strating to the natives the efficiency of his new hair dyes. He dyes the hair 2]

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THE ECHO ChLAso PROPHESY Scene: A Japanses tea garden at the Foot of Mount Fugiania. Time: The merry month of May, ten years hence—1920. Characters: Two wealthy tourists of the class of 1916—Emma Fisk and Mona Kelley—A petite waitress also of ’16— Isabella Schank. Emma: How beautiful and how restful it is here in Japan. Mona: Yes indeed, but really our walk this afternoon has wearied me greatly. Emma. Then let us have some refreshing Japanese tea (summons waitress ). Enter waitress: May I serve you ladies tea? Mona: Why Isabella Schank! You old darling! How do you happen to be in Japan? Emma: This is the most delightful surprise of all the surprises Japan has brought us. (kisses her) Sit down and tell us everything about yourself. Isabella: My story is a long one. I won't weary you with its details, but after all kinds of misfortune, I have been reduced to waiting on the guests here in this little tea garden. I am really happy here, though. It is so pretty. But tell me about your adventures. Oh, but it seems so good to see you dear old “16ers” again. I wonder where all the others are. I hear from Donna Lambert youngest son and the last I heard, Johm had settled a couple of millions on her in appreciation of her services. Mona: How lovely! Did you hear about Fern Huckaby? Remember how she used to hang out of the study hall windows? It has no more attraction for Ferne now. She has become a near relative of a once famous Santa Rosa athlete. But why “Guy” Ferne? Emma: And Harry Luce has become famous as a female impersonator on the Rose Vodvil circuit. Isabella: He was always clever on the stage, wasn’t he? John Linebaugh is fi'l’ e@ professor Steele’s shoes. He, too, will soon have a Chevrolet. Mona: Good for Joh! Did you know that Gladys Hawley is teaching “Model Housewifery” in the Milpitas kindergarden? She has proven herself very effic’ent, but has never had the extreme pleasure of being a model housewife herself. Emma. Too bad! By the way, | met Roy Roberts in Ireland. He is a traveling lecturer and at the time was vainly attempting to kiss the Blarney Stone. He lectures on the evils of Lady Nicotine, especially its stunting ettects. Mona: Dale Hollingsworth is also traveling. He is giving illustrated lectures on “How To Catch Chickens.” Emma: How about our illustrious class president ? Isabella: Leo Sullivan? Why he has long since abondoned his hopes of becoming star twirler and bench warmer of the Sebastopol Apple Growers League. He is now running a “three shots at the nigger baby” concession with the Robert Whiting Amusement Company. He is utilizing his wonderful dehatine tone by doing his own spieling. It is said that his $20,000 arm is on the blink and that now he is using the other one. Mona: That reminds me. Walter Hefty is the trainer of Jess Williard i los Angeles. He is getting Jess in shape for his coming match with Homer McReynolds. Isabella: | wonder where Robert O'Connor is?

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Pi GO and paints the bald spots. One flaw in the dye which is yet to be overcome, is that it is not water-proof. Isabella: Speaking of demonstrating to natives, Marie Dowd is here in Japan and calmly sits in the show window of the “Anti-Fat Trust” firm and demonstrates the excellent results of “Walche’s Anti-Fat Remedy.” Mona: Winifred Burke is employed in some thing of the same nature. She is a modeline for Magnin’s exclusive women’s department. She has greatly changed her appearance by the use of peroxide and high heeled shoes. Emma: Elva Spotswood had a special 90 horse-power truck built in which she endeavors to carry about some of her numerous diplomas. She is constantly on the go, taking college degrees. Mona: How about those that stayed in the home town? I have kept track of some of them. Emma : Bernadette Hehir, for one, stayed in Santa Rosa. She is employed as window washer for the many windows of the Fourth street filling station of the Standard Oil Company. Isabella: And Alma Shane, [ heard, is now the ‘Social Center Vampire,” She is still pursuing the younger generation. When last seen she was escorting one of her old classmate’s children from the Friday night dansant. Emma: Frances Fry is chief clerk at Woolworth’s and is now receiving the highest salary paid there, $3.98 per annum, and Frances Pannell is entertaining Sunday night visitors at the Bernardi Hotel with her ‘$10,000 a night” voice. Mona: Elsie Daut has succeeded Annette Kellerman and does fancy diving in a glass tank in front of the Elite Theater. The Elite is a rgular show now. Isabella: Mrs. Selma Alexander Harris has become a rival of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney . She is using one of her own chilren as a model. Emma: Theodore Matthew is now president of the Social Center, and has relieved Mrs. Talbot and her son of their duties as floor managers. He is strictly carrying out their policy regarding the modern dances. However, in order to attract larger crowds, the square dances and the Virginia Reel have been revived. Mona: Do you know that Mabel Lehn has succeeded Miss Moodey as dean of old S. R. H. S.? She has a very able assistant in William Marshall.. Emma: Did you know Marjorie Ellis married her employer and is now a leading society belie in Graton’s exclusive set? You know oe was a typist for the management of the S. R. Coffee Club. Mona: And Gertrude Gates is living very near Graton too. She’s at Forestville now—it was very romantic. She met a taxi driver on the Sebastopol road—they eloped to Forestville and were married. Isabella: Edna Peter has taken up her life’s vocation of raising orange blossoms. Do you know where Lucy Brewer is? Moan: Oh yes! She lived up to her name and moved out of the state when California went dry. Emma: Wasn't that fine about Dorothy Wright Mona: I didn’t hear about it. What was it? Emma: Why she has attained great notoriety as a painter, having reached the highest pinnacle of success, decorating barber poles for the Mills Station barber, Catherine Crane. Isabella: I didn’t know that Catherine was at Mills Station. That is almost as bad as Windsor.