Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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18 THE MIRROR riette Carter, Anna Daley, Bernice Gordon, and Eileen Hill. Who could resist the temptation of buying clothes that these beautiful persons wore? In the distance I saw Donald Smith. Don has the one trait I admire in a person g patience and determina- tion. He has develop-ed into a great runner. He has been running for mayor the last ten years. As I mentioned before, there was dancing in progress, and the floor was well filled with couples. Some of the couples danced in a rather professional manner 5 in fact, they were professionals. Ruth Thompson, Renato Iodice, Francis Nichols, Mil- lard Merryman, Felix Mobilia, and Isabel Meader were the couples. They were marathon dancers fresh from a coun- try tour of dance halls. You might think these individuals mad, but there was method in their madness. They were backed by a large shoe manufacturer, whose shoes were worn to show their durability. The shoe manufacturer was Richard Pontz. He has put his whole soul into the business. Speaking of shoes and dancing brought into my mind the thought of Isabel Finnegan and Arthur Logan, who were now the darlings of thousands. As dancers they had no equal fat least the bill boards said sol. Surrounded by a group of admirers was one of our classmates who has been doing some traveling. Helena Lancaster, now known as Mrs. Macfarlane, the proud and beaming wife of Elton Macfarlane, had just returned from Ireland. It is said that she had been looking for a harp. Elton, good old reliable Macy, stayed at home while his wife spent the family roll. Mac was in the piano- tuning business. He specialized in Scotch pianos. I espied in the crowd Ruth Henry and Lois Clark.. They Were in the real estate business together. Ruth had quite a reputation as a thrifty sort of person. I can hardly blame Lois for fainting when Ruth handed her a twenty'- A

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THE MIRROR 17 bearings and were last seen heading towards Norumbega Park. It is common talk that they have succumbed to the rigors of the wilderness in those regions. May their brave souls rest in peace -- The roll is called and all regrets are paid, therefore, let us stray to more cheerful scenes. The new school boasts a spacious and well equipped gymnasium. The assembly had adjourned to this fore- named place, and dancing was now in progress. The mu- sic, which was very good, was furnished by an orchestra under the capable direction of Sam Caplan. Sam with his crooning voice and tender masculine beauty had won his way to the hearts of thousands of women. The orchestra was a remarkable group of musicians. They were all so- loists. Earl Dewar could certainly toot a mean sax. It was so mean it was terrible. Let the drums roll out. Those drums surely did roll out. Herman Ingber, he of the sinewy arm, certainly did his best to break those drums. Fred Barrows, violinist, Raymond MacKenzie, cornet- ist, and Wilbur Hornbeck, trombonist, contributed to the general discord. They sounded somewhat like Chicago,- I mean the stockyards. The women present were beautifully gowned. One, who especially attracted my attention, was Helen Win- gate, with whom I had a chance to speak. I asked her where she purchased the gown CI also begged her pardon for being so rude as to askl. She told me it was one of the latest Paris creations, purchased at the Cherie Style Shoppe. , , The shop was owned by William Pendergast and Allesandro Miele. They had studied styles abroad for several years and were now prepared to serve the public. Their creations had the touch of the artiste. Their shoppe employed several mannequins among whom were Har-

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THE MIRROR 19 dollar bill and said,, Here, go buy yourself an ice cream cone . Lois was soon revived under the gentle care of Marie Laske, who was now a nurse. Long hours of hard work had taken heavy toll upon the once beautiful fea- tures of Marie, that school girl complexion was gone but not forgotten. At this point in the entertainment, refreshments were served. The food was furnished by Clifton Winn 85 Com- pany, caterers. Clifton with his good wife, who was for- merly known as Betty Cannon, had built up a flourishing business by catering to the wants of the inner man. All was peaceful until Marion Dart and Betty Carpen- ter began to argue. The cause of the argument was their differences of opinion on the best way to make chocolate cake. They were both engaged as cooks in some of the wealthier households. Loud and long waged the battle until finally they fell to blows. The combatants were soon separated by two policewomen. The policewomen were Ruth Feeney and Sarah Thurston. They were two stal- wart pillars of the law. All the various branches of life were represented in the gathering that evening. Walter Lane, the famous beauty specialist, was there with his wife, the former Eileen Sangeleer. fWalter had of course no need to prac- tice on his wife. Edith Pierce and Martha Ostrand, the fa- mous Soap Twins , were splendid in clothes of immacu- late white. They were used in soap advertisementsg you know, The Skin You Love to Touch. The feminine sex had taken up the occupations of the male quite extensive- ly. Believe it or not-Dorothy Brown, Elsie Cheney, Helen England, Eleanor Costello, and Augusta Hagerty are engaged as truck-drivers. They drive for Lyman Bowker, the 'owner of a large coal company. It is said that Lyman is a hard taskmaster. Life is pretty dull if we don't have a little color around us to relieve the monotony of things. Two of our erst- while classmates with this thought in mind had been earn-