The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-08

saw a brilliantly lighted hall, filled
4 with a thrilled audience, who were
listening to clear, sweet voice ring
ing through the edifice. looked to
] see who possessed such a voice, ana
II saw Margaret Atkins, accompanIe /
by Moreno Farraher; both had be-
come Eurorean successes.
/ This vision faded, and | saw march
ling through the crowded streets of
! New York, Margaret Baur, a second
| Emily Pankhurst, carrying a large
banner bearing the inscription, Votes
| for Women" BY her side was Harold
! Sargent, governor of New York. whom
| she had lately converted to her cause,
| Next the lobby of a large hotel
came before me. Entering the door
4 was a very aristocratic lady. and she
seemed strangely familiar. Indeed
! she was, for she was no other than
Beulah Honce. who was happily mar
ried to an Italian count. A busy
little bell-boy rushed up to her and
took her travelling bag. A happy look
of recognition passed between them;
evidently they had met before. Yes,
in the sheltering walls of st. Peters
for the little beli-boy was the baby
member OF the class of 16-Frank
| Schenk. t
An old maids ball formed the next
Esccne. Here was happy group of
girls doubtless you will be surprised,
for they were Eloise PEBBLES, Rose
Keefe and Marie Faber; each had a
pet cat, SO I concluded that they had
ceased to hope.
| / saw a rose garden, and there
among the flowers was Rosemary Fin
igan, in such an environment thai l
knew that here two souls had but n
single thought another view revealed
Paris conservatory in which Mar
garet Moeller was the sole attraction.
She had studied abroad and had be-
come a renowned prima donna
| Then came a clothing store. and
Margaret Ewers standing by the
| cashiers desk. Don't misunderstood
| me, she was not the cashier, but the
cashier had so completely conquered
her fears that she was no longer a
| Miss.
Again the mirror changed The
vesper bell had rung; one by one the
sisters entered the chapel The last
one to enter was-weu, you know,
Then crowded ward in a city los
pital was reflected. and among the
nurses was Irma Carr, the same Sc
date little maid.
The following scene showed the
sunny Arkansas. Whom do you think
saw amid the spreading strawberry
leaves? To my great surprise 1t was
Arthur Crimmins, buster than | had
ever seen him before. Another per-
! son who / could not distinguish was
standing near him, and 10th SCENE!
happy. / could hear HIN singing.
way Down in Arkansas"
| ! next saw chautauQui platform.
Would you believe it, there on the
platform was Joseph Bell giving a
lecture on the Nutritious Effects of
Ice Cream"
| And last of all was motion pic
ture theatre. l looked to see the
name and beheld in large black let
ters, 'The STAR" under the manage
ment of Cohen and Veith. 1t was Ed
Isof &c, and inside the theatre, | saw
as the star of thrilling picture
Helen Sargent She had become one
of the popular picture favorites.
The cavern became brilliantly light
ed again. My strange companion
spoke, Your power of vision has
come to an end. The fates have cut
the thread of prophecy" 1t was we'll
So, my dear class mates, kindly over
look my shortcoming in the announce
ment of your future.
Take with a grain of salt, the magic
mirror revelations.
| There's destiny that shapes our
ends and ways, rough hew them
as we may"
ST. Peters In 1867.
What change has taken place IA
| st. Peters in these past fifty years.
How the years have fed since that
memorable night, June z, 1915, and
how bitter were the years Of separa
ton from the friends and schoolmates
| that revive the spirit of youth within
me. l have often wondered whether
or not any of the old friends remain
| or if they have wandered off to the
frozen north on a perilous journey
to do my country some service in the
field Of science.
At last, the train rumbled into the
station / could hardly wait until !
stepped once more into my own home
town. Certainly this is not Keokuk."
said to my friend, as we stepped
off the coach onto a crowded plat.
form in front Of a large six story
building, which afterwards I learned
was the Union depot. Across the
street, instead of the old familiar rock
wall was another wall, many times
higher-it was sky-scraper. NO
wonder l was amazed.
AS we were coming up the hill, the
streets were thronged with busy
people. thought sure a circus was
in town. but no. this crowd on Broad
way Gas Main street Is now called>
was an every day occurrence. Keo-
kuk was now. at least, the great
metropolis Of the west. I could hard
Iy hear my own voice, for on nearly
every street was the elevated rail
road. / could scarcely believe that
this was Keokuk that l had left 50
many years ago, which was then ek
periencing such a rapid growth.
But gold and white banners, flags
and streamers waved from nearly
every window What did t all mean?
1 was sure did not know aud could
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