The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-06
Future Facts
and Fiction
BY Helen Louise Peterson.

10 make my SuOIy COueE6uL, i Will
| first remind you that five years ago.
! in the year 1926, our principal, Rob
ert L. Reid, was elected president OF
| the United States by a large major
| ity, on the prohibition ticket. One
of the strongest planks in his polit-
| ical platform, was his utter dislike
for nose-writing.
Shortly before his Inauguration, l
| was agreeably surprised to be honor
| ed with a note from Mrs. Reid, asking
me to act as her social secretary. OF
course I eagerly accepted the invita-.
! ton.
During my stay in Washington, l
often went to the great library there.
On one of my visits, noticed on the
| door of a small book case, printed
slip, which read, only one copy of
these books printed. Loaned by
President Reid" To satisfy my
feminine curiosity, paused to read
the titles. A small .inconscipuous
volume made my eyes and mouth
open with surprise, for l saw, The
Whereabouts OF the Keokuk High
School Glass Of 1917" This book, l
| found, was the personal property OF
President Reid, and had been compfi-
ed by the Keokuk high school teach
years have passed since those event
full, happy school days? I took the
book into the reading room, and hur-
riedly opened it. On the first page
were a few comments that proved
our class to be the best, brightest,
most handsome, and most economical
class that had graduated from X. H.
s. That much being true, read the
book through, and re-read 1t, and, as
started it again, some one touched
me on the shoulder and said Hello
Helen" I looked into the face Of
my dear old friend Mary Holdings
worth. You know Mary lives in
Washington now. The young man
she met in Iowa State University
became a reputable lawyer. A few
years later he met her again, when
she, in her big hearted way, was
teaching some motherless children
to speak slowly. and to articulate
plainly. So Cupid aimed his darts
we'll, and wedding followed. Her
husband is formally known as Jack
Armour Vernon Wheeler, chief justice
of the supreme court. When told
Mary Of the book l had found about
our classmates, she was as interested
as I, and we read and commented OH
it until l had to leave. That was the
last time 1 was in the library, so, no
doubt, have forgotten the most i'm
portant things, but | will tell you all
l remember.
Our class president, Lyman Beach,
has become a wealthy manufacturer.
His riches come from a patent, self
lacing, stay-tied shoestring, the need
of which he keenly felt while at X.
H. S. His main factory is located
at Boston, Mass, and he has branch
offices in Pekin, China, Calcutta, In
dia, Skagway, Alaska, and Cairo,
Egypt. Business, under his skilful
management and carefully selected
assistants, seems almost to run itself.
must not forget to add that he was
married last leap year.
Margaret Aldrich has become a
famous musician. She has found her
place in the front rank of musical
circles, and her talent is duly appre-
ciated. Her Victrola records arc
the highest priced ones made, and
they well deserve to be.
1 next saw an astonishing photo of
some man in strange Hawaiian garb.
Some printers carelessness,
thought, and was about to pass on,
when | read in small type underneath,
Harold Hubinger. Upon close in
spection l could plainly see it was
Hub, but why did he take to Hawaiian
straw and grasses, and forsake our
A. B. Kirschbaum brand? l gathered
that in 1918, Hubs friends were
greatly concerned about his mental
condition. Meeting a Dodge car on
the street, he would stop the driver.
and ask as this Black 1892" He
was sent to Hawaii to recuperate.
He is there now teaching the natives
the Interpretation of their own
ukulele melodies.
Alice Steenburg is now a we'll
known designer. She fashions all
that is newest in ladies' and children's
dresses, and her patterns are sold
exclusively through the Delineator.
Donald Strickler's deep understand
ing of the question of self-government
of our possessions, brought him be-
fore the notice of the world, and
the president appointed him to the
responsible position Of governor OF