Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
South Ardmore MAJ, Goes
Into Silence OF His Cellar
to Compose Prize Vim
ming Line
Fitty-four Young Women
Scar, Scar,ddlous Imputa-
tions against the Red,
Red BoLsheuiki

The jury that chose today's limerick
winner was composed Of members Of
the class Of 1912, Girls High School,
and OF the class Of 1914, Philadelphia
Normal School for Girls. at their re.
union in the Hotel Walton.
The jury that chose tomorrow
winner was composed Of members Of
the Oak Lane Republican Club, who
met at their headquarters, Broad street
and York road.
Popocateprtl (our gentle Office feline
with the volcanic dsposition) strolled
in thirty minutes late today and eyed
our bald head with his usual morning
skcpticism.
"Row-row!" he began by way Of
preliminary, II suppose your jury
didn't show up and there won't be any
winner announced
For a talking cat you're a wonder.
but your amiable conclusion has gone
awry rs always" we replied "fou
disillusioned old son Of midnight song,
! we had one of the best looking juries
| that ever got together in Philadelphia.
and II we had been called on to decide
| anything Oursclf. our nerves wouldn't
have been equal to the task.
"Give heed, Popocatepctl" land we
grabbed this sorry rounder by the scruf
| of his ncCkl. lit Is a wonder we admit,
! that this finally was decided, for a
! jury Of twelve women is a caution, and
when fifty four have to fix the fate Of
anything, even a Limpin' Lin rick,
there's considerable shoppin' round,
that's all.'
Il could've told you as much (row :.
row., remarked Popocatapctl. II
have learned something about the fair
sex myself, what with my Hl' cxcur-
sions up and down the cat -rialto of
evenings. How did they ever decide
anyhow"
"About n third of them were mar
ried, old top. and. of course. that means
they have become habitual decidcrs of
everything. So the rest took example
from the matrOns in the crowd. and
after reaching back and forth all around
the table for each others pencils they
finally reached decision.
''Rowrn row concluded Popocate-
p,ctl. as he made a leap for his bunk in
the waste basket. 81 notice you re
baldCr than usual" he added for a
parting shot. Suppose it was tho
mental strain Of watching them chew
their lead pencils"
No, it wasn't that. and il we are
out couple of our few remaining
silvery hairs this morning, Okch say
We for that visit with the fair gradu :
atcs Of the Girls High School, and oi
the normal school. was good medicine
for an aged but upright he pollyanna
Okrh and okeh again. as reference &c
tho sample photograph on the back page
will prove. They are only the tellcrs
but q. Spirit OF Spring. that isn't de
{ Scrihing those who didn't tell-thos,
who "ain't sayin' nothing"
= The Wed and the Wistful
. Miss Gertrude Noar. who kindly acteC
: as ambassadorcss extraordinary. in ar
ranging for the trial by jury of the ter
: best limcricks. told us confidential.
, that statistics show that about one tRirt
Of the Girls High School class of 10l:
are now married. \ sweeping glanC
through our horn trimmed spectacle
failed to disclose this fact. on which sh
insisted. although We thought we de
trCtcd one or two who might listen T.
: reason. From the waste basket PopO
= CNtepetl says that those two were no
" married. The married ones won't d
n that" he rows).
Well. anyhow. the winner of today
J. limerick certainly ran consderahl
- gauntlet. Just how much calm, dc
: tachcd Judgment turks beneath half
|, hundred dainty coffures is hard [
= guess. Just what Influences a deciSio
made between nibbles at the end of
Il lead pencil Is beyond any mere he
.. pollynnna to conjecture. When on
A. looks at one pair of linS pursed judi
,. ciouSly over some problem lonly thr
II and nothing morel one knocks wood mn
y saws. II wonder" ." Here were fifty
N four pairs of lips pursed judici"usly ovC
1t our lim'r rick ballots. And we hadn
even given 'em the photographs of Il
re writer's to go by, mean old thing thi
- we are
)" Also after they had decided and q
ils the ballots were counted, there were Ii
tie regrptful sighs and even some e,
i clamations right ont loud, as il rerta
De ones among the uncertain really want,
;" to change the minds they had SO car,
s . fully made up. Said the lsald-hcad
Editor sternly:
,.a unfortunately, ladies, now tn
your ballots are cast "" cannot gra
m YOU that ancient prer"gative of chanvil
a' YOUR minds. For we know" PopOcat
- urtl admits that our voice can be mo
~. honcyed than his on OCCHsion) "nnd y,
y know, ladies "f the jury, that mono
! YOU would wish to stuff the ballo
-. box"
t. They said. "Ayc!" over their cofF
~, cups. and we began to think We we
~. pretty good.
4 Bench. Made Limerick
teS Now AZ to the limerick they chose,
was "A bench made limerick in eve
~ sense Of the word. limerick Of ella,
ZEN When YOU read "bcnCh made" YOU a
N" reading no pun. The man who wrc
the winner has workshop in the has
ny ncnt If his home in South Ardmo,
H. and after trying several times to Ia
in the honor roll without success.
cot desperate one day and descend
"a into the cellar.
"No. ! didn't go there for inspir
- tion," said Mr.. Hooker. n thought
M might Just as well put my mind to
and really work, 80 I took down t
cut imrricks and spent perhaps cou
uer Of hours over them. That's why
.ifr asked you which one?' when you cal
rrt me on the telephone.
".As IL happened, my ncighbor T.
an ! me when she came 10 call me to
I'M. phone that she hoped II wasn't q
b;r, ;; hnd news, hut she wasn't sure. Ref
is Won had called two other calls had hr
mod nut in. One was to tell II man that
al mother Ind died. another was to
another ncighhor'S wife that he !
bad crushed his hand badly. So you
i,'a Ia" SEQ that it looked as II was to BE-
@,'a' @ third receiver Of bad news -
"s' Mr.. Hocker's voice was trihe shi
HH when he answered. That comes
,LnS mind quite clearly. When told W
WIN had happened to his limerick. howeS
Hhu he recovered in hurry.
th'r Mr.. Hooker, who was graduated fl
pro- Ohio Northern University and is
,bniuigt IL rrinb mud ba,