The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-09

on the bench at that time.
! Yet another scene met my gaze
when l glanced into the next frame.
1t was that of the Army and Navy
lannual ball, most elaborate affair.
At the head of the army table, in
all of his glory, stood General Fran
els Allen Glenn giving a toast. At
the navy table under the same cir
cumstances stood Admiral Edwin
Barksdale.
On examining this frame more
closely I saw two beautiful young
ladies. One at the army table, the 9TH
er at that of the navy. Father Time
and myself turned our heads when we
discovered that it was Ruth Coleman,
who was seated next to her hand
some sailor fiance, while Addie Bow
en- was listening to the love diddies
of an equally handsome army officer.
The next frame disclosed perhaps
the most beautiful scene of all, the
setting was in sunny California. The
spot lovely modern equipped school
for girls. It was in the office Of the
Dean that I recognized Miss Hilda
Syfan. And when took peep into
the class room I recognized Miss Lii
liam Grubb. She was giving the
class list of books that they
must read parallel with their history.
And she laid particular stress on
certain book that she especially rec
commended, which was written by the
well known famous author and jour-
nalist Mr.. Frederic Mortimer Min
shall.
I stood peering long into the next
scene before my eyes became accus-
toned to the objects which were first
merely outlined, at what seemed to
be great distance. 1t was little
bamboo church somewhere in India,
and I was gratifed to see two of my
former classmates administering to
these needy people. Miss Ida McCord
acted as instructor, while Miss Min
ME Jackson's roll was that of a train
ed nurse.
A great noise directed my atten-
ton to the tableau further down the
hall. 1t was the grand stand of the
famous Polo grounds in New York
City. 1t seemed that Philadelphia was
the worlds champion this year, and
they were playing an exhibition
game before the President, his ex-
cellency, Austin o. Roche, Jr. Their
opponents were the formidable Penn
State Nine, who were ably coached
by Mr.. Allen Long. The occasion of
the uproar of which I was speaking
was when Babe Galloway, star phil
Ily home run came, knocked his
hundredth home-run of the season.
My attention was turned yet again
to the next scene on hearing the
sweet strains of Humoresque, waited
on the midnight breeze. As the gos-
lin swimmeth delightfully."- through the
mud-puddle, so swan I in this ocean
of harmony. I turned to my escort to
learn who it was that was playing
my favorite selection so beautifully.
He replied that it was the famous
pianist, Miss Maria Neuffer, per-
forming at Grand Opera.
I perceived some unfamiliar hyer-
oglyphics under the next frame, and
it is beyond my power to cypher
them, not having majored in Ian
guages while I was in school. The pic
ture within speaks for itself, how
ever, and needs no inscription, for
I see before me a group of Chinese
seated around conference table, ap-
parently squabbling ferociously a.
mong themselves. In their midst is
Miss Elizabeth Thomson, who has
emerged from her meekness, and is
now serving her country as Ambas-
sador. She is vainly endeavoring to
patch up that timeworn breach be-
tween Canton and Peking.
A slight perfume and haze of
powder comes from this next frame,
and within find our two Gladys.
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