The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-14
Shirley Parker:
The Washington Boy who Would Never
Make Good" Comes Home With Honors
ny THE MANAGING EDITOR
OF The star

OF the NiaA
MY OLD friend, shirley Par
wi her Is coming back home
Tuesday,
shirley and were Kids 10.
grther years ago In Yakima.
where We went thru school 60.
gcthcr shirley was as Wild as
a Ticton iackrabbit In those days
and tho good old ladies OF our
town would shake their heads
and say
"Thnt Parker hoy-l feel so
sorry FOR his mother Hes as
smart as an outdoors. but know
hen never settle down
wondered myself Just what
would happen 10 shirley. nltho
I had a moro wholesome respect
FOR him than the elderly ladies
did 1 had reason TO respect him
at least his physical prowess
because ne made me feel like a
dead pollywoE one day In a hall
game.
| had seen a baseball game be
tween our town and Ellcnshurs
some time previous, The star OF
the Ellcnsburg team had worn a
funny rcd cap. II had made "a
great hlt with tho girls SO,
when our Kid game was SEIZED
uicd the following week ! dug
out a rcd cap my mother had
made me 10 wear TO a Mother
Goosc party. was Peter Piper
az the party
when Shirley saw that red cap
II was up 10 me 10 switch from
the Peter Piper role to that Of
a bull fighter. And the torendor
suffered isnominious defeat
WEARS passed. Shirley went
i away TO college. was gradu'
R,od from the law school OF the
University Of Washington and
later was admitted 20 the har'
Next heard OF him he was
travelling for tho Alexander
Hamilton Institute and tried 20
sell me e course (Which should
have takenL
| had formed new business
acauaintanceS and made new
friends like all folks do who drift
away from the home town and
the home fircAide. So I had
nearly forgotten shirley and
many Of the other Yakima boys,
Then. picking up tho paper
one evening. my attention was
directed 20 a familiar face IN
display advertisement There
was a face similar TO the ono !
had Eazed into that afternoon
on the old baseball grounds when
Shirley took exception 20 my red
cap. But 10 wasn't the same
face, nltho IL had the same own
er. II was mRtured. and while
il reflected the same vigorous
determination OF old. Il was the
face Of tho boy grown up: the
face OF n man who has dcyel-
oped within himself the good
qualities and the sterling worth
the old ladies OF the home town
thought he didn't have or
wouldn't make Use OF
THE ad told OF Shirley Parksrs
i institute in Chicago. how ne
had Travelled all over the United
States as lecturer and sales In
structor. and had Joined the staff
OF tho Chicago university as n
sales lecturer.
Then began hearing from
mutual friends Of shlriey's sue.
cess. Soon he came 20 town and
I gripped his hard and heard
him talk. Seattle friends Of mine
marvelcd at his ability as an In.
structor. and was proud knew
him.
Nov he's coming back again
IN 20 Seattle. He was born
here. and his friends are legion,
Most OF us will hear him again.
and so will thousands Of others.
He will be in Seattle from Sep.
tember IS until October Is, and
his lectures will be delivered in
the Italian room in The Olympic
Hotel.
hope the home folks from
Yakima will come over. especial.
~ those who thought shirloy's
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