Beaverette, 1 Nov 1926, page 14

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‘The Beaverette ARMISTICE DAY - a My So_pier BRoTHER ToLp Is it only another day to you? Well, to my’ buddies and me It is sacred’ and glorious We’re so glad our country’s free: We were fighting when we hea: Just as hard as could be. Would you like to hear asoldier Tell about the whole affair Then listen while he pictures The things that happened there. I’m not a gocd story teller But I hope you won’t care. We had reached Metz and past And it hadn’t been child’s play; Our cannons had al coughing Since the break. of Though Germany was 3 vatrenting She was fighting all the way. Then came a lullin gunning Like the darkness before light. We thought they would charge again Sometime the next night. But the cry, “The war is over,” Stirred us wp to wild delight. Were we glad? That doesn’t ex- ress it! Itseemed too good to be true. The world was given liberty, The horrible war was through. _ “So that day to us is sacred, Though it’s just a day to you. --Martha Rhea. Kansas Univ- ersity, Lawrence, Kansas. Miss Martha Rhea‘is the sister of Misses. see and Hilda Rhea, who attend S.C. | the last three y ee both girls” and Oye Basket Ball Season The next school sport that will secure our interest is basketball. Neat and who has: played n the varsity team of Hee ve yeal Beabtiee for the girls will begiti |? about the middle of -November < with approximately’ twenty re porting. Only four of last year’s squad are intending to play this year. They are: Ruby. Force and »|Thelma Wells, guards; and Olivia superior to that of any of the sur- rounding towns. Prospects for boy’s team are somewhat brighter as.six of the 1926 squad together with about twenty-five others will report foa duty at the close of the football season. Also the majority of these men will be in condition, The returning members of last year’s squad_are: Dan Vaughan, Duwane Mulnix, Steele, forwards; John McEuer and Alvia Lehman, guards; Curt Steele, center. These men are old veterans of the court and: a vic- torious season is to be expected of them. The schednle to date: an. 7- Quinter (boys) - here 14- Garden City_- h Garden City - Gove - Utica - Ness City - Gove - Utica - ean ae ms tl and —Hyland|= Entertained - When I give. this fae anecdote title I_ mean - -‘almos' ny Way avery eitabis & even-__ ing was spent on Thursday, Oct- ober, 21, at the rooms of Misses Beatrice Beaton and Zola Crofton, Oo, those present were Mis- ses Helen Helfrick, Mona Allen, Mae Kough, Kathryn Ward and Edithand Ada Fouser. HALLOWEEN. - The thirty-first of October is looked forward t laugh on Hallowe’n or if you wo- n’t smile ‘and have a good time youare liable to get a hearty scare. Along time ago Hallowe’en was asacred ‘time and people took vigils as it waS the Eve of All Saints. People. were very super- stitious toward this, and this is probably the ‘reason we always think of goblins, ghosts, and wit- ches when Hallowe’en is rolling around

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