Prophecy Fulfilled

At a dinner of the Newton (Ill.) High School graduating class in June 1913, Class Prophet Jessie Swem arose to make her predictions. She had no trouble divining the future for Frank E. Martin, who had worked a couple of summer vacations for the Illinois Central Railroad. "He will become a vice president of the Illinois Central," she said. "Some day he will come back to see us in his private car, and he will invite the members of his old high-school class to have dinner with him."

Last week, 56-year-old Frank Edward Martin, who has spent 37 years with the Illinois Central (as everything from machinist apprentice to comptroller), was elected a vice president, as such will have the use of a private car. Later this month Martin will ride in the car to Newton to fulfill the rest of the prophecy. Said he: "I'd be an ungrateful cuss if I didn't." To make sure that Jessie Swem would be there, Martin sent out a query, found out that she is now Mrs. Claude Johnson, and living in Omaha, sent her a special invitation to his party.

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