Clark Girls

I just got back from a trip to St. Louis and have an Essie story for you to put in your memory bank.

 I drove by the house at 6990 Edison and stopped to visit with the present owner of the house and the next door neighbor.  They both remembered Essie. Here is one story they told me.  When Essie was 61 years old and just about to marry Jim and move from the family home on Edison Avenue, she did a favor for her next door neighbor.  The neighbor locked herself out of her house and didn't know what to do.  There was an open window but, although this woman was only 30 she didn't think that she could climb up and into the window.  Of course Essie said, "no problem", grabbed a ladder, climbed to the second floor window, took the screen off, shimmed in the window, and opened the front door for the woman.  She only took about 5 minutes to complete this task.  Remember, she was 61 at the time!