St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-16
|AND RoW TIE ALUMNI
R0vx1 our THE Mon ScH00t YEAR
~ A 8LHZE Of GLORY
ELECTION AND spnBoHEs
An Evening Which Was. Heartily
E. joyed "rhe Critic" Pros
seated ia an irres.sttbiy Kuus
ny Mannor-Re sreshrnents and
Dancing Round Out the Even
tna,s Entertainment. u

Inc tWenty-fOurth annual reunion OF
the ST. Paul High School alumnk held
in the high school assembly hall. was IN
every way success. 81 :.
Alumni to the number Of about Eve
hundred were present. aud the amount
taken was fur in excess Of expenses,
although nothing was spared to make
the evenings entertainment completes.
The music for dancing as well Is for
other purposes was furnished W the ST.
Anthony Hill orchestra. q =!
In the absence of Thomas Neahausen.
the president of the association, Miss
Hattie Merrill, first vice president,
called the meeting to order, and, III q
short address, welcomed ali. and espe-
cially the class OF '94, the most recent
acquisition.
Fred Hammond, president OF s94, re-
spondea in a suitable manner. and
thanked the alumni for its words of
welcome.
The next business was the election of
officers. Fred Austin, 'SS, WIS chosen
president for one year; Fred Hammond.
"a, first vice president; Everett Kirk,
second vice president; Miss May New.
son, third vice president; Miss Hattie
Merrill. 1913, recording secretary; Miss
Florence Roods, corresponding secre-
tary, and Ben Chapman, '94, treasurer.
A. j. Smith then made his first adj
dress rs principal of the high school,
and bis remarks were listened to with
interest, aud received with applause.
Superintendent c. b. Gilbert became
historical and told many things both
humorous and interesting.
For very weil-rendered vocal sefee-
ton Miss Myrtle Burnett, '92, received
hearty encore.
Fhe two concluding speeches on the
programme were by A. z. Warren aud
Miss Hope Mcdonald. Mr.. Warren is
of the class of 10 aud he had many
funny stories to tell about how they
ran things i'll his time. Miss Mcdonald
Is of 'SS. Her remarks. though brief,
were excellent.
Following these two speeches, Rich.
ard Brinstey Sheridan's comedy, ..The
Critic" was given under the direction
Of Miss Grace Flower. The cast was
bangle. Charles Farnham
.
W hiskerandos. >. :. W tIIfan L. Banning
Earl IF Leicester. Philip Hunt
Governor Ut TiIbury Fort ;,
William Langforsl
Lord Burleigh. MIR. Roberts
Changed Every Day.}
Sir Walter Raleigh Frank FarWell
Sir Christopher Harren-
Herman oppenlieim
Beafeater. Oakley Stout
Master OF the Horse. Louis Prendergast
Prompter. Harry Davis
Sentiaei Harry Barr
Second Sentinel Sam joy
Cohhdant. Miss Hetty Proctor
First Niece. ......... Miss Mamie CASTLE
Second Niece. 80. Miss Mamie McClellan
Several Of the rehsarsals of. the
comedy were superintendent by William
Morris. and this fact, combined with the
natural ability OF the actors aud the
humor Of the piece, nlade 1.-The CEltic. -
a success. Miss Flower has worked day
and night in the interest of the product
ton. and to her is due most Of the credit
for the great success it made
last night. The comedy Is really a
play within play. Before the curtain
rises Puff. the supposed author Of the
piece. comes out with his friends, bangle
olhA 1ESVAs l. uC Cul thft tltcA- &OSS upS
and what follows is rehearsal Of Puff S
effort LII dramatic line. 1.-The Critic
abounds i'll funny lines and situations,
aud 1t would be hard to imagine better
cast than the Ole that gave it. While
they were all splendid. Messrs. Banning,
Powers. Stout. Langford and Mrs. Ham
fin were exceptionally fine in their re-
speetive characters. Tue costumes were
very elaborate, as we'll as appropriate.
After tho play the alumni and others
repaired To the lower rooms, where they
met by classes and discussed refresh
ments. Unlike most similar occasions,
there was more than enough to eat.
They then went up to the assembly hall,
where the benches had been removed,
and danced until yearly Il O'clock.
The greater part of the work for the
reunion was done by Fred Austin. and
his election 10 the presidency Of the as
sociation was fitting tribute to the way
In which lie managed affairs.
MINNETONKA YACHT CLUB.