Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-12-03
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Thanksgiving Exercises.


Ridenour school held Thanksgiv.
ing exercises on Thanksgiving Day.
The evening was excessively cold,
but the whole school with the excep-
ton OF three members was present.
The entertainment opened at
o'clock with singing my Country
It's of Thee" by the school, accom-
panied by organ and guitar Thanks
giving prayer followed by Nellie Cal
lahan; song. Welcome to Thanks
giving" welcome speech, by tiny
Katie Daily; reading ol the proclama-
ton of President Mckinley, Lot"
historical notes, Charles, Nannette
and Lottie Frankeuberry, Bessie Kline
Blanche Jones and Edith Davis; solo,
Blanche Kearus; "Dewey-eyed No
vember," Nannette Fraukenberry;
"What Thank God For, Lola Daily;
recitation, Fun at Grandma's, " Ag-
mes Ashby; speech by Earl Callahan;
solo, Away to School" Arnie
Wright. and chorus by class; do
You Know the Story of the First
Thanksgiving Day." Lottie Franken.
enberry; song by school, Seeds of
Promise. Following this was an
acrostic with gilt-covered letters,
spelling the word Thanksgiving :"
This piece brought forth great APP.
plause which pleased the twelve
scholars taking part very much. The
next was a song by the school, Scat
tering Precious Seeds" 'JohnWhite's
Thanksgiving" Edith Davis; "We
are Thankful For" Dan'l Eichelber-
ger; solo, "The Old School Bell,
Rosie Fitzpatrick WHO were the
Mice?" Annie Wright; ellis First
Thanksgiving" Teresa Kline: Tick
Says the Clock, solo by Bessie Kline;
Thanksgiving Day Wedding, Lutte
Frankenberry; dialogue, Pumpkin
Pie, Blanche Daily. Blanche Kearns
and May Walters; Wave Song" by
class Of eight scholars; song, "Trill
bird, " class; "The Hero Who Didn't
Get Chance" Bessie Kline solo,
Beautiful Flag" Blanche Daily,
song, Flag of Freedom" school,
solo, Going for a Pardon" Lot"
flag drill by ten girls.
Eugene Morse had promised instru-
mental music on violin, Stewart Cage
on mouth harp, and Hon. Grant Pit
ger had promised short address-all
these disappointed US, but in spite of
this we had grand good time and a
big success, which somehow always
comes tumbling in at the last moment
as full of life as clown.
George Keyton, Percy Darby and
Miss Bessie Wright have our sincere
thanks for the instrumental music
rendered by them. To Misses Bessie
Frankenberry and Ella Tebo, Hol-
ly Bowers and Byron Utz, who
kindly assisted in the vocal music
To Burt Tabler and VIM. Kearns who
were the door keepers for the occasion
we feel very much indebted.
We thank the large audience for
their undivided attention, good order
and appreciation, and for the collec-
ton taken, amounting to SIS, which
will pay for the books needed, will
allow us eight subscriptions to the
school paper, "Our Times" the fn-
est work or current history that we
ever saw, and will also cover small
debt on the 80 books purchased last
fall. So we have much to be thank
iul for.
Last of all, but not least, we thank
Trustee Hunter Small, the only one
OF the Trustees present, for honoring
our entertainment with his presence,
and for bringing his estimable wife
along, and for the magnanimity shown
Lot" for few political remarks diff
fering from his own creed. LOT.