Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-25
THE "oLD MAIDS CONVENTION" :"
The Wonders Accomplished by Profcsso
Mal<eOver aud His Machine.

The Wonders Accomplished by Professor
MakeOver and His Machine.
Last Friday night the "Old Maids
Convention" was held at the College
chapel and a very good sized audience
was present to watch the transactions.
lit would have required close obser-
tion to have been certain of the names
OF the ladies who participated, without
seat i'll the convention proper, which.
not being generally granted, makes it
impossible to refer to them individual.
ly as they justly deserve
The convention was called to order
by the presiding officer and the old
maids had II delightful time respond
ing to roll call. i'll which they gave very
appropriate quotations regarding
''man"-who was of course uppermost
in their minds They seemed to mourn
their lot and longed to be made over
into pretty, .vivacious young ladies.
Then along came professor Make
over" in the person of Charles Grip
pen, who with his colored servant, Ar
thur Ottman, who could run
them through the machine and make
them over just as they desired. lie
had machine for it. The old maids
we're all delighted and all wanted to go
through at once.
The professor ran through one old
maid, just to turn out sample of his
work and behold there came forth a
lovely young maiden whose beauty of
face and tigure-in the person of Miss
Hassett-set the old maids wild to be
put through quickly. They were
ground through as rapidly as possible,
and there we're turned out such hand
some and entertaining young people as
Miss Boicourt, who gave charming
selection on the piano; little Pearl
Sackette, who gave cute recitation;
Misses Boomer and Goodrich, who
sang a lovely duet; Miss Pinder, who
delighted all with violin solo; little
Miss Fernie Stewart of Edgemont, who
sang catchy song about being
ASHAMED to look her dolly in the eyes,
cause she's told so many naughty little
lies" and then responded with an eu
core; Miss Bessie Ames, who rendered
lovely piano solo; then two old maids
were run through to make man, and
out came Phil Kellar, who gave a
catchy recitation, ~ wish I was Girl;"
Professor McDole then appeared anu
sang beautiful solo, "He was a
Prince" for which shs was heartily en-
cored, to which she gracefully re-
sponded; Miss Cahoon then appeared
and pleased the audience with recita
ton; Miss Stanley sang sweet solo
and then there was but one old maid
left, whom the professor hesitatingly
accepted ON account of her age, and
when his machine started to make hel
over there was an outpouring of pieces
of dresses, shoes and other wearing ap
parel-a the professor was wild over
the fact that the old maid had misrep
resented her age and had broken the
| machine.
One old maid misrepresented her age
to the professor and the machine
failed to work. resulting in her coming
back unchanged. greatly to her disgust
and dissatisfaction with the machine
There were many amusing things said
and done, and the way some of the old
maids were adorned and logged up was
most amusing.
| 1t was great affair and besides being
such rich comedy, the songs, the
music. recitations and each number on
the program, made up an entertain
ment that was delightful indeed. The
Eastern Star did itself proud and at
| the same time raised fund which will
go long ways toward paying for the
new organ.