Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-09
LEACH WOOD SCHOOL
Sweet Girl Graduates Step Out on
Lies Real Stage.
Beausifui Little Flowers Girls Laden
Win Roses aud Carnations =
A Choicc Program ,hnrn,inviy
Rendered.

Al day yesterday the young ladies
and even the little misses al Leach
Wood School were busy with ferns.
flowers and greenery, and under their
skillful eyes their deft hands trans
formed the school hail into a bower OF
beauty. AT the back of the platform
was the legend in green, Palma non
sine Pulvere."
The graduates who We're to step out
on life's real stage, after the admir-
able preparation offered by this chool
were the Misses Lucy Lataue BAYLOR.
Mary Louisa Cook. Cora Anslis Mac
donald. Henrietta Ncwbin. Maria pa
Wis Reynolds, and Florence Redneia
Waddy.
The program for the graduation ox-
ercises last night opened with an eio-
quent prayer by Rev. Wm. Lacy. D.
ID. This was followed by the overture
10 Midsunimer's Nights Dream by
Miss Mary {. Mcmillan. of the faculty
OF Lcache- Wood School. then fol-
lowed "AIidsummer's NIGHTS Dream"
with the characters cast It's follows:
Iitania, Queen of the Fairies.
................ Miss Lucy BAYLOR
Oberon, King of the Fairies. ~
......... Miss Flossie WadGy
Puck, or Robin Goodfellow.
FAIRY ......NIisa Maria REYNOLDS
a FAIRY Miss Leila llobson
Fairies-Pease blossom, Miss Hattie
Williams; Cobweb. Miss Annette Rob-
erts; Moth, Miss Resale Baylor: Mus
tard; Miss Mabel ROBBERS.
Other Fairies-NIiss Elizabeth Cooke
Miss Elizabeth Brooke, Miss Frances
Waddy. Miss May Priddy. Miss Pearl
Rettew.
Theseus, Duke of Athens. ....
.....:...... Miss Pauline Collier
Hippolyta. Queen of the Amazons
........... Miss Cora Macdonald
Hernia. ........ Miss Annie Mason
Lysander. in love with Hernia.
..:..-.......-.. Miss Mabel Wing
Deneirius Miss Crissie Gill
Philostrate Master of the Revels.
Observation-Disclosures. Miss Lois Vail
Ounce, Carpenter.
......... Miss Marguerite TAYLOR
snug, Joiner. Miss Leila Ilobson
Bottom. /; Weaver. Observation-Disclosures.
....;..;... Miss Mary Lou Cooke
Flute Bellows Member. .
............. Miss BERTHE Twford
Snout. Tinker. Miss Sallic Lawson
Starveling, Tailor. Miss Annie Mason
FroIoSue.. Miss Marion Foster
M40hshine. Miss Eloisc Brooke
When Miss Baylor appeared as rita
mia. Miss Lily Norncet Vrquhart. of
Richmond. sang lie Suis Titania. "
from Mignon, and when the fairies
Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth and Mus
tard-came on. Miss Urquhart SING a
lullaby. When Bottom. weaver
tMary Lou Cookie. said, 81 VIII sing
WIN. Richards sang Myself When
Young" from II Persian Garden. 4"
Later he sang The Haunt of the
Witches"
The beautiful duo. Graceful CON
sort. oratorio of the Creation, by Miss
urquhart and Mr.. Richards. elected
prolonged applause and an as encore
they sang the kissing song from The
Geisha"
The musical features were concluded
with an eNquisitely rendered selection
from Mendelssohn by Miss Mcmillan.
The program ended with the con-
ferring of diplomas ON the graduates
by Key. VIM. Lacy. ID. d., who made
an earnest address TO the class This
was followed by benediction, and then
the pupils, their teachers and friends
repaired to the pariors. where n re-
ception was held in honor of the grad
yates.
The company then passed out to the
school lawns which had been bcauti-
fully lighted by Chinese lanterns. Here
ices. ice cream and cake were served
very pretty feature of the evening
was INC aDpearance of the dainty little
flower girls, laden with flowers for The
graduates. The flower girls were little
Gay Lloyd. Mabel and Annette non.
erts' Lizzie Lloyd and the Misses Sadie
Alison. Isabel Webster. Helen Webster
Fannie Mcdonald, Hattie Williams
Frances Waddy. Mary Baylor. Kittic
Newbill Catherine MYERS, Mary Will
cox. Leila Hobson. Annie Mason. SaIlie
Lawson. Pearl Rettew and Elizabeth
Brooke.
The success of the evening reflects
great credit on Leache Wood it's prin-
cipal, Miss West. and especially ON Miss
EVELYN Steger. who has had charge Of
the literature class. Miss Sto~er WINS
ably assisted in the training and pre-
pairing Of the young ladies for the play
by Miss Houghton. All of the parts wers
rendered with such excellence that in
dividual mention is Unnecessary.