Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-11
MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL
TIE UNION LITERARY SOCIETY
EXERCISES LAST EVENING
LARGELY ATTENDED.
Miss Mary Il. Karnss Awarded the
Young Ladies' Medal and George
Whaley Won the Honors in the
Young Mems Contsst-For
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The fact that the school entertain.
ments are more pleasing now thar
formerly was fully evinced Monday
night during the annual contests fol
speakers medals by members OF the
Union Literary Society, Mexico High
School.
One OF the particularly pleasing
features Of the evenings programme
was the appearance Of pupils from the
primary departments of the North
Side and South Side schools. These
youngsters produced respectively
"Mexico Society Minstrels" and "Ths
Brownies Filtration"
Directly after supper Monday even
ing every seat in the Opera House
was sold and when the curtain went
up all available standing-room wal
being utilized.
The first sight of the stage was
enough to drive many fond mothers
into Mysteries. There were twenty
one black-faced children seated in the
usual minstrel semi-circle-ten girls
on the right and ten boys on the left
with Albert Pittman, as interlocutor,
in the center. Those In the scene on
the right and beginning at tho foot
lights we're Aileen Cauthorn, Fran
ces Crockett, Annie Moore, Ligie
Potts, Pearl Morris, Lulu Shootman,
Nellie Muir, Rilla Ricketts,, Susie VIII
fey and Lucille Laws. On the boys
side we're: wellington Wallace, Dam
lei MCGEE, Mark Crawford, William
Vaughn, Glendy Morris, George Nc
Loney, Espy Whitley, Joe Glandon,
Ray Brown and Tom Walton, the lat
ter four being ''bone men," while the
others, boys and girls, operated tam
bourines.
After the applause which greeted
their appearance had subsidized the
young MINISTRIES sang "a Hot Time"
and we're royalty applauded as they
sat down. After the exchange Of g
few jokes by the minstrels and their
interlocutor, Aileen Cauthorn was In
troduced as Mr.. Basket and sang,
"Honey, That I Love So Well" She
made q hit.
A few more jokes were INDUCED
In and then Espy Wiley and Ligie
Potts sang "She Oert'nly Was Good
to Me-"
"Alabama Coon" was sung by
"Bones" Tom Walton. He has a
good, clear voice.
After being introduced as Mr.. Nor
rIs, Susie Whitley sang "Who's Dat
Said Chicken In Dis OrowdY"
Wellington Wallace, among the
best In the minstrel, being introduced
as Mr.. Paul, sang 81 Want MY Lulu"
and bowed to a hearty encore, after
which the members enjoyed 9 quad
rifle.
After the minstrel scene was closed
Jesse Jacobson sang "Anchored."
This young singer makes a better i'm
preston at each public appearance.
The following Rotations wer then
delivered. All of them were excel
lently carried out and each deserved
q medal:
"The Aunt of the savages," Mamie
White.
"a Christmas Repentance" Irma
johnson.
"How the Church Was Built at
Keho's Bar" Mary H. Karnes.
At the close of the entertainment
the decision was given to Miss Karnes,
who certainly did well. She possesses
a voice Of which she has perfect col
troll and her excellence of gesture
and Judgment of climaxes had great
weight with the judges.
Miss Mary Garrett, In her sweet
voice, sang "Four- Leafed Clover"
and was warmly applauded.
There were four contestants for
the boys medal. They we're:
"Webster's Speech Of Adams,"
Louis Barth.
"The Doom of Claudius and Gym
thia," George Whaley.
"Regulus to the Roman Senate"
Oscar Kent.
"The Hat" Frank Everett.
This contest was won by the second
speaker, George Whaley, who has
great deolamatory power and whose
delivery was excellent.
The closing number on the even
ing's programme was 1.-THE Brownies
Irritation" by pupils of the primary
departments OF the South Side school.
The scene opened with twelve little
girls dancing in a circle. They we're:
Mamie Wolf, Lulu Gordon, Louisa
Buckner, Margaret Potts, Gladys
VanNess, Leslie Lee, Eta May Pat
ton, Margaret French, Emma Nc
Clanahan, Lillian Morris, Caroline
Tate and Mildred johnson. The dance
broke up in confusion and the girls
drew to one side OF the stage upon
the appearance of the following twelve
boys: Bryan Wilson, Austin Settle,
Lewis Hord Cook, Olanton Ellis,
Sims Potts, Charles Sanford, David
Kidd, Morris Sebastian, Wilbur Bridg-
ford, Stanley Pearson, Sam. Emmons
and Ray Walker. After a short time
the little ones "made up" and did q
dance together, after which they
sang "0h, Won't You Be My Sweet
hearth
Superintendent Mcmillan then IN
nounced the decision, which was
rendered by Miss Milliken and Messrs.
Rolla McIntire and H. H. Larimore.
The selections for fret yer unani-
nous.
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