The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-02-16
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The AnkOna High school Entertainment
Wednesday OF Last Week.

"wednesday OF Last week.
Wednesday, Feb. 9Th, Mrs. Abdil's
house was beautifully decorated with
shrubbery and flags and invited guests
were gathering from up and down the
river. Eden and Mount Elizabeth were
represented. A launch, sail and rOwboats,
saddle horses, horses and buggies and
wagons brought into requisition, and ii is
pity that we have no shell road, or per-
haps automobiles would have been used
also. The occasion of this gathering was
the commencement exercises of the An
kona high school, taught very ably by
Mrs. McCarty. A large and appreciatiye
audience of about 10 people were gather
ed. About p. III. the guests were called
to order and the exercises opened by the
pupils, the AnkOna Glee club and the
audience by singing the good old song,
America" Miss Clark very ably accom-
panying at the piano. The program for
the evening was as follows: Recitation,
1.-THE Children's Hour" by Misses Lille
Roberts and Marie Schubert; recitation,
The Older Ones" by Miss Jessie Moore;
recitation, Drive the Nail Alright Boys"
by Master Roberts; music by the AnkOna
Glee clnb, Messrs. Jennings, HamOr, Nc
Carly, Arthur and Will Saeger, selection,
Kentucky Babe" followed by My
Old Kentucky Home; defamation, Il
Mean TO be a Man." by Master Moore;
recitation, Independence Bell" by Miss
Marie Schubert; defamation, "McLean's
Child" by Master Brian McCarty; duet
by Messrs. Hamor and Jennings; decla-
nation, Somebody's Mother" by Mas.
ter Wenzel Schubert; recitation, what
Live For" by Miss Lille Roberts; dec
lamatiOn, Burial of Moses" by Master
Fred HamOr; solo, by Mr.. Dan McCarty,
piano accompaniment by Mrs. Abdill and
mandolin by Mr.. Jennings; defamation,
''The Village Blacksmith" by Master
Moore; defamation, The Charge of the
Light Brigade" by Master Stewart An
keny; recitation. Little JIM" by Miss
Marie Schubert; music by the Glee club,
"Old Black Joe" and cold Folks AT
Home" defamation, The Blind Man
and the Elephant" by Masters Schubert
and McCarty; defamation, The Lord
and the Farmer Boy" by Master Roberts;
recitation, "The Elf Child" by Miss
Lille Roberts; music solo. The District
School Master" 10y Master Brian McCar-
ty; defamation, God Bless Our Stars
Forever" by Master Wcnzcl Schubert
defamation, Jimmy Butler and the
OWL" by Master Fred lIamor; song by
pupils, Glee club and assembled guests,
THE Star Spanglcd Banner" \ short
speech by Mr.. {. +. McCartv, congratu-
lating everybody in well chosen words,
concluded the exercises Everybody
then had a rich treat of ice cream and
cake, prepared by Mesdames McCarty,
Abdill ami Miss Clark. Everybody was
highly pleased and expressed their salts
faction with the exercises, music and re-
fre>hmcntS ~ testified 10y the applause.
The pupils spoke their pieces cNccllently
we'll and showed good teaching; the
music Was we'll rendered and the refresh
mcnts highly appreciated. The weather
WAS lovely and the ride home on land
and water BY the bright moonlight was
such a. can only b. enjoyed in a semi
tropical climate. Among those present
were the following: Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. llamor Mrs. and Miss
Sayior, Mr.. AMI Mrs. Sacgcr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs. Ankcmy
and the latter's mother, lady ui9l cans,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris, Mr.. AMI Mrs.
Waters; Mr.. and Mis-. Moore, McsSrs.
Eldred. Tourman, Frantz. Waller, also
Mis-. tiridley, from Iowa, boarding at
Eden, Mr.. ami Mrs Tancrc and Mrs.
Pratt and quite number more.
Mhat a Prnminnnt Il cnturLiun snys-