The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-09
THE S~HORTRIDGE SENIORS
ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT o BEN
EFT OF GYMNASIUM FUND.
1t VIII BE Given on Friday and Sat-
urday, Feb. FL and Il
crate Arrangements.

The seniors Of the Indianapolis Shortridge
High School are extremely busy these days
preparing for the annual entertainment, the
proceeds of which will be used to purchase
a present for the school. The class this
year has decided to found a gymnasium
fund with the profits of it's entertainment
and those in charge expect TO clear more
money than any previous class as the
cause is believed to be a very worthy and
popular one.
The class of 1902 will give a book fair,
which will take place Friday and Satur-
day, Feb. 81 and p. Last year the 1901
class gave a street fair that proved TO be
the most successful venture Of the kin
ever given at the Shortridge School. 1t is
the desire of the present seniors TO make
their enterprise outshine that of the
naughty ones" and from present indica-
lions their efforts do not appear in vain.
The book fair idea will be carried out in
all the booths at which the young women
of the class will preside. AS an illHstra-
ton the refreshment booth will represent
and be known as The Wayside Inn," the
fancy work booth Vanity Fair" etc.
There will be three distinct entertainments
given. A musical programme on Friday
evening. a variety show Saturday after
noon, and the fair will close with a farce
comedy Saturday night. Dancing will fol-
low each of these performances. Harris
full orchestra will furnish music for the
dancers.
The fair will be opened Friday night with
a musical programme that will include
vocal and instrumental numbers and popu-
lar and classical pieces. However, the prin-
cipal feature of the evening will be the
dancing and the opening of the booths
where there will be many devices for sepa-
rating visitors from their money.
The variety performance on Saturday
afternoon promises TO be one of the fea-
lures Of the fair and the press agent an
nounces all kinds Of turns and declares
make big hits. The programme is in
charge of James +. Randall, who says the
performance viii be the best of its kind
ever given at the school. The programme
includes among others the following we'll
known vaudeville artists: White, imper-
senator; Tod Hiatt, popular songs; Miss
leila Spence, whistling solo: Percy Pfefr,
German monologue and reader; harnatz, a
well-knOwn magician, and others.
There is much interest in the farce to be
given on Saturday night at which time the
book fair will close 1t was written by
Paul c. Edwards, a member of the class,
and is called "A Shortridge Scheme" 1t
tells the story of q boy writing a note to
a young lady friend inviting her to go to
the senior entertainment. II young ladyS
brother writes to two other girls and signs
- GtrI. snd .bo+ III baDo raoniro5 -
NAAA1& 6AAAa AAAA NhNN 0AA AAAN 80 III
vitations from the same young man and
then the fun begins During the three acts
several specialties will be introduced and
ii is said the dialogue contains some good
hits at the faculty and members of the
school. Another feature of the farce is
said TO be the rescue of a teacher and
some pupils by Mr.. Biddy from the terrible
clutches OF the oDossum of which so
much has recently been written.
The cast will be made up Of members of
the class whom the author had in mind
when ne wrote the piece. Miss Hazel OS-
borne will be the leading lady in the part
of May Sharlton, a Shortridge girl Other
main characters are: Alice Barton and
Bess Ridgeway, chums Of May; Margaret
lockwood and Mabel Pray; Jack Donald,
Mays particular friend; Richard Barbee;
Tom SharltOn, Mays brother; James Gipe;
Frank Ross, a Shortridge boy; Coburn
Allen; Professor Spyglass, a new teacher,
and Earl Pritchard.
Following are the booths and those in
"TRRe Sketch Book (Aro-Mabe, Pray,
chairman; Elsie Dickson, Nellie Blodau.
Edith Walmsley. George Rafert. Irwin
Parker, Bertha Mallory.
"As You IL It, (Candy)-Jane Blakely,
chairman: Emma Allison. Hazel Osborne.
James Gipe. Noble Praigg, Bess Trout,
VANITY Fair Fancy work)-Ruth Pat
terson. chairman; Ethel Sahm. Ray Bangs,
Josie Messing, Pauline Hagen, Jacob
Schram, Pauline Chambers. Augusta Hill,
Florence Olsen, Lucy Balloon.
"Over the Tea Cups QHot Drinks
/ LILY IltktIEONls G-llA A4A OUl = l
Clara Williams, Earl McNally, Donald
Ely. Mamie Holland. Nora Brosnan, Tillie
Hale.
1.-The Town Pump ePunch BowD-Marie
Jeffries, chairman; Aida Patten, Alfred
Darlow. Helen Holloway. Gertrude Hinson.
Howard Wikel. Florence Emery, Nell Ora
ham. Zilpha Maffey.
1.-The Wayside Inn CRefreshments)-
Harlan BOsler. chairman; Frances Woer-
ner. Vera Born, Seth Brown, Irma Bray
ton. Regina Ferguson, Irene Dickson.
Amelia Frankel, Leah bernstein, Ethel
Balcom. Mabel Charpie. Sallie Robinson,
Alice White. Olive Hawkins. Edna English,
Grace Harrison.
when a Mans Single" young Mems
B~ooth)-Richard Barbee, chairman; Agnes
Lane. Grace Burgess, Madeline McDermott,
Pearl Walker, Ray Bangs, Walter Vonne-
gut. Gertrude Baker.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden"
(Flowers)-Bess Caldwell. chairman; Lucia
Wiley. Lawrence Hasselman. James Bray
ton. Mary Chambers.
Through the Looking Glass Camera
Charles Lewis. chairman: Lawrence Has
selman. Ray Chapman. Bertha Empey, Ed
win Friend, Martha Feller, Gertrude Nc
Ouat.
Great Expectations fortune Teller
Albert Buchanan. chairman; Robert Grif-
fifth, Ralph Knode.