The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-23
WITH CHERRY TREE AND HATCH
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The lecture room of the Independent
Presbyterian Church was the scene yes
terday afternoon of one of the merri-
est of parties, a children's George
Washington party, with all the proper
reminders of the day in cherry trees
and hatchets. The Flower Committee
had charge of the affair. Mrs. George
l.. Cope, Jr., presided at the tree and
dispensed candy cherries at five cents
a bunch. Mrs. Leahy and Miss Geor-
gia Freeman were in charge of de-
vice most enticing to the youthful
mind, yellow wrapped bundles swinging
just above the little heads, to be cap
tured with Ave cents, and pair of
sharp scissors. 1t was amusing TO see
the eager youngsters using white teeth,
when fingers failed, in their impotence
to get at the interesting contents,
upstairs ice cream and cake were lib
orally dispensed by Mrs. James Men
zies and Miss Helen Hardee, and all
through the afternoon the young folks
could be seen, a pretty picture in their
fluffy party frocks, mounting the broad
stairway to the tempting region above.
Mrs. Watt at the piano set gay tunes
for the games, which Miss Pape and
Miss Teresa wilkins led. and which
everyone entered into with the heart
est spirits. The other members OF the
Flower Committee present were Mrs.
George G. Freeman, Mrs. Pigman,
Miss Mary Clay, Miss Jennie Thomas.
Later in the afternoon there was
something new in the shape of cher
ny tree on canvas. which was to be
chopped down figurativeiy. Miss Mel
lie Rankin directed the children. who
were blindfolded and given paste
board hatcnet to put into the trunk.
Those who came nearest to the marked
spot were rewarded with boxes OF
candy, dozen being given
They were won by Masters 10 Bliss,
Estes Buckner, Anthony Salina, Miss
Lille Trenholm, Miss Margaret Ellis,
Miss Helen Dixon, Miss Jacksonia
Watt, Miss Comelia West, Miss Ruth
Rankin, Miss Caro- Krenson, Miss
Edna Colding, Miss Pleasant Stovall,
Miss Caroline Buckner and Miss Louise
Kelly. Among the many children who
enjoyed the afternoon were Miss Ellen
johnson, Miss Janet Menzies, Miss
Jacksonia Watt, Miss Ruth Rankin,
Miss Mary Blue Hull Miss Mana Hun,
Miss Gertrude West. Miss Rosa Gibbes,
Miss Fannie Tutweiler, Miss Margaret
Ellis Miss Eleanor Cosens, Miss caro-
Krenson, Miss Lilly Trenholm, Miss
Caroline Buckner, Miss Hattie Buck
ner. Miss Pleasant Stovall. Miss Fran
ces Fair, Miss Catherine Graham, Miss
Sarah Freeman, Miss Bessie Susong,
Miss Maggie Bliss, Miss Margaret Fer
rill, Miss Eleanor Ferrill, Miss Gussie
Pigman. Miss Cornelia West, Miss
Anne Hopkins, Miss Helen Dixon, Miss
Edna Colding, Miss Vera Colding, Miss
Zoe Coburn, Miss Martha Challoner,
Miss May Thiot, Miss Maud Washburn,
Miss Edith Gillette. Miss Helen Gill
lette, Miss Ruth Grmbel, Miss Lila
Nichols, Miss Sarah Nichols, Miss
Sarah Elliott, Miss Maggie Bliss, Miss
Caro- Palmer. Miss Margie Belle Shack
elford, Miss Claudia Johnson, Miss 10
woodfin, Miss Caroline Clay, Masters
Charles Maclean, George Cope, Mcleod
Hull, Joseph Stovall Joseph Bliss,
Gregory Graham, Erdman Brandt,
Harry Keck, Estes Buckner Hugh
Buckner, Fred Macarthur, Douglas Gill
lette, Paul Dougan, Frank Williams,
John Challoner, Frank Williams, John
Morel and Aston Waring.