Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29

Mable Moore, Fanny Markham, F. X.
Cole, Ella Collins, Warren Prince,
Alice Sloan, Roy Steel, Leva Edmonds,
Allison Tins, Dora Blemel, Ethel Col
Inns, Adele Hanson. Leota Hawkins.
Willard Love, Ada Marshall, Herman
Rieke, Jennie Snyder, Jno. Edmonds,
Essie Yount, Eva Riley, Ethel Barn
house, Hattie HUFF, Olivia Bollinger,
Geo. Baldwin, Jettie Sloan, Ava Sloan,
b. P. Burnham, Edward Jones.
Last Sunday was a perfect day. The
skies we're bright and the sun shone
with a not too ardent glow. The soft
southern breezes famed alike the fair
and the bearded cheek, and played
with silken tresses flowing free. 1t
was indeed an ideal picnic day, and
the crowd that came in on the ex-
cursion train at noon seemed to be en-
joying it to the limit. Every laddie
had a lassie that day and had her with
.him-except one laddie of doubtful
age, whom l could name if | wanted
to-and happiness sat on every face.
At Arcadia the excursionists were met
by a delegation of citizens headed by
the A. V. Cornet Band, and marched
thence to the College Park-for this
was the Silver Jubilee of the Ursuline
Academy. At the entrance to the
grounds welcome was given to the
advancing hosts, and soon the beauti-
full grove was filled with life and moy-
ing beauty. Tables Of ample dimen-
sions were there, filled with edibles in
tempting profusion. In a trice the
seating capacity of the festal boards
vas tested to its limit by the hungry
visitors. Fair walters hurried to and
fro in delightful confusion, and the
light laughter OF the guests was
mingled with the clatter and jingle of
dish and knife and spoon. The beauty
Of the grounds, after the satisfying of
the inner man, was seen and aCknow-
lodged of all: the lake, the buildings,
the outrageous trees, and the living
green OF the well-kept lawn made a
picture pleasing to every eye, and n
that must have been especially CRATE
full to the city denizens s~urfeited with
their dull daily prospect of brick and
stone and iron. AT 2:30 o'clock the
doors to the spacious and elegant col
lege hall were thrown open, and the
room was quickly filled. Here they
~ No ontnptuirpl rifh n u nnnruat ~,
rarely rendered of drama and music.
The three-act drama entitled "The
Crusades" was a historical production
of the eleventh century, with scenes
laid in Italy, France and Jerusalem,
The plot, attractive throughout, illus
trated the siege and the taking Of
Jerusalem, July, 1899, by the Chris
tiaus; also the difficulties experienced
by the crusaders in the spreading OF
Christianity. The play was we'll
staged with scenery and costumes, and
each character was we'll represented as
follows: Godfrey de Boullon," prince
of Lorraine and king of Jerusalem, by
Miss Clara Nugent; "Tancred," prince
of Tiberias, by Miss frankie MOTIF;
"Adhemar de Monteil," bishop of Puy,
by Miss Florence Gay; "Simon,"
patriarch of Jerusalem, by Miss Flor
ence Bugg; peter of Amiens," Miss
Clara Lucius; Chlorine" princess of
St. Agata, by Miss Nellie Bigley;
''Agnes," countess of Lorraine, by
Miss Pauline Weinsberg; Bertha"
countess Of Calabria, by Miss Mamie
Roehry; Emma" countess of Finis-
terre, by Miss May Concannon;
"Ursula," countess OF Bouche, by Miss
Lizzie McEniry; "Elfrida," countess Of
Ettiene, by Miss Lessita Elliott; ste
phen," count of Chartres, by Miss Ger
trude Smith; ''Robert," count Of
Flanders, by Miss Barbara Brandt;
''Eustace de Bourg, "counto of Caesarea,
by Miss lena Dandy; "Louis de Blois,"
count of Heraclea, by Miss Clara
Holtschneider; baldwin" count of
Vermondis, by Miss Fannie Tiedebohl;
"Hugo," count of Bologne, by Miss
Kathleen Mullany; "'Raymund," count
OF Toulouse, by Miss Amy Slack; "Poly-
carpe,"a Christian pilgrim, by Miss
Ellen Howrihan; "Solomon," Turkish
hey, by Miss Georgia Riley; cash
med" Turkish officer, by Miss Myrtle
Maugold; also, Turkish and Christian
soldiers and pages. Interpreting and
following the dramatic part Of the
programme several musical selections
from Beethoven, Rosini and Mendels-
sohn were rendered. At the con-
clusion Of the entertainment every
body resorted again to the park, and
by the time lunch was served the train
was calling for its passengers. But
they did not part without many a
hearty expression of good will to the
good Sisters and all connected with
the Arcadia College. During the day
the band did it's utmost to help enter
tain the visitors with frequent selec-
tons, and it may be said succeeded
fairly well. The entertainment given
Sunday vas for the excursionists, and
Monday evening it was repeated for
the residents Of the Valley and vicin-
ity. Everything passed smoothly and
pleasantly, and the Silver Jubilee Of
the Ursuline Academy will dwell in
the memory OF every one until its sue
cessor, the Golden Jubilee, shall come
to again remind men of the endurance
and perpetuity OF righteous i%nstitu-
tons.