Smyrna times., 1902-12-03
THANKSGIVING AND HOW CELEBRATED
60" yu,e' Day her Majesty The "TyrOIieu
Vasen Visits Smyrna and Appeared Be.
IOre Large Audience at Opera tIOuse

V.ee" FiSits Smyrna and Appeared Re.
fore Large Audience at Opera tiouse
-, thanksgiving day was celebrated IN
thursday last with its usual onietnoss
Inc day was bright and beantifnI ond
.ne air was bracing. Early in morn
.ns cunning parties were MOVING of
Ior days sport, but outside Of tb;.
ana until the evening entertainmont
thanksgiving had more of the feotnra.
u SaDoath than anything else. Prim.
"ii,y II was day of family GATHERINGS
ana the home coming of forn,o,
omyrnians was as marked as ever Tn
'ne morning many turned out to divine
worshlp to give thanks for the abnnS
oaht blessings bestowed unon +hon,
during the past year. The Methodist
ana Fresbyterians united in Thanks
giving Services at the Presbyterian
Onureh where a most excellent and an
Proprlate sermon was delivered bv the
new Vaughan S. Collins. At St
refers Church, services were also
heid IN the morning and special SER
mon was given by the rector Rev n
Valerie Gilreath.
Triumphant Entry Of "The TyrOlieo Oue.0 ;,
In the entertainment line. the one
oeStinct feature of the day was the
brilliant reception accorded tbo
Iyrollen Queen" who appeared at
the Smyrna Opera House, under the
ausplcles of the Twentieth Century
CLUB. Society turned out in force and
from the orchestra circle to the door
even TO an overflow to the first baIconv
every seat was taken. It was a rem
resentative Smyrna audience and mnst
nave been an inspiration to the
Iyrollen Queen" For spectacular
effect to say nothing of the excellent
singing, it was decided success and
rejected much credit upon the efforts
OF Mrs. j. Harvey Speakman chairman
OF the Art and Drama Committee and
MISS Edith Beck chairman of the Mus;c
committee. These ladies' were assist
ed by Prof. F. L. Stempson of West
Ohester a professional director WIN
took the entertainment in charge. drill
lea the singing and staged the plav
with proper effect. An orchestra Of
seven pieces accompanied the operetta
In excellent style.
Inc queens Subjects and the Gypsy Camp.
"Rosalie, the Tyrolien," MRS
Hlrons Denney) who was lost in the
Iyrolien Mountains; ''Mother Grunt y
MRS. j. r. McCausland) the queen Of
the gypsies, who made Rosalie a can
tive; and the Fairy Queen" (Mrs
Marion COverdale) who with her band
assistin Rosalies escape and conducted
her back to her subjects, were the three
stars OF the evening and they made a
most excellent impression. The gvpsie
camp was composed of Mrs. Walter O.
Hofecker, Mrs. w. H. Jannev. Miss
Mary LeFevre, Mrs. F. E. Postles.
Mrs Frank Reynolds, Miss Gertrude
Smith, Miss Eba Wilds, Miss Lulu
Beck, Miss Margaret Walls. Miss
Gertrude Bell, Miss Fannie TAYLOR.
Mr. j. E. Hoffecker, Mr.. Frank F.
Evans, = Mr. -J.-B. Counselman and
Mr.. a. Davis Brown. The fairies were:
Miss Agnes Carrow, Miss May York,
Miss Dresher, Miss Marion Start, Miss
Edith Start, Miss Mary LeFevre, Miss
Eta Jones, Miss Julia HUM, Miss
Hilda Berry, Miss Dorothy Hynson and
Miss Anna Wilson. The Tyrollens,
the loyal subjects who welcomed back
heir lost Queen were: Miss Ethel
Cooper, Miss Eba Wilds, Mrs. Frank
Reynolds, Mrs. Harvey FAIRIES, Miss
Margaret Walls, Miss Lulu Beck, Miss !
Gertrude Smith, Mrs. J. E. Hofecker,
Miss Arie Hynson, Miss Bertha
Smithers, Mr.. L. M. Price, and Mr..
!. b. Counselman. .
Brilliant Spectacular Effect Of the Play. ]
Between the acts there were some
interesting steriopticon pictures thrown . [.
N the screen, one of which was ''The
Jurfew, while it was being illustrat- !.
ID Mrs. Harvey W. FAIRIES read the :
story. The spectacular effect
# the scenes was made all the more :
by the use of calcium lights
which were thrown on the stage. The :
ostumea were in keeping with the ,
haracters represented, the solo, duett
nd chorus singing was fine and alto !
,ether the play was . credit to those Z
Vho have labored so zealously to make !,
he entertainment a success. On Fri
ay night the operetta was given again =
or t he benefit Of those who were un-
BILE to see the first performance. The /,