Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
ON FAREWELL PICNIC
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS VISITS
FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS
Two-Year Graduates Of Mckinley
Manual Training School Form
Alumni Association.

Members of the graduating class of the
two-year course at the Mckinley Manual
Training School. who have formed them
selves into an alumni association. enjoyed
picnic last Tuesday at the home Of Miss
Qugh on Friendship Heights. The gather
ing was In the nature Of farewell for the
summer. Next fall the members OF the as
ISOLATION hope to get together again for
many social good times.
The picnickers reached Miss Ough's resi-
dence Tuesday about 3 pm. and spent the
remainder Of the afternoon In playing out
door games In the evening dancing was
INDUCED in. All left together at 1870
o clock. The members OF the class nearly
all OF whom were present. are as follows:
Elizabeth Lee Fou,s Nettie Foxwell Car
oil Prick. Mary l. Gibson. Eena GIasves, l..
Charlotte Harrison. Clara Heitmuller Mar
Suerite Martin. Belle Meyers. Katherine F.
McGrann. Ella NJ. Mckee, l.. l.. Moreland.
Efie Ough. Alice B. Paret Mildred Perrie.
Nellie Rocca. Vera Sp!er. E. d. Burchard.
Alfred =. Clarke. ]. d. Elson, Leroy Wood,
L. +. Baltzley. T. H. Bishop. R. p. Boggis.
Il. French. Fred N. hanks. Alfred Hough-
ton. +: l.. llise. Philip s. Mclean. Alfred
peabody. Vernon l. Richard. Ray Smith.
Ade!bert II. Stern. E. Taft. G. w. Talbert.
George Thompson. Francis B. Watkins,
William Wetzel. Wayne W. Whit, Edna Z.
smith, Henry Chapman.
Officers Elected.
Inc class held 4 meeting in May for the
purpose of electing its officers. The fol-
lowing were put into Office: Vernon l. Rich
ard. president; Vera Spier. vice president;
Fred n. Hanks. secretary; r. Clyde Cruit,
treasurer. At a later meeting the class
adopted the design for a pin which had
Deen Drawn by two OF the members. This
PIN Is generally considered one OF the hand
soonest and most unique OF class pins. 1t
was decided to do away with the customary
class night exercises. and TO have ban
quet Monday, June Il. instead. The fol-
lowing committee or nine was appointed TO
take The matter in charge: Alice Il. Paret
chairman: Elizabeth Lee Fouts, Nettis
FoxweH. Carol Frick. l.. e. Moreland Lee
ltoy McCafferty. Alfred Peabody. Geo. r.
Raby and Frederick f. Cphanl In the
large drawing room of the school, where
the banquet was held. the members Of the
class gathered around the festive board
having with them as their guests four mem
bers of the school faculty-Mr. Chamber
lain. director Of manual training: Mr. Gard
ner. principal of the school; Miss Christian
sen and Miss Saunders. A fifth teacher
MIR. Marcy. had been invited, but was I'M
able TO attend,
After the coffee was brought on Mr.
Chamberlain. POSTMASTER. started the pro-
gram. which was presented on the third
page OF the attractive menu card The
hrst toast, The President Of the United
States" was responded to by Mr.. Richard
TIE class president. The next The
School" was answered by Mir Burcha, ii
Miss christensen. the section teacher. re-
sponded to the toast. The Class" Messrs
RaDy and McCafferty then gave few
prophetic sayings" about the members Of
the class. 'Our Teachers" was the next
toast. and was answered by Miss Paret.
Mr.. Houghton answered the toast to "Our
Future. The class then adjourned to the
hail and sang two verses of "Auld Lang
Syne."
The Alumni Association.
The next day. Tuesday. a meeting was
called to form the alumni association. for
the purpose OF keeping together In the flu
ture. The following officers were elected:
Alice B. Paret. president: Vernon 1. Rich
ard. vice president: Fred N. Hanks. secre-
tary, and Ellie Ough. treasurer. II was de-
cided that all those who had been members
of the class during the past year should
be eligible for membership. The class grad
uated Thursday June 16, at the National
Theater.