The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-08
THECADETS PICNIC
Closing Exercises Of
Graded Schools Last
Night.
Prizes Won by Miss Margaret Ivey,
Miss Mary Clark, and Miss
Matte ElIington.--A Crowd
ed House.

Every seat in the Metropolitan Hal
was filled last night and a large part
of the galleries, with young folks and
old folks and middle-aged folks, to
see the pretty closing exercises of the
Raleigh graded schools. Both on the
stage and off the sight was a lovely
ere. The songs and drills under the
training of Miss Nina Green, director
of music, We're a great success.
After the pretty drills and songs and
dialogues, Mr.. a. "A. Thompson, in be-
half of the school committee, with a
brief speech, awarded the prizes amid
great applause. Miss Bessie Ivey,
daughter of Mr.. Henry NJ. Ivey, won
the medal offered by the Daughters OF
tie Revolution for the best essay on
the early history of Raleigh, and also
The St Mary's School scholarship.
Miss Mary Clark, daughter of Mr..
M. S. Clark, was the winner of the
prize given by Mr.. w. j. Peele for the
second best essay on the early history
OF Raleigh.
The Peace Institute scholarship was
awarded tC Miss Moddie Ellington,
daughte rof Mr.. w. j. Ellington.
First of all last night came the love-
ly rainbow drill by little girls each
che carrying a colOred bow over her
head. The following took part: Will
lie Foster, Ava Womble, Susannah
Busbee, Lillian Spence, Lottie Wood
ard, Patsy Smith, Elizabeth Johnson,
Esther Riggan, Gertrude Ball, Nora
Watson, Maggie NOVEL;, Ruth Adams,
Fannie Walters Addie Bagwell, Sarah
MCGEE, Elizabeth Brown, Jean Thack-
ston, Lydia Seymore, Ollie King, Oza
Moore, Chloe Terry, Margaret Belts
Lorena Collins Virginia Bonner, Ruby
Terry, Daisy Stephenson, Mamie White
Sadie Parked.
Next came the physical culture class
of boys, led by Mr.. Walter Simpson,
who has kindly instructed the boys.
1t was an Indian club drill, and gained
an encore. The boys in it were: He
her Clark, Will Simpson, Will Wallin,
Sam Lumsden, Will Crawson, Sam
Sanders, Gilbert Billings, Lewis Cat
It's.
Then came the cadet drill led by
Frank Stainback, with tne following
cadets: Eugene Wood. Needham
Broughton. Ralph Oldham, Charlie
Back, Heber Oldham, Porter Belts,
Chambers Enniss Bruce Jones, Flem-
ing Sherwood, Lee Witt, Jack Harris,
Henry Baker, Seymour Whiting, Jas
FER Leaboll, Julian Rand. Frank
SIhithurst, James Teachey, Edwin
Charlie Finnell, Charles Kephart
Richard Ball, Robert Barbee, Henry
Reece.
The Cadets Picnic, the comic oper-
eta, was catchy and pretty thing,
an dwas greatly enjoyed by the aud
fence.
The cast was as follows:
Captan-Frank Stlinback.
Gertie-Clarice Elias.
Florence~-Laura Egerton.
Bessie--Kathleen Bernard.
Charlie-Sidney Holman.
Song on part of Cadets, Seymour
Whiting, Richard Ball.
Iola-DeWitt Smith.
Lola-Iva Upchurch.
Police nan-Pete Harris, chief;
Claud Kimball, Clarence Kimball.
Chorus-Florencc Correll Bette
Robertson, Margaret Edwards, Miriam
Riggan, Annie Horton, Gladys Dewar,
Margaret Ivey, May Jones, Annie
Weathers, Elizabeth Hogan, Ada Up
church, Margie Ball. Eta Bragassa,
Ida aCtes, Lizzie Bass, Rosa Kirkland,
Louise Bernard, Helen Stainhack, Bet
tie Russ. Florchce. Bagweil, Alice vii.
son, Helen Brown, Katie Walker,
Fanny Snuggs, Clara Dickerson, Ada
Jones, Jessie Jones, Beulah King,
Emily Rose Knox ,Adelia Dawer, An
lie Ray, Irene Martin, Marion Ter
rell, Grace Deaton, Esther Bullock,
Sallie Jones, Madge Herring, Pattie
kimball, Sarah Keuster, Naomi Nit
chell, Lola Bagwell, Bertha Wigs,
Ruth Lee, Whit Uzzell, Mamie Lums-
den, lola Underhill.
Lullaby Song-Ella Mac Fowler,
Halle Fowler Flpta Rurnhaun iZzit-
Uzzle. Elizabeth Walker, Eleanor
Smith, Miriam Holloway, Esther Alli-
son. sadie Wocdlief, Tena May Steven
son, Ida Caudle, Mary Teachey, Lila
Weather5 Swannie Seymour. Mary
Lilies, Allene Thornburgh, Mildred
Finnant. Katherine Sherwood, Allene
Woodall. Ruth Higgs, Pauline Morris,
Mildred Anderson, Theodore Ander-
son, Genivieve HollOman.