Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-03-16
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.

Seneca, March 15.-A pleasant affair is
being arranged by the ladies of the
Methodist church for next Friday even
ing. Mrs. George Benedict has offered
her rooms for the occasion, and a charm
ing affair is in store for all who, attend
In connection with the program, which
is given below, will be a delightful sur
prise to the guests. A dime will be
asked at the door.
PROGRAM.
Piano solo-Mrs. l.. w. Bates.
Recitation-Mary Julia Reid
Vocal solo-Mrs. II. f.. Stribling
Recitation-Miss Corrie Phinney.
Instrumental duet-Misscs Harper and
Falls.
Reading-Mrs. j. w. Byrd. ~-
Instrumental duet-Madames Bates
and Dcndy.
Recitation-Verna Stribling.
Vocal solo-Rov. E. S. Jones.
Recitation-Miss Bessie Mann
Piano solo-Miss Sue Thompson
Recitation-"Train to Manro"-Miss
Harper and NJ. Jordan.
THE MUSICAL BANQUET.
This is the title of tho play which is
under headway by the ladies of
presented the latter part OF this
month. AS the name suggests the affair
will be musical, and it is safe to say that
there has never been given here an enter
tainment better calculated to please Il
Seneca audience than this. "From grave
to gay. from lively to severe" affording
ample scope for variety of talent, the
play proper, being interspersed with
musical numbers by town talent Fol
lowing is the cast of characters:
Mrs. Elder Blossom (grandma), Mrs.
w. p. Reid; Mrs. j. Q. Blossom (ma),
Mrs. j. w. Byrd; Pansy Blossom, Miss
Lillian Caldwell; Violet Blossom, Mrs.
w. S. Hamiter; Daisy Blossom, Mrs. M.
E. Sigh; Rose Blossom, Mrs. o. F. Ba-
con; Myrtle Blossom, Miss Inez Dickson;
Glover Blossom, Miss Stella Fincannon
Lily Blossom, Mrs. r. K. Stribling.
AS will be seen, there is family of
Blossoms, including Grandma and Ma
Blossom. Mrs. Reid is fine as Grandma,
while Mrs. Byrd, as Ma Blossom, is
great. Miss Caldwell, as Pansy, and
later as Romeo, is perfect. Miss Nc
Cutchen making a charming Juliet. Vio-
let and Daisy, as two timid girls, are
represented by Madames Hunter and
Sigh, and are inimitable, while Glover
and Myrtle do the incorigible twins per-
fectly. Mrs. Bacon, as Rose, is at her
best, Mrs. Stribling taking the part of
Lily, the primy dOner. In the absence of
pater familias, who has mortgeged the
farm ard gone on a "wild goose chase to
the Klondike," the mortgage is about
to be foreclosed and the Blossom family
turned out o'doOrs. A dire necessity to
make money faces the family and the
question as to how is discussed by them.
Various schemes are presented by the
gals, till finally Pansy declares an idea
and proposes travelling show. Ma, as
before, disapprOves, telling Pansy that
her plan Is the simplest got and that of
course sho can't act. Pansy declares
she 'can act the mad woman lovely"
whereupOn she proceeds to do so, hich
forces Ma Blossom to declare that ut is
fine, do say it as shouldn't" The
plar, therefore, is adopted and the
family takes to the stage.
The program rendered by the Blossom
family in the town of Seneca, is rich
with songs, recitations and dialogues.
The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet
is beautifully real, while the bouquet is
displayed to striking advantage in both
the opening and closing scenes. Let
everybody remember the musical ban
quet.
Work on the new hotel is going on
nicely. large force of bricklayers being
at work.
1t is rumored that another brick build
ing, to be used as q store room, is soon
to go up in Seneca.
Mrs W. o. Hamilton is quite sick. Her
friends hope to see her aoon enjoying
good health.
Miss Matte McClanahau is visiting in
Seneca.
Rev. and Mrs. Kirkland Finley were in
Seneca few hours yesterday
5. K. Dendy, Jr., is in Atlanta on bust
ness. NJ VS.