The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-07-11
OLD TIMERS GOOD sPELLERs.

Show Their Accomplishment at the
Old Fashioned SpeIlin' Bee Civ
en- by the Woman's Club.
The old-fashioned spelling bee gi-
ven by the Woman's Club last night
at the Southern NJ. E. church was
greatly enjoyed. Furthermore, the en-
tertainment was a financial success,
the ladies netting quite a nice sum
for the Carnegie Library fund.
The spelling match was preceded
by a short program intended to pre-
pare the audience for the character
istically old-fashioned contest to fol-
low Some of the best local talent,
of the older generation, produced
numbers that were reminders of old
times Mrs. Mary Cobean played on
the piano. The Song of the Robin
and responded to an encore with
Sunrise Mazurka."
Away With Melancholy" another
old time favorite. played by Mrs J.
w. James, pleased everyone, and Mrs.
James had to respond twice, playing
Annie Laurie and Dixie which
was received with storm of ap-
plause.
Mrs. Cobean and Mr.. J. s. Kirby
gave character duet, The End of
Long Courtship, which brought
down the house. Tney were called
upon to repeat the performance.
Mrs. w. p. Littlefeld played, "Her
Bright Smile Haunts Me STILL" and
in response to the applause played
The Camels are Coming"
The orchestra played the opening
and closing numbers of the musical
program, and after an interlude the
spelling match was started Rev J.
w. Smith was conductor. ]. NJ. Reid
and Mrs. Cobean were the captains
who "chose up sides.''
With about fifteen on each side the
spelling was commenced After sew
eral had overcome their stage fright
enough to spell their words correctly,
Mrs. Littlefield was the first to go
down. Others rapidly followed, the
faculty of missing seeming to be con-
tagious.
"Forbearance" was a strange word
to Judge Evans and he had to take
a seat. John Shaw put 'u'' in terse
Mrs. A. Pruit and Mrs. Parker Earle
didn't spell "egregious'' w. A. John
son spelled sermon "cermon,' and
audience, but there was a prevalent
suspicion that he knew better. ].
M. Reid captain of one side and coun-
ty school superintendent, could not
spell merchandise and the other
captain, Mrs. Cobean, wouldn't even
try 'guillotine,' and gave up her
place. After spelling with the best
on emancipation Mr.. and Mrs. S.
H. Fairchild were spoilers of the old
school, causing much amusement by
their spelling and pronouncing sylla-
BILE by syllable.
At the last of the match Mr.. Ped
rick and Mrs. McGaffey on Captain
Cobean's side and Mrs. Urton and
Mrs Skipwith on Captain Reid's side
went down on "treasurership' leav-
ing Herbert Fitzgerald and Karl Sny
der standing on Captain Reid's side,
and giving that side the honors of
the match. 1t was then between Mr..
Snyder and Mr.. Fitzgerald to see
who would win the Peacock medal
for spelling. Mr.. Fitzgerald got
"school-boy" ratified and missed
"echoes," and the medal went down
to Mr.. Snyder.
1t might be stated that the Snyder
family mas won more medals and
prizes of this character than any 9TH
er family in Roswell. On some occa-
sions different members of the fami-
ly have carried away all the prizes
at some such gatherings when two
or more prizes were given. Mr.. Sny-
der protested against taking the med
al. and really did not want it, but 1t