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SOCIETY EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
BESSIE BAILEY COOK. Ed,tress
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Lent a certainly brought a reac.
ton in regard to private functions.
but an endless round of clubs and en-.
tertainments precludes any possibility
OF ennui. The Eagles ball is
ed Tor Friday evening of next week
and on the same night occurs the term
recital of the university school of
music. The Elks have postponed their
play from the dates originally selected
during next week and the piece will
be put on Monday and Tuesday even
lngs. the 18th and 18th. The Catholic
entertainment for st. Patrick's day
has also been announced for Monday,
the 18th, and the managers of the
Woman's club entertainment will
stage their play, "Rebecca's Triumph"
on the evening of Thursday, the 21st.
Easter falls on the 31st of March his
yNeiB ohS u II al lltSl udleS OH WHICH
it can occur.
The University Y. ". c. Z. gave a
largely attended and very successful
entertainment at the auditorium last
night under the direction of Miss Shaw.
the program including the comedy "a
Box of Monkeys" a pamtomimic and
spectacular reproduction OF "Belshaz-
Ears Doom" and readings by Misses
Myrtle Ware and Margaret Soule. The
cast of Monkeys" included Miss Shaw,
Miss Prahl and Miss Breisch and
Messrs. Marion Wheeler and Dean
Hunton and the young people kept
their audience in a vnrtiable gale of
merriment during the whole play. The
piece was exceedingly funny and it
was very cleverly presented. Special
praise is superluous, but possibly the
best feature was the charade, although
it is declared that the word" should
have been not "melodramatic," but
Mellen-dramatic! Among those assist
ing in the equally admirable panto-
mime were: Belshazzar, William Bur-
quist; Daniel, Dean Hunton; wise men,
Ivan Price, Corthell, Moir and Tom
.Hunton; pages, Homer SouIe and Carl
Arnold; maids of honor, Florence
Jackson, Edna Biddick, Myrtle Ware,
Helen Nelson, Sophia Schilling, Will
burta Knight, Elvira Snyder and Mel
lie Snyder; court ladies, Neva Nelson,
Evelyn Corthell, Mabel Sodergreen,
Clara Prahl and Matte Wallis; plan
list, Miss Laura Lee; reader, Miss Lee
nora Shaw,
The Baptist Missionary society held
a profitable and interesting session
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. G. A. Hunt, those contributing to
the program being Mrs. Fitch, Mrs.
Nice, Mrs. Hunt and Miss Alice Holli-
day. The society is now devoting its
time to the study of home missions.
: The date for the Woman's club play
has been changed to the evening Of
Thursday, the 21st, as the public de-
bate between the university prepare
tory students and the pupils of the
ninth grade occurs on the 22nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold received the
Clio club Tuesday evening and Prof.
Ridgeway presented a fine paper on
John Wesley" the remainder of the
session being occupied by a discussion
which was led by Mr.. Symons, and a
reading given by Mrs. Arnold. The
at the Fitch residence, n this ses-
sion would complete the program as
originally outlined, but Prof. Filler has
been made a member of the organiza-
ton since his arrival here and it was
voted to hold another meeting which
will be devoted to the presentation of
a paper prepared by him.
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The choir of st. Matthew's cathedral
has selected for its Lenten cantata this
year "Penitence, Pardon and Peace"
g. H. Mausder) and the beautiful com
will be rendered each We'd
nesday evening, the piece being sung
for the first time this week. Mr.. Jacob
May is the soloist and the parts are
all well taken, the result proving very
melodious and effective and well worth
the attendance of all music lovers, ir-
respective of UNCONVENTIONAL afhlia-