Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-18
BLOOMFIELD COMMENCEMENT.
Eleven Candidates Successfully Pass
\ the Required Course Of
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Bloomfield Eleven boys and girls
Will be graduated from the Bloomfield
high school this year. The twenty
Fourth annual commencement exer-
icises will be held Friday, May "a, at
the Methodist church. On Sunday the
18TH at-the Christian church the bac-
lcataureate sermon will be delivered by
Rev. David McEwan at 2:so in the af-
iternoon. The. officers Of the class are
Illpresident. n. A. Wishards, Jr.; vice
precedent, Mamie Cox; secretary. Ern-
lest III. Taylor: treasurer, < j. Walter
Davis. The class motto is unique, but
{chock full Of solid meat, Grab hold
md hang on The class colors are
1 purple and white and the class flower
Is the pansy. The graduating program,
H names Of graduates and orations fol-
BIlcw:
n Selection for baritone-Mr. Murphy
H and orchestra.
Invocation-Dr. G. L. Stafford
Selection for cornet-Mr. Songer and
orchestra
True Grandeur Of Nations-Ray B.
Baumgarten.
Helen Keller-Mamie, Cox.
r. The Roman Republic. Walter Da-
! Wis.
The Success of Life-susie NJ. De
Muth.
Vocal solo, selected-Miss Carrie Da-
vies.
Obscure Heroes-Paul F. Guern-
sey.
The Laureate Poets-Golda E. King
Queen Elizabeth-Jennie B. Leas-
, ure.'
Dreyfus Tragedy-william Reuben
Patriotic Patrol-Philharmoni or
American Patriotism-H. A. Wish
ard Jr.
The Medium of Exchange-Ernest
H. Taylor.
The Problem of the south-Arthur
s Z. Young.
Presentation of diplomas-Superin-
tendent Wilbur York.
r. Benediction-Rev F. D. Ferrall.
The unwritten Law.
At the opera house, The. Unwritten
Law. a comedy drama. will be pre-
4 scented this evening Ky home talent.
gRehearsals have been under way the
4 past three weeks. The cast follows
Gordon Stetson-Guy Mclaughlin.
Marquis de LaRochett-Leonard
Goode.
Senator Clay Of Kentucky. G.
Lord Harry 8earesford-Harry
Capt. Dumont-7I Marion Games.
Old Lige Ed Songer.
Miss June CIay-Mattie Tomey. s.
Lucie Gordon--Mae Hinkle.
Amelia Higgins--Mabel Mills.
Debate at s. l. NJ.
Friday evening at the college chapel
the debating societies Of the Hedrick
high school and the S., I'm. will dis
cuss the question. Resolved, That a
system Of postal savings banks should
be Established in the United Sttaes."
The Hedrick Team will affirm and are
to be represented by Asa Fellows, Bes-
sic Chase, Ethel Molesworth and Sid
ney Molin. The S. I. N. deny with the
following speakers: Agnes Mcconnell.
Arthur Young, Mabel Mills and Frank
Messer.
Hon. T. P. Bence will preside and
the judges are to be w. o. -Cuddy Of
Hedrtck, Adelbert Christy of Eldon
and c.. w. Ramseyer of Bloomfield.
Good music will be feature.
The M. w. A. lodge will hold Dec
Grafton day exercises the first Sunday
In June.
Mrs, w. F. Wilson of Cedar Rapids
ts visiting with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Bryce.
D. H. Payne was in ottumwa the
first Of the week
The city council met last evening.
G. q. Fry returned yesterday from
CoatesYilte Mo.
G. G. Dabney has returned from a
business trip to Missouri.
William Songer, y. D. DeVault, Ed
Martinaand q. T. Cree are in Musca-
tine on business
Mrs. William Wiseman went to Cen
terville todayfor short visit.
Anderson York and A. Kratzer are
In Ottumwa today.
Levi Carlisle was in Ottumwa the
first OF the week.
Mrs. Stella Teed is visiting friends
at Moulton.
Mary McNeal Of Milton visited with
friends here yesterday.
Bruce Kratzer was in Ottumwa yes
terdayt
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