Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-06-17
GLASS DAY EXERCISES
Held BY High School Graduates
At Opera House Monday
Evening.
CLASS PLAY PROV0kES FUN.
Young Ladies Of the High School
Present Novel and Amusing
Entertainment.

The class of 1908 held is class day
exercises at the opera house Monday
evening before crowded house. The
program was comprised as follows:
Music, Alma orchestra salrtatory
Thomas Stitt; class history, Norman
Shields: valedictory, Blaine HAYES !:
music, Alma orchestra. The class
history by Mr.. Shields was excellent.
II the members of the class live up to.
in the future. their illustrious successes
for the past four years. Mr.. Shields
prophecy of the future will be more
than verified
Following the class day exercises
the senior class with several members
OF the Junior class presented The
Chronothanatoletron It was
clever. well arranged plav. and was
highly appreciated by the crowded
house. The Chronothanatolatron is a
wonderful machine. the product of
the enlightened woman of the Goth
century. 1t lis great time and
death aDnihllator and with it the In
ventress sweeps aside the veil to
centuries aud restores to life and ac
tion the famous women characters of
centuries ago. But by whim of its
maker it only operates in restoring
women of the old world. Man. poor
benighted man is left to mould in
dust.
The great machine was duly intro
duced to the audience. its wonderful
productive powers freely described
and then a practical illustration of
its work furnished. -One by one the
famous characters of ancient wears
we're brought back to life. First
Sarah, wife of Abraham, then Pha.
raohs Daughter. whose forlorn wall
Tor Moses sent chills through every
one. Following them came Cornelia
The Roman matron, CLEOPATRA of
naughty disdain, and Queen Eliza
beth robed in royal purple.
Then out of the great machine came
he familiar strains of Yankee Doodle
ma with bump. clang and a
hump out bounded Mother Bickerdick.
Yankee individuality sticking out at
'verv point. Cleopatra and Queen
drew aside in disdain. only
o narrowly avert an encounter with
Mother Bickerdick's Garnet bag. which
he wildly swung from right to left to
he delight of the audience. Other
haracters followed fast in ST Cecilia.
Agnesi of Bologna. Hypatia, Pocahon.
as whose adoption TO the part drew
reat applause, Joan of Arc, Sappho. {
lartha Washington and last the
weet Priscilla of Colonial days.
through it all, however, Mother
'ickerdick had her say, even at times
aving to threaten good Queen Bess
nth trip to the wall and dire pun- I
'hment. Her spicy interjections kent
ne house in an uproar. With the
rival OF Priscilla the ancient but a
ladies advanced in columns r
fours and sang the great praises of 9
he Chronothanatoletron. following il {
ith stately dance The machine
as turned backward and one by one
ley departed as they had come. |,
Lother Bickerdick left last and her A
sparture into the machine was as a i,
lovel of coal crashing down an iron o
iute. Thus was the great machine a
led ''and proven. The cast of char II
tiers was as follows:- ii
Genius of the Goth century, Hattie b p
ills; Sarah. wife of Abraham, Pearl h
Eyer; Pharaoh's Daughter. Barbara fl
ynne; Cornelia, Sena Potter: Queen q
izabeth. Ada Coleman: Cleopatra. q
oris smith; Mother Bickerdick. Lo- ci
tia Clum: st. Cecilia, Miss Hearn di
gnesi OF Bologna. Rua Day Hypatia to
srtha iiorsline; Pocahontas Frances al
'oper; Joan of Arc. Edna Day: Sap. Ii
10. Frances Church, Martha Wash b,
gton, Alma Vought: Priscilla. al
ariorie Delevan; Inventress. Flor
ce Hall