The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-09-03
FAIRIES LEVEE"
A PLEASING EVENT

pleasing semi-social events ever given
in Hood River took place last Friday
evening in the opera house when the
pupils OF Prof. Beggs' dancing classes
participated in an entertainment cali
ed the "Fairies' Levee" The enter
tainment was given to show the pro-
gress he pupils have made in master.
ing the gentle art of dancing under
the direction OF the professor aud
demonstrated most convincingly that
he is master of his profession.
The patronesses were Mrs. =. S.
Davidson, MIs. r. II Wallace, Mrs.
Adrian Eppipg and Mrs. II. s. But
terfield. The hall and stage we're
tastefully decorated for the occasion
aud the opening number on the pro-
gram was scenic dialogue entitled
"The Coronation of the Queen of
Flowers." The piece repI esented the
retirement of the last years queen
and the crowning of the new one for
the coming season, and was very pret-
tily enacted. The speaking parts and
characters we're taken as follows:
Queen Flora (the retiring qqeen)-
Miss Vera Williams.
The new Queen Miss Margaret Wal.
lace.
Spring Miss Alberta jackson.
Summer Mildred Huxley.
Autumn Geneviece Butter
field.
Winter Miss Virginia johnson.
Maids in waiting to the queen- iss
Agnes Holt and Miss Helen Montague.
Cushion Bearer Miss Helen Ran
some.
Pages-Newton Clarke and Dickey
Ransome.
In bower of evergreens and flowers
Queen Flora selected the new queen
surrounded by her oourtiers, maids
and subjects. After being duly crown
ed and receiving the homage of her
new subjects the queen led the march
of flowers around the hall closing the
coronation exercises.
Dressed in typical Highland COS
tunes Miss Dorothy Epping, Miss
Mary Whitmer Whiteheaud, Miss Lu-
cIe Abbott and Miss Adriana Epping
then gave the Scottish sword dance,
displaying rare aptitude and wonder
full agility in the steps required to
bNtUutb bulS uduC6s
The Maypole dance given next was
one of the prettiest features Of the ev-
ening and was executed by Misses
AdrianR Epping, Lucille Abbott, Mary
Whitehead, Catherine Baker, Elds
jackson, Burrell Clark, Elizabeth
lladley, Elizabeth Epping and Masters
Basil Williams, Thurston Larsway,
Glenn Hunt, ice Williams, Malcolm
Button, George Batchelder, Frank
Ransome and Allen Button. The little
dancers went through the mazes Of
the Maypole dance without a hitch
and displayed much grace in their
revolutions to tho tuneful music A
special feature during an intermission
in the this dance Miss Dorothy Ep
ping executed the Spanish dance very
gracefully.
An interesting part of the evenings 8
entertainment was then given when
Prot Beggs gave demonstration of
his method in teaching by lining up
the young dancers and showing how
they were taught the first steps in
grace aud motion. At it's conclusion
Miss Catherine Baker and Miss Mary
Whitehead gave skirt dance in true
professional style and with an airi-
ness and lightness of foot that de.
lighted the spectators.
As a conclusion to the special pro-
gram Miss Dorothy Epping executed
the Sailors hornripe so admirably
that she was forced to respond to au
encore. Other features during the
evening were the dancing of the two
aud three step and other dances by
the pupils and an exhibition OF round
dancing by Prof. Beggs and Miss
Helen kansome, a tiny girl visitor at
Hood River from Portland. The ev-
ening's entertainment was concluded
by dance, in which all took part aud
further demonstrated the excellent
efficiency that the pupils have attain
ed under the direction of Prot. Beggs
in the comparatively short time they
have been receiving instruction.
The excellent music furnished by
Mrs. Del Rand helped very materially
in aiding the dancers to make the en-
tertainment success
The professor will continue his
classes until October l, when he will
be compelled to return to Portland to
take up his engagements there for the
winter.