Arizona republican., 1908-10-17
OLD MAIDS CONVENTION MADE A GREAT HIT
1t Packed the Goodwin Opera House and was a Grand Success.

The Tempe public never fully real
 ized until Thursday evening just how , many old maids there were here who
 were bending every effoft toward the successful capture of a husband. Thursday night was really a revelation
 for there are some twenty odd and
 they disported themselves on the stage
 at the Goodwin opera house to rare | advantage.
 The occasion was a play entitled 1 The old Maids Convention" given ! by the ladies of the w. c. T. Y. in | connection with the convention that
 was. in session here two days. That | the old maids made hit can not be | denied. In fact, they drew the larg- | est crowd that ever witnessed a per | formance of any kind in a local opera | house Long before the curtain rose l the building was well filled and the $
 R. O. sign was out. Dozens of chairs l from business houses were pressed in- i to service and when the curtain rose | the old maids were greeted by a jam med house and one that denoted close 1 to a hundred dollars in cash.
 ilf ll litl Illl Htf'llt' represented lilt ladies in session of the old Maids Matrimonial club. The regular rou- tine business of the occasion was
 transacted and proved a splendid ve-
 hicle for the cracking of dozens of
 splendid jokes that had sufficient local
 interest to make them especially en-
 tertaining to the audience For in
 stance. under the head of the lookout
 committees report of eligibles for the matrimonial market. scarce a
 batchelor or a widower in all Tempe was overlooked. This feature was probably most enjoyed of any part of the evenings program.
 Prof. Pinkerton. in the person of Maurice Blome. and his famous trans former by means of which Staid old maids were in moment transformed into blossoming young ladies. created an immense amount of amusement and the performance came to happy ending when one old maid demanded 10 be transformed into what was her ideal of all perfection-a man. This strenuous proposition proved too great for the transformer and resulted in the almost complete annihilation of the professor who was held responsi- ! blc for the failure. at the hands of the | old maids. Much more commenting the performance might be written. but | space forbIds. IL was a grand success | and the ladies won an abundance of | well Inerited applause and comment.
 The cast of characters was as fol- | lows:
 Maribah Lovejoy. president of old
 Maids Matrimonial Club. ......
 ---... .-...-.. Mrs. D. C. Buck Amarillo Heywood, secretary. ....
 -..... ....Nrs. Amanda Richards Priscilla Hope. treasurer. ........
 --...... -...... Mrs Clara Beck Anxiety Dorothy. Mrs. j. F. McClain Augusta Prim.. Mrs. Q. C. Watson ETedora Bobkins. Mrs. C. C. Miner Rhoda L.arkin Mrs. RlouDt Sclina Baxter. Mrs. Clara Van Noote Susannah Smith. Miss Emma French Miranda Price. Mrs. Mary Craig |, Mary Ann Barens. Mrs R. A. Windes |. Eliza Hooker. Mrs Nellie Chase . -SIher Snyder.... ...... Mrs. F. Spain Marion Perkins. Mrs. J. B. Cook . Asenath Baker. Miss Jessie Hendrix . Amanda Horn. Mrs. J. F. Haigler Amy Little. ....Mrs. E. H Scudder . sophia Potter.... Miss J. Palmer . Professor Pinkerton Maurice BIome
 Young ladies representing old . maids, ad libitum. |. Ouiuceg ccpty at T1or1-,,,1-,,. ....., :