The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-02-21
ARBOR DAY AT
CHESTERVILLE

On Friday, Feb. Z, the resi-
dents of Chesterville and ada
cent homesteads, met at the
school house to unite with the
teachers and pupils in celebrat-
ing Arbor Day.
An interesting and attractive
program had been arranged by
Mr.. Smith and his assistant, Mrs.
Sample, which was admirably
performed, lending much impress
siveness to the ceremonies of the
day. The work Of planting the
trees was well begun the day be-
fore. Many sturdy little sap
lings were already in line for the
roll-call of Arbor Day. For this
forethought and energy we have
to thank Messrs. Wagner, Ward,
Adams and Pritchard. These
gentlemen worked untiringly, land
displayed the keenest interest in
the entire project.
Friday morning dawned clear
and radiant and by ten o'clock
the exercises at the schoolhouse
were we'll under way. However,
long before this time the squads
of tree-planters were busy with
shovels and spades, and soon
many elms, oaks, walnuts and
mulberry trees were standing on
what had once been barren land.
Into this work the majority of
the school patrons entered with
zeal-rows of shade trees spring.
ing up as if by magic.
The days exercises opened
with a sprightly song by the en-
tire school, entitled, welcome
Arbor Day This was excel
lently rendered, much credit be-
ing due to Miss Bessie Wagner
and Miss Dollie Filgo for their
careful training of the scholars
throughout the entire program.
To their united efforts belongs
the praise of that confidence and
self-possession which marked
the training Of every scholar.
A defamation followed the
song, explaining the true spirit
of Arbor Day and it's observance.
! Miss Zanah Cochran delivered
this discourse with fine feeling
and graceful bearing. Miss Ia
hah is the charming and talented
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mon
roe Cochran and her Grafton re-
ceived much applause.
An Arbor Day acrostic came
next. Eight little girls and boys
wearing the letters that spell Ar
Dor Day took their places and
with bright faces and pretty
gestures, spoke in turn their ver-
ses referring to to the ceremony
Of tree planting and preservation.
Their names are as follows: Lu-
cile Carruth, Nellie Gray, George
Filgo, Dixon Cochran, Van Moore,
Edna Ward, jamie Adams and
Eva Rowan.
This number on the program
was followed by that historic old
favorite, "Woodman, Spare tilat
Tree" recited by Miss Annie
Carruth. With true poetic in
sight and rare sympathy this
lovely daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
Carruth carried her hearers with
her. Miss Annie has the rare
gift Of elocution and the facility
of ready expression; she will no
doubt, in time, be heard from in
broader fields.
The final namber on the pro
gram was a pretty march around
the newly planted trees on the
school lawn, with the song,
Swinging Meath the old Apple
Tree" sung in concert by the
school.
Much pleasure was lent to the
occasion by the violin music of
Messrs. Sample and Mclean, ac-
companied by Mrs. Matte Sam
| pie Dixon. Numerous bright
and catchy selections followed in
quick SUGGESTION as tht hours
sped swiftly by.
But stay! The dinner must
mot be forgotten, for "ShoW me
the man who can live without
cooks" Such a dinner! and so
much of such a dinner! Forgive
us if our pen grows eloquent.
All! we'll worth thy labors, gen.
tlemen, was this generous, boun-
tiful spread of good viands. Del
icately Drowned chicken, juicy
beef, tempting salads, jellies,
pickles of all kinds, ham, home
made bread. cakes and pies;cakes
white and cakes yellow; cakes of
chocolate and cakes Of spice
of cocoanut and of jelly! Angel
cakes the other kind, too, (save
1.-The markD loaf cakes, layer
cakes but we can never do JUS
tice to those cakes in a cycle of
years. That courteous gentle
man and prince of good fellow,
Mr., Will Pritchard, presided, in
his gallant manner, over the GER
emonies Of the dinner, and nev
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