The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-03
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT
AT TEN MILE.

pSS AASAAAH~N Avn w
Church-An Excellent Enter
tainment and a Lively Eve
ming.
An occasion of unusual inter-
est and success in every sense
of the word was a school exer-
else and box supper at Ten Mile
last Thursday evening, Thanks
giving. The exercises and sup
per were gotten up by the teach
ers of the Ten Mile school, Misses
Flora McNeili and Alma Pate,
and the ladies of the church. The
object of the occasion was to
raise money for the new church,
which is soon to be erected at
Ten Mile.
The exercises began at q
O'Clock with a song by the school,
after which Miss Cora Britt re-
cited piece entitled, 'The First
Thanksgiving Day." Then twelve
little boys and girls lined them
selves up before the audience,
each having a piece Of card
board hung about the neck with
a letter on one side Of it. As
they walked out the blank side
of the card was turned to the au-
dience, then as each one said his
or her little piece the card was
turned over and when all had
finished they had the word
Thanksgiving" The next
thing on the programme was a
recitation by Miss Ethel Powers,
entitled Thanksgiving Wooing, "
after which eight little girls
stepped out to play the part of
''Puritans," and Master Jesse
Britt recited a piece and was fol-
lowed by Miss Fonnie Britt, who
sang a solo. Then Miss Polly
Malone recited "The Story of the
Pilgrim" Immediately after
which the school sang the Car
penter's Song" and Miss t'onnie
Britt recited story of Thanks
giving in 1921. Then Prof. R.
E. Sentelle, of Lumberton, made
a lively speech Of about twenty
five minutes, which was greatly
enjoyed. The schoolsang a song,
''The Reaper, and the sing
ing, speech-making and reciting
were over.
The exercises having ended
the time was at hand for raising
money. So it was, and The
Robesonian man had to get busy,
as he had been commanded to
sell to the men of money a sup
per, and that for all he could get.
But just before the auctioneering
act the four girls who recited
were given a little box each and
sent out through the audience to
be voted on as to who recited
best, each vote being five cents.
The four girls got something
over 81, Miss Fonnie Britt get
ting the most votes. The next
scheme to raise money was vot-
ing on the most popular lady,
which was also five cents vote,
: and Miss Fonnie Britt was again
the successful one. By this time
the appetites of those present
were pretty we'll tuned up for
; supper, the cries for bids were
quickly answered and many OF
! the boxes sold for fancy prices,
The ladies managing the ar.
: rangementsss for !this occasion
being of strong charitable i'm
2 pulse, decided that it might be
l we'll to give some expression Of
. their concern for any creature
5 who might have been absen
, when Nature called round t.
? touch up the forgotten spots il
5 the features of man, so they haC
t a large pumpkin for the uglies
r man. For some time it looke'
I as though The Robesonian man
cry for votes on some hard-favor
d ed being would be in vain, bu
:. Alas! to the surprise of the re
e cipient and amusement Of the en-
r tire audience, five votes wer
s. cast for The Robesonian mar
But times were equally interest
l. ing when ten votes were calle
t. out for Prof. Sentelle, and the
n the poles closed.
9s So ended the amusement Cf a
"a altogether lively occasion.
m The proceeds amounted
Or about $50.