The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-11-19
A JOLLY GOOD TINE
The Public School Assisted by Athena
Commercial Association Ina
Thanksgiving Entertainment.

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There will be jolly, good time for
every body at the Athena Opera house.
Wednesday evening, November "a,
when the Athena Public SCHOOL, as
sisted by the Commercial Association,
school patrons and school friends will
extend to the public a Thanksgiving
entertainment.
Patrons, a1d friends and public gen
orally are most cordially invited and
requested to join the school in the
entertainment which is to be followed
with an evening of genuine socia ability.
The program consists of two parts
first the literary feast. second the
course designed for the inner man
and it will be under the supervision of
the past masters and mistresses of the
culinary art.
Every lady. little girl and her grand
mother, is requested to bring neatly
decorated box, filled with good things
to be sold at auction to the highest
bidder. A prize of one dollar will be
given to the most tastefully designed
box.
The following program will be rem
dered at 9:15:
Invocation, Rev. Doak.
Song, America" by audience.
Song, First and Second Grades.
Recitation, ''The Pie'' Frank Miller
Recitation, Thanksgiving Cooks.
Music, Athena Band.
Recitation, Clara Henley and jean
cite Miller.
Recitation, ga Cordial Invitation"
Areta Littlejohn.
Thankful" Ten little boys and
girls in First Grade
Recitation, "Thanksgiving" Harold
Case.
President Taft's Thanksgiving Pro-
clamation, Clarence Brotherton.
High School Chorus, High School.
Song, Harvest Time" 3rd. 4th,
and 5th Grades.
Recitation, "Advioe to DOLL"
Vernita Watts.
Recitation. "Sister's Best Feller''
Claude Coomans.y.--
Vocal Solo, "Won't You Como Over
to My House, Lucille Taylor.
Recitation, "The Inventors Wife"
Mattie-Lee Case.
Recitation, "Jaok aud Me" James
Kidder.
Chorus, "Our Flag" 9th. 18th aud
8th Grades.
Recitation, Merna DePeatt.
Reading "How We Began to Cele.
brate Thanksgiving" Frank Smith.
Recitation, 1.-THE First Thanks
giving, Gertrude Booher.
Instrumental Music, Violin Solo,
FLOYD PinkeIton.
Vocal Solo. Zelma Depeatt.
Instrumental Duet, Laura and Belle
Mcintyre.
One minute stump speech contest by
the following gentlemen: Nj. L.
Watts. l.. A. Citizens, Chas. Norris,
A. B. McEwen. DR.. L. Dell, DR.. J. ID.
Plamondon. David Taylor, N. A. Mil
ler, f. B. Boyd. 9. A. Barrett, S. Il.
Wilson. B. B. Richards, Rev. Harris,
Rev. Ryder, 7. Fl. Beverly. Subject:
"Some "reminiscences of school life. )"
The gentlman making the best speech
in 60 seconds will receive valuable
present. Judges will be out of town
people. 1t is necessary TO have some
thing to say in order to say it i'll one
minute. 1t is suggested that the
above gentlemen practice daily until
November "a. 1t would not be fair to
let the men do all the talking, besides
they are not used to doing Il, SO there
will be one minute speech contest
for ladies for valuable prize.
The following list of names has
been given us of those who would
most likely display oratorical ability
Mesdames Watts, Barrett. Boyd, Hill,
Gross, Taylor, Sharp, LeGrow. Harris.
Ryder. Case, Smith Subject: "What
will help our school most. !" Speeches
will be followed by auction of boxes,