Evening journal., 1910-04-30
SEE FUN In THE
FATAL MESSAGE"

The Fatal Message" which is one of
the funniest farces John Kendrick
Bangs ever wrote. was presented by
members OF the Young Friends AS
sociation. in the school gymnasium
last night The farce was so much
enjoyed by the association and their
guests that the audience were unwill-
ing to have IL end, and a special an
nouncement had TO be made that it was
really the end before the audience
could be persuaded TO rise from their
seats. 81 wanted to see how Perkins
would make out" said one guest dis
appointedly; but the responsibility for
this lay with Mr. Bangs, who had left
matters ia a critical state.
Miss Isabelle Dowell as Mrs Perkins,
amateur actress. kept the audience
laughing with her facile changes of
expression and eloquence of elocution.
The long-suffering Perkins, Gerald
Pyle. made n great hit with the audi
ence In his rapid evoutions of the
amateur curtain i'm the rehearsals con-
Quoted by his wife and friends, and
won sympathy by his pathos in relat-
ing his multifarious duties. Chester
Ross. as the amateur stage manager,
was the picture of woe, and acted the
part to the life. Stanley Chambers
and Ralph Ewart, as the amateurs who
had unfortunately studied the same
part, We're very funny. Miss Helen
Bye, and Miss Clifford were stately and
sc0rnful women of high degree. and
Mrs Ralph Ewart made a charming
amateur maid who could not remem-
Der she was to talk cockney dialet All
the players took their parts with an
admirable spontanety and life. Miss
Brodrick. teacher of elocution at
Friends School, coached the actors,
and the marked success OF the produc-
tion was due in large measure to her
efficient training. A large audience
witnessed the presentation.
At the business meeting. preceding
the farce. Miss Helen NJ Bye presided,
and the secretary. Mrs. George b. Mil
Ter. read the minutes of the last meet
ing. The treasurer Miss Edna n.
Taylor, reported over forty dollars on
hand in the treasury. prosperous state
Of affairs which called forth applause
from the association. and commenda-
tions for the efficient work of the
treasurer.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. Miss
Helen NJ. Bye; vice president. Mrs.
George b. Miller; treasurer. Miss Edna
n. Taylor; secretary, Miss Elsie M.
Yarnall; executive committee. Miss
Mary W. Pyle. Ralph Ewart, and Stan
ley Chambers.
Appointed as delegates to the con-
ference OF Young Friends Associations.
at the yearly meeting to be held I'm
Philadelphia in two weeks were Miss
| Mary w. Pyle. Miss Helen NJ. Bye, and
George b. Miller.
An amendment to the constitution to
Increase the dues of the association
from fifty cents to one dollar yearly.
was lost. The last item Of business
was communication from the Anti
tuberculosis Society. asking co-opera-
tion i'm the flag campaign 70 be con-
Quoted by the society on Memorial Day.
The idea of the society is to have every
house i'm Wilmington decorated with
specially designed flags, bearing the So
ciety motto on Memorial Day and for
three days afterward. The Young
Friends Association endorsed the idea.
and viii have representatives, in the
selling of the flags. and other work the
society may decide upon.
A reception was held after the pro.
gram, during which ice cream and cake
were served to tho members and
guests.