Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-25
THE TEMPLE OF AP0LLO|
FAIRMONT SEMINARY GIRLS
GIVE GREEK FESTIVAL.
Legend Creditably Enacted in Pres
ence Of a Large Number
of Invited Guests.

The young LADIES' or the class OIL 1917 vi
Fairmont Seminary entertained dis
tinguished audience with "a Festival
Day in the Temple of Apollo" at the
seminary Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Sherman, wife of the Vice President. and
many other leaders of social life were in
cluded in the spectators.
After the performance a reception was
rendered Mrs. Sherman, who was the
guest Of honor. Miss Mabel Payne pre-
sented Mrs. Sherman with a bouquet of
sweet peas, the class flower. Mrs. Sher-
man responded in words Of appreciation.
The legend was enacted in the assembly
hall of the seminary. The sounding OF a
trumpet announced the opening of the
festival, which began with the entrance
of priestesses, moving slowly up the main
aisle toward the stage to the strains of
Greek Tyres and luteS.
The procession of the people was
preceded by band of musicians, and
when the entire company was grouped
on the stage, which represented the in
terror of the temple, the beauty of the
scene was completed. Offerings of sacri-
flee and prayers to Apollo marked the be-
of scarf dances, ball playing, musical con-
tests and the presentation of the legend
The festival closed with the occasional.
MISS LauCk as ApOllO.
Miss Katherine Lauck, who sails today
for two years study of the violin In
Europe. posed as the statue of Apollo.
Miss Ethel Foster represented Pythias.
The priestesses were Miss Eliza killian.
Miss Matte Lee Yokley, Miss Lillian
Beatty. Miss Mabel Holloway and Miss
Grace McClelland
Miss Elizabeth Tucker Miss Louise Por-
ter and Miss Frances Ferguson were
musicians. Miss Natalie Scott assumed
the role of knight. and Miss Catharine
Guitar boy. The scarf dancers were
Miss Mildred Mann. Miss Frances Han
cock and Miss Virginia Guitar
Miss Mabel Payne. Miss Harriette Rich
ardson. Miss Dorothy Rorland, Miss Lu-
cile Baker and Miss Fannie Hunt APP
peared as ball players.
The musical contestants were Miss Elsa
Raner. Miss Elizabeth Tucker and Miss
Grace McClelland. The judges were Miss
Jean Caldwell, Miss Elizabeth Campbell
and Miss Anne Seymour Jones. Actors in
the legend were as follows
Miss Harriette Richardson, Orpheus:
Miss Virginia Guitar and Miss Dorothy
Borland, lovers; Miss Hazel Herr. Miss
Frances Hancock and Miss Katherine
Brown. maidens; Miss Ada Mcconnell.
mourner: Miss Rebecca Walker and Miss
Maggie Foote, attendants; Miss Mildred
Mann, Eurydice: Miss Caroline Davis and
MISS 'iouSS Zttclle, pages, dilu MISS
Minnie SaXton, torch bearer
Staged by DIR. and Mrs. Ramsay.
The production was staged under the
direction of DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Ram
say, who also received the guests.
Among the guests were:
Mrs. Sherman, Mrs Burroughs, wife of
Senator Burroughs; Mrs. Scott, wife of
Senator Scott: Mrs. Clay, wife of Senator
Clay, and Miss Clay; Representative and
Mrs. Murdoch and Miss Murdoch. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Cas-
sidy, wife of Representative Cassidy:
Representative and Mrs. Jones. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Madison, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Borland. Mr.. John Barrett,
Mrs. De Witt Talmage, Miss Helen Gard
ner. Mr.. and Mrs. Mann of Missouri, Mr..
and Mrs. Holloway of Kansas, Mr.. Scott
of New Orleans, Mrs. Rorick of Michi-
gan, DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon. Mrs.
Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliffe, Mr. and Mrs.
John S. Blair. Mrs. Logan, DIR. and Mrs.
George F. Dudley. Mrs. Samuel II. Wood
row and Miss Woodrow, Dr. and Mrs.
WinbiGler, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mclean,
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Warner. Mr.. and
Mrs Percy Foster. Mr.; and Mrs Ellis
Mrs. Hancock of Texas. Mrs. Mcconnell
of Michigan, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Lauck
of Pittsburg and Mrs. Scott c. Bone.
Several of the alumnae who are in
Washington to attend the seminary ban
quet at the New Willard Hotel Thursday
next were among the guests. They were
Miss Dorothy Matchen of Pennsylvania,
Miss Evelyn Farmer of Alabama. Miss
Louise Gunby of Maryland, Miss Marion
Elliott of Massachusetts, Miss Marion
and Miss Amelia Bigler of Pennsylvania
and Miss Corneia Frieder of New York.
Refreshments were served after the re-
ception
Because of educational and other ad-
vantages of the performance number OF
requests were made last night to have it
repeated. and steps have already been
taken to give it again in few days.