Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-21
ELMA

ELMA
Loretta Glass of Cresco visited with
the Casey family in Elma last week.
Ben Kl.mme and wife of Charles City
were in EIma the latter part of the
week visiting with relatives.
j. C. Mcneil and p. Cunningham of
Mason City were callers in town Sun
day last.
A large crowd from Elma attended
the Hagenbeck Wallace circus in New
Hampt. n Friday.
Mrs. Frank Church was q visitor in
New Hampton few days last week.
w. H. Klemme of Ridgeway was
over the first of the week visiting rel
atives.
Mrs. Frank Kelly and Mrs. B. Dunn
of Oelweln came up Wednesday to at
tend the graduating exercises at the
hmm. Con. Acad.
Mrs. Con Shields came down the first
of the week for visit with friends and
relatives.
Lena Summit of Alta Vista was a
pleasant caller at Elma last week.
Misses Bernice Doran and Helen
Condor returned to their home in Rice
vile Thursday, after completing their
school year.
Merle McGrane, T. Deveraux and
Omer Sullivan returned to Elma
last Thursday from Omaha.
Clara Weers left Sunday for Cedar
Falls where she will attend summer
school.
Mrs. John M. Keefe visited at the
Art Casey home few days last week.
Clayton Creider was business cal
Ter in Fredricksburg last Wednesday
afternoon.
Mesdames Murray and Spaulding at
tended the circus in New Hampton
Friday.
Mrs. Brennan and children. Cert
rude and Eugene came down from St.
Paul for visit with relatives and to
attend the commencement exercises.
Willie Ayres came up from Sioux
City the first of the week for a visit
with his father
Mrs. J. j. McFaul of Musselshell,
was a brief caller in Elma last week.
Miss Griffin of Lawler spent few
days last week at the Will Whalen
home in this city.
Misses Hastings of Alta Vista attend
ed the commencement exercises in
Elma last week. .s
Nellie Heinmiller visited with rela-
tives in Alta Vista Monday.
George Mahoney was visitor with
relatives in Elma Sunday, while on his
to Canada.
w. j. Boyle went to St. Paul Sat-
urday for few days visit.
&c. A. EXERCISES.
On last Tuesday evening the Junior
exercises of the hmm. Con. Acad.,
were held in the Opera House at 8 o.
clock. The program was exceptionally
fine. In the play '."The Toy Shop, all
the little ones did their parts very well
but especial mention should be made of
Paul Conway who took the part of the
head fry and also of Leonard Martin
who acted the part of 1.-The Rag Doll. !"
The "Calisthenics' was another fea-
ture of the evening, being performed
by the intermediate boys. The last
and the best number of the program
was OIL xUOl0II ~ . ASSVh W
''grammer grade, dressed in Indian
costumes. The drill accompanied a
recitation of an Indian poem by Ellen
Conway. A tableaue by the Indian
maid completed the first evenings en-
tertainment.
On Wednesday evening the gradual
ing exercises were held and drew the
largest crowd ever assembled in the
Opera House. The class play "Patric-
ia was rendered and thoroughly inter-
esting all through. The following is
the program of the graduating exer-
clses:
Morning Song. ................C Chorus
Grafton. Resolute in Deed; Gentle in
Manner"
Pearl Kelly.
Act I-Scene, Emperor's Garden.
Oration-"W women of Shakespeare's
Maude Deegan Plays"
Violins-M Mary Norton, Luella Dew
ereaux and P. eastman.
Piano. aude Deegan.
Act H-Scene Hall in Palace.