The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18
MITCHELL

yuNI0RSsTO THE SENIORS.
ma annual reception Of the Juni-
ioEs 81 tho high school to the Sem
iors ana he faculty members was
held Friday evening In Odd Fellows
hall, ana II was one Of the most elab-
sorate and brilliantthat has occurred
M number Of years. Special atten-
ton vas given to the decorating OF
the hall, Ia which the orange and
purple colors of the Seniors and
black and orange OF the Juniors were
draped IN the room with very pretty
eject. while the high school PEN
nants were Suspended In many places
to add to the rounding out of the
decorative scheme. Palms and
ferns and I were utilized to give
tho Interior . more homelike appear
.s ance.
IN the dining room there wers
three long tables placed, and they
were decorated with much taste and
skill with white and purple flowers.
colors Of the high school. while
enllax and ferns we're laid on the
tables to further heighten the effect.
The electric light globes were over
"a With yellow and q dozen Of can
delabra were lighted when the guests
were gathered around the tables. A
pretty place card bearing the name
OF each guest were on the tables
The dinner wac served in three
courses under the auspices OF the
la6ies OF Sc. Mary's Guild of the
Episcopal church, and they certainly
did themselves proud in the! presen-
tation OF such a fine menu and in.
the promptness with which 1t was
served. Plates were laid for eighty
Eve guests.
Before going into the banquet hall
) fsh pond was operated in one corr
ners Of the room, and there we're for
tunes for all who used the pole and
tried their dextrity at angling The
incident created a good deal Of
amusement while 1t lasted.
AT the conclusion of the basquet
Ward Ellis, as toastmaster. called
the assembly to order, and said
few words Of kindly welcome to the
seniors and to the members Of the
faculty. and called upon those who
we're to respond to the toasts assign
ed them on the printed menu cards.
Superintendent Hon spoke on RE
waid::,n, Prof. j. j.. Manthey talked
On "Resourcefulness:" Miss Turrell1
spoke on The Wagon-The Star"
Halle Wheaton. the president Of
the Senior class, gave q toast in
honor Of the members, followed by
Miss Alene Wallace. president of the
Juniors. who responded In thei- be-
half. Prof. &c. Lindsay was called
upon TO make some remarks and he
spoke interestingly in a general way
on school matters.
AT the conclusion Of the banquet
In which some very pleasing scnti-
mcnts were exchanged, the entire
company repaired to the lodge room
whore the exercises r continued
10 the great delight Of. all. A brief
hut entertaining program was rem
dered, which opened with q selection
by the high school orchestra. Miss
Dorothy Young gave q vocal solo to
the delight Of the audience, and Mrs.
F. II. Hon gave one OF her choice
readings, that received q keen ap-
preciation. A mixed quartet num-
bsr was given by Misses sletten and
Turrell, Messrs. Manthey and Lind
say which was received with much
applause. Miss Helen Reeves closed
The program with : piano selection
which she rendered in a manner
skillful.
The closing feature Of the ven
Ing was the disclosing Of the future
Of the Seniors 40 they would appear
nifty years hence. and it was a piece
of Ingenious work that was done in q
thorough manner. The Senior was
madesto appear In the following char
acters . half century from now:
Dude. widow. professor, trained
nurse, sutfragette, Chauffeur. farmer.
bride, two In a golden wedding pic
ture, society belle. and an old man.
All the characters were presented in
costume. and they were true to life.
This closed the events Of the ev-
eninE and#there ere many fine ex-
pressions Of delight from the Sem
Tors to the Juniors on taking their
departure for the originality and for
the splendid manner in which every
thing had been carried through to
= successful conclusion.
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