Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-06-13
THE FOURTH ANNUAL BANQUET.
The Entire Occasion One Long to be Remember
ed--Novel and Picturesque Decorations
The Hall a Mystical Scene of Beauty
Mr.. Cards Timely and Eloquent
Address---Miss Lucy Madeira
on the Unrest in Education

VII JllC QiliG Go
Look here oil man, does this town
look this way often IL reminds NE
Of q bit Of Venice
The speaker was the head Of a big
steel plaHt IN Pennsylvania and the
writer stopped in front of the Hotel
Berkeley aud glanced about him q
see What caused the chance remark,
II was pretty scene that the way
farers IN front OF the old hotel and
about the corners OF the nuhlic
square weF. regarding With interest
Floating through the streets in
streams OF Tight and color were
thronga Of the towns prettiest girls
girls with the pink Of the rose IN
their chicks aud the lisht cf the stars
IN their eyes, girls IN sari.eo,ored
gossaner, shimmering, summery gar
ments as cool and fefreshisg as the
zeyphrs from tho summer sea were
drifting In and ont d the snelown
across the square ana al wendine
their way to one slal .ths Assembly
Hall Of the Ilign scaool Small won.
der that the steel magnate regarded
the picturesque throng With interest.
but Ia not often that there IS such
parade and procession Of benuty
through Martinsburg streets, famed
as Il Is for IFS pretty women. Il was
OF course the occasion Of the fourth
annual banquet Of the Alumni Assoc.
iation and Il n seriously doubtful II
any other social gathering here ut
tracts "a vatlad aud ae attractive q
Ithrong Of young people.
A Mystical Scene.
Could The steel magnate nave fol.
lowed the streams Of people Into the
hall he would have witnessed a scene
OF mystical beauty and scenic novelty
well worth more than passing notice
II reflects no small credit on the Al
umni Association and those who had
Ia charge the decoration, to. record
that they amply accomplished won,
ders. The square and ordinarily IN.
attractive hall was decorated and ani.
boased with most unusual taste and
beauty into gefltable fairy land. In
finite thought must have been given
TO the niise-en-seene. IN the center
OF the auditorium was the table ar
ranged for the graduating ciasa o.
1913, ii was tn tie form OF trigngle
which is tie school emblem and was
most artistically and profuseiy decor
ated with vases Of roses, peones and
honey auekle. The color on this to
BILE of the rose was white on the 9th
ers red The walls and the whole
room was colorfnl with remnants aud
vari colored electric globes. Each
class occupied an individual table. AS
the procession OF young people IL
their best bib aud tucker marched
into the hall their good looks and gen,
eral esprit de corps might well re-
ieet credit on any great city
The Opening Exercises.
They were all seated formally and
with almost military procedure while
march melody from the city Band
Orchestra was very sweetly waited
through the hall.
MFR. w. A. Gard presided and Miss
Dora Wolfensberger is the secretary
OF the association and the reception
committee was composed Of Misses
Lemen, SigIer Ryneab Rutledge,
Lindsay. HODGE and Robinson.
MIR. Cards Address.
Mr.. Gard opened the proceeding
with a very happy speech in which he
said in part that he would be rather
elected president Of the High School
Alumni than made the mayor Of Mar
tinsburg. He told some very good
stories and there was a ripple Of iner,
riment through the hall during his
entire speech especially when he
made merry reference to the ap'
preaching marriage of Prof Wachtel
and Miss Nellie Hess. Seriously Mr.
Gard told the graduates that they had
come to the parting Of the ways nov
/ and III all sincerity they would have
to begin their life In earnest He
suggested TO them to make their
mark high and never stop until i
was reached He referred TO his own
delightful school days and wished
! the class sell along the way with his