Evening journal., 1914-05-19
MAY FESTIVAL OPENS
WITH Charming PLAY
Settlement Children Delight
Friends With "The
Little Princess"
EXHIBITS OF WORK
PLEASE VISITORS

The Little Princess" was charninolv
presented by the Settlement Dramatic
Club last evening at the Peoples Set.
uement, before an audience of more
'han zOO persons. The play was under
the direction OF Calvin c. Thomas. az
sisted by Miss Anna Dawson and far
exceeded the expectations OF all of
those who were connected with il. 1t
viii be repeated on Wednesday eyen-
ing at the settlement.
he first act opened with scene at
Miss Minchin's Boarding school, Act
two was the garret at Miss Minehin,s
Home" and the final act was in "Nlr.
Carrisf0rd's Study
Anna Douglas az SARA" played her
part superbly, Margaret Dawson as
Erinehgarde," was excellent and the
WORK OF Bessie Burns as Miss Min.
enn could not have been better. Lar
KIN Beeson as Borrow was also rood.
The remainder Of the cast showed much
ability and delighted the audience with
It's good work.
The cast follows:
Characters--"S Sara" Anna Douglas.
Amelia" Anna Ridings: "I,avinia =
Hannah Mccormick; "Ermengarde."
Margaret Dawson; Lily Florence
buckalew; "Lottie," Lena Katz:
Miss Minchin," Bessie Burns:
Becky Anna Weldln; Mrs. Car
michael Anna Cole; Maid" Bessie
Gregg; Barrow" Larkin Beeson;
james" Paul Vanderbrack; "Wil-
liam" Harold Wilson; Emma"
Laura Belle Jones; Guest" Josenb
Weidin; Ram Dass," Larkin Beeson
"Carrisford," Walter Hunt. Car
michael" Harold Yerger; "Jeanet." ."
Emma Smith.
The play was presented az thu
opening feature OF the annual Nav
FESTIVAL at the Peoples Settlement.
Ionight the young men OF the Set
tiement VIII present an old time min
strel show and there will be a chill
drens chorus and May pole dance
On wednesday evening Mayor Har-
rison w. Howell viii present the
certificates to all the boys who
graduated in the first aid TO the in
iured work.
Accompanying the play last night
were exhibits of the work done hv
the pupils of the Settlement. The ex-
hibits alone would well repay a visit
10 the settlement and those present
last night who were not familiar with
inc work being done were surprised
at what the children had accom-
Dlished.
The exhibits that attracted the
greatest attention were the work
done by the small children, the ex-
hibits OF Miss Ellen duPonts painting
class, and OF the dressmakine
classes.
The exhibits in the kindergarten
class and the graduates of the class
consisted Of paper cutting, weaving.
free hand drawing, moulding. block
building and large Indian camp built
In sand. The last piece showed the
results of much painstaking work.
The sand had been moulded into a
beautiful site for an Indian camp.
with a river running by. On the
river were Indian canoes, made of
paper that had been colored by the
children, and along the banks we're
seen the wigwams OF the tribe. while
here and there sat silent brave. The
exhibit was In charge of Miss Alice
Wyatt and Miss Margaret Wells. who
taught the children.
The exhibit of Miss Ellen duPont's
painting class was a beautiful one. IL
consisted Of water-color work and stud
les in pencil. Some Of the work show
ed much artistic ability and all of it
was excellent. II was much admired
by those present.
The exhibits OF dressmalxing by the
senior class, under Miss May Egner and
Miss Gertrude Harrington, and the
plain sewing class under Miss Edith
Russell and Miss Louise Naylor, as
sisted by about twenty other young
women were beautiful and showed the
results OF pueh hard work.
Exhibits of basket weaving, under
Miss Edgar, shoemaking and manual
training and the junior class in dress
making were very interesting and at
/ traeted much attention.
An interesting feature was the ex-
hibit OF the weekly menu Of the cook
ing class. Ten persons were members
of the class They meet each week, cook
a meal for themselves and not single
time did the meal for tine whole party
cost more than 81.