Evening journal., 1914-05-16
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
ENTERTAIN 100 GUESTS
AT PLAY AND RECEPTION
Parents and Friends of Scholars, Members of Fac
uIiy, Mayor Howell and City Officials, Excepting
Board Of Education, at Playhouse and HofeI
"GREAT MORAL VICTORY" MAYOR
TELLS MEMBERS OF THE CLASS

act. Carl p. Shilling, president o.
the June senior class, announced the
arrangements.
1--WE shall have dancing in the rose
room and refreshments in the main
diningroom Of the hotel after the
play" he said Il wish to make
II clear we will have refreshments.
and they will not be served In .
whitewashed basement"
The audience broke into applause
at this utterance, showing the gem
eral sentiment supporting the seniors.
The play was excellently staged, the
setting being a Grecian art studio
The participants were:
'PygnaliOn,' Frank Milano-A Athc-
ian sculptor, who using his wife as q
model, makes a beautiful statue with
which he falls in love. For this he
is punished by blindness inflicted by
Che prayer of
/ "Cynisca,n Mildred @. Booker-his
wife, who before her marriage was a
lymph of Artemis, who bestowed on
her the awful power TO punish her
husbands infidelty by making him
blind.
"Galatea," Elizabeth Goodine-a
statue OF surprising beauty. called into
/ life by the ardent prayers OF Pyema-
! lion, and who, in her Ignorance OF the
world, loves him, and tells Cynisce OF
her love.
"Myrine," Reba Finger-Pygmalion'z
sister. who is betrothed to Lencippe
Frank Hortyl, bold but awkward
soldier.
"Chrysos,' Lawrence witsil--A rich
man who calls himself a patron OF the
arts and judges statues by their weight
and fixes their price in this manner.
Daphne" Selma Bachrach-Chrysos'
wife, who turns him out of doors when
she discovers him making love to the
animated Golatea. the statue he had
set out 90 purchase
"Minos," Willard Heald-Pymalion's
slave.
"Agesimos," Robert Wheeler -Chrysos'
slave, who reflects his masters arro-
gance.
The play was excellcntly given, and
, the audience was generous with its ap-
, plause. AT the close friends showered
/ the participants with flowers, and il
: tbchait Of the cast Mr.. Heald preseneee
! Mirs Caryin and Miss Edgar the coaches
o lcach with bouquet Tho Young pe0
. men went TO tho stage TO receive tn
: iiowers and bowed in response to the
applause
I Following the play the large audience
proceeded into the hotel for the re-
ception.
So large was the attendance that the
/ rose room and lobby were throngcd. Man
Z ager Ernest S. Taite said it was tho
largest gathering ever held there. He
took n personal interest in looking after
the reception.
Z He had the hotel orchestra stationed
in the lobby and il played sprightly Sc
lections while refreshments were being
served IN the main dningroom under
the efficient direction OF Frank II. Fur
, bank moitre d'hotel. Following the
serving OF ice cream and cake. and there
, was plenty and to spare, dancing was
/ enjoyed in the rose room and in the
/ lobby. The teachers mingled with the
I other guests and all had a pleasant so
3 cial time.
Mayor Howell in i1e presence and
hearing OF several pei IONS told mem
o. bor of the seniors committee that the
class had "won great moral victory
bv the success of the play and reception.
Promptly at u o'clock dancing ceased
, and al departed homeward, highly
l pleased with the crowning event in the
I history Of the senior class. Through
, All their trouble in arranging the re-
! ception satisfactorily the members cI
the class have conducted themselves in
l a dignifed manner. None of the mem
, bers of the class attended school yes
! terday, as they were busy with prepar'
\ ations for the play.
Y Through an omission incident ts
transcribing the list of those public
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