Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
DECLAMATORY CONTEST
ATTRACTS CROWDS
THIRD PRELIMINARY CONTEST
ON FRIDAY EVENING, JAN
uAEY 80.
STATE OFFICIALS GUESTS OF H0NOI
Judge and Mrs. Geo. w. Dunham and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Hutchinson
II Entertain Friends.

The second preliminary declama
tory contest Of the local High school
was held in the High school auditor.
ium on Friday evening, January %,
when an excellent program Of read
lngs and music was given. Miss
IOlive Keiser and Miss Alice VOL
cott were award honOrs in the dram.
attic class, Miss Keiser's reading
being entitled 1.-The Dawn Of a
Tomorrow; and Miss Wolcott's,
India. In the humorous class Miss
Lucy Robinson was the successful
contestant, her production being en-
titled "A Violin Case" Much inter
est is being manifested in these pre-
liminary contests the attendance at
each one taxing the seating capacity
Of the auditorium. The young peo-
pie who engage in the contest rem
der their productions in a manner
highly creditable to themselves and
to Miss Hatswell, who trains them
in the art Of public speaking.
On Friday evening, January 30th,
at 1880. in the High school audi
torium. will take place the third
preliminary contest, the program be-
ing as follows:
Cornet solo, selected. -. ~:
(. .... Margaret Adams
e Dramatic Glass.
THE Soft Spot in B. 606". ..}..
:. =. =. Hazel Chapmans
I 'Malibran and the Young Musician.
Ei4<. -. ..s3.. Pearl LeClere
The Man and the Song" Lydia Haas
Her First Appearance. ..s#..
:. Gertrude Pierce
THE. Prisoner of Zenda". :. .3l..
:. F..S. Gladys Sabin
Vocal duet. 'Larboara Watch. :
Messrs. Earl and Archie LeClere.
Humorous Class.
Cinderella Dines". .Bernice Bishop
The Debatin' S'ciety. :,
z :. Clarence Brown
s'Aunt Elnor's Hero. .Ressa Epstein
Mrs. Guptill on Grip. Hazel Hoyt
The Railway Matinee. 80.
!. .t.. -, Elsie Rossow
Her First Recitar' Nellie Scott
The Hazing of Valiant.
Is ..55..... Kate Smith
.'The Absent Guest. =.
..4... !. Blanch Thompson
Music. "Juanita". Boys Quartet
]. Admission, 10 cents. $.s 'tsi ss.
Judge and Mrs. George w. Dun
ham and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Hutchin9
son entertained company OF thir-
ty guests at the Hutchinson home on,
North Franklin street on Tuesday
evening. A delightful six O'Clock
dinner was served by Mrs. Durham
and Mrs. Hutchinson. A highly en-
joyable social evening followed the
dinner.
DR.. and Mrs. III. A. Dittmer had
as their guests on Thursday, DR..
G1iflford H. Sumner and Prof. Lafay-
cite Higgins, secretary and sanitary
engineer of theNstate board of health.
In the evening DR.. and Mrs. Dittmer
gave delightful o'clock dinner to
a company of fourteen friends, DR..
Sumner and Prof. Higgins being
guests of honor. 7.s ..3 3y i5ss
Mr.. and Mrs W. c.. Amsden en-
tertained company of twelve guests
at a delightful 1880, luncheon on
Friday of last week. State superin-
tendent A. NJ. Deyoe. who delivered
an address at the morning session
of the Farmers Institute, on Friday,
was the guest OF honor.
The Ladies Kensington of the
Congregational church is being en-
tertained this afternoon at the home |
of Mrs. L. L.. Platt Mrs. Platt is |
being assisted by Mrs. George s.. Lis
ter.
The company which appeared at
Central opera house in .'The Print |
er Of Udells" made very favorable |
with the audience on
Monday evening. The members of |
he company played their parts in
IN able manner. y
On Wednesday evening of last
week, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F., Young |
we're happily surprised by COM
oany of twenty-five relatives, who |
lad taken it upon themselves to in
'orm this worthy couple that they
1ad been married for thirty-four