The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30
cHlLLlcorHE, MO.


The illness of Mrs. Amy Green has
not changed for better or worse. De-
spite this fact she is an excellent ex-
ample of %bouyancy and fortitCde. -.
Mrs. Denney and daughter Mrs. Elsie
Gilbert returned from a visit with rel
atives at Boone, la. last week. Miss
Estella Y. Gales of Linneus, Mo. visit
ed Miss Efie Elex during Commence
ment week. Miss Odessa Hillman
entertained the Bachelor Girls Club
Saturday afternoon. Prof. V. E. Will
liams arrived May 20 to spend a por-
ton of his summer vacation with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Williams
principal of the public School of
Pennington, Mo. where he recently
closed what the patrons and friends
of the School had counted upon a sue
cessful term. Mrs. Luella Bass d.
G. NJ. n. G. of G. H. H. of Ruth No.
is visited the local society Saturday,
May 1917. She was entertained Sat
urday afternoon at a reception at the
residence of Mrs. Dan Monroe. At
night a social hour followed a most in
structive lecture by Mrs. Bass. Sum
day morning she was given an auto
ride over the City, in the afternoon
was entertained by Mrs. Scott at din
ner and received many callers at Mrs.
Monroe's where she was treated to
music by our local talent and to a
dainnty r~efreshment. The Commence
ment week of Garrison High School
began patrons Day" The furniture
and various ~serviceable articles hewn
from rough wood; the sewing that
would attract the attention of any ac-
complished dress maker; the neat and
accurate literary work of the different
grades were exhibited, and brought
forth an unusual amount of favorable
comment. On Wednesday evening,
May 20 at the Majestic Theatre the
22nd Annual Commencement Exer-
cises of the Garrison High School
were held. The graduating class, the
largest in the history of the School
was composed of Bessie Bank, Vale
dictorian, Carl Talley, S%alutatorian,
Carrie Agee, Georgia Bealer, Lloyd
Clark, RObt. Green, Joe Holmes, Law
renee Lewis, George Parker and Alice
Talley. The chorus singing was one
of the features of the exercises while
the vocal and instrumental solos by
Misses Hillman and Payne were eX-
%ceptionally good. Those who had re.
ceived class honors and delivered ora
tons upon this occasion acquitted
themselves finely. After a few timely
remarks by Principal w B. Longdon
he introduced DR.. w. H. Thomas of
Kansas City, Mo. who delivered an ad.
dress to the graduates. DR.. Thomas
is one of the wise men that came from
the East to serve his God and his
people. His address convinced us that
he too, like the wise men of the ma
tivity, brought gold, frank incense and
myth and made a presentation in the
form of such words and questioning as
Making a living or a life; Which,
The President of the Board of Educa.
ton presented the Diplomas and
Goodnight" Chorus ushered these ex.
e~rcises into the things that were. The
Eighth Grade exercises at the High
School Auditorium Thursday evening
was a decided success. Owing to the
absence of the President of the Board
of Education the Principal fittingly in
troduced Prof. Williams an ex-teachel
of Garrison School who made spicy
but applicable remarks prior to his
admirable presentation of the Certif
Gates to a large class. Friday eve
ming an appreciative audience wit
messed the Class play "An Awful.
Aunt" at the City Hall. From the
rise to the final fall of the curtain evi
dences of an awful aunt were fire.
quently displayed. Sunday afternoon
the graduating class followed by {
large Chorus entered Mt. Zion Baptis
Church singing a beautiful procession
al. An invocation of words Will
thoughts that went heavenward wa
offered by Rev. Chas. Crews. Rev
D. w. Oaks read the Scripture lesson
a beautiful anthem was sung and tn,
eager crowd listened with remarkable
\ patience to the Baccalaureate sermon
4 by Rev. l. L. Talley. The sermon wa
both entertaining and instructive. TIL,
Harrison Alumni Luncheon to 4h,
lClass of 1914 was held at the Higl
School Auditorium Tuesday evening
Mr.. Herbert Beach, President of thu
Assn. acted as POSTMASTER. His an
|nual address was pointed and we'll re
lceived. The toasts and response
were very appropriate and of a higl
intellectual range. The menu wa
considered to be the best in the his
tory of the Association. Severa
young ladies of the High School serv
led se~venty-fve persons with rpidit,
land precision. There is magic in tn,