The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-05

IOI H6mUCTS VI Luc OLH6T English
classes of the school. The girls who
took part were chosen on account of
their high percents In their studies
this year. The play was really les
son in old English and was one of the
cleverest little theatricals given in
this city for some time. An attractive
feature was that the play was written
by Mrs. e. B. Grosvenor, who is SO
we'll known for her work of this kind.
1t was entitled, "The Masque of the
Flowers" and was in the old English.
The music and the folk dances in the
old English also were features of the
festive occasion. The winding of the
May pole was one of the pretty figures
of the affair. Fourteen girls partici-
pated, seven being dressed as girls
and seven boys The whole affair was
typical of the seventeenth century.
Three old English tunes entitled,
Come Lassies and Ladies'" Boys
and Girls Come Out To Play and
Janet's Jacket Is Torn were used in
all the dances. The music was ar
at the piano. Miss Elizabeth Sands
had charge of the orchestra and Mr.
Floyd Hendrix acted as prompter.
The orchestra was composed Of, first
violins, Walter Anderson, Ira Ramp.
Stella Knode, Mozelle Hunter; second
violins. Alice Rollman, Margaret Reed:
flute, James Howard.
The girls who took part in the play
made up the colors of the rainbow
and were dressed to represent flowers.
They were masqued, the Mosques hav-
ing been made by the children in the
i
Mary Louise Bates, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bates, was stage man
ager and her ability along this line
was commended upon by the teachers
as we'll as those in charge.
The seven colors Of the rainbow
were represented as follows: Red.
THE Rose Miss Emma Broerman;
Coxcomb, Miss Helen Brown, repre-
Miss Ruth Beilman, "The King of the
Revels," Miss Esther Boyd; Yellow,
''Black-Eed Susans," Miss Edith
Boyd; "Dandelion,' Miss Minnie
Breese; Green. Queen of the May"
Miss Marion Brown; "Jack-in-the-Pul-
pit Miss Edna Brown; Blue, "A
Ragged Lady" Miss Jeanette Banks;
Ragged Robin" Thelma Benge; Pur-
pie. "Pansy," Miss Gertrude Adams;
Johnny Jump Up" Miss Irene Bishop;
Violet, "a Violet Miss Mary Brum-
fiel; Sweet William, Miss Helen
Benge.
Mr.. J. T. Giles. made a short talk
and told the pupils a number Of sig
nificant facts about the drama. The
entertainment was thoroughly enjoy
ed by the children
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander D. Cobb
and little daughter, left today for their
new home in Brownstown. Their
hosts of friends regret to see them
leave but wish them success.
Mr.. Herbert Cotton of this city,
student at Oxford, visited friends in
Hamilton this week
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w Smith will be
host and hostess this evening for the
annual banquet of the Magazine club
at their home on East Main street
Miss Alice Price was hostess yes
terday afternoon for a called meeting
of Section One of the Ladies and Pas
tors Union of Grace M. E. church at
her home on North Fifteenth street
A committee was appointed to call on
prospective members.
The Alice Carey club will hold
business meeting Thursday afternoon
at the home of Miss Lucille Mahr on
North G. street
Among the many charming social
functions which have been given this |
week for Mrs. Jesse Reeves of Ann Ar |
Dor. Michigan, was the informal tea !
given this afternoon by Mesdames II. |
r. Robinson and Anna Kaminski at
the home of the former on the Ma ,
tional Road, West.
Garden flowers and ferns were used !
in appointing the rooms. Tea was serv
ed to twenty-five guests. The hours |
we're from $3.50 until 5 O'Clock.
A reception will be given Thursday
evening at the Third M. E. church in |
honor of Rev. and Mrs. Chamness. All
members of the church and their |
friends are cordially invited tot attend
Miss Eleanor Seidel, a student at |
Washington College. Washington. d. c. |
spend the summer with her parents, !
Mr.. and Mrs. George Seidel, South .
Thirteenth street.
Mrs. James Quigley. who has been
in Denver, Colorado, for some months, |
has returned to this city.
The Progressive Literary society |
met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. D. |
l.. Fitzpatrick at her home in West
Richmond. Mrs. George Chrisman was
the leader. Clawson had a splendid pa
per on THE Development of the Mon
tessori Method She had several per-
sonal letters, two from the New York
school and the House. Her paper had
been carefully prepared and was full
of interesting facts. A discussion fol
lowed and was participated in by near