The Washington times., 1915-05-02
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by rustic bridges, and spreading out
into small still pools. filled with gold
fish and water liliee, while pebbled
walks wind in and out among the
shrubbery and end Unexpectedly In
rustic summer houses or under vine
clad arbors.
All sorts OF entertainments are being
arranged in connection with the sixth
annual convention Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Arts. which will be held In
Washington. beginning May IL; but 10
the layman interest centers In the page
ant, to be staged at the willard on
the evening OF the first day Of the gath-
ering by the pupils of the Florence
Fleming Moves school OF Rhythmic Ex-
preston. under the direction OF Mrs
Genna Smith Tinnln.
First there will be The Golden City,
based on Anna Hampstead Branch's
poem showing the Lovely Lady" who
reads the lines of the poem to the ac-
compartment of a chorus OF women's
voices. chanting. and a group OF child
rem who dance their way through
forest scene to the Golden CITY Inc
costumes will be things of tissue IN
lovely tones and Greek drapings, while
to give eeriness to the picture there
will be intervening curtains OF tarieton
and such shadowy things. Moreover
group OF prominent girls, the list not yet
completed. will pose in classic tableaux
In the background.
Richard Hovey's "Faun. PhantasY
Of the Washington Woodlands" Will
follow. with n prologue which Mrs.
Richard Mansfield (Beatrice' Cameron
will read: the scene. a phantom forest.
with a pool in the foreground thanked
by stately trees: the characters, the
Faun miss Dorothy kecn), the Spirit
OF the Woods Miss Mildred Anderson).
dryads, pool spirits. breezes. storm
spirits and their eerie kind. the spirits
| in the gray green of the lichens. the
grassy green of the ponds and, well.
| the cooring, will. from all accounts. be
| indescribablv lovely. and the incidental
music delightful.
To close the program there will be a
sort OF glorified ballet. THE Call OF
| Spring" TO Edward Germans Incl
dental music to The Merchant OF We
nice" in which five girls, graduates
| Of Mrs. Noyes' New York studio. i'm
| ported for the occasion, will take part.
The pageant Is to be given In COM
pliment to the delegates to the conven-
| ton. some 800 strong. by the committee
| charged with their entertainment; and
| the rest of the seats will be sold. TO.
| gether with the boxes. to defray expen.
ses. 7 am hoping that I will be among
/ the lucky ones TO see the spectacle, for
me thinks 1t bids fair to be one of the
most fascinatng performances ever
given here.
Yesterday was May Day at Wellesle!
College. You may remark that 1t wa!
| May Day elsewhere. but truly not e
| the degree and extent that II Is n
| Wellesley, where 1t is the big dag o
the year and where there are all sort
and conditions OF gay doings. Doroth!
| Wright, Avanelle Crockett and Mar
saret Morehouse are the three Wash
| ington girls who are members OF tn
senior class. and their letters hom
have been filed with May. Day plan
for weeks
The day begins with senior scrub
bing' at six in the morning: but. D
it understood, the bath is applied TO
to the girls themselves. but to tn
"doughnut," the concrete walk-in tn
canpus-made tradition says, from tn
statue of The Backwoodsman.' whic
disappeared overnight-which that da
achieves a pristine cleanness neve
eaualed during the rest of the yeal
And then at 8 o'clock the dignifie
seniors. clad in cap and gown. betak
themselves TO chapel. trundling hoops
You know what fun that must be. wit
a thousand joyous sauealing girls fo
audience.
, Follows the maypole dance. with th
girls dressed as children and rompis
shamelessly to the tune OF a hand organ
and then. In the evening, the singing O
he chapel steps. a sweet and graciou
!; closing to n jolly day.
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II there Is a cheerful group Of men !
town these days it is the bunch OF arm
, officers, Col. Jackie" Hams, Col. Joh