The Washington times., 1915-05-18
SCHOOLS CELEBRATE
PEACE DAY" HERE
Pageant Illustrating Woes Of
War and Joys Of Peace Given
BY Central High Pupils.

Today is Peace Day" in the public
schools. It has been so designated by
order Of Superintendent Thurston. who,
however. prescribed no fixed exercises
for the celebration Of Il.
At Western High School Justice F. l..
siddons. OF the District Supreme Court.
address'f the student body.
At the Q Street Vocational Schoo!
Mrs. Coralie r. Cook. Of the Board Of
casion.
Students Give Pageant.
Peace Day" was sisnalized at Cen
tral High School this afternoon by
the presentation OF Beulah Marie
DiX's Peace Pageant" comprising &
songs. dialogue and tableaux illus
trating the woes OF war and the joys
of peace.
War. enthroned with Pestilence.
Famine. and Crime as his attendants,
called men of all trades from their
occupations to kill for him. goading
them to fury with his whip. His
power was overwhe imed by .Tustica
and Peace. with their father. wis
dom. Peace showed the former com
batants Prosperity. Social Service.
and other followers. including the
forty-eight States of the Union.
campfire girls. scouts and flower
girls.
Members Of the faculty were able
to prepare the pageant in a reia =
lively short time by grouping the
members Of the large cast and re
hearsing them separately. Hrs.
Eliza beth Walton had general charge
of the production.
In addition to the entire first bat,
TALON. which passed through the hall
in answer to Wars call for volun-
teers, the following Central stu
dents took part:
Students In Cast.
War. Mr.. Wilkerson famine. Miss
Tillman: Pestilence. Miss Ring Crime
Miss Espey; trumpeters OF war. Mr.
Harbaugh and Mr.. Stewart: peace. MIR
Richards wisdom, Mr.. Myers: justice
Fishback; camp fire girl. Miss Dorothy
Pasch; farmer. Mr.. Carey; wife, Miss
X. Trundle carpenter. Mr.. Engel; moth
, er. Miss Phoebus teacher Mr.. Psrcher
Drummer woman. Miss F. Ring; music,
ians. Misses f. North and Charlotte
Hamilton dancers, Misses II. Adams. f
Jones, and J. Cavanaugh: artists, Misses
N. Hildreth and Keneally artisan. Mr.
Cayton; mother. Miss Trudgian; writer
Mr.. E. r. Taylor; wife. Miss Mary
Jones; trumpters OF peace. Mr.. McKer.
! nan and Mr. Raymond camp fire girls
Misses Mary Gibson, Leonila Lloyd
| Helen Primm. NJ Prienkert. and Elsie
! CARRIER: Columbia. Miss Jennie Kimmcl
judges, Messrs. Elliot, Chew, Karpeles
and Harvey; flower girls, Misses Fer
| liner, Edna Brown. Effie Drexilius
Thelma Briggs. Margaret Day. Mar!
| Renshaw. Eleanor Schofield, Madiean
Margaret Tucker Anna Wilson and G
| Smith.
Represent States.
| The girls who represented the States
OF the Union We're: Alabama. Mis-!
! Rod: Arizona, Miss Tucker; Arkansas
| Miss Thomas: California. Miss Finch
| Colorado, Miss Sanders. Connecticut
! Miss Hoge; Florida. Miss Plaskett
Georgia. Miss Morris: Idaho. Miss
! Kaufman Illionis. Miss Wooden: In
! diana. Miss Watts: Iowa. Miss Lukens
| Kansas. Miss Slye: Kentucky. Miss
Barnes LolIisian ma. Miss CHI pin: Maine
Miss kraus; Maryland. Miss Beall
Massa chusetts. Miss Hoffman; Michi
/ gan, Miss Maxwell. Minnesota. Miss
! W erntz: Mississippi. Miss Padgett; Mis-,
| souri,. Miss Hales: Montana. Miss Hos
! letter: Nevada. Miss Mooney; New
| hampshire. Miss Snapp; New Jersey
Miss Render: New Mexico. Miss Rob
! erts; New York, Miss Barrett; North