Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-06-10
MEMORIAL DAY
At MERR|MACK


cred at the school grounds on Memorial
Day to listen to the splendid program
} prepared in honor of our dear old sol
diers whose ranks grow thinner each
year. After a short program consist.
ing of songs and recitations pertain
ing to the day and watching an inter
esting flag drill. Reverend Foulkes
in few well chosenswords, paid tri,
butte to our soldiers living as we'll as
those departed. The event of the pro
gram was the Cantata, 1.-The ia Try
Godmother's Lesson" by the pupils OF
the primary and,intermediate rooms.
under the supervision of their teacher Z
Miss Frenz and Miss Cooper, directed
by Miss Grace Polly of Madison. The
grounds were tastefully arranged t(
represent woodland scene. The can
tata openedswith chorus OF farmers
and their wives who complained or
having 80 much work to do. The
Fairy Godmother came forth and won
dered at such complaint. She calico
for the Fairy Queen who, during the
cantata brought forth brownies, wood
land fairies, snow fairies and others
who showed the earth people how cheer
fully and pleasantly they work. Their
arguments were convincing and the
farmer people decided that work was
much more easily done-when done
cheerfully.
The farmers were Wardner Anthony,
Frank. Kirchstein, Archie Kirchstein,
William Kirchstein, VIM. Morrow, Or
Vile Casdorf, Lawrence Lee, Lawrence
Weinke, Raymond Lee and Reinhard
Hem and J were dressed in regular
farmer attire and worked faithfully
with rakes, shovels, hoes, pitchforks,
etc, and received many sly digs from
| the farmers wives in regard to their
appetites and love of comfort. The
little maidens made charming looking
housemaids, all rosy with health as
farmers wives should be. They were
Mildred Meyer, leila Casdorf, Kathryn
Anthony, Fred A. Dennis and Halle
Clafin.
Althea. Clark. the Fairy Godmother,
looked very attractive with her win
some face, bright hair and beautiful
costume. She also spoke very distinct
ly which was pleasure to those sitting
in the rear.
The Fairy Queen, Jean Peck, also
made pretty picture and pleased al
with her beautiful voice.
Little Velma Lee wearing a pretty
white gown covered with tinsel was
cunning little Jack Frost.
Doris Gattwinkel made cute littl e
boy page in her pretty suit of blue and
gold.
The weather man was we'll represent.
ed by Caroline johnson in heavy coat
trimmed with wading.
Amanda Lee represented the Coco
Fairy in dress of pink.
The Snow Fairies were daintily
dressed in white and gave pretty
song and dance while strewing confetti.
They were: Ruth Meyer, Ruth Pigg,
Alice Pigg, Virginia Farnsworth, Bea-
trice Anthony, Irene Koerth, Marie
Stoner and Gladys Norris.
The pretty little Pink Fairies capt.
waited the audience during their battle
OF the roses. Their dresses were dainty
a nd pretty made. from pink tarlatan
They were: Helen Johnson, Edna
Koerth, Constance Farnsworth, Gwen
dolyn Cooper, Ella Gross, Aleata Moul
ton and Folio Kirchstein.
| The Snow Fairies and the Pink Fair
les gave an interesting May pole dance
which showed much training and was
an especially pretty feature.
The brownies were jolly lively little
chaps, who created quite little mer'
riment with their funny antics and ode
suits. They were Howard Luce, Vir
gil Halbman, Victor Warhanek, (po
liceman), Wyman Norris, Julius Helm,
Eugene Kunce and VIM. Stoner.
An entertainment of this kind re
quired much time and patience anC
practice for pupils and teachers but al
are to be congratulated on the splendid
success it proved to be. Miss Polly
deserves avote of thanks from the
people of Merrimack for her assistance
Elizabeth Gattwinkel.