Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-12-04
BOYS AND GIRLS
OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Give Pleasing Entertainment at
School Assembly Hall.
A THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL.
Children Represent the Pilgrims Of
1921 and Latter Day Children of
I9I5---Pleasing Program.


Bast evening a most pleasing
Thanksgiving Entertainment" was
given by the children of the Annap-
oils Grammar School. A little before
the curtain was drawn, one or two se-
lections were played on the Victrola.
which the Grammar School has re-
Gently purchased.
>About o'clock the first number on
the program was given by little Miss
Marguerite Mahneko. Who recited the
poem entitled "Our First Thanksgiv-
ing" which was presented with ex-
preston and care. Then followed an
other selection on the Victrola.
Thanksgiving 1921 and 1915" was
shown. In 1921, the girls were dress
ed in old fashioned gray dresses, and
and little white aprons, and little
Dutch caps making them look like the
pictures nowadays of the Plymouth
women at the landing of the Pilgrims.
Miss Suydam played a slow waltz. and
the little girls walked in very slowly,
keeping in time with the music
On the opposite side were the chill
dren of 1915. dressed in little white
dresses, as the children nowadays are
cOstumed. AS they entered the stage.
Miss Suydam PLAYED march by which
they all came dancing in. As they
were all seated ON thes tage, 1915 talk
ed to 1921 1915 said we have tele-
phones, autos, and wireless stations
and 1921 answered they had never
heard OF such things. Then 1921 talk
ed to 1915, telling them that most of
their time they spent in church, and
sometimes the services lasted for
three hours. This was too much for
1915 and they left the stage.
Then followed a mountain Polka
which was danced with grace and
precision Master Leonard Hayden
played the violin, accompanied on the
piano by Miss Suydam. The child
plays with remarkable skill and pre-
cision for one so young. -Four Lit
tie Pilgrim Maids" followed 1t rep
resented dream The Thanksgiving
Dinner" was next presented. The
songs of Jolly Boy" and "Old Black
Joe" were sung by the boys of the
Seventh Grade, and both songs were
sung remarkably well. Next was "Oid
Plymouth Days" played by small chill
dren. The scene opened with all the
little girls engaged in sewing. The
mother, who was Miss Helen Cunning,
was rocking the baby in the cradle.
Miss Esther King was at the old-fash-
ioned spinning wheel and the other
little girls were employed in hand
sewing They were all talking of the
Indians, afraid that they would at
tack them, when one little brave lad
walked in and said the Boys" would
form a company with Miles Standish,
and defend them. Then came in the
Indians with the snakeskin, and within
it were arrows and all such weapons.
When the colonists received it they
sent it back with bullets to show them
that we could fight as well as they, and
this did not create war but peace i'm
stead
The boys of the Seventh Grade
were again on the stage, and sang
"Stars of the Summer Night The
last was Good Night Ladies'" which
when the different voices sang togeth-
err made a very pleasing melody, which
the audience enjoyed and encored.
The decorations were of autumn
leaves. and in the windows were
punches of pine trees. On either side
of the stage was large fern. and in
front of the stage were various potted
plants The entertainment was well
presented and highly pleasing.