The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-09-06
DOROTHY WALTONS
Will ENTERTAIN
PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY EVEN
ING, SEPTEMBER 7, AT THE
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

The Dorothy Walton chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, will stage a grand pageant at
the public school auditorium Thurs
day evening, Sept 7th, in which a
number of local talent will take parts.
The pageant promises to be one of
the most spectacular and interesting
entertainments ever presented in
Dawson. and no doubt the audito-
rum will be taxed to it's full capacity
to accommodate the crowd who will
witness it. The members of the Dor
othy Walton chapter are putting
forth every effort to make this one
of the most successful entertainments
ever presented here. The title of the
play is "Hisrrlonic Stairway Pa
geant," which was written by Mrs.
M. H. Harper. The following is the
program in FULL
March, Overture-Misses Allen
with Miss Elizabeth Patterson accom-
PIANIST.
Street scene, "The Only Safe
Train-Cathrine Davis, Will Tweedy.
Congo Love Song-Chas. Patter-
son.
Soloist-Helen Harrell.
Zulu Maids-Mildred Brim, Sarah
Heisler, Julia Heisler.
Vocal Duet, eff Time Would Tell"
Catherine Wilkinson, Clifford Far
rar.
"The Meliniel Line"
Histrionic Stairway Pageant writ
ten and directed by Mrs. M. H. Har-
per.
Part 1.-Songs of Ye Olden Times.
Miss Nellie Laing, soloist; Annie Lau-
rie-Miss Susie May Dozier; Old
Black Joe-Lee Crouch; Bonnie
Sweet Bessie-Miss Rebecca Laing;
Comm Thro' the Rye-Miss Frances
Petty; Last Rose of Summer-Dor-
othy Allen.
Part 2.-Recurrent historical
events mingled with mirth and mer-
riment:
"Missus," at whose home Column
bia is visiting, is a member of every
thing except the D. A. RS, and in
tracing her lineage she is so disturb
ed over the condition of things that
she disturbs the whole house. "Mam-
my" sees how worried "Missus" is in
getting lineal descent, lineage and
the meliniel "mixed up" she at once
decides it is "The Meliniel Line" Mis-
sus is trying to find.
Indians come among the nobility
and are at first rejected. Puritan
maidens appear on the scene and Co.
lumbia's heart is touched to such an
extent that not only do the Indians
find a welcome, but the negroes also.
Cast of characters as follows:
Columbia, Miss Minnie Hatcher;
Bon Ami, Louis Petty; Nanny, Mrs.
R. M. Stewart; The Baby, Fanny AL
exander; Phillis, Mrs. Walter Smith;
George Washington, Lucius Lamar;
Mary Washington, Mary Sherman;
Martha Washington, Leila Bell; Mel
lie Gusts, Elizabeth Edwards; Col.
Fielding Lewis, Will Tweedy; Eliza
beth Lewis, Cathrine Davis; Law
renee Washington, Henry Wilkinson;
President Madison, Parmalee Wat
kins; Mrs. Madison, Florrie Tweedy;
President Jefferson, Marvin Clifton;
Mrs. Jefferson, Catherine Roberts;
President Adams, Julian Jordan;
Mrs. Adams, Martha Bell; Columbus,
Jim Tweedy; Donna Felipe, Elizabeth
Geise;' King Ferdinand, Chas. Wall;
Isabella, Beverly Adams; Benjamin
Franklin, Abner Lewis; Mrs. Frank
lin, Louella Nasworthy; Gen. Nathan
iel Greene, Marvin Clay; Mrs. Ma
thaniel Greene, Laura Lee Howell;
George Walton, Moses Harper; Mrs.
Walton, Catherine Wilkinson; La
Fayette, Clifford Farrar; Madam La
Fayette, Josie Katherine Albrecht;
Merle Hanover; Tomo-
Chas. Patterson; Powhattan,
Joe Henry Nasworthy; Pocahontas,
Lille Locke; Patrick Henry, Virgil
Mrs. Henry, Marie Hatch
er; Daniel Boone, Paul Garner.
Puritan Maidens-Elizabeth Mer-
Ger, Frances Rauch, Florence Mas
worthy, Rebecca Hill, Evelyn Hill,
Ernine Lewis, Flora McCree, Sarah
Martha Lamar, Naomi Stew
art.
Bellies and Beaux-Carden Bell,
Ruth Hamilton, Virginia Petty, Hell
en- Harrell, Mildred Brim, Mary Nell
Harrell, Dorothy Allen, Julia Mas
worthy, Ross Collier, Jack Collier,
Frank Harper, Tom Pickett Edwards,
John Shields.