Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-05-23
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar News.

The polls for May Queen closed at
the High School last Tuesday at noon.
The results was as follows: Miss Thel-
ma Koonce GIG; Miss Aileen O'Boyle
500; Miss Agnes Bussard 533; Miss An
ma Mauzy 316; Miss Frances Mcdonald
275; Miss Agnes Burleigh 202. Miss
TheIma Koonce was declared May
Queen by the Judges for 1916. The
GROWING took place Wednesday after
noon in the rear of the school building.
Miss Aileen 0'Boyle took the part of
Growing. Music and recitations were
also rendered. The winding of the
May Pole took place Immediately after
the GROWING, by ten High School girls
The winning also by twelve small chill
dren by the first grade. A Swedish
Dance was rendered in turn by the High
School girls. A number of Athletic
features took place in front of the
building as follows: Needle Race. Edna
Chambers Winner; 100yd. Dash, Fred
Barrer, Winner; 50yd. Dash Reba
Cromwell and Maud LaRue, resulting
in tie. Egg and Spoon Race, Ger
trude Reynolds; Sack Race, Harvey
Edwards; Three Legged Race, Lionel
Newcomer and Roy Edwards. Ice
Cream was sold.
Tuesday evening the Class Exercises
took place at the Auditorium with a
very good program with Mr.. Earle w.
Staubs reading the Glass Will. Miss
Eliza P. Shugart Glass History, Miss
Cora A. Rockenbaugh, Glass prophesy
and Miss Agnes M. Bussard the Mantle
charge who turned the Mantle over to
the Junior Class representative, Miss
Hattie Koonce. Considering the weather
very good number was present.
'On Thursday night the programme
of the Commencement Exercises of the
Second Graduating Glass at the Audi
forum at 8 p. m. as follows: Iuvoca-
ton, Rev. ]. A. Curran; Song, Harvest
Moon, Girls Sextette: Salutatorian.
Earle W. Staubs.
Address "Shall | Go to College,, his
text The world will stand aside to let
anyone pass to know whittier He is go
ing; DR. F. E. Bear. West Va. Univer-
sity. Song, Kentucky Babe, Girls Sex
tette; Valedictorisn, Agnes M. Bussard
Presentation of Diplomas, DR. W. E.
Dittmeyer; award of certificates to two
Commercial students, Miss Nellie Muir
phey and Paul Mcdonald having finish
ed two years course in the CONNER
cial Department.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Show, who has been
in theSouth for the past month return
ed here Wednesday for a few days visit
Mrs. Ella NJ. Miskimon of Washing
ton is visiting friends here.
Mrs l.. M. Kemp of Cumberland
spent Tuesday here,
We neglected to state last week of
the transferring of the Post Office from
the Murphy Building to Hotel Conner
Annex The office occupied the Muir
ply Building for good many ears.
Mrs. Martha j. Phillips and Mrs.
Frances Murray of New York, are WIS.,
iting Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Fossctt.
Mrs, Alberta Trail and son George
who have been spending the winter al
Washington, have returned to their
cottage here for the summer.
Mrs. Chas E. Riley and children Wis.
tied her brother, Mr.. VIM G. Towns al
Washington Thursday.
Mrs H. Scarlett visited Rev and Mrs
r. Y. Nicholson at CherrydaIe nea,
Washington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Norman Rider are visi,
ting Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Cavalier. al
Bolivar.
MIR. Edwrrd Kaufman and sister.
Mrs. Butts, have moved to Baltimore
Edward has a position.
Daniel and Lucas have never held
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