Evening journal., 1916-02-19
Daughters DAY At
NEW Century CLUB
Young People Delight
Friends With Fairy Oper-
eta "The Snow Queen"
RECEPTION AFTER
ENTERTAINMENT

At the New Century Club, yester-
day afternoon. Daughters Day. was
observed. and large number Of
members and guests were happily
entertained by the club daughters,
who, as hostesses for the afternoon
presented delightful program.
Daughters Day" is an annual
event on the clubs social calendar.
It is always pleasurably anticipated,
and yesterdays entertainment proved
that the club daughters are following
closely in the footsteps OF the club
mothers in the matter OF hospitality.
The event OF the afternoon was the
presentation OF fairy operetia,
"The Snow Queen taken from Hans
Christian Anderson's story Of the
same name, and the old familiar tale
OF little Gerda. Kay and the Snow
Queen was charmingly portrayed.
Miss Hazel Watts who dramatized
the fairy tale, and wrote the music
for it, is Wellesley student, and
will graduate In the June class OF
1916. Miss Watts has shown marked
talent in musical studies and won
special distinction In that line. The
dainty and graceful costumes were
cut and made by the girls themselves,
who also proved able assistants to
Mrs Samuel N. Trump, who, as chair
man OF the hosuitality committee
served refreshments during the so
cial hour which followed the pro
gram.
Miss Winifred Bach, who was in
charge Of the production. presided az
the piano Other members of the
committee In charge were Mrs. Harry
Baker. Miss Ruth Colby, Miss Mary
Rayner, Miss Eleanor Colby and Miss
Katherine Spear
The piano solos played by Miss
Marion Brassington during the inter
mission between acts included "The
Rustic Of Spring, Oindig); "Vene-
tian Love Song" (Nevin); "Chani
L. Amour" (SlRismund Stowiowsh)
and "Serenade." emil Lietbing.)
Miss Susan Brassington as "Gerda,
!
Mace who took the part of Kay,
and both won we'll merited applause
Miss Zaidee Millers portrayal o
"Snow Queen" was most pleasing
Miss Anna Negendank looked th'
part" OF the "Robber Captain" ant
the Misses Tevis Miller, Heller
Thompson, Edith Belts, Dorothy Car
penter. and Elizabeth Ewes, whit
, "bloomedp in the witches garden a
the Rose. Narcissus. Violet, Sno'
Drop and Tiger Lily, respectively de
serve special mention for their beau
tiful solo numbers
Miss Helen Thompson also took thu
part of the Rag Man." and wor
much applause in that character
Truly "witch-like" in appearance was
Miss Louise Stirling. who was alsc
very good as Gerda's grandmother
The forest scene. with its robbel
camp, was especially effective One
OF the prettiest scenes was in the first
act. when a graceful drill with song
was given by the little "snowtlakes -
| Elizabeth Huxley, Christine lszard
Elizabeth Fletcher. Marie Blatz
Elizabeth Bailey. Ellen Adair, An
narita Blatz and Muriel Carpenter.
Concluding the program, Gerda's
search for Kay is rewarded by find
ing him in the Snow Queens palace
His heart frozen by the Snow Queens
kiss, he fails to recognize Gerda, bu
the Song OF the Rose warns th'
, frozen heart, and he learns tina
Love" Is the solution Of the problem
which he has been vainly endeaYor
ing to solve while in the Snoy
: Queens palace.
Z The grand ensemble of the Who'll
cast in the closing act was a mos
. attractive finale, and a round OF ap
plause followed the curtains fall. A
the close OF the entertainment. th
daughters" were accorded an informa
reception, and Daughters Day" {
1916 went down in the annals Of th
club as a banner event