The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-31
CHARTER OAK. ITEMS
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The baccalaureate sermon was de
livered Sunday evening by Rev. G. J
Poppenheimer at the NJ. e. church
Monday evening were the class day ex
ercises with the following program,
Mnaic7 Junior High School Orchestra
Song. Sailing" Junior Boys Glee Club
Grafton. "Great German Dramatists"
g. 1850. .'...... Henry blerWorth
Grafton. Thomas Edison" $500.
Z. Miidis s, uo'''
Songs. Girl With the Curl" Stun !,
Der Boat. =. Girls Glee Club
Grafton, ,"The Mission Of Birds.
!, !. ...5..... Laura Halsteiu
Vocal Solo ........ Sophia Thomson
vocational Training in Iowa.
49,. Edna Stark
Song, s"v'7fen Day Fades. $780,.
.si4.ls.aa.'z. Senior Boys Glee Club
Grafton, Home Economics in High
School," ........ Sophia Thomson
Glass Song.
Tuesday evening was the Junior
senior banquet. Wednesday evening
came the class play Following is a
synopsis OF the play:
I. Act. I-Richard who is engaged to
Goodly'ss daughter, feigns business
call III order to; go to prize fight and
persuades Ebenezer to go with him,
While there he gets so excited ana
makes so much disturbance that the
police interfere and in making his
escape he falls down the water spout
bruising his eye and making it tribe
discolored. Jones, who is also being
pursued by the police, comes TO the
professor's home for protection. He
soon discovers that they have been
expecting Goedly's brother, the bishop
81 Ballerat, and therefore assumes the
role of the btshgp. which leads to sew,
Sral complications. :.
Act. II-Jones becomes desperate
eye continussato become blacker. IN
order to explain matters to Mrs. Good
", Jones says That he is being afflicted
by a disease prevalent in Australia and
this is only the regular symptoms
Mrs: G0odly insists upon keeping her
husband in bed and he vainly protests
hGsis not Ill. Finally the real bishop
does arrive and more complications
arise. ~. :.
and thinks that the escaped inmate
OF 4 sanitarium is the real bishop
He has been sent to the sanitarium
and almost 'collapses when he sees the
real bishop on the stairs wrapped IN
4 blanket. Alvina has Jones confused
with the real bishop and finds herself
in love with the wrong man. Jones
clears up the situation with dire cred
It to- himself
Caste of chafacters:
Jones. who travels for hymn book
concern .......... Edward Thomson
Ebenezer Goodly, professor of AS
tronomy ...-.5... Henry Beirsmurth
Anthony Goodly, D. D.. bishop OF .
Ballerat ..f............ Carmen Weed
Richard Helbefiy, engaged to Mar
j0rie ~. ..rs........... JOhn Oleson
Thomas Holder.Sa policeman $50.
s+a Y -. s -. ... Arthur Mccain
William Bigbee.' an inmate OF the
sanitarium .;...... George Brown
Henry Fuller. superintendent Of the
sanitarium ........ Leslie Lyons
Mrs. Goodly, Ebenezer's wife 800.
...... Edna Stark
Cissy, Ebenexer's ward ...........
........ Mildred Perry
Marjorie. Ebenezer's daughter
.:....... Mildred Coin
Minerva, another daughter .....:...
.. Sophia Thomson
Alvena Starlight, Mrs. 'Goodly's sis
ter Laura Halstein
Helma. Swedish servant girl
Augusta Vogt
Place-New York City.
Time-The present home. 7:15 p. m
Commencement June list:
Invocation ...... Rev. Poppenheimer
Piano Solo .... Grace Schlumberger
"When Day Fades. .......: :.
-. i. = Senior Boys Glee Club
Address ....... Kew: Huue'
"Wayside Roses" Bonnie Heather;
-. Girls Glee Club
Presentation ;ofi Class. J
Presentation d. Diplomas.
Benediction. -,
Those COMPOSING the class Of 1916
are: Henry Beirsmurth. Edna Stark
S6bhia Thomsen, Mildred Coin, Laurs
Halgtein. ''ti,sssf e''.'sl ~
The ball gai Sunday between Dun
Ian and Charter. Oak was fast ant
close, going t0Seleven innings with
score, OF 2 ta:1,swhen the game wal
called u $50 aEorder that the people
might witness the aeroplane flight. I'm
mediately after the ball game cam
the flight. Some difficulty was en-
countered in starting on account Q
the short distance 1t had to run, bu
on the removal Of q fence, Aviato
weeks, 81 Eagle Grove. made tn
ascent. He mounted to height Q
100 feet. enciFeling the town twic
ina ihuge figure 8. When attemptin
toalisht; the machine turhed over. land
ingyon its nose, breaking the propello
and crank shaft, but only giving II
aviator 4 good shaking UP. The da
was ideal for the flight and the crow
began to assemble as carly as moor
Il is estimated that between 1000 an
6.O60 people we're in. town. The pal
admissions numbered 1000, The ms
chine will be taken to Holstein fol, II
next exhibition
E John JacohgGnS and family, OF Dar
bury. spent S&a1ay in the Oak.
mi and MxO. o. Collins drov
theif auto to Dana Friday evening 10
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