El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
SELLS SISTERS
SIRCUS SUCCESS
Y. W. G. A. Girls Do Amaz-
ing Stunts as Sawdust
Performers.


Trick animals, indian war dances
clowns and tight rope walkers, with
all the things that go TO make up a
circus. made the Sells Sisters Sele-
night at the Young WOmens Christian
association a tremendous success Long
before the head clown announcer MISS
Kate Hanleyl had megaphOneQ TO the
crowd thar the spectacular parade
would begin when it was ready, the
rooms Of the association were thronSed
with over 300 women and girls
Before the circus began a lot OF tun
was caused by the troubles OF Mrs
Maude S Crosby and her large family
Of children, who had come TO attend
the circus Her baby, Miss Anna Fox,
was drawn in the gocart by the negro
nurse Dinah. who was Miss Laura San
ders- Her little boys were Miss Alice
Lee Roach and Miss Helen Schmidt and
her little girls We're misses Vivian
Bray, Charlotte Chambers, Uldeine
Colly, May Perkins, Gertrude Grant
and Mrs Seivet Hookland.
Starts With Parade.
The parade was led by the four Sells
Sisters" Mrs. H T Bowie, president OF
the association: Mrs. Laura F. Peni-
well, chairman Of the members coun-
Gil: Miss Mary Anne AcNeilis and Miss
Helen Horton
Mrs. Bowie wore a costume Of cerise
colored crepe paper. with hat 10
match Mrs Peniweu was dressed IN
q 1ull costume OF red ana orange MISS
McNeilis and Miss Horton wore ballet
costumes of red crepe paper, with sill
Te uaras- Following them came all
the performers OF the CIRCUS; finishing
with the callOpe. a small phonograph
on a decorated cart, drawn by Whist
ling Willie" who was Alice Roach,
dressed as a boy, in overalls.
An indian war dance was given by a
group of camp fire circle girls in indian
costume The girls were Lola Bush
org. Mary Faris. Ninetta Lindauer,
Rose Grossblatt, Zulema Newsom, Dor
vi al NTfan n NH1reaH laH
kuhlman and Gentry HUdnalL
A gymnastic drill was given by
group of little girls, in white costumes
with gold crepe paper hats and sashes-
The girls We're Adela COrteZar, Bertha
COrtezar. Beatrice COrteZar, Sally
Glenn Linnie Glenn, Margaret Stevens,
Elizabeth Morriss, Katherine SeamOn,
katherine Burnside. Adelaide over
Victoria Hazan and Helen S5evensOn-
Three Legged Race Given
A three legged race was pulled OF
with three couples taking part These
We're Elizabeth MOrriss and Katherine
SeamOn, Stanley Bevan and Adelaide
Overstreet and Katherine Burnside and
Margaret Stevens
Between every stunt the clowns
would mimic the performance in bur-
lesque- The clowns were Miss Sarah
Small, IN grOtesQue costume of loud
grey and white checked trousers, with
a small LlgnL 1IEInE scarlet swallow
tai coat and tiny derby hat over one
ear; Miss Estelle Levy. Miss Lucille
Rice, Miss Ida GrumbIes Miss Warda
Bolig and Mrs. William Hogarth, who
were dressed in clown Yamma Yamma
costume, with weird headdresses.
Then came the great tight rope walk |
er. High Alogul,' who was Miss Kath-
crime Hennessy. She wore ballet COS
tune OF bright pink and gold with 4
fancy japanese parasOl, and walked |
across the floor on a rope carefully |
laid over a tennis net
Gait OF Hiking Club Shown.
The gait of the hiking club was next /
shown. with Misses Lena Eichaker 3
Della Kiefer, Floy Greer and Eliza beth