El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-19

PPLE BLOSSOMS arranged arts
/ "A tically over a background of
! L - green screens, formed the set
ting for the presentation OF the pag-
cant, Spirit of Sisterhood," given
Wednesday night in the downtown
rooms Of the Young Women's Christian
association, to mark the beginning of
the extension work of the association.
over $50 people witnessed the pag-
cant, which was very effectively Civ
en- The various epOchs OF the pageant
formed most attractlYely grouped pic
, lures and the girls acting the differ
ent characters carrying out the spirit
of the pageant in a most satisfying
way Mrs. julius A. krakauer was in
charge Of the pageant's production.
Misses Blanche Campbell and Anne
Elizabeth Rue. extension work secre-
taries, assisted her. Miss Campbell
spoke briefly of the work expected to
be done through the extension depart
ment, before the pageant began.
The action Of the pageant was largely
pantomimic- Mrs. J. E. Eldredge acted
the Spirit of SisterhoOd." the princi-
pal speaking part. which in different
forms appeared in all the eopchs. In
the first epoch. the ancient times, she
was a Greek maiden In this scene the
other Greek girls were Ruth Keays,
Ruth Morton. Luella Stansel, Irene Err
VIM Zereta Pierce, Helen Mahoney, Ha-
eel Mahoney, Dorothy Stiles Bernice
Stiles and Marian Doolittle. The cap
tive girls were acted by Eleanor Hun
ter. Ellen Spellman. Helen Williams,
Sallie Phipps, Edelwefss Bedford. Eloise
Terry and Lois McChesney.
Mrs. Eldredge was the queen in the
medieval period, and her maidens were
Helen Reading. Sadie Ruth Aldridge,
Ruth Rawlings and Frances Duggan.
Margaret Hardy was the Jester. Har-
troubador- The peasant girls were
acted by Virginia Gardner. Marion
Gardner, Blanche Guidloz. Marguerite
Bishop. Adelaide Overstreet, Ethel
J ohnson and Bessie Copeland.
In the Puritan epoch Mrs. Eldredge |
was a Puritan girl and her companions |
were Katherine Griffith. Helen Coving- |
ton. Roberta Crabb. Lucille Day and !
Helen Miller The Indian girls were
acted by Caroline Moureau. Marguerite Z
Rogers. Blanche Turner, Ermen Mark |
graft, Venita Lindauer, Helen Beis- |
swenger, Margaret Hansen, Virginia /
Cooper, Lola Bushong and Elizabeth |
Kuhlmann.
the scene Of the present day. The fac
tory girls We're acted by Helen Kuhl- :
mann, Hannah Gmelin. Stanley Bevan, !
Meta kuhlmann and Jeanne Clugston- I
As the finale of the pageant, the 1
spectators we're led to the scene of the /
beautifully grouped tableau- Harriet |
Heermans vas the madonna Mary"
Joseph" was represented by Dorothy
Esta brook, and the three wise men with /
their traditional gifts were Helen
Sampson. Erin Middleton and V Sheay.
Between the scenes musical selec-
tons were given. Little Anderson Da-
Wis played violin solos, accompanied by /
Miss Virginia l. Bean on the piano. l
Miss Dorothy Waldron played violin
solos. with her mother. Mrs. Dora S.
" aldron, accompanying her Mrs. A. J.
Norris played piano solos-
Raise vegetables on every bit of
available land, was the urgent sug-
Sestion Of George H. Clements. secre-
tary of the chamber of commerce. to
The members Of the Woman's club We'd
1esday. The occasion was the final
Meeting for the spring, Of the depart
nent OF literature and current events |
held in the club house auditorium. Mr..
Clements said that facing a war as the
iation now is, the greatest service that
he citizens Of the country can do in |
Equal value with fighting for the ma
ton, is to look after the food supply !
md that FL PasO county should be able I
o raise its own supply. Mr.. Clements /
old OF the effort that the chamber of
commerce has undertaken to secure the
can Of unoccupied land. so that It Z
nay be put under cultivation Mr.
-tementS said that an effort was also
icing made to see if the water rate ,
or gardens could not be reduced for |
ne present emergency. Mr.. Clements
.Iso urged the raising Of chickens
following Mr. Clements's talk a num- {
,er Of the club members discussed !
he subject of home gardening. and told