New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-21
Won HINDENBURG'S LINES
PIERCED FOR FOUR MILES
PAGEANT OF. ALLIES
in MINSTREL SHOW
Young Women Selected to
Represent Countries
Fighting Teutons.

At meeting of the auxiliary COM
n11ttee of the Camp Devens athletic
fund, last evening in Mayor Quig-
ley's office in City Hall, selections
were made Of the assistants at the
minstrel entertainment in Foxs the
alter, December 7, and also at the re-
ccption and dance at the State Armory
OF the same evening. For the closing
tableau, "The Gathering of the Allied
Nations" the following young women
will take part, representing the va
rious countries: America (Red Cross),
Misses Marion White and Mary f.
Curtin; Italy, Misses Marie Dascola
and Rita Cooney; Belgium. Misses
Margaret Meehan; France, Misses
Elizabeth Morrin and Margaret
Meehan; France, Misses Florence
Cashion and Loretta Sullivan;
Ireland, Misses Mae Cox and Mad
cline Caufield; Russia. Misses Ag-
mes Curtin and Gertrude Pilz; Scot
land, Misses Genevieve and Mildred
Anderson; England, Misses Gertrude
Larson and Irene Trask; Canada,
Misses Anna Ahern and Mary Collins.
Director Joseph Haffey will arrange
a meeting of the participants for the
tabIeau in a few days and rehearsals
will be commenced. 1t promises to be
one of the best scenic events ever
staged under amateur production in
this city. The costumes of the various
countries have been ordered and will
be here in time for the dress rehearsal
a. F'ox's theater on the Sunday pre-
ccding the performance.
The following young women will act
as ushers: Misses Loretta Cautield,
Marion Egan, Helen Monsees, Mary
Monsees. Reno Dorsey, Mary Kiniry,
Ella Moore Eleanor NJ. Bunny, Ora ce
Reilly, Grace Burns, Catherine Camp
| bell and Julia Sullivan.
The committee in charge of the
| flower sale is as follows: Miss Mary
! Smith, Miss Anna Murphy and Miss
Catherine Mccarthy. The program
sale will be in charge of Mrs. William
T.. Mangan. Miss Rena Byrne Miss
May FIannery and Mrs AMY Christen-
sen.
IS present For Rehearsal.
One of the best rehearsals yet held
took place last evening in the Elks
hall. with members present During
the business meeting details regarding
the clothes to be worn were decided
on and the selection of the % young
men to be attired in colonial costume
was also made. Twenty assistants for
Horace La Valley in the "Plantation
Scene have been decided on and the
efirst rehearsal was held last evening.
La Valley is one of the best soft shoe
dancers in the state, possessing as
well a fine voice for southern melody
Several surprises are being arranged
by Director Haffey in the olio The
excellent directing of John J. Cream
can be seen in the boys in the over
ture, there being a finesse to their
work at this early date.
An eight page souvenir program is
being arranged, and Harry Ginsberg is
at work preparing a roll of honor for
the program. This will make it wor-
thy of keepsake as we'll as valuable.
The cover design is being worked out
by Joseph Wiseltier of the High school
and an original poem dedicated to the
local soldiers and sailors by John Jay
Daily, editor of the Herald, will be
contained in the souvenir.
The committee in charge has been
compelled to end the sale of the tick
cts as most Of the reserved seats have
been taken. The matinee perform
ance will. however. afford many the
opportunity of attending and then en-
joying the reception and dance in the
State Armory.