Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-11
The Home=Makers
HShe- 7 ak Way
Fourth Annual Entertainment
Grand Success--Most Gorgeous
Performance.

" i"hi6du anu WlIe anu CnllQren |
and other celebrities were present.
Kryl's Famous Band, Male Quar-
tettes, Female Quartet, Child Imper-
senator and the Celebrated Gold
Dust Twins.
For the past three weeks the peo-
pie of Laddonia and vicinity have
been anticipating a grand time from
the Home-Makers big "She-Talk-
way. Seven days being crowded into
one
This organization has become so
famous among the people for high
class and up-to-date entertainment |
that we all expect the best, and have
not in the past four years been dis
appointed. And Saturday they |
eclipsed all former efforts. The af-
ternoon performance played to stand
ing room and the crowd at night was
duplicate of the afternoon. Their |
ten entertainments would have |
been a credit to the larger cities |
Each number was good and was put |
on with vim and an effectiveness.
The Home-Makers is a club that
does things. They have built over
300 feet of concrete sidewalk-from
the Farmers Bank to the Printing
Office; put street lights on Front
Street-which were rank failures,
but that was not the fault of the
Club. They have expended more
than $500 in improving the streets
and walks of the City Cemetery, and
have planned greater improvements
for this beautiful spot.
They do things when they under
take them. Our business men could,
and the surrounding country could,
prfit by their untiring efforts and
their unity. They have no bicker-
ings and when things to be done
they are n unit. We would have =
better town if there were more CO.
operation among our business men.
But back to the She-Talk-Way
The grand parade took place at 2:36
p. m, headed by KrylS Band. Twen-
ty-four little girls represented the
American flag; Mrs. Bruton tutored
them.
The Husky Harvesters.
iu Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia
Speaker Champ Clark.
Herbert Hoover.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Patrick O'Flanagan, wife and
daughters.
The Red Cross Corps.
The Chinese Girl
The large crowd followed the pa
rade to the park, the tent being full
to overfiowing.
The afternoon performance began
by the President, Mrs. H. L. Hick-
man, making a short but pointed
| talk.
A handsomely decorated float,
containing twenty-four pretty little
girls dressed to represent "Old
Glory" They were Edith Burch,
Anna McGeery, Hazel, Helen and
Ruth Self; Leona and Katie Fisher;
Dorothy and Thelma Alexander,
Margaret Mccall, Loretta Quisenber-
ry, Gale Brooks, Elizabeth and Ma
oma Smith, Lillian Hammett, Ruth
Hatton, Mildred Sipple Mildred
Mccoy, Nellie Lee Hagan and Lo-
rena Ackridge.
Speaker Clark was tn efrst on
the scene, and Mrs. Ed Ferris
makeup was so true that Mr.. Clark
would have been surprised at himself
had he happened in. The speech was
up to his standard.
Husky Harvesters-Male Quar-
tette, Mrs. Hickman, Mrs Rob Fer
ris, Mrs. VIM. Self, Mrs. c. A. Hub
bell, and they did themselves proud.
Herbert Hoover was put on by
Mrs. Wesley Kinpfel and she did it
we'll
Meny Words Female Quartette-
Mrs. Bernice Bruton Mrs. Mayo Al
exander, Mrs. o. A. Quizenberry,
and Miss Anna Rice, and they sang
very sweetly.
Theodore Roosevelt was i'm
sonated b yMrs, j. c, Diggs and she
did it well-even to the teeth.
Clarabel Chippendale, child imper-
senator, Mrs. Monroe, and she ac-
quilted herself nicely.
Patrick O'Flanagan, wife and two
daughters, Mrs. L. w. Mccoy, Mrs
H. B. Hubbell, Miss Velma VIII
liams and Alma Monroe, in speech
and song were good.
Kryl's Band. Mrs, d. c, Hatton, jr,
as Kryl. The members, Mesdames