El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
DOUGLASS GIVES WANT TRIAL Of
/. A SCHOOL PLAY.RU55ELL PUT 0FF
Negro Pupils Hold Gradua
ton Exercises Tonight
at Crawford.

DOUGLASS school (nesro) has its am
nual commencement this evening at
the Crawford theater. when diplomas
VIII be given TO Robert Brown. We
nora Cleveland. Aline Edwards. Lillian
Franceware. Helen Graham. Bessie
Hail. Hazel Perkins. Viola Stept0e and
thus White. by T. n. Whitaker. pres
ideut Of the school board
Monday evening the annual class
play. The Drum Major" and operetta
in two parts. was given at the Craw-
ford theater. The following cousti-
tuted the cast Of characters
Clarice. The most beautiful and pa
tri0tfc woman OF Paris --.-.-.-.-----
Marie Statum; ZIica Foster. alternate
LerouX, the tardy recruiting oILlcerr
lover Of Clarice- 900 Oliver benuail
Jean. French country lad who finally
becomes drum major -----.---
Bernard Lougdon-
Babette. a country girl Jean
sweetheart ---...-. Viola Steptoe
Preach officers and lovers Of
neasant girls
Pierre ...-.-..--.-.-..R Robert Brown
Garpard Philip Mathis
Julien. Frank Eddings
The French officers lovers
Ant0inerte. ...------.-.- Bessie nall
Sussanne- .------.-. Helen Ila-l'ilil
Tacoueline. .......-.V enora Cleveland
Marcel a DISTINGUISHED French ora
tor Of the day -----.-.- Arthur Burke
Victor. a country lad Henry Steptoe
French peasant girls - Lillian
Franceware. Margaret Carter, Hazel
Perkins. Aline Edwards, Louise CleVe-
land. Deffera NcFarlin, Auriel Hen
derson. Annie NJ Mckinney. Elma j.
Mathis Rhodessa A. Blackburn, vera
Lee Rogers. Othe1la T. Green. Beatrice
Pf51ey- Minnie o. Snfller. Willie o.
Wilson. Laura NJ Andrews, Hazel T.
Watson. Helen L. Christian, Julia p
Watson. Claudia D. SETTER, Ahbfe B-
White. Oracle T. Blueford. Marguerite
Winston. Louise MCGOWAN
Raw recruits. French country lads---
Alexander H. Ahart. Frederick A
Brooks. Franklin Eddiugs. Willie p
Ridley. Joe Adams. Leroy Thomas. Ed
die Mitchell. willard HightoWer, r. D.
lcFarlin. Jerome Blueford, Frank Ma
this. James webb. Thomas AharL
Leonard Edwards.
The commencement
The program for the commencerile en-
exercises this evening viii be as fol-
Tnvocarfon Rev. IT. A. Wells
Pastor Visitors chapel. A. ~ T. church.
Music. soldiers Chorus --.--- il aust
High school.
Essay. Women and the War ------
Ven0ra Cleveland.
Chorus. sweet Miss Mary" lW- r.
Nefd1ingerl -...--...- High school
Essay. ..The American Red Cross
Helen Graham
Essay. America and the War $1,000
Hazel Perkins
Duet, your Voice -------.-- l. Denz1
ZEPHYR Gibson, Rudolph Lopez
Essay. "A Plea for the ConserFa-
ton Of Food" .------- Viola Steploe
Note-Orati0n viii not be rendered
CBoy I'm ARMY
Grafton. war rPofits and Protit-
ep-fne'' ......-....-- Robert Brown
Chorus. Lovely Night Treble Clett
o. Offenbach) -Hish school Cir IS
Essay. "Our Country" -Aline Edwards
Tableau. America --.-..- ------.-.-.--
Lillian FranceWare-
Essay. What Are We Fighting For
Bessie Hall
Music Pilgrims Chorus ltlcharrd
Wagner .-------.-- fl6l seAvol
Remarks ..-------.. SupL r. J. Ilghe
Presentation of diplomas --.--.---
=. " whitaker president Board
Of education
Announcements Prin- VIM Coleman
Farewell Song ----.-...-- --.. = lass
Pastor At Zion Baptist church
Glass Notes
The class colors are pink and gold I:
pink roses. and the motto. Liberty or
Death"
The baccaIaureate sermon was
preached by Rev. j. r. Jackson. D. d.,
"a Atlanta. Ca. at the Second Baptist
church Sunday evening at O'clock