The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-16

The second series OF the second an
nual public speakers contest was held
in the high school auditorium Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock when the
Irving club, the Nautilus club, the
Girls Debating and Literary clubs,
the Ionion club and Aryan club con-
tested for supremacy
Three musical numbers featured the
event. Miss Helen Lord Of the Irving,
Miss Marian Finerty Of the Nautilus
club and Miss Joice Rives Of the Girls
Debating club appearing in a pianoforte,
vocal and violin solo, respectively.
Miss Lucille Wharton OF the Nautilus
club represented her side by giving
"The Struggle for Democracy" Miss
Mabel Poole OF the Guls Debating
club and Miss Jeanette Barnes repre-
senting the Girls Literary club, both
delivering an address on The Spirit OF
Joan OF Arc"
"The National Application Of the
Golden Rule by Miss Mercedes Sher-
man OF the Irving club, New Dc
casions to Teach New Duties, by Miss
Charlotte Holcomb OF the lonian club,
and Crusaders of the Twentieth Cen
tury," by Miss Gladys Gillette OF the
Aryan club closed the address and
orations. the lonian club presenting in
pantomine a delightful story OF Moth
er Goose ball in costume.
Judges L. A. Lippencott, r. A. Ora
ham and Miss Helen Ferris OF the high
school faculty gave first place to Miss
Jeanette Barnes, second to Miss. Mer-
cedes Sherman and third position to
Miss Mabel Poole
The Mothers club Of the Lee school
met Wednesday afternoon in the kin.
dergarten room The meeting was well
attended and the following program
was given. Recitation, Mrs. J. w
Clingan; piano solo, Mrs, J. A. Du-
bois recitation, Mrs. Charles H.
Chambers piano solo. Miss Meta
Goddard; piano solo, Miss Garland
Bowers.
The topic for the day, How to Teach
Children to Appreciate Birds" was
taken up and a very interesting paper
on the subject was ready by Mrs. I,
M. Baker, followed by a discussion in
which all joined. Light refreshments
were served and the meeting adj ourned
to meet the second Wednesday in May
The hostesses for the meeting were
! Mrs, o. c. Bowers and Mrs. II. A,
Burdick.
The Lowell school Legislature is pass
Ing some very important bills, AT pres
ent they are dealing with seditious re-
\ marks and draft evaders
The playground apparatus has been
! put up on the Lowell school ground.
The children are sure enjoying 1t
The fathers party at the Lowell school
! last week was a success. Rheumatism is
thing unknown among the Lowell
patrons, Judging from the way the
| fathers capercd around the circle. Dur
ing the evening they did shipping for
a comfort pillow.
War savings stamps are being pur-
chased by large number OF Lowell
school pupils.
The teachers Of the Lowell school are
100 percent bond buyers. Every teacher
took a Liberty bond
Lowell school is doing good junior
Red Cross work. This week twelve
dresses, twelve undershirts, eighteen
i handkerchiefs, six pillows, two helmets,
! six pairs Of wristlets, twenty-four tow
els and thirty-six wash cloths, besides
many gun wipes
The Mothers club of Lowell school
met Thursday and spent the afternoon
making button-holes in the refugee gar
ments. Many thanks, come again.
The frames for the Patriotic league
Of the Lowell school have been made by
the 8-A boys in manual training
Garfield school has systimized the
work in Junior Red Cross service as
follows: First and second grades make
pillows, doing all the shipping for fill
ing, working after recess; third grade
make washcloths and handkerchieis,
the former out OF old bath towels and