The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-13

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Voices Of pallets! I'm so sick. docs
| tor! I'm sickor than the rest Come
! to r1e--me,
Gas they Froan, nr. Growem goes
| from one bed to another examining
them carefully and shaking his head.1
I DR.. G.; Nurse call my farmers and
/ farm crettes Of the school garden army
| There is much work to be done
| Nurse L. f.; Yes, Doctor, (Departs.)
Or. G. Rolling up his sleevesl
! Now for business.
CEnter a number of farmers and
| farm erettes carrying buckets, spray
| ers, hand pumps. and watering cans)
pr. G.; Attention all find In this
| garden two classes of pests, those
which chew and those which suck.
What do we use on the chewers, Mum
Der Z?
Number T: Arsenate of lead. Doc
tor, used in spray.
Cabbage w, From under the hed1 ::
What's that he says?
Potato Bug; l don't know, but 1t
| sounds bad.
Dr., c.: Correct. Number T, and ere
you equipped?
Number Z. Fully, Doctor
DIR. G.: Now, Number / i. your spec
iai work will be on the sucking pests
| What have you there?
Number IL A fine kerosene emul-
sion guaranteed to kin all suckers
-Thrip lin a scared whisper): What
did he say about lis?
Aphid: Sh, They'll hear vou,
Dr.76. Are you rcadv all Alton
ton Sprayers lifted Hand-rumps
filled, Watering cans at sides, Go,
'The garden army begin spraying
everything)
Vegetables; Stop You're killing me,
This is awful, Mercy on US!
Pests tFrom under the beds):
| Ouch What? Oh I'm dying, Let me
! OUT ! can't get my breath! Please
don't. you hurt
! cine confusion grows, then dies
I away until everything becomes still.)
| !pr G.: Good work, garden army
nurses That viii do for today
All Blowing politely: Yes, Doctor,
DR., G.; Now, farmerettes. stay until
YOU Straighten up the beds. and clean
up the hospital Nurse Lady Bug.
we will leave all in Your care.
Nurse l.. b: III do my best, Doc
tor.
DR., G.; And then in a couple Of
weeks or so my army will come again.
Meanwhile do all you can for the
patients, and good luck to YOU Come.
my men Cooking at his watch) we
( have just time 10 make the next gar
den before lunch--A w.
This playlet may form a part OF q
program designed to incite interest In
school and home gardens
The leader Of the assent bly,, or en-
terta!nment, may lay the basis eor the
play by exlaining some of the difl-
cuities in culttvating a successful gar
den, After the play. In order to
| famtliarize those present with the ma
,,,I E1<-x
procedure for their determination, the
characters may be presented at an in
| FORMAL curtain call each one telling
something about his work.
Scene and Costumes.
| A hospital ward in the garden A
row OF beds Ia discovered as the cur
tain rises. made against a background
/ OF garden fence, over which few
! gay and smiling sunfiowers lift their
heads. The fence is the white board
kind which is made OF strips OF white
paper pointed at the top. The two
/ cross boards are two long strips of
| paper the same width as the upright
/ pieces. The sunflowers are made II
yellow cardboard. The children who
/ take the parts Of vegetables lie In tho
beds covered by an earth color can
vas, showing only their faces Or
/ their heads are tissue paper caps rep
carrot, and bean. Others may be
added If desired.
The pests wear old union suits.
sewed IN AT hand and foot spotted
or striped with green paint. On their
heads are paper bags, painted TO rcp-
I resent ugly chewers with jaws and
suckers, with round openings at the
mouths to which are attached pro-
/ boscides.
! The nurse, Lady Bug. wears a band
around the head holding her antennae
of wired paper. and brown card board
/ back, spotted and curved to repre-
sent the folded wings, This is fast
ened to the shoulders and falls below
! the knees.
| Uncle Sam or DIR. Growem wears
| the usual Uncle Same costume.
Farmers and farmerettes wear over
/ alls. or aprons, large straw hats and
carry various garden tools, watering
cans. and sprays