The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-12

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See now Columbia's fair Colonial Bellies
They'll tread for you the stately min
net
While softly on the air sweet music
swells."
The colonial bellies danced a grace
full minuet to the music of Dvoraks
Humoresque.
Columbia was not destined long to be
A colony Of England, History tells
OF bloody Revolutionary days
When dainty footprints of Colonial
Were .trampled out by stalwart march
ing men,
With faces stern and muskets in their
hands,
Who came from farm and hamlet
everywhere
To repel the invader from Columbia s
land.
Among these patriots whom we SO re-
we're
Was one whose pretty face and rounded
Gave but q brief index as on she
tripped
OF the iron sternness and the storm
OF indignation rising in her breast.
Yet when we cheer our Revolutions
Brave Molly Pitcher must not be for
got.
Remember Sergeant Molly to the end,
And how she fired a steady gunners
shot"
Sergeant Molly, who was imperson-
ated by Miss Hilda Hager entered to
the strains of Yankee Doodle.
Pioneers of West.
The next episode represented the
pioneers of the west.
Just as the Pilgrims crossed the
stormy sea,
The rugged, brave and hardy pioneer
Crossed prairie, mountain, rolling lea,
With ne'er thought of hardship or of
fear.
And when his wife or daughter fell
prey
To Indian cunning, treacherous Indian
Outwitted were by noble Indian maids,
Who often led the captives home
again"
The pioneer woman-"Mrs. Beems,"
was played by Miss Bonnie Guffey,
who was escorted home by a bevy
of Indian girls, Mrs. Jones sang
Home Sweet Home" softly as the
Indians led the captive back to safety.
The herald announced the old black
nanny of plantation days:
plantation days can never be forgot:
Our old black mammies helped to make
All southern girls, with loyal. loving
hearts,
Must lay a laurel wreath at Mammys
feet"
"Mghty LAX a Rose"
Miss Ruth Shackleford, as the old
black nanny, sang, Mighty LAX a
Rose" after which the audience was
led in singing a group of southern
melodies by Mrs. Jones.
The darkest page of all our history
now
I'll show to you in silent pantomime,
When brothers draw their swords
against their own.
All, those indeed were dark and stormy
timesl"
Miss Eloise Ledford, as the north,
and Miss Courtney Jones, as the
south, entered to the strains of "Yan-
kee Doodle" and Dixie" and after a
indicative of the struggle,
were reconciled by Columbia, and led
The episode closed with The Star
Spangled Banner" sung by Mrs.
Jones.
The next episode represented Amer
lea as the melting pot of the nations.
columbia finally rallied from the blow
OF seeing her own blood turn 'gainst
her own,
And throwing all her ocean portals
wide
She welcomed foreigners to her hearth
See now the girls from distant foreign
lands
And to the music also listen well,
For as each maiden passes slowly by
The melody her native land will tell"
As the Scotch girls, Nancy Elrod
and Helen Lively, passed by, Mrs.
Jones sang, MY Highland Laddie."
The French girl. Aletha Schubert, en-
tered to the strains of Joan of Are"
The Spanish maiden, nellie Frazier,
was greeted by "Juanita" and the
Dutch girls. Floralie Justus and Ella
Echols, skipped merrily in to the
music of THE Wooden Shoon." The
Italian girl, Nettie Socebee, and the
Japanese maidens, Mary Elrod. Edna
Johnson, Mamie Echols and Marion
tones, entered to the music of Santa |
Lucia" and "Ah san"
World War.
The last event of the pageant to-.
IF world war.
Just one more chapter and my story |
closes.
How sad that story must record world !
war
And Yet Columbia's heart must swell /
with pride
To see her maidens come from near
and far,
The Red Cross nurses come, with can
teen maids,
The motor corps, salvation Army lass.
And when these war girls take their |
proper stations,
Let all Columba'S forces then march .
past"
All the war workers marched in to
'Clayton's Grand March," and took