The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-04-29
LEXINGTON HI SCHOOL
PLAYS OCROWED HOUSE
What Happened to Jones" Is Well
Presented by Members OF Student
Body-Well Selected Cast Sustain
ed Each Character.

ed Each Character.
Under the auspices of the Thes-
plan Club of the Lexington high
school, a large audience which filed
to capacity the fine auditorium OF the
high school building on last Friday
evening, was entertained in a highly
gratifying manner with the play,
What Happened to Jones'" Under
the training of Miss Triton, of the
high school faculty, the young people
had their parts perfectly and the
play from beginning to end went
along snappy and without a break.
Some very excellent talent was devel-
oped among the students and they
proved themselves equal to the task
undertaken. The following is the
cast:
Ebenezer Goodly, a Professor of
Anatomy Earl Ward
Mrs. Ebenezer Goodly, Ebenezer's
wife-----------Et Ethel Cummings
Marjorie, Ebenezer's daughter
---------------Gla -Gladystine Davis
Richard Heatherly, engaged to
Marjorie ------Claude Burchell
Helma, Swedish servant GIRL
Dora Cutsforth
Cissy, Ebenezer's ward Wilma Leach
Minerva, Ebenezer's daughter
----------------- Mary Duran
Alvinia Starlight, Mrs. Goodly's
sister ---------Luella Cummings
Jones, who travels Herman Hill
Thomas Holder, a policeman -
Lewis Allyn
Antony Goodly, D. D., Bishop of
Ballarat -------Lowell Mcmillan
William Bigbee, inmate of the
sanatorium ------George Tucker
Henry Fuller, Superintendent of
the sanatorium ---M Moses Duran
Lexington is making preparations
to entertain the people at the big
track meet and oratorial contest on
Saturday. The ladies guild of the
Christian church and the ladies aid
of the Congregational church are ar
ranging to have places where ii will
be convenient to get refreshments
and lunches, the former by stand
erected at the grounds and the lat
ter at the domestic science room in
the high school building. There will
be sufficient Accommodations along
these lines so that it will not be nee
essary for visitors to bring lunches
with them.
The following pupils of the school
participated in the tryout for the
oratorical contest on last Saturday
evening, first place being won by
Wilma Leach. Wilma Leach, Ri
onzi of the Romans" Earl Ward,
"Eulogy of Lafayette" Ethel Cum
mings, Work for Humanity"
George Tucker, "Cataline's De-
fense;" Mary Thompson, THE Ex-
ecution of Roderigues; Beulah
Tucker, Work for Humanity" Es-
ter Nolan, THE Federal Constitu-
tion;" Claude Burchell, THE Execu-
tion of Roderigues;" Mary Duran.
"Women's Right to Suffrage"
Blanche Shinn, "A Message to Gra-
cia."
The annual election of officers of
the Christian Sunday school took
place last Sunday, the event having
been postponed to this late date ow-
ing to the illness of the pastor. The
newly elected officers and heads Of
the various departments are: Ad-
ministratrative superintendent, w.
c. Worstell; superintendent, Roy Ty-
Ter; assistant, W. o. Hill and Hobert
Helms; general secretary, Theodore
Mcmillan; recording secretary, Ar
chic Nichols; treasurer, Cecil Scott;
superintendent Cradle Roll, Mrs. F.
E. Parker; superintendent of Primary
and Intermediate departments, Miss
Dona Barnett; superintendent Of
Young Peoples department, Mrs. W.
c. Worstell; superintendent of Adult
department, Jesse White: superinten-
dent of Home Department, Mrs. 7.
l.. Dorman Missonery sGperinten-
dent, Mrs. Lee Reaney; Temperance
superintendent. NJ. f. Parker; plan
ist, Miss Leona Leach; Librarians,
George Tucker and Cedric Reaney;
song leader. Mrs. W. l.. Holmes.
Mrs. j. f. McAister will leave the
coming week on an extended visit at
the home OF her sister in Iowa, near
the city of Des Moines. 1t has been
many years since Mrs. McAlister left
her old home state. and she now plans
to spend the entire summer there.
She expects to leave for the East on
next Tuesday.
S H. Beach, an uncle Of X. L.
Beach, who visited with his relatives
in Lexington for couple of weeks,
departed on last Thursday for his
home at Portland.
The gasoline. shortage threatens to
lay off a number OF the big tractors
working on the farms about Lexing-
ton. 1t was hoped that a sufficient
supply would arrive by the end Of the
week that this would not be ueces-
sary however The ground Is plow-
ing fine now and IL the machines can
be kept busy much will be accom-
plished before the dry season arrives.
Dan Haushew OF Sand Hollow was