The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-22
RED CROSS
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the canteen service, nursing service,
overseas personnel and home service
department.
During the tableau Red Cross OF
Peace entered from the right and Co
lumbia from the left and In the sec
ond action they came forward, while
the quartet sang, Lest We Forget
Then Columbia gave the commission
Of caring for humanity to the Red
Cross of Peace. Mrs. Wilbur Hibberd
as Columbia wore white robe with
tricolored band over one shoulder
Wearing a light blue robe with a long
blue veil hanging from her head to
the floor and Red Cross on the
front of the veil. Mrs. Juliet Shirk
made an imposing figure as Red Cross
of Peace. Her histrionic ability was
shown in her beautiful Interpretation
of the part. Besides undertaking the
difficult role Mrs. Shirk directed and
organized the pageant.
Soldier in Dialogue.
In next scene there was dialogue
between Red Cross of Peace and a re-
turned soldier at the end of which Red
Cross of Peace offers to show the SOL
der the work that yet remains to be
accomplished by the Red Cross though
the war is over. Major Paul Com
stock took the role of the returned
soldier. In the rest of the pageant
the peace program of the Red Cross
was shown to the soldier.
The second part opened with the or
chestra playing keep the Home Fires
Burning" and one of the most touch
ing tableaux representing the Nursing
service, was presented. A Red Cross
nurse was surrounded by little chill
Gren, sick, blind and on crutches. a
mother with a sick child and disabled
soldier symbOliZing suffering humanity.
Each face turned towards the nurse
and hands stretched to her. The Home
service was represented in action
two of this part. Miss S. Ethel Clark
and her assistant, Miss Atwood, were
giving aid to cases. First soldier
who had been overseas and whose wife
lad not received an allotment, came
with his wife and child. The next case
was that of a dependent father and
mother whose son had been killed in
service. Following them came a blind
soldier seeking vocational training,
soldier who had lost his discharge
papers and compensate client.
Toothbrush Drill
A toothbrush drill by 26 little boys
and girls under the direction of Miss
Margaret Mooney, a teacher of Vaile
school, was one Of the hits Of the af
ternoon. The children marched, re-
cited together and performed tooth
brush drills giving much amusement
to the audience. Those taking part in
the drill were Alice Ellen Page. Billy
Hornaday, Barbara Bentlage, Levon
Marshall, Lestra Hibberd, Billy O'By-
ne, Virginia, Brookbank, James Wag-
goner, Louise Overman, Edward Ul-
rich, Leila Good, Louise Heet, La
Verne Davis. Frances Champion, Mary
Wellbaum, Ruth Roland, Philip Con-
milf. Marion Weeks, Duane Snodgrass,
Elizabeth King, Francis Brown, Eliza
beth Jenkins, Charles Waggoner, Del
ma Fielder, Howard Sweet and Edward
Wilson.
The toothbrush drill was followed by
scene of confusion following a tor
nado. The victims entered disheveled
and panic stricken, carrying clocks.
bird cages and dragging those who
had tainted or were hurt. The Red
Cross nurses, scouts, Junior Red Cross
boys and doctors gave first aid and
carried off the hurt
Pretty Tableaux.
One Of the prettiest tableauX was
the Junior Red Cross. Preceding it
Edward Price sang Mother Machree."
While the orchestra played Mendels-
sohn's Spring Song" a mother hold
ing baby on her lap and four little
children in nightdresSes around her
told a "Good-nght' story. Mrs. Lu-
Their Feeger was mother for the tab.
lcaux, and the little baby, her son.
Charles Albert Feeger, captivated the
audience. While the mother enter
tanned the happy little group a band
eff homeless children entered and wan.