The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-04-01
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Play Was a
Scream"

The play staged by the ladies of
the Royal Neighbors lodge at the
school auditorium last Monday even
ing was decided success, and kept
the audience in roar of laughter
from start to finish. All of the par
Elephants did we'll, and nothing but
praise was heard for them ON every
side.
In substance the paly was an Old
Maids Convention and ways and
means were freely discussed as to
how it would be possible for the
members to inviegle the opposite
sex into matrimony. The costumes
of the players were grotesque in the
extreme, dating back to the finery
in vogue about twenty-five years
ago.
Mrs. NJ. E. Thomas. as Jerusha
Eliza Bangs, "chairwoman" of the
m in g exercised her authori-
ty by many raps Of flower-be-
decked gavel. Her threatened res
ignation as chairwoman was greeted
by tears and means from the men,
bers. which so affects her that she
decided to remain in her present
position and renew efforts to secure
mates for those belonging to the
order. .
Rebecca Retrace (Mrs. O. E.
Lien) took the minutes of the meet
ing, read the former meetings min
utes and recited poem which was
a parody on "The Psalm of Life"
Petunia Pickles (Mrs. ]. F.. Glass
kept tight hold of tiny dog which
she assured all was her protector
She changed her head gear after ar
irving at the convention, bringing
| the new hat in a large band box
Mariana Malissa Place (Mrs. Dell
Carter) was one of the leading char
acters, with very laughable make
up. Serena Hasbeen, (Mrs. H. b
Carter) was Respondent in summer
finery and expressed herself strong.
ly in favor of woman exercising her
feminine charms in direct opposi.
tion to the views of Charity Hope
J Good (Mrs. o. G. Tracy) who was
a strong advocate of dress reform
and wore a costume illustrating hel
convictions. Ann Ellen Patterby
(Mrs. Roy steele) was deaf and
kept tract of proceedings only b;
the aid of an ear trumpet.
Desire A. Mann (Mrs. Thelinl
was SO metamorphose by her cos
tune and a black wig, that she wa,
scarcely recognizable. Ninty Glover
top (Mrs. A. G.. Otto), Mary Haver
man. (Mrs Vaage), Rachel Ketch
UNI (Mrs. Rose) Belinda Bliss (Mrs
Jas McGee) and Hepsidah Odeli;
Odds (Mrs. A. F. Ertsgaard) were
successes both in costume and act
ing.
Prof. Makernew arrived at tn.
meeting to the great delight ant
trepidation of the ladies'. He wa
ably represented by Harry brent
tel and conveyed with him a won
derful machine calculated to max
her who entered it young and beau
tiful, all with few turns OF the
crank, and the fee was only tina
each should tell her exact age be
fore entering the machine.
Marvellous changes were made
Mrs. Thomas was the first to entel
and in answer to her wish that sh'
might become a slittle fairy" on
from the machine came her littl'
daughter Esther who danced as airi
ly as thistle down. And SO on, eacl
had her wish granted with the ex
ception Of Petrunia Pickles, whit
insisted on carrying her "only pro
tector" with her into the machine
against the Professors wishes. Sh'
remained unchanged in the ordea
but poor doggie turned into strin.
of sausages, and his heart broker
mistress plaintively sang, "where
oh Where, is My Little Dog Gomez
Miss barrow as an athletic girl CAV