The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-01
NATIONAL WEEK OF
SONG IS OBSERVED
Glee Club Pageant Great Success
School Auditorium Packed
to Hear Period Songs.

An account of the delightful ini-
tial program by the High School Glee
Club is SO well given in the Spark
ler," referred to by the Leader in
another column, that we are copying
it in full as follows:-
On Friday evening, Feb. "a, the
Glee Club of B. H. S., entertaiped
many friends and patrons Of the
school by giving pageant. The
slogan of the pageant was "I Hear
America Singing" as this was Ma
tional Week of Song.
The program was opened by a Sc
lection by the school orchestra. Fol-
lowing this, Herald (Mr. Joe De-
cell) announced the approach of Mu-
sic. The part, Music, was interpret
ed by Miss Mary Turnbough.
George Washington (Mr. Terry
Swalm), Uncle Sam (Mr. Dave Tay-
lor), Columbia (Miss Cornelia Fri
zelD then entered the stage. AS they
formed the background, a war-whoop
was heard and a band of Indians
came upon the stage. They did the
Indian dances and sang tribal mel
ody. The features of this act were
the solos by Miss Evelyn Zwirn and
Mr.. Geo. Day.
Next came the Colonial Group,
which danced dainty minuet. AS
the group left the stage, the Planta-
tion Group came in. Uncle Joe"
Shirley and his three pickaninnies
made decided hit with the au-
dience.
AS they settled down on the front
of the stage the Mosquito Quartette
entered in full evening dress. The
quartette was composed of Messrs.
Bee, Day, Yawn and Seavey. They
rendered mosquito song which won
an encore.
The next group was the Dixie
Girls who danced to the tune of
Dixie. The pickaninnies left the
stage with them. Miss Frances Bow
en- sang Garry Me Back to Ole Vir-
ginny."
The next on the stage was the
Modern Group which sang '"The
Long, Long Trail" Mr.. Blackwelder
then sang When the Boys Come
Home"
The Grand Finale was very artis-
tic. All the groups were on the
stage. Then the soldier of '76 en-
tered. Mr.. Vince Brennan played
this part. Then followed in order,
the Soldier of IS (Mr. Edmondson
Jones), the Soldier of '9S (Mr. Claud
Smith) and the soldier of '18 (Mr.
Billy Parsons.) The program was
closed with the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner.
The pageant was an absolute sue
cess and the greater part of the Gre
dit for this goes to Miss Lucille Har-
ris and Mr.. Blackwelder who are di-
rectors of the Glee Club.
The school auditorium was pack
ed and everyone who saw the pa
geant pronounced it a great success.
In order that the interested pub
lie may fully appreciate the signi-
ficance of the entertainment more
fully we are giving the names of the
groups of student singers in the or
der they appeared upon the ros-
tlum, as follows:-
The principal characters were:-
Music, Mary Turnbough; George
Washington, Terry Swain; Uncle
Sam, Davidson Taylor; Columbia,
Nellie Frizell; Herald, Joe Decell.
These were followed by the Indian
Group; Colonial Group; Plantation
Group; Mosquito Quartette; Dixie
Girls; Modern Group; and last if by
no means least, the Patriotic Group
representing the Soldier of '76, Vim
cent Brennan; Soldier of '65, Ed
mondson Jones; Soldier of '98, Claud
Smith; Soldier of Is, Billy Parsons
Mr.. Blackwelder's leadership in
athletics and singing at the Public
whose able leadership both in thlet-
les and in the singing at the Public
School, is recognized by patrons and
friends as a strong factor in the
school administration. Miss Lucille
Harris who is an excellent singer
and accompanist, has been with the
school several years her ability ad-
ding strength to the service at our
school.
A second announcement of an ev-
ening with the Glee Club will in
augurate demand for a Public
School Auditorium large enough to
hold the people!