Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-05-25
VERY LARGE NUMBER IN
ATTENDANCE AT ALUMNI

citation of the NJ. & NJ. schools, held
at the Malta M. E. church, Friday
evening, drew what was perhaps the
largest number of people ever as
sembled at the Alumni gathering.
There were in the neighborhood of
$50 persons present.
AS the people gathered, some
music was played by an orchestra
from the high school, composed of
Miss Elizabeth Humphrey, piano;
Miss Eleanor Erwin, violin; Edgar
NOrthrup, saxophone; Harry Saw
age, clarinet; and Edward Perkins,
cornet Following this came short
program of other music. Miss Mil
dred Hughes played piano solo.
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. s, by
Liszt, following which came vocal
solo by Miss Ada Hatton, Ship
O. Dreams, by Francis, and vocal
solo by Miss Josephine Birch, A
May Morning, by Denza. Mrs.
George Lowell then played solo or
the pipe organ-Rhapsody, by Sill
yer.
Miss Florence Barrell, acting
president of the Alumni association,
then invited those present to make
their way to the dining rooms, the
class of 1922 being seated first. The
tables were beautifully adorned
with flowers, and there were feS-
toonings overhead, the class colors
scarlet and gray, being prominent
in all. The Nj. & M. high school
pennants displayed profusely, added
to the color and appropriateness of
the decorations. In the opening be-
| tween the church auditorium and
the dining rooms were suspended
| baskets of flowers, and there was
everywhere an artistic touch in the
decorations, which delighted the
eye. The orchestra played during
the banquet.
The blessing preceding the ban
quet was invoked by Mr.. Jerrold
Scott. The menu which was in
charge of the members Of the
Ladies' Aid of the Malta M. E.
church, was delicious, and Mrs. Ma
bel Jones, president of the aid So
ciety, and her corps of assistants are
to be congratulated upon the eff
cheney which marked the various
features connected with the affair.
DR.. M. w. King, treasurer of the
Alumni association, took charge as
POSTMASTER, by previous request of
the president Miss Barrell. He pre-
sided in capable and happy man
ner, and toasts were responded to
by Miss Pearl Woodward, whose
theme was Aurora; by Miss Alice
Harrington of the class of 1922.
who talked on The Age of limo
cence; and by Mrs. c. G. Brooks,
The Cleaners; DR.. Lee Humphrey,
Wake Up, and Mrs. Annie Rusk who
wove a beautiful and wonderful
story out of the titles of pictures.
and whose talk completed the round
of toasts on course in art sup
plementing the course in high
school. The toasts were grave Or
gay. eloquent with wisdom, or
sparkling with humor according to
the speaker and the theme consid-
cred.
Following the toasts came the
business session, the election of Of
ficers for the coming year-the fol-
lowing being chosen: President,
Mrs. Beryl Coulson; vice president,
Mrs. Mary Abel; secretary, Miss
Teresa Torbert; treasurer, Frank
Hammond.
Then came the climax of the eH-
ening-the entrance and perform
ance of the Kitchen Cabinet Orches-
ira. This aggregation was one of
uniQueness. It made decided hit
and furnished rollicking climax to
a very pleasant evening. The or
chestra had been trained by Miss
Agnes Pyle. Miss Effie Gregg serv-
ed as "reader" in the presenting of
the play Mrs. Geo. Lowell played
the piano accompaniment, and Mrs.
Fred Coulson was the director OF
the orchestra-brandish her ba-
ton of potato masher, butcher
knife, or whatever she happened to
pick up next, in what might be term
ed regular Creatore fashion. The
other performers were Mrs. Fl. c.
Betz, Miss Izetta Barrell, Miss Clara
Carter, Mrs. Jas. Christie, Miss Nora
Taylor, Mrs. Mildred Stilson, Miss
Josephine Birch, Miss Lucille Lynn.
Mrs. Omar Dye, Mrs. Myrtle Ball,
Miss Marie Huntington, Miss Eve
lyn Gillespie. Miss Teresa Torbert,
Miss Dana Fall, Mrs. Ruth Nash,
Miss Edna Barlow, and Mrs. B. D.
Richardson.
were SOlOy uuSl, lIlO dHu
quartet selections, and ensemble
numbers, the secret of the musical
tones being little kazoos into which
the performers hummed, and which
were attached to whatever they hap
pened to be performing on-an egg
beater, sauce pan or other kitchen
utensil. The effect of the whole
was unusual, excruciatingly funny
and even musical Not the least of
the interesting features connected
with the orchestra was their cos
tumes-tha director in white suit
and wearing all sorts of medals"
the others in dark blue coats and
white skirts, the coats being decorat-
ed with tin spoons. The costumes
were completed by the wearing Of
hats made of brown paper sacks.
The 1922 meeting of the M. & M.
Alumni association goes down in
history as one of the best of the
gatherings yet held, and much cred
it is due those who had the different
arrangements of the affair in
charge, and who worked it to such
successful conclusion.
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