Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-15
PLAINFIELD


house last week. The large auditorium
was filed by members each accompanied
by wife, daughter, sister or sweetheart. |
Music was furnished by Krauss' orches-
ira of eight pieces. The supper, which
was served by the men, was both appe-
tizing and satisfying. President Harold |
Lewis presided at the short business ses-
sion which followed. Twenty new names I
were presented and accepted, bringing the
membership up to 2o9. The speakers were |
Rev. w. C. Prentice, Hartwel Greene OF |
Boston, president of the Lawton Mills
company and an honorary member of the |
club, and Prof. George H. BlalSeslee Of |
Worcester, Mass, who attended the great |
worlds peace conference in Washington |
and was able to give an interesting re- |
port on that subject. The program was |
as follows: Community song, by all |
words of encouragement, by H. Greene |
address. Prof. George H. Blakeslee |
piano duet, Misses N. V. and NJ ]. Mil
ger; song, Mrs. Benjamin Livesey; bones
selections. Messrs. AlEard and Bamford
song Mrs. Robert West; piano duet,
Misses n. v. and NJ. ]. Miner; quartet,
Messrs. Royal, Krauss. Peterson and
Green; song, Mrs. Benjamin Livesey;
selections, Messrs. Allard and Bamford
Community song, by all. The accompa-
nists were Mrs. 7. Bamford, Misses Helen
Gallup and Dorothy Tillinghast, also
Ralph Hill.
May devotions were observed at St.
Johns church Friday evening at Z clock,
benediction of the blessed sacrament fol-
lowing.
Herbert Phillips, who is employed at
the Charles H. Phillips lumber works,
while at work Thursday. sprained his
wrist
Girard Dupre spent the week end with
| relatives at Fall River, Mass.
| Mrs. Arthur Sevegney Of Fall River
has returned home after spending Two
weeks as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Emile Dupre.
Lionel Raymond and Henry Betterman
motored to Providence Thursday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Albert LaBarre and Pete
| LaBarre of Taftville visited relatives in
Plainfield Thursday.
Lets Co. a minstrel Revue, was
put on by the Plainfield Community
association under the direction of annie
! W. McIver at the Community house
Friday and Saturday evenings before
| large audiences.
The revue was carried out in excel
/ lent style and the cast merited the
hearty applaure- of the appreciative
elaborate and the gowns were unus-
ually attractive.
! Episode One-Charles O. Dodge in
terloeutor. comedians, John Lees, Har-
Try Ainsworth, Ray Green, James
| Royle, Sidney Hopkins, Phillip Peter
son, Christopher KraHsse and Byroa
Provost.
Seloists-Hal Hazard, Don Brigham,
Ernest Struthers, Robert Flower, Re-
sario Guerton, James Lee Edgar Arse
neau1t, Walter Hill, William Dodge,
Harold Oates, Carl Anderson, Harry
Cooper, Deria Lemieux, Irving ~F1agg,
Wilfred Ballard, Victor Bergeron, Al
bert Cullen, George Kay, Henry V3H-
cent and Alfred Royle.
Musical numbers: Opening chorus,
ensemble introduction of Messrs. Hop
kins and Ainsworth; Dapper Dan by
Byron Provost: Anna in Indiana by
Harry Ainsworth; introduction OF
Messrs. Peterson and Green; The
| Wimmen Won't Let Me Alone, by
Ray Green; Bells by Pete Peterson;
Yo-Hoo, by Irving Flagg; Introduction
of Messrs. Royle and Krause: Tickle
Flo, Christopher Krausse; I'm toe
Mean to Cry, by James Royle: finale
, Minstrel Revue Medley; ensemble.
Episode Two-A Syncopated Ger
emory, bride. Victor Bergeron; groom
. Albert Cullen; chaplain. Robert West;
$ bridesmaids florence Butterworth
] Doris Baxter. Gladys Irons, Elizabeth
= Murray, Olive Jodoin and Ida Gully
: mette; worst ment, Pete Ballard, Ed
: gar La Rochelle Ralph Veit, Earl But
0 Ter and Alfred Taylor.
e Episode Three-Beaux and Bellies
a a novelty song and dance revue. Rutl
: Higginbottom, ,Maise Burke. Beatric,
| Hebert, Lily Beaulac, Yvonne Coul
f combe; Eleanor Dayon. Lfllial
e Struthers, Marion Lee, Elsa Boucher
0 Celia arvis and Ethel Kay.
Episode Four Nothing but Rice
l. Scene one, A Road to Pekin: seen
e two, Mandarin's Garden. In this mum
!, Der Robert West who appeared a
u Henry Hunter a man with big ideas
) ard John Lees, as Philip Withgrut
? a dusky gentleman from Geor gia
: made big hit The mandarin's par
+ was carried out to perfection |:
:, George Kay; Ming Toi, The mandarin
. daughter was played by Teresa Su,ii
: van; the Chinese maids were, Ann
4 Basin. Norine Kelly. Gladys Robin.
v Lilly Kelly, Lillian Heap, and Edn
il La Rochelle; the coolies we've JOSEF
Kubis, Arthur Radcliff Emile Arse
nault, Wilfred Lacourse and Lene
MERCER.
The mtssfoal numbers were
- Chinese Love Song by the maids an
n coolies; Fast Asleep in Poppy l1anC
- by Ming Toi and chorus; Goodby
IS Shanghai and Ming Toi, finale. en-
semble.
nj Episode five: Raymond Lacours,
1. 9-year old gave a wonderful exhibi
ton of clog dancing and was applaud
If ed heartily.
VI Episode sixGetting Acquainte,
e Acquainted, Kathryn Walsh, the pa
If of the girl and Ray Green as the DO.
At acquitted themselves in a very abb
y. manner. The girlies were, Auranni
l. Gauhier, Laura Lamothe, Rose Beau
lie chemin, Ferdinand Lafranter, Aide
Bernier, Irene Gauthier, Beatrice Bern
s. Ter, Frances Burby. Kathleen JohHso
and Pauline Peltier.
lie Episode Seven-Circus Day in Dixi
in Nanny, a black raspberry, John Lee
Bad Bill, a hard boiled in spot. Harr
IT Ainsworth; like, an ambitious ioai
x er, Sidney Hopkins; Wagonbac,6 mar
OF ager of the circus, Albert Cullen.
The bucks were Carl Anderson, Ha
Id Hazard, Don Brigham, James LIE
D. Harry Cooper, and William Dodge.
Wenches, Doria Lemieux, irwin
ne Flagg, Harold Oates, Ernest Struther
OF Rosario Guertin and Wilfred Ballard.
As Clowns-Walter Hill, Joe BetIar
= Edgar Arsenault, Bobbie Flower ar
IN Henry Vincent.
Musical Numbers-Dea- Old Dix
Moon, by the Bingville quartett,
Kentucky Blues, by zeke and choru
"A Circus Day in Dixie, by Nanny al
- chorus.
"a Grand Finale, Everybody's WELDON
RI in Dixie, by Gladys Robbins and Ell
he tire cast.
y After aaeb narfornoanae WIS onto,