Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-30
BEGIN
FOR THE MERRY WA|RL'
Junior Board Intends to Make
This Years Show Biggest
Yet Presented.

Mrs. Norman r. ltOOd mas just TO-
turned from a week spent at tho Wo-
mems National Golf Championship
matches held on the Green Brier links
at White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
where she gave a good account Of her
self ns representative OF the Whining
ton Country Club.
! Mrs. Rood IL n member OF tho ex-
ccutive committee Of the Junior Board
OF the Delaware Hospital which has
assumed the responsibility OF pre-
senting THE Merry Whirl OF 1922"
This pageant IL staged every two years
by members OF the Junior Board with
the assistance OF Wimington's many
amateur performers.
Mrs. Rood Ia in charge Of publicity
and announces that the cast Of THE
Merry whirl' this year will be made
up OF all those whose ability has on
former occasions delighted the big
audiences.
Miss Margery speakman, vice-presi-
dent OF the Junior Board. il a member
Of The Merry Whirl" executive com
mittee in charge OF music and re-
hearsals. 1t In understood that she IN
guarding as n deep secret the plot"
OF the forthcoming performance. II
Is rumored, however. that something is
in store. excelling In brilliance the
tcrpsichorean treat presented by the
Egyptian cymbal dancers in The
Merry whirl Of 1919" performance.
Miss Lila Stewart will arrive in VIII
mington soon with large assortment
Of new costumes.
Miss Stewart was the director gem
cral OF the 1919 performance which
was success. She will reach VIII
mington on Monday or Tuesday from
Oakland, Cal, where her brilliant new
ideas have been given a tryou.. a
previous performance during the sum-
mer was given at Greenwich. Conn.
| Wilmington is known as place
where theatrical managers try out
new plays ION the dog" before stag
ing them In the larger places; this
, nay be n compliment to the discrimi-
ration OF Wilmington audiences, Their
again II may not. At any rate, IL Is
the subject OF many joke. However,
in THE Merry Whirl of 1929" the Gus
tomary order will be reversed, and
the local amateur stars who have
shown on previous occasions A all
their brilliance will be cast this year
In parts which have been tried out and
enthusiastically approved by other
audiences during the past few months
Miss Beers. who is Miss Stewart s
principal assistant, and Miss Byrne,
her pianist, will also arrive In Whining
ten on Monday, coincident with the
opening OF n business Office Of the
Junior Board executive committee AZ
sos Market street, above the Aldine
theatre. The members of the exccu-
tive committee who will make this Of
flee their headquarters are: Miss
Alice Satterthwait, chairman; Miss
Margery Speakman, in charge of mu-
sic and rehearsals: Miss Margaretta
Miller, general director; Mrs Norman
P. Rood. In charge Of publicity; Mrs
Chas. A. Higgins. dramatic director in
charge OF the cast; Mrs. w. Spring
er, Jr.. treasurer Junior Board; Mrs
VIM. B. Denham, financial secretary
and Mrs. Douglas c. Buck.
Preparations for rehearsals will be-
gin at once and by the end of the
, coming week THE Merry Whirr' will
be in full swing.
The Junior Board confines its ap.
peal to the public largely to 1.-THE
Merry Whiri" performances given
every two years. the proceeds OF which
are used to support the children's
ward Of the Delaware Hospital TO,
: which the Junior Board assumes re.
: sponsibility.
For some time the Junior Board ha,
: supported a we'll equipped ward, ir
which general sickness is treated, ane
an orthopedic clinic as specia
branch under Drs. Willard and Moore
of Philadelphia. In this clinic lam,
children receive special treatment ant
are fitted with braces. etc.
During the past week the activitie
Of the Junior Board have been ex
I tended by the opening of a neurolog
ical clinic under DIR. John Rhein an,
4 DR.. Patton, OF Philadelphia. and DR.
4 t. II. Davies, Of Wilmington. Eightee,
j children suffering from nervous dis
= eases were treated on last Wednes
z day.
! During the past two years the dc