Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-18
5. r. Q. r. Guest Night
Of Junior High
Observed by Program

| SPIN FESTIVAL ana Guest
| Night of the S. p. @. r., of the
Junior High school was held last
night in the auditorium with over
club members and guests in attend .
ance.
The hall was prettily decorated in
pink and white lanterns with stream
ers,. representing garden. The
stage had been adorned with orchids
and cherry trees. covered with pink
and white blossoms. Window boxes
IN the rear filled with orchids, COM
pleted the garden effect, and made
the NAH very suggestive OF spring.
| Inc program of the evening open
ed with an interpretive dance rep
resentlng the story, Ceres and Per-
sophone.' This was followed by two
solos by Miss Marion Lewis. The
last number was the drill of the Yes
tai Virgins. The program. lasting
nearly an hour was followed by en-
semble dancing with music by the
| Maine Melody Men.
Dainty invitations were given 10
| each member of the club, which in
Guided admittance to one guest.
! These cards were prepared by the
Ipenmanship department, under the
direction of Mrs. Blanchard.
AS the guests entered the hall
| they were received by Principal and
Mrs. Merritt, Mrs. Osgood, Mrs.
| Mingo. Mrs. Blanchard, Miss Savage,
MISS Clark, Miss Phillips, Miss Redi-
! ker. Mrs. Dearborn, Miss Rounds,
Mrs. Mckechnie, Miss Skinner, Miss
| Jay MISS Angle, Hiss Murray, Miss
O'Donnell.
The first number, a dance. Ceres
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| given by Sybil Wolman, as Perso
! pone, Marie Robar as Ceres. Ma
! dallne Parks as Mercury, Charles
Harmon as Pluto, supported by II
| Ballet girls, Florence, Shapiro.
Florence, Vein, Eleanor Wilson.
Eleanor Rowell, Phyllis knight.
! Phyllis Sterling. Doris Sterling.
Theresa Mahoney. Mildred Slower.
! Hilda Zimon. Rose Miller and Bet
/ tina DeLisle.
| The first scene representing Sum-
| mer. portrayed the girls playing in
the Meadow, who are soon Joined by
/ the beautiful Persopone. Soon Pluto
! appears from the underworld and
| desiring Persopone for his wife.
steals her and carries her back to
become his queen.
The second scene represents VIM
ter, Ceres having returned from her
! labors, discovers her daughters alb
| sence, becomes frightened and then
angr''. She tmplores the high hills,
! the wide plains, the forests, the
| fields, the earth and the Heavens to
assist her in the search for her
daughter, but all in vain. At length,
tired out, she sits down on a cold
stone and weeps. Everywhere 1t is
| cold and no grain or flowers are
growing, for no longer the goddess
cares for them. At length, Jupiter
| takes pity on the bereaved goddess
| and tells her that Pluto has taken
| her daughter to the Underworld, but
he will send Mercury who will bring
her back.
In the third scene Spring has re-
turned, Mercury leads back Perso-
pone. Once more the dear Goddess is
| happy. for again she has her daugh-
ter. Her happiness is exemplified
by the blooming flowers and florish-
| ing grain.
The interpreter of the dance was
Horace Daggett The dance was ar
ranged and directed by Mrs. Os-
good.
The two vocal selections, Ava
| rendered by Marion Lewis was high
ly appreciated by the audience.
| The last number on the program,
was somewhat of an Innovation, being
different from anything previously
staged in the hall This was a spec
tacular taper drill of 1.-The Vestal
Virgins" 1t was given in tire eparts,
by ten girls, and was directed by
Coach Hendricks OF the Athletic De-
partment.
Harry Barron, previous to the en-
trance of the Vestals, gave an inter-
probation of the drill. To the strains
of Chopin's Prelude in f. Minor, the
Sybil slowly entered the temple and
advanced to her tripod. At her
command the "Vestal Virgins enter
| the Temple" Nine girls dressed in
white Grecian gowns trimmed with
gold bands, entered the darkened
temple, bearing lighted tapers. The
first part was taken up with series
of marches at the commands of the
Sybil and in the second they formed
statute groupings. The third was a
representation of the Muses.. Those
taking part were Viola Rowe as
Svbil: Vestals, Lucille Pilsbury; Ber-
tina Pooler, Lucille Blanchard: Ber-
narGine Libby, Marjorie Dennison:
Alma Huggard, Catherine Thomp-
son: Eloise Jones. Lame Rancourt,
anG Laurense Picher, substitute.
The accompanist for the evening
was Harold TAYLOR, Mrs. Alice Os-