Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-05-20
JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION
A MOST BRILLIANT AFFAIR

One entering the M. & M. high
school building last Friday evening.
and ascending to the first hall, be-
held scene of rarest beauty. Here
was a small fish pond, with it's gold
en-, fnny tribe, and dainty green
moss, pebbles, etc. In the placid
water OF the pond was reflected from
background and from above, the
l0veliness of huge branches of dog
wood blossom, and from either side
and in front of the pond were banks
Of handsome fresh lavender lilac
blossoms, and beautiful green
foliage. However the attractiveness
about the building was not all cen
tered in this one spot. The spacious
auditorium was transformed into a
Japanese garden of rarest beauty.
About the sides was white lattice
work, and overhead false ceiling,
which was made into a canopy
through the use of green boughs,
dogwood blossoms, lavender lilac
blooms. trailing honeysuckle and
wisteria vines and blossoms, which
also covered the lattice. work of the
sides. Gaily colored japanese Ian
terms fioated about from the ceiling,
and here and there adding to the
decorations, we're smaller Japanese
parasOls, while a huge one practical
ly screened the front of the stage.
Opposite the stage, and in the end of
the auditorium was an enchanting
alcove, with it's tasty decorations.
from which punch was served. Ev-
erywhere about the room the artis-
tie tonches were much in evidence
From the ceiling, higher up, Jap
anese harvest moon" shed its soft
rays down through the bower of
blossom and greenery, adding all the
more to the beauty of the scene, all
of which gave beautiful, artistic
setting to the Junior-Senior recep-
tion, the most charming social event
of the entire school year.
More than 100 were present the
number including the members of
the two classes, and faculty. All
we're seated, four persons at each of
the small tables which were embel-
lished with snowy linen, and were
most daintily decorated with bowls
of purple lilac blossoms and green
cry. The nut caps were of green
and white, carrying out the senior
colors. Miniature parrots were the
favors, which with their gaily col
Ored plumage gave colorful effect.
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painted violets, the senior class
flower
The menu, so elegantly prepared
by the mothers of the juniors, was
served by alumni girls, in three
courses, as follows: Fruit cocktail;
chicken ala king in timbales, mash
ed potatoes, jellied fruit salad, but
tered lima beans, Parker house
rolls, pickles; ice cream, angel cake,
nuts, candies and coffee.
The junior president Harry Stull
was POSTMASTER. Donald Sims gave
the toast for the seniors, and Ronald
Gordon for the juniors. Both were
fine. The play Station YYYY."
by Booth Harrington, was most clev-
erly put on. The cast included. An
ME, maid, Alice Davis; Herbert
Winstead, Ronald Gordon; Mrs.
Winstead, Edith Perkins; Anita
Winstead, Margaret Hooper; Caro-
line Winstead, Frances Miller; Mr.
Winstead. Marion Fisher; Roger
Colley, John Beckwith; Charles, the
chauffeur, Deane Northrup. Music
was furnished by a splendid orches-
tra--Mrs. George w. Lowell, piano;
Dale. Perkins, clarinet; Harold Saw
age, cornet; c. T. White, bass, and
w C. Ballenger of GAINESVILLE, vio-
lin. From every standpoint the
event was one of the very finest
Junior-Senior receptions ever held
here.