Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-02-21
NEWS OF WEEK
AT BLOWING ROCK
School Pupils to Present Play, "The
Wren," Saturday Night; Fire De-
partment Gives Chicken Supper;
Delightful Valentine Party

Blowing Rock, Feb. 21-The firth,
sixth and seventh grades of the
Blowing Rock consolidated school
will present the play, "The Wren,"
in the auditorium of the school Sat
turday night, February %, at eight
o'clock The Blowing Rock concert
band will provide music before the
play and during the intermissions.
The admission will be Is cents for
children and % cents for adults.
The proceeds will be used for the
benefit of the school.
The members of the cast have
been practicing thoroughly, and a
lively evenings entertainment is
promised to all who come. Those in
the cast are: Blair Sudderth as Mrs.
Julia Danna, Billie Coffey as Robert
Danna, Pauline Greene as Jane
Danna, Elise Pitts as Sarah Wood
ston, Jay Castle as Donald Drew,
Elizabeth Greer as Nanny, Mae
Tester as Mrs. Harriet Greenston,
Carroll Greer as Reginald Greenston,
Gladys Pitts as Mrs. Cecilia Danna
Fordston, Oma Greene as Corinne
Fordston, Pansy Gragg as Binkie,
Shuford Edminsten as Rodney Blake,
Sr., Mary Lou Young as Mrs. Rod
ney Blake, Arnold Bolick as Rodney
Blake, Jr., and Murriell Gragg as
Judge Gray.
Fire Department Entertaine
The Blowing Rock Fire Depart
ment won many new friends last
Thursday night and proved itself the
most lively organization in town by
giving a chicken dinner free to all
comers at the Central hotel. There
was no catch in the announcement
that the dinner would be entirely
free, for all guests were seated
promptly at the tables and served by
the firemen as walters, with Chief
Underdown as head waiter. The
food for the supper was donated by
the townspeople.
After the supper, the address OF
the evening was delivered by G. o.
Nudge, principal of the consolidated
school, and the guests spent the rest
of the evening at dancing.
The fire department has reelected
i the following officers c. S. Prevette,
president; Ambrose Underdown,
chief; Don Johnson, secretary and
treasurer; George Robbins, captain;
Lloyd Robbins, assistant chief.
Valentine Party
The pupils of the Blowing Rock
high school were entertained last
Thursday night with Valentine
party. with their teachers as hosts.
assisted by Mrs. Gene Story and
Miss Sarah Banner of the elementary
grades.
The place of the party was deep
secret, but all were told to gather at
w. C. Craig's store at eight O'Clock.
Stewart Cannon reported that long
before that hour the store was
crowded by a clamorirg group de-
manding to krow where the party
was to be. Presently Mrs. Gillett
appeared and told them that they
were to follow the white arrows
posted along the streets.
These arrows led the crowd along
the highway toward Boone and in,o
the dark alley that runs behind the
Barked Inn. There, two highway
men (Gene Story and Rupert Gill
lett) emerged from the shadows,
turned flashlights on the crowd, ex-
ploded firecrackers. and called upon
all to stand and deliver. After
dime had been collected from each
pupil. they followed the arrows to
the front of the school building
where they were instruc ed to call
for more light.
At this cry, the lights in the Ii
brary room were switched off, and
those in the town hall across the
street were switched on. Running
across the street, the pupils found
the hall decorated with streamers
. and hearts, with Grover Robbins, Jr.,
as Cupid and Louise Prevette as
Psyche, armed with arrows to shoot
at the hearts of all present.
After an hour of Valentine games,
fifteen girls crossed the street to the
Nudge home and brought back
plates of sandwiches, Fcakes and
heart-shaped salads. These were
passed around while coffee was
served from the mayors officn. The
pupils gave rousing cheers for Prin-
cipal Nudge, the inspirer of the
party, and to the other teachers. The
high school faculty expressed its
thanks to Mrs. Story and Miss Ban
ner and to Ambrose UnderdoWn for
their help in carrying out the even
ings affair.
Mr.. Coffey Returns Home
T. H. Coffey, who has been i'll in
Charlotte and Statesville for the last
two weeks, was brought home Sun
day. He stood the trip well and is
steadily improving.
Literary Society Club
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