Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-14
ELABORATE RECEPTION FOR
THE NJ. Il NJ. CLASS OF 1881

The Junior reception for the Sen
| iors of 1881 was held in the NJ &
| M. high school auditorium Friday
evening, and was a brilliant affair
comparing favorably with the most
interesting events of like kind
held in other years.
The auditorium was very elab-
orately decorated. 1t was in the
similitude of a garden. In the cen
ter was pretty pond and resting
on its bosom were water lilies.
About it was a beautiful border of
moss, with rocks, ferns, ETC. The
entrance to the garden was
through gates entwined with flow
ers, and the walks through the gar
den were bordered with moss and
rocks. About the garden was q
wall of stone" heightening the eff
feet and placed here and there was
lattice work, entwined with flowers
Overhead was a covering of branch
es and vines. and suspended from
these were Japanese lanterns Dog
wood blossoms, lilacs, ferns, and
many other flowers and plants. fig
ured in the decorations, and the re-
suit of it all was very artistic and
indicated that great interest had
been taken in the preparations, and
that 1T had required considerable
work to bring about such an ad-
mirable effect.
Small tables were placed through
out the garden" The center piece
of each table was a ''lily'' done in
crepe paper and containing a can
die. The place where each guest
was to be seated, was designated by
small japanese fan placed in a
gum drop. The nut cup at each
place was of Japanese design. At
each place was a neat folder pro-
gram tied with ribbon, and display
ing the Senior class colors-rose
and silver, and these colors were
carried out to some extent through
out the decorations. and in the re-
freshments. Amid this attractive
environment the following delicious
menu was served: Strawberries.
chicken patties, stuffed potatoes.
buttered peas, rolls and butter.
spring salad, olives, iced tea. ice
cream angel food cake and salted
almonds. To give a further toucl
IN attractlveness, a tiny Japanese
parasol was stuck in each piece OF
cake. The supper was prepared
by mothers of the members of the
Junior class, and the serving was
done by 16 members of the Sopho-
more class.
Miss Jeanette Martin. president
of the Junior class, was the toast
master. William Gessell. president
of the Senior class. had as the sub
ject Of his address, Cherry Bios
SONS" Wayne Northrup sang two
solos, "On the Road to Mandalay"
and Trees" with Miss Eliza Plum
accompanist. Supt. J. NJ Turner
talked on the subject Dragons"
A play "The Cram Special" was
given. This was by Miss Dorothy
kraps and Carlton Henderson.
Childhood Days" was the last
thing listed on the program. This
consisted of the showing of ''babv
pictures of members of the Senior
class and of the high school faculty.
AS each picture was thrown upon
the screen, Miss Myrtle Scott of the
Junior class read a short, appro- |
pirate, verse.
While the supper was being serv-
ed, an orchestra seated upon the |
prettlly decorated stage, and com
posed of Mrs. Beulah White. piano;
Dale Perkins and Francis Hooper.
John Ross and Robert
Naylor, trombones; Harold Say.
age, trumpet; Chas. T. White, bass,
and Donald Danford, drums, fur
lished splendid music. The same
orchestra played at the Legion hall,
,or the dance which followed the
exercises at the school building. and
which rounded out the festivities of
he Junior reception.
Note:-In connection with the
JUNIOR reception supper, we are
asked by the ladies in charge. to
state that not little of the success
ul preparation of it was due to the
lse of the General Electric refrig-
orator loaned for the occasion, by
;. l.. Swallow, local agent.