The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
More Than 400 Children Will
Take Part in Production March
Is at Auditorium

AAOAV AA101I 3UV OIlllQTCH Ill
Take Part in Production March
Is at Auditorium
Main characters for the juvenile
operetta, Jack and the Beanstalk,"
which will be presented by children
from all grades Of the city schools
March Is at the city auditorium, have
been chosen by Miss Ruby Wilmot,
music supervisor. who Is directing the
production. More than 100 children
will take part.
Leroy Mitchell. as Jack, will have
the main part. In the supporting
cast viii be Evelyn Nelson as Jacks
mother: James Shrek as the giant;
Dorothy Sigurdson as Madam Giant;
Jeanette Croonquist Is Jenny: Irene
Smith as Nettie: Mary Louise Finney
as Mary: Clara Jacobson q the fairy:
Alma Crawford ~ Tom: Clinton
Solum as Fred; James Melton as the
butcher; Ivan Petit as Dick. and
June Beseler Is Fanny.
Children from Ill five schools also
will make up the personnel Of the
five large choruses which will be one
of the novel features Of the operetta.
First grade students will be grouped
in the chicken chorus and second
grade students Will compose the tulip
and daffodl chorus.
Girls from the third and fourth
grades will be In the fairies chorus,
while the boys Of this grade viii make
up the bean chorus. Fifth and sixth
grade people will imparsonate Jacks
friends.
Assisting with general arrange
ments for the production are Miss
Agnes Boyle and MRS. Ella Casselman,
principals Of the Richholt and VIII
liam Moore schools, respectively.
Other teachers win aid Miss Wilmot
in working out the various features.
Miss Ovidia Setter i chairman of
the costumes committee. other men,
bsrs Of which are Misses Leone
Mushinski. Bessie Wilson, Clara from,
Josie Grinde, Esther Maxwell. Maude
Schroeder, Violet Fletcher. Irene
Ransland, Elizabeth Best, Isabel
Campbell, Edna Jones and Gladys
Kiesel.
Musical numbers and chorus drill
will be worked out by Miss W1lmot
with the aid Of Misses jeanette
Myhre. Helen Munig, Ruth Rowley,
Marguerite Lyness. Agnes Witzleben,
Jennie Gilliland. Anne Rodewald,
Lavina Register. Grace Hand. Matilda
Welo, Judith Rue and Ruth Thoreson.
Dances Win be under the direction
of Misses Eloise Mckee. Lucille Malm-
quist, Elizabeth Best, Nora Mc0etti-
gan, and Beulah Shurr.
Miss Wlnifred Darlington viii have
charge Of the staging and stage prop
critics and Miss Katherine Bracher
and Miss Mary Ryburn Of makeup.
Miss Ruth Rowley will play the &C.
compartments.
Complimentary to Mrs. A. p. Han
son. Litchville, and Mrs. Sam Sarsten,
Valley City. who are her guests, Mrs.
H. T. Perry entertained = group OF
their intimate friends at q tea Satur-
day afternoon at the Perry home, 1l6
Avenue B. Hours were from 3 until
5 O'Clock. Both Mrs. Hanson and
Mrs. Sarsten have visited in Bismarck
on many occasions and Mrs. Hanson
made her home here ct the time her
husband was speaker Of the house
of representatives. A color scheme Of
yellow and green was used In the din
ing room, with q bowl Of daffodils
c~entering the table. Presiding during
the tea hour were Mrs. George WEIGH,
Mrs. Frank Lahr and Mrs. A. M.
Christianson. Among the guests from
out of the city were Mrs. Walter
Bond and Mrs. J.. II. Weinrebe, Mtnot:
Mrs. Karl Brunsdale., Portland; Mrs.
Fred G. Aandahl, Litchville: Mrs. A.
F. Bonner, Lidgerwood; Mrs. T. N. Put
nam, Darlington, and Mrs. G. A. Mil
Ter, Gackle.
Mrs. Clyde Welsh. q recent bride,
was rendered q kitchen shower Sun
day evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Pcnningroth, SIT Fourth
street. The affair took the form Of
a buffet supper and bridge party and
appointments suggestive Of st. Pa
tricks day we're used. There were IL
guests. The evening was spent at
bridge, with score honors going to
Mrs. Kelly Slmonson, DR.. Richard
KraIse, Miss Ruth Pollard and ]. ].
Caplice.
Mrs. Bertha Elness and Mrs. r.
Nixon were hostesses at q party Sat-
urday evening at tho Elness home.
. 4l3 Third street, In honor Of Mrs.
Nixon.s sister. Miss Catherine Bader.
whose birthday anniversary 1t was.
The party was planned as . surprise
and bridge was the pastime. Score
prizes In the games were awarded
Esther Leer. Paul Blair. Emma Reich
and Rex Fogarty.
Decorations In pink and white were
used for the bridge dinner given Sat
urday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
v. Stair at their home in the Tribune
apartments. Places were marked TOR
IL guests. Houors In the bridge
games after dinner were held by Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Ref. The guests in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Mattson,
Mandan.
A Spanish setting will be arranged
tor the dancing party and entertain
ment, which Is planned for Tlesday
evening 1t the Odd Fellows hall In
honor OF state senators and rep
resentatives and their wives. Special
song and dance numbers by . group
OF girls in Spanish costumes are
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