The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-03

to be dissolved. Mrs. Abraham
Lincoln, Mrs. John Coxford, pre-
sided at a reception. President
Lincoln was unable to attend be-
cause OF a cabinet meeting. At
tempts at gayety were interrupted
by a messenger announcing War
has been declared.
Reception guests we're Mrs. Paul
Chapman, Mrs. Hazel Horner, Mrs.
Irma Henneke, Mira. Stella Camp
bell. Mrs. Dorothy Leland, Mrs.
Clara Burke, Mrs. George Cullis,
A. E. Rumberger, Sewell L. Rice.
Ray E. Slough. H. N. Magee, Paul
Chapman. T. O'Dea, Glen l.. Ride
nour, Clifton Leland, D. H. Moffett.
Symbolical Ballet
In a. symbolical ballet the earth.
sun and rain combined to make
the national wealth what it is to-
day. The Sun was portrayed by
Marilyn Begole.
Ballet girls we're: Nancy Benson.
Naomi Simmons, Joyce Patterson.
Doris Hamilton. Alyce Southwark.
Doris Russ, Marjorie Morford,
Phebe White, Betty Gerhardt, Doris
Gerhardt, Donna Waterbury, Mari
llyn Scheel, Catherine Willis.
Gay Blades Appear
The United States continued to
prosper. the public address speak
ers informed the audience. The
scene then opened on one OF the
gayest periods OF history-the age
of the hustle and the handle bar
mustaehe. The gay blades" and
their sweethearts arrived on the
stage for picnic. The converse
ton as given by the readers over
the public address system was
laugh provoking to the audience.
An old model vehicle caused much
excitement among the cast when
II was driven on the stage.
Gay blades and bellies we're: Ar
media Fallet, Mary Dyer, Mary Muir
ray, Mildred Knapp. Dorothea Lob
ban, Martha Ennen, Ruth Cook,
Martha Ogle, Viola Smith, Jean Os-
trander, Mary Spaulding. Mary Rita
Polzin, Ralph Yohn, Ray Smith,
R. Barber. Thomas Kelley. Harry
Bishop, Noel Campbell. Neil John
son, Robert Ennen. William Ennen,
Donald Smith; children, Charles
Lurkins, Grant Patterson, Delphine
McDougall.
Recall Sacrifice
In memory OF the dead soldiers,
sailors and nurses during the
World War, scene was shown in
which Eugene Minor, Miss Betty
Menzi, Richard LaBelle and Allen
Smith took part.
For the next scene Harold Magee
drove a cream colored stream.
lined automobile on the spectacle
grounds. Miss Alexine Fox, gown
ed in white with sequin cape,
elected the All American Girl for
the Fourth celebration, and her at.
tendants, Miss Marjorie Backus
and Miss Louise Cartwright alight-
ed.
Miss Fox and her court walked
gracefully to the front OF the stage
and over microphone welcomed
the out OF town people attending
the performance and expressed ap-
probation for attendance OF Ypsi-
lantl residents.
The All American Girl and her
court then retired to a rostrum at
the rear OF the pageant grounds
from which they viewed a symbol
ical drill OF robots and air drill
girls as glimpse into the future.
These Twenty first century girls
we're: Gloria Flanagan, Marilyn
Hines. Frances Rumberger, Shirley
Rumberger, Ruby Hayden. Marilyn
Marsh, Jean Dixon, JOYCE Hagen,
Jean Leland. Mary Dyer, Alice
Kirby. Shirley Kramer, Betty Hines.
Vivian De Lano, Betty Ramsey,
Ruth Lille. Joan Marie Tooze. Ma
rio Horn, June Henneke, Mary Lou
Wolter, Alice Groosbeck. Betty
Kirby.
For the finale the entire cast re-