Recital in Ball Room Big Success by Miss Clarke's Pupils
Despite bad weather the Stratfield ball room was crowded as Grace D Clarke trained pupils staged a variety of readings plays and fantasies. Highlights included The Enchanted Wood Overtones and a modern version of Goldilocks with Miss Selmackler reading. Several performers received encores and Miss Edith Paley was replaced by Miss Read due to appendicitis.
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Stratfield
Grace D. Clarke
Gertrude Murphy
Marion Sacket
Mildred Jubb
Esther Ambrose
Miss Clarke
Isabel
Dryad
New York City
Jen
Barnet Shapiro
Muriel Read
Margaret Coble
Ethel Beach
Beatrice, Marsh
Alma Rosen
Miss Beach
Miss Rosen
Miss Cable
Miss Marsh
Daniel Ambrose
Natala Arnold
Uncle Sammy
Edith Paley
Read
Miss Davidson
Pierre
Henry
Miss Selmackler
Two Crooks and a Lady Highlight Harvard Workshop Night
A recital ending with Two Crooks and a Lady featured Miller the Hawks and Lucille portrayed by Miss Mary Brittiz and Reginald Sykes. An invalid heroine Miss Downey outwitted the thieves and saved jewels while Miss Clarke hosted a closing reception and praised the evening’s performances. Funds were collected for a student lecture with future invitations planned for a winter program inviting last night’s large audience.
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Edith Rosenblush
Harvard
Senate reception to De Valera blocked in Boston
In Boston a motion to extend the Massachusetts Senate’s greetings to Eamonn De Valera was halted as President McKnight said action would wait until Monday. He cited the need to let senators learn whether De Valera is the head of a recognized government. In New York, De Valera was assured of a warm welcome, described as the greatest ever for any visiting figure, by William J. Francis of Charlestown, Mass.
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Boston
Massachusetts Senate
de Valera
McKnight
Senate
New York
Eamonn de Valera
William J. Francis
Charlestown
Mass
Massachusetts Jegislature
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick, Painless Lift Off
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless solution for hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims instant relief with a few drops, letting users lift the corn away with fingers. Marketed as a Cincinnati discovery, the tiny bottle costs only a few cents.
Allied relief meagre ration in Germany says American woman
Mrs. Johann Beck of Cleveland, after four and a half years in Berlin, reports meagre Allied food rations in Germany. She describes a weekly per-person allowance of half a pound of unsalted American bacon and one pound of flour, with bread and soup shortages, theft from kitchens, and widespread disease from malnutrition.
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Germany
America
Johann Beck
Cleveland
New York
Berlin
United States
Copenhagen
Cedar Creek Ferry Plan Revived by Council
Without a bridge Cedar Creek between Bar num Dyke and Howard avenue prompts renewed ferry talks. Alderman John Ready reports approval from Park board president George M. Hames, who notes a future bridge, a large ferry, and two docks are needed. engineer Frederick A. Strong reviews practical steps.
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Cedar Creek
Barnum Dyke
Howard Avenue
Common Council
John Ready
Gerge M. Hames
Park Board
Hames
Frederick A. Strong
Summer table fashions use washable wall covering designs
The piece promotes washable wall coverings as summer table decor replacing linen cloths. It highlights easy care centerpieces doilies and mats with stencil motifs such as butterflies peacocks and birds, plus a carving cloth with two gobblers and a simple twist edge for freshness.
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