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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1915
Page
1
Miss Florence Foster from Cloverdale travels to Indianapolis for a luncheon with the Alpha O sorority. Mrs. Luella Fry arrives from Clayton for a brief visit with her sister, Mrs. P. R. Christie.
A Chicago operatic group performs at Meharr y Hall as the closing attraction of the Indiana State Music Teachers Convention this week.
At a Friday morning meeting in Indiana the Indiana Music Teachers Association elected officers: President Edward Nell Indianapolis secretary L W Wilson Franklin treasurer Mrs Myra Gordon Logansport. A full day of lectures and concerts followed with talks on school music cooperation and a study of modern tendencies in music by Henrietta Weber.
The Chicago Operatic Quartet presented John B. Miller, Lenore Allen, Rose L. Gannon, G. Magnus Schutz, and Edgar A. Nelson in Greencastle. They performed Verdi and Donizetti works, a Gounod encore, and closed with Grieg and Rossini pieces, praised for vocal clarity and instrumental vigor.
Interest grows as the May Queen contest proceeds with candidates and supporters working hard this week. Many votes are cast Friday and several draw up close to the leader.
Miss Vera Kelley of this city leads the May Queen race with 24 300 votes after a Friday update and a 500 vote bonus. Geraldine Gibson and Florence Evans follow with 18 700 and 12 250 votes respectively as nominations continue and workers seek more votes.
An escapee from the state farm at Putnamville, Clifford Hurst, was pursued and fired upon by policemen after returning to Bloomington. Hurst was captured and jailed. the incident follows a recent law increasing escape penalties to up to five years.
Lou Pollard, a candidate for the May Day Queen, handed 26700 votes to Secretary Cenfer of the May Day Queen committee. The votes arrive today morning and are not in the 6 pm Friday tally, and Pollard would have earned a 500 vote bonus if cast before that deadline, an honor previously won by Vera Kelly.
Citizens select a charming young lady to reign for one day. The queen is chosen by popular vote for the May Day parade, reflecting the people’s choice in Putnam County. The standings of the candidates were listed as of 6 o clock Friday evening, April 0.
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