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Forty Rockton boys and girls will take part in the pageant “Mother Goose’s Party”, to be given in the gardens of the Feder ated church on Tuesday evening next It was exactly fifty years ago that a group of Rockton people met in the Stone Church, then the New Stone Church, to dedicate the Library, the gift of the Talcotts Thus is seems entirely fitting that the ceremonies of this fiftieth birthday should be held on the same ground In case of rain, the exercises will be held inside the church building Tie program, as announced by the committee in charge is as follows: Organ Recital—Mrs CC Gayton Greetings of Welcome — George ¥. Osborne, president of the library board. Response — Mrs. R. I. Balsley, president of the Rockton Woman Club, the oldest club in the village Historical Sketch — Miss Hilda Pray, librarian. Pageant—‘Mother Goose Party” (written by Rev Ralph) Group of selected songs— C C Gayton. Closing Song—“God Bless Amer ica” Glenn Fisher Dr J.C. Ellis will be the chair man of the evening The program will begin prompt ly at eight o’clock PM , will be open to the public, and there will be no admission fee At the close of the program the Library and the exhibit in the American Legion rooms will be open to visitors for an hour and it is hoped that all who have not. Visited. she Jul ring the. gf. dienesis of nee Taber A83 was announced last week, the committee in charge will hold open house at the Library and in the American Legion hall from two to five in the afternoon of Tuesday The Memorial Shelf is steadily growing and will no doubt be a center of interest at that time All of the commitees are working faithfully, the Library Board has been most generous in its sponsor ship, the residents of the commu nity have cooperated splendidly, and now it seems that the celebra tion of August 22, 1939 will be one of which the friends of the Library fifty years ago could well be proud Committees responsible for the Semi-Centennial Celebration of Talcott Free Library General Committee— Miss Hilda Pray, chairman, Mrs Fred Rockwell Charles Gayton, Mrs Marion Hop kins, C E Phelps and Miss Ona Gleasman Open House Committee—Mrs C E Phelps, chairman, Mrs R S Balsley, Mrs. Frank Truman . Exhibit Committee — Miss Ona Gleasman, Mrs Haze Eddy, Mrs Jessie Briggs Memorial Shelf Committee—Mrs Ralph Hopkins, Mrs Harry Sander Publicity—C E Phelps, chair man, Mrs Will Baucle, Mrs a V Hill, Guy Balsley, Program Committee—Miss Hida Prag, chairman. Pageant Committee—Roy Ralph, Miss Lois Broome, Mrs Fred Rock well, Mrs Pauline Bollinger and Mrs Dea Johnson, Decoration—Mrs A V Hill Library Memorial Shell Additional Conners Miss Gladys Sproul Mrs May Manley Mr and Mrs. Lafe Truman Rockton Woman's Club Miss Ona Gleasman Mr, and Mrs. James Wall Miss Imogene Lovelace Miss Jean, are worthy, O £ Loomis Mr and Mrs Ed Sammon, Mil waukee Miss Marcia Cowen Mr and Mrs Bert Haug A Friend, Beloit, Wis Macktown Golf and Bridge Club Mr and Mrs Edw Schotliff Major and Mrs Hubbard Dooley Dr and Mrs James Ellis Mr and Mrs Guy Hopkins Mr and Mrs James Sprightly Mrs _ Ella Perry Mr and Mrs A . Krotz Mr and Mrs Harold Gower (Continued on Fourth Page)
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Rockton Herald
Rockton, Illinois, US
Thu, Aug 17, 1939
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