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Miss Minerva Leads Orphans at the Church Service
In West Covington Billy and Frances join Jimmy and Lina at a Sunday event led by a traveling missionary. Miss Minerva pushes Billy to shake hands with the orphan-appeal speaker while Mrs Black endures embarrassment as Frances is mistaken for an orphan. The scene blends family, church, and small town satire.
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Billy
Florence
Wrances
Lina
Doe
Frances
Doctor Sanford
Tommy Knott
Jimmy
Miss Minerva
Minerva
Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Brother Johnson
Memphis
Filly
Garner
Frances Black
William
Mrs. Black
Mr. Black
Hamiltons
Mrs. Hamilton