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Show St. Mary's Academy Notes. Since its inception, the academy has had many eventful periods, but none of them have surpassed in genuine pleasure pleas-ure the Halloween banquet provided by Sister Superior for the senior students. The dining room was most handsomely decorated. Streamers of variegated colors col-ors reflecting autumnal hues stretched from pillar to pillar, and from chandeliers chande-liers and windows, the effect being heightened by the electric globes tastefully taste-fully festooned. Covers were laid for fifty-six. At the center of each table rested a huge pumpkin, covered with flowers; ferns and leaves adding their verdant beauty. At 5 p. m. the banquet was announced, and soon the tables were surrounded by "the guests, all smiling, and gaily attired in the costume designed by the charge d'affaires, thus lending to the occasion the most festive appearance. The bill of fare was provided pro-vided and prepared in a manner most creditable to the cuisine of the academy. Following was the menu: Consomme. Crackers. Salted Nuts. Sliced Ham. Sliced Tongue. Olives. Mustard Pickles. Sandwiches. Rice Croquettes. Saratoga Chips. Chicken Salad. Ice Cream. Cake. Candies. Coffee. After a protracted consideration of the banquet, Miss Rhea Whatley arose and proposed the toasts for the occasion, which were as follows: "Our Sister Superior," responded to by Miss Lilly Broyles. "The Graduate of 110," response by Miss Anna Cameron. "The Graduates of 1911," responded to by Miss Lydia White. "Our Assembled Guests," response by Miss O. Cooper. "The Literary Classes," responded to by Miss Lillian Coxe. After the toasts, the banqueters repaired re-paired to the recreation halls, which had been gaily decorated, where an original program was carried out in Halloween style, the principal characters charac-ters of which consisted of: Prince Charming.... Miss Lilly Broyles Lady Fair Miss M. Reno Sleeping Beauty Miss L. White Jack the Giant Killer.. Miss M. Hughes Little Boy Blue.... Miss B. Seidenfaden Ghosts ..Misses Alama West and M. Davis Witches, .... Miss M. Hoes and M. Arnold Janice Meredith Miss K. Chipman Sis Hopkins , Miss O. Cooper Aunt Hopkins Miss A. Smith Merry Widow Miss M. McDonough Dollie Dimples Irene Downing Fortune Teller Miss A. Vanderhoef Japanese Ladies Misses C. Montgomery and L. j Knowlden. Bo-peep Miss L. Coxe Southern Beauty Miss A. Creech N1ght Miss E. O'Neill Dav .....Miss H. Hicks School Girls .. Miss I. Jeffery and H. Phegley Miss Ollie Cooper, as Sis Hopkins, excited ex-cited the risibility of the spectators "by her comic performances. A gipsy tent in the southeast corner of the hall, which was the abode of the fortune teller, tell-er, Miss Arvilla Vanderhoef, was constantly con-stantly besieged by those eager to peer into the future. The remainder of the evening was spent in music," dancing and other amusements, and when the bell announced the hour for retiring, regret was visible in the countenance of everyone that the pleasantest day of the present scholastic year had como to a close, but all felt deeply grateful to her whose sole aim is the happiness and welfare of those confided to the care and training of Alma Mater. ! Sincere and cordial thanks are extended extend-ed to Mrs. Mercier, whose generous impulses im-pulses found their outlet in the presentation presen-tation of exquisite flowers for the altar and a treat of candy. Mrs. J. Griffin also deserves special mention for a generous gen-erous offering of white chrysanthemums. chrysanthe-mums. May the Prisoner of Love reward re-ward them a thousandfold! |