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Show Founder's Day Program Presented At P-TA The 58th anniversary of the founding of the Parent-Teacher Association was commemorated at the annual Founder's Day program presented last Thursday night at the Roosevelt Elementary School. A skit, "Alice in Founder's Land," was presented prior to a fashion show, depicting the various var-ious fashions since 1897. Past presidents of the Roosevelt P-TA were honored and presented with a rose by the regional director, Mrs. Cliff Memmott. Characters in the skit were Mat-tie Mat-tie J. Edwards, Grandmother Lake; Elaine Hullinger, Mrs. Lake; and Carol Memmott, Alice Lake. Afton Harrison was the fashion narrator, and Bennie Schmiett the history narrator. Fashion models included Cam Harmston and Thora Yack, modeling the Gay Ninety fashions; Deanne Jennings, old fashioned bathing suit; Donna Swain, Merry Widow hat and early 1900 dress; LeJeune Dillman, Gibson girl model mod-el with hobble .skirt, shirtwaist blouse and sailor hat; Merle Edwards, Ed-wards, early gym outfit, in bloused black bloomer style; Maria Pulos, long white satin graduation dress; Miriam and Arlene Labrum, early flapper era models, doing the Charleston; LaRue Laris and Ellen El-len Rawlings, dressy flapper era styles; and Kay Labrum, Mrs. Edwards' Ed-wards' wedding gown. Local past presidents in attendance atten-dance included Mrs. Ray E. Dill-man, Dill-man, Mrs. Paul Wilkins, Bennie Schmiett and Mrs. Memmott. To climax the Founder's Day program the hospitality committee served cake and punch. The lace covered table was centered with a beautiful birthday .cake decorated decorat-ed with the P-TA colors of blue and gold and inscribed with "58." The cake was made by Mrs. Gordon Gor-don Harmston. Hospitality committee com-mittee includes Mrs. Donald Laris, Lar-is, Mrs. Mirl Jennings and Mrs. Lynn Dye. Attendance banner at the Elementary Ele-mentary School went to Mrs. Ben Gomm's first grade and honors at the Junior High School to Ralph Shield's home room. Mrs. Howard Harrison, president, presi-dent, took charge of the meeting. |