Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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“GKEEX STOCKINGS.” A Comedy in Three Acts. — Presented By — THE SENIOR CLASS OF ’19. The Situation of the play is as follows: According to an old English custom, an unmarried elder sister must wear green stockings at the wedding of a younger sister. Celia, the eldest of four sisters, has already worn them twice and to prevent her having to wear them again when Phyllis, her youngest sister marries, her family and friends plan to marry her off to Admiral Grice, who is quite aged. Celia learning of the plans informs them of her engagement an imaginary one. to a fictitious army officer — a Colonel Smith to whom she writes a love letter which, unfortunately, is sent. Eight months later Celia, not wishing to play the game any longer sends a notice of the death of Col. Smith to the London Times. The family is quite alarmed by the news of the death but are relieved by the heroic way in which Celia seems to accept it. Both Steele and Raleigh, two acquaintances who heretofore had thot Celia unworthy of their atten- tions, now are all devotion and sympathy. The real Col. Smith, home on a furlough, sees his own death notice in the London Times. Having received Celia ' s love letter eight months previous, he suspects her of being the inventor of his death notice, and. in the guise of Colonel Vavasour and posing as an old friend of Col. Smith ' s he calls on Celia. The situation becomes very trying for her so she plans for him to leave on the midnight train, but her plans are disarranged by her father ' s insisting upon Vavasour’s staying until morning. Celia now suspects that Vavasour is Col. Smith and plans to leave on the midnight train herself. After a great deal of confusion, and preparation she misses the train. However, she learns that Vavasour has fal- len in love with her. as has also Raleigh, so she does not have to wear green stockings a third time. Kathleen Rader: A brilliant mind and a happy disposition make many friends.” Page Twenty-five

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as the second would be if peace were possible without a League, would result in no agreement at all. The League is possible, only because it is indispensible. No one of the opposers of the League has yet offered a substitute for it that can enforce peace. They never seem to think of that problem, all that opposers think of. is to let us go on in the same old rut. year in and year out. never getting the chance to better ourselves, for it is not possible to advance in civilization when the coun- tries of the w r orld are always in a turmoil. Furthermore Labor, one of the big features of any nation today, demands a League of Nations which will give us everlasting Peace. Deep down in the soul of the sturdy sons of toil, there is not alone the passionate longing for a lasting peace among men. but the stern determination that as they fought this war to make the world safe for democracy, they are determined to fight to make the future safe against war. JAMES E. MOSCHELL Granite Hi li School Baccalaureate Service N1EDRINGHAUS MEMORIAL M. E. CHCRCH Sunday May 25th, 1919. Eight P. M. Mae Riley: “What sweet delight a quiet life affords.” Page Twenty-four

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CAST OF CHARACTERS. Admiral Grice — A gruff old gentleman of 65 William Faraday — Father to the four sisters Colonel Smith — In love with Celia Robert Tarver — Engaged to Phyllis Henry Steel — Tardy admirer of Celia James Raleigh — Tardy admirer of Celia Martina — The French Maid Celia Faraday— The oldest of the four sisters Madge. (Mrs. Rockingham), Evelyn (Lady Trenchard ) ,— The two married sisters. Phyllis — Celia ' s youngest sister Mrs. Chrisholm Faraday, of Chicago — (Aunt Ida) Granite High Auditorium. Buel Cotter Glynn Hodges Harry Hughes Russell Moore Fred Rueb Elmer Miller Goldie Steinberg Maud Mueller Flora Laager, Edna Ruyle Wanda McLellan Della Hecht May Twenty-second and Third, Nineteen Nineteen. Fred Rueb: “Very fond of the company of ladies.” Page Tw r enty-six