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

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COMMENCEMENT III SI Class Play, “All of a Sudden Peggy” ACT I — The Suddenness of Peggy.” The White Hall at Hawkhurst, Lord Crackenthorpe ' s Country Home. ACT II — The Suddenness of Consequences. At Jimmy KeppeTs Flat in London a week later. ACT III — The Consequences of Suddenness.” The White Hall at Hawk- hurst, on the evening -.of the same day. .. CHARACTERS: Anthony, Lord Crackenthorpe, Fellow of Entomological Society Hugh Krause The Hon. Jimmy Keppel, his brother Walter Pershall Major Archie Phipps. Lady Crackenthorpe’s brother Harry Lewis Jack Menzies Irby Todd Parker. Footman at Hawkhurst Edwin Wilcox Lucas, Mansewaut at Jimmy’s Flat George Coolidge Lady Crackenthorpe, Lord Crackenthorpe’s mother Muriel Jones The Hon. Milllcent Keppel Marjorie Smith The Hon. Mrs. Colquhoua Lucille Lamer Mrs. O ' Mara, widow of Prof. O ' Mara F. R. S Leota Gray Peggy, her daughter Constance McClusky SYNOPSIS: “All of a Sudden Peggy Peggy O’Mara, daughter of F. R. S.. has come to Hawkhurst,” the family mansion of Lady Crackenthorpe and there has won the af- fections of Lord Anthony, eldest son of Lady Crackenthorpe. who is to receive the family manor at his marriage. To prevent a marriage be- tween Peggy and Lord Crackenthorpe, Lady Crackenthorpe has arranged that her son. Jimmy Keppel. should gain the attentions of Peggy and hence save her son Anthony and the manor. Jimmy does detract the attention of Peggy and falls in love with her. In the meantime Peggy is planning the marriage of her mother to Lord Anthony and it is through Jimmy’s efforts that this is brought about. He helps her with a plot of one of her latest books and she plays the part of the girl in this plot, seeing to it that her mother marries and she then falls in love “All of a Sudden” and marries Jimmy. Dorothy Benton: “Such a nice, quiet little gii EXERCISES EH COMMENCEMENT — 1920 Thursday, May 27th 8:15 P: M. Processional. Prayer. Salutatory with Second Honors . . . ! George Coolidge “Wealth for Service” Solo Valedictory with First Honors “Road to Success” Raymond Lodwig . . . . Mary Jordan Presentation of Class Prof. W. F. Coolidge Address to Class Dr. 0 . E. Knege President of Central Wesleyan College. Award of Diplomas President Larner, Board of Education Song. “America” Audience Page Twenty-seven

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Baccalaureate Services May 23rd at 8:00 P. M. Nied. Mem. M. E. Church Program for Baccalaureate Services. 1. Organ Voluntary. 2. Processional. 3. Doxology. 4. Prayer. 5. Script. Lesson, H. J. Panwitt. 6. Anthem by Choir. 7. Offertory and Announcements. Rev. J. H. Davis 8. Quartette. 9. Invocation, Rev. T. B. Owens. 10. Sermon, Rev. C. D. Bowman. 11. Song, Coronation. 12. Benediction. ' Sf — Marjorie Smith: “As good be out of the world as out of the fashion. Class Day Exercises Class of Twenty Thursday Afternoon, May 27, 1920. Granite High Auditorium. Piano Solo Class History . Class Poem . . . Vocal Solo Class Prophecy Class Will Cornet Solo . . . Program : Meta Turley Winifred Draper Dorothy Benton Muriel Jones Helen Wiesman Everett Lyons Ray Lodwig Page Twenty-six

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CLASS P It is a warm day in 1935 when Dr. H. W. receives an in- vitation from Mrs. Pershall, a society matron, formerly Miss Marjorie Smith, asking her to spend a week end at her country estate in Nameoki. After due consideration the invitation is ac- cepted. She is entertained the first morning at breakfast, a very elaborate affair, as Mr. Pershall is the manager of a huge chain of Tri-City Groceries all over the world. Constance McClusky, just back from a missionary trip to China, is the first to arrive. She is escorted by Society’s popular heartbreaker, Irby Todd. Finally the other guests arrive in groups. Meta Turley, great pianist, and Richard Rees, a marvelous grand opera star, en- tertain them. Dr. Wiesman discovers during a conversation with one of the guests that the kindly faced woman who has quietly been talking to a rather severe looking lady is none other than Rosa Dewerf, the matron of an orphan asylum and her compan- ion is Leota Gray, an old maid school teacher and a very good one, indeed. A breezy girl with splendid bearings swings up to Dr. Wiesman and begins to discourse on the advantages of golf- ing. She is Thelma Danforth, the champion golf plaver. A lit- tle stir at the door announces the late arrival of Sidney West and Harry Lewis, one a promient lawyer and the other a senator. They begin chatting to two very stylishly dressed women, Teresa Jones and Ora Holmes, New York’s modistes, who created quite a sensation when they introduced accordian pleated and fringed knickerbockers for women into the fashion world. Just then Mrs. Pershall received a wireless from Everett Lyons who has just succeeded in reaching Mars after years and years of exploring. After a delectable repast the guests depart to prepare for an afternoon at Ringling Bros. Circus. Here they receive quite a surprise when they recognize Alvin Noonan as the lion tamer; William Huber as a miraculous trapeze per- former, and Byron Haven as a clown. After the circus Mr. Mohl- man, a prosperous farmer and his wife, formerly Miss Rose Struense, invites every one to participate in a theatre party that evening. They meet at Pershall’s estate and go from there to the Washington theatre where they are appreciably entertained by Ray Lodwig who has attained great success in the movies as Wallace Reid’s rival. In the middle of the show Miss Madeline Burkstaller, a suffragette, who has achieved success in all her political campaigns against the use of cigars; Miss Muriel Jones, Ray I.odwig: “A devil, a born d -vil. Tempest. () P H E C Y a sculptoress, wlfo after her masterpiece entitled “Fair Morn- ing,” won world renown, and Miss Lucy Lamer, a teacher of aesthetic dancing, join the party. From the theatre they go back to Pershall’s where an after dinner dance is given. Here several more are added to the party; among them, Winifred Draper, champion typist; Mary Jordan, a pretty artist’s model; Vetha Griffin, a successful business woman, and Dorothy Ben- ton, a poetess of renown. They are greeted by the news that Lucille Macleod, who had not been heard of for the last five years since she departed on a yachting trip to the South Sea Islands, has just succeeded in getting into communication with the outer world after reigning as queen during her stay on the island. She promises them some very delightful narratives. There is also a word from Hershal Danforth. President of the U. S., and Hugh Krause, a civil engineer in South America, that they are unable to come. Rumors are afloat that the real reason that is detaining Hugh Krause is a beautiful Spanish Princess. A very energetic little man makes his way to the end of the drawing room and Mr. Pershall tells the guests that he is Mr. Eddie Wilcox, second only to Billy Sunday. Mr. Wilcox delivers a soul stirring sermon on “The Sins of Eating Pret- zels.” He seems to have a very enthusiastic support in George Coolidge, an absent minded college professor, who is ruled with a rod of iron by his able handed wife. A great surprise is af- forded the guests when Constance McClusky and Irby Todd an- nounce their engagement. Later the lights are turned low and to the strains of a soft dance a beautiful dancer floats from be- hind velvet hangings and Dr. W. is told that this is Arline Chappee, the solo dancer of the Mueller Follies, a musical show, formerly the Ziegfield Follies, now owned and operated by Ro- land Mueller. As a last feature of the evening Mr. Pershall leads his guests into a dark room and here is found a miniature model of Granite High School and above this a banner with this inscrip- tion: “Class of Twenty.” It is here that this class, the class with real school spirit, decide to come together every year at this time. Amid much laughing and talking and promises of future meetings the class departs at a late hour. —HELEN LOUISE WIESMAN Page Twenty-eight