Schuster School - Proscenium Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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SOCIETY September 26, 1914 w The Little Playhouse openeoI its doors for the first time with a brilliant reception given by Mrs. Helen Schuster-Martin from 3 to 6 o'clock and from 8 to 1 1 o'clock P. M. The programs given in dedication of the new building inc1uded addresses by Mrs. Martin, Mr. Cooper and Mr. Thomas L. Pogue, President WalnutHills Business Men's Club, and readings by Hazel Clayton Sloyer and Mrs. Crofton. Miss Dough- erty sang, accompanied by Mr. Schehl. September 30, 1914 w The Juniors entertained the Seniors with a masque Hallowe'en dance. The decorations were carried out in yellow and black, and the refreshments were truly in season, being doughnuts, apples and cider. Some very comic and clever ideas were carried out in the costumes and makevups which caused much merriment. November 22, 1914 - Edna Grace Ramsey entertained the Seniors with a delicious dinner. Covers were placed for twelve. The table was very attractive in its dainty yellow and white, the Senior Class Colors, which were the prevailing colors throughout the room. December 7, 1914 a Mrs. Schuster-Martin received in the Browning Studio of the Little Playhouse in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone-Power, who were in Cincinnati for the weekend. Miss Borkes and Miss MacLean presided at the tea table, and Miss Gertrude Brice appeared in the costume of Queen Elizabeth which she was to wear in the forth- coming production of uThe Dark Lady of the Sonnets. As she entered the room, the guests gave way, and she advanced to Mr. Power, who, like a loyal subject of Britain, raised the hand of the sovereign to his lips. Mrs. Reaume, Mrs. Martinis sister, also assisted. Among the guests were several members of the MacDowell Society, of which Mrs. Martin is a member, including Mrs. Telford Croesbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Merrill, Miss Helen Hinkle, Dr. Phillip Ogden, Mrs. Samuel Allen, Miss Emily Collins, Mrs. George D. Colter, Mrs. Faulkner, Mr. and Mrs. Hillhouse, Rev. Francis H. Richey and Miss Marion Devereaux. December 16, 19 I 4 - The Seniors entertained the Juniors with a cotillion dance. Christmas greens were used for decorations, the red h011y berries and waxlike c1usters of mistletoe adding bright touches here and there. Punch was served in the reception room, and although the favors were very simple, they caused a great deal of laughter and merriment. The guests left assuring the hostesses that they had had a regular good time.n january 21,1915 - One of the foremost events of the year was on this date, when Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Martin entertained the MacDowell Society of Cincinnati. As the program Page sixty

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for the evening had been kept secret, there was an air of mystery which greatly added to the members' anticipation of a ugood time. First, they found artistically arranged tables set out in the hall of the Little Playhouse beautifully decorated with Japanese baskets and Etruscan vases Filled with narcissi and roses. As the guests took their places at the pretty tables, with their soft-shaded candles and beautiful Howers, the drawn curtain of the stage met their gaze. When it parted the uBribe, a play in three acts by Seumas OiKelly, was enacted by the Little Playhouse Com- pany. Between the acts, Miss Irene GrifEn entertained the guests with musical recitations, while white-coated waiters served coffee and sandwiches. When the play was over, the hall was cleared and a merry dance ensued, bring- ing the evening to a close. Mrs. Martip, in her white lace gown, was a picture of loveliness as she bade her guests good-night, receiving from one and all praise for the wonderful success of the evening. january 23, 1915 e Mrs. Schuster-Martin, assisted by Miss Estelle Borkes, entertainedlvery prettity with a linen shower for Mrs. Florence Bridgeford Shrober. Many of the former pupils of the school were present, and it seemed like old times to be with the girls of 'I 4 again. January 31,1915- Miss Clothilde Heiman entertained the Seniors with a pretty tea. The table was decorated in yellow and White in honor of the guests, a combination of color that easily lent itself to decorations. The soft light from the yellow shaded canciles gave a touch of warmth and intimacy t0 teh pleasant gathering, and Miss Heiman certainly proved the excellent gift of being a charming hostess. February 16, 19l5 e A subscription dance was given at the Little Playhouse. The committee in charge included Misses Clothilde Heiman, Olga Reinstatier, Mary Harrington, Edna Rohan, Marie Daugherty, Gertrude Cash, Madelaine Mitchell, Nolia Gatliff and Hazel Sloyer. March 20, I915- Miss Marion Reeves entertained the Seniors with a charming dinnerddance at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Herman Ballenberg, in Hyde Park. The dinner was delicious and the company congenial. All had a splendid time, and congratulated Marion 0n the success of the evening, Which was certainly one of the most enjoyable society events of the year. April 6, I915 -- The Schuster School gave a iiRube Dance. The girls came in sunbonnets and aprons, the men in all kinds of informal costumes, from Palm Beach linens to village cut-up style. Everyone hed a rip-roarin' time. April 24, 1915 e The Junior Class held a cake sale for raising funds with which to present the school with an Edison Diamond Disk Phonograph. Part of the money was made at the cake saie and they expect to raise the rest by a Poverty Dance, May 18, and a lawn fete later in the summer. Page sixtonnc