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VOL. 6—NO. 22
NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, fOfilO, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928
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$2.00 PER YEAR.
PALM SUNDAY OPENS
Churches In North Cantpn and
Vicinity Will Observe Event
Which Started First Great
Procession Toward Kingdom.
SERVICES    GOOD    FRIDAY
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nt
Financial Statement of Village Will
Be Published Next Week.
Once more in the ever circling yen""■?
we arrive at Palm Sunday. The event
in ancient Jerusalem  which  marked
- the flrst Palm Sunday occurred over
1900 years ago, and has been celebrated through all the centuries that
have passed into history since that
sublime day which the world will
never forget.   We acclaim on Palm
. Sunday the first great profession of
love, for year by year, slowly but
surely, the kingdoms of this world
are becoming the Kingodm of Love,
infinite and invincible.
The annual report of tlie clerk of
the village of North Canton for tho
fiscal year ending December 3L, 1927,
will be published in The Sun next
week. This report covers every item
of monies received and paid out and
is evidence of the great care taken
by the village officials to keep the expenses of a growing community at
rock-bottom figures.
It is excellent reading as it shows
the development of the town in lights,
streets, sidewalks, water supply and
fife protection. And speaking of fire
protection, The Sun believes that no
where in Ohio is there a town the size
of North Canton receiving the protection we get here, and that, too, at a
price far below what it takes to keep
a well equipped fire department in
other towns.
Sometimes this newspaper wonders
if the people appreciate the North
Canton Fire Department as they
should, or if they just take it as a
matter of course. The same thing ap-
MUSIC WEEK LOOMS;
Four Special Nights Will Be Devoted To Vocal and Band, Beginning May 7—Community
Chorus To Sing "Elijah."
MANY NOTABLE FEATURES
Following its annual custom North
Canton is going to celebrate Music
Week, May 7 to 13, and judging from
what The Sun hears, this year's program will outclass those of the yesteryears—and that dear reader, means
something close to the "extraordinary."
Readers of The Sun will recall that
SAFffitFIRST
Mayor Becher and Fire .Chief Smith
Offer a Lwtle Advice.
Two men in Norte Canton are firm
believers in the aaige than an ounce
of prevention is .vfcrth more than all
the "cure-alls," andy these men are
Logan W. Becherji Mayor of North
Canton, and Joseph Smith, Chief of
the Fire Department.
"Electricity is a|wonderful thing,"
said the Mayor toW writer for The
Sun, "but it is -something we ought
not to play v/ith. -I have been discussing fire hazards with Joe Smith, and
he tells me that the firemen on their
annual inspection last year found 25
pennies in use" back of a burned out
fuse plug to provide connection and
secure light or power;
"This is a dangerous practice and
I sincerely hope people will not take
such a risk. We have been fortunate
so far, but every day we learn from
columns in the newspapers that many
of the most devastating fires had then-
origin in small causes.  I am heartily
BRINGS TOM 6L0RY
Has    Been    Completed    To    Village
Limits, Say Officials.
Chryslers, Girls and Sentinels
Met All Coming and Had 'Em
AH Going When Once They
Got Under Way In Cage.
BEST   OF   SPORTSMANSHIP
The Sun was informed this Wednesday morning by Leo Kolp, President of tlie Board of Public Affairs,
that tho new water line from the new
well has been completed. This will
give North Canton an additional supply of pure water, and will add to the
joy of Fire Chief Joe Smith.
I. C. T. U.
Thc basketball season closed on
Saturday night and in their class the
Chryslers of North Canton made an
excellent showing, winning 18 games I Important  Matters To Be Discussed
for several years the National Association has complimented North Can-,,,.,,    _,.     -,,...,.
ton on its enthusiasm and on the high' behl"<> the Fire Chief m his campaign
-   -    quality of its citizenship in matters , *?* fewel* ,fir?s'. PP^ ? ,feo1 s"re thf   - . ......
phes to other departments of the vill-  musica].   This town, according to the  !f the people knew the hours Joe puts, opponents on the gridiron where they
On Tuesday Aftemcon.
and losing six against all comers.  A
number of the Chryslers won enviable
records on the football field last Fall      Thc W. C. T. U. will meet on Tues-
under   the   management   of   Harvey day afternoon, April'3, in the Com-
AND A.HEART WINNER
Operetta Staged Last Night Im
the Community Building By
Local Talent Captures Capacity Audience In Short Order.
FINE  MUSIC AND  SINGING
Warburton when they played as "The, munity Building at 2 o'clock. The
Miller Cleaners," and they took with ( program will be in charge of Mrs.
them into the basketball cage the i Wm. Harsh and Mrs. A. C. Dyer, who
same pep and love for clean sport that have prepared an interesting program
won for them the admiration of their  on "Legislation" and  "Good  Citizen
Lent ever brings anew ,to all the' aSe—streets,   park   and   water,   and  N. A-| led many towns and cities in  in seeking to prevent fires they would   Becui.ed many victories  over heavier
seen elsewhere.
PYTHIANS TO GREET
OLD RIVALS TONIGHT
world the-story of Christ's passion, '■so™ other thinSs we have h"e that
and the meaning and the implications a^J^4 a-^ttle fait better than those
of the Cross are emphasized afresh.
It may be well for readers of The
Sun to- try, in imagination, to transport themselves across the centuries
to that day of the remote past and
endeavor  to  visualize its  scenes  in
order to gain a vivid idea of what
happened and of its tremendous significance to the race of men.
Public Will Hear the Story
In the church in North Canton and
in the territory served by The Sun
the   pastors   will  tell   of  the   crowd
coming   around   the   crest   of   the
Mount of Olives from Bethany; they
will tell of a shout different from any
of tho day; they will tell of the waving of palm branches and of the
Nazarene's entry into Jerusalem when
He knew what would happen to Him
there. All was in vain unless He took
His message to Jerusalem.
A Wonderful Picture
Here we have a picture of a Man
of indomitable will, irrepressible courage, unlimited strength, steadfastly
setting His face to meet the worst
that men could do to Him, and never
faltering, taking His last journey that
led Him from sheltered Galilee to
storm-tossed Jerusalem, to danger
and death. Such is the meaning of
Palm Sunday to the world today.
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Greentown Odd Fellows Coming
Here For the First Euchre
Game In a Series and Both
Sides Are Confident of Victory
its sincerity and public spirit during  ™re f,ully. appreciate; the work he is
Music Week, so that organization is  dmn£>   sauI the May?r
not worrying about programs meeting with anything resembling a frost
here next May.
An Able Committee
It is an unusual satisfaction to be
able to say a good word for the Music
Week committee  of the  Community
teams considered invincible.
Good, Clean Sports
Harvey Warburton, Raymond Nel-
ship."  There will be special music.
The devotionals will be in charge of
Mrs. Elma Snyder.   A large turnout
is desired as this is one of the most
important meetings of the year.
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Fire Chief's {Views
"Read that," said Chief Smith to a
writer for The Sun,'"arid see how easy "Js and all the others associated with
it is to start a blaze,',' as he handed   tbe. sport of basketball  and football
a copy of a paper published in Akron- in North  Canton  have shown them-
containing an account'of a big fire in I.selves to be good, clean sports.   The
the Rubber City. I Anger  of  suspicion   has  never  been
«A penny behind an eelctric fuse jointed in their direction, and if they
Building because this committee does,   ,      causC(j a short chmit which ^ could not win openly aml above board
important  public  service   of  a  kind   sulted fa  tha(. fir6 „ sai(, lhe  chief: they preferred to lose,
which redounds to the credit of the  „and h (]amage was <ione before!     We all love a winner if there is no
whole town and its vicinity, and only  the firemen reached-the scene.   Now I underhand  stuff in  his  victory,  and lest Talent Among Stark County
when  a  fuse  blows  out  the  proper'we admire the fellow that can. take
thing to do is to call the Light and. the gaff without pulling a mouthful
Power  company.   They have  a  man   of alibis for his defeat.   That's one
around here* for just such work, and   reason   Ray   (Peg)   Evans   was   so
PULPIT AND
St. Paul's Church
' [By the Pastor]
Holy Week will be inaugurated at
St. Paul's next Sunday with the beautiful ceremony of the Palm blessing
and distribution. The palms will be
blessed immediately preceding the
high Mass and the ceremony will begin at 10:15 a.m. In the Mass at
this time the Passion of Our Lord according to St. Matthew will be read.
The last of the series of Sunday
evening Lenten sermons will be given
Palm Sunday evening at 7:45.
St. Rose, St. Agnes and St. Aloysius Sodalities, as well as the children
of the parish, will receive holy communion in a body next Sunday at the
8 o'clock Mass. A meeting of the sodalities will be held Sunday afternoon
at 2:30.
The men of the Holy Name Society,
both senior and junior, will receive
their quarterly Communion in a body
at the 8 o'clock Mass on the Sunday
after Easter.
The resumption of social activities
in the parish after the Lenten season
will be marked by a card social in St.
Paul's hall on Wednesday, April 11.
This party is in charge of a committee, headed by Miss Christina Frank,
and is tlie fifth of a series under the
auspices of members of the Confraternity. Bridge, five hundred and
euchre' will be in order; a luncheon,
-also, will be served. The special committee for this affair is to meet with
their chairlady this Thursday evening after church services.
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Community Christian Church
[By tho Pastor]
The program to be given on tho
night of Good Friday at 7:30 is one
of the most interesting items in our
Easter programs, and one of general
and special interest. Good Friday
should be kept as a sacred day, and
certainly a memorable day in the history of Christianity.
The church choir, augmented by the
orchestra, and with the help of Wm.
Strassner of Canton and other well-
known voices, will present "From Olivet to Calvary" by Maunder. This
anthem or rendition is one of tlie most
popular attempts to dramatize the life
and especially this great period in
Jesus' life, giving this dramatic episode from Olivet to Calvary.
The choir is giving ample time to
its preparation under the efficient and
experienced leadership of Mr. Kidder.
The choir, as is well known, has had
sufficient experience in presenting
such programs to render such a number with power and effect. Mr. Brat-
ten's orchestra also has a local reputation that assures perfection in the
orchestral accompaniment. The pub-
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DEGREE WORK ON FRIDAY
This Wednesday night a sturdy
"bunch" of good-looking, prosperous
men representing Hadassah lodge No.
450, I.O.O.F. of Greentown, will invade the castle of Loyalty lodge, K.
of P. in North Canton and begin the
first of a series of euchre games between the two lodges. Last season's
contests went to the K. of P's., but
this year the Odd Fellows declare they
are going to be the winners.
Both sides deny it, but it is generally known that for several weeks
the "boys" have been indulging in a
lot of practice, and it has not all been
of the kind known as "solitaire."
Out For Revenge
To look at the members of tho
Greentown lodge one would never suspect that they had even heard the
word revenge, but—and whisper this—
they not only use the expression, but
they pronounce it R-E-V-E-N-G-E-!
And it sounds exactly as if uttered
by a man wearing a black slouch hat,
a black moustache and a Prince Albert.
All .villains on the stage, for reasons
unknown to this writer, wear black
slouch hats and adorn their upper lip
with a black moustache. And they
grit their teeth when they tell the
hero of tho piece that they will have
"R-E-V-E-N-G-E-!"
All of which shows that the games
are going to be good ones. John
Shook, Clarence McAfee and others
pooh-hoo the statement that they will
not be 'permitted to sit at tlie table
unless they wear rubber bands around
the sleeves of their coat and turn
down the cuffs on their trousers.
"We can beat those fellows from the
placid precincts of Greentown without
resorting to any conjurer's tricks,"
they told a writer for The Sun.. "And
just to prove it to them we'll play with
our sleeves rolled up, and if necessary
we'll even remove our pants and shoes
so they can't say wc are sticking
cards into. them."
But it may be they will be wiser
and sadder men before the caterer announces in stentorian tones, "Lunch i.s
ready!"
Confer Degree
With an attendance of 05 members,
Hadassah lodge conferred the initiatory degree on a class of three candidates on Friday evening, March 23.
Degree work was supervised by Captain M. M. Miller.
On Mardi 30, the first degree will
be conferred on a class of six young-
men. Captain F. W. Staib, Jr., will
be in charge. Capt. Staib wishes a
good turnout, because after lodge the
drill team will practice,
o-
through this committee is a means
provided whereby all lovers of music
can, on occasion, unite in consideration of broad problems of policy and
in the determination of programs of, ^"^J £ Qn ham, ^ft
action    representing    the    concerted
LITERARY CONTEST
ON FRIDAY EVENING
judgment of all our leading musicians,
and there are a number here.
Schools Take Part
Last year the members of the committee were ably supported by
Thomas G. Denton, superintendent of
the public schools, and thc result was
an admirable demonstration of co-ordinated effort among the pupils, and
they rendered most effective aid in
making- Music Week a grand success.
Individuals joined the movement with
enthusiasm and all along the line it
accomplished results in the promotion
of better understanding as to the
meaning of Music Week,
i few minutes.
"Keep a few fuse plugs always on
hand in your home to be used in an
emergency," said the Chiif.
"Another thing I desire io call the
attention of the public i:; the burning
of grass. There is grav danger in
this practice, and twice v.itliin a week
the department has be.'.! called to
deaden the blaze becau.-*' ib. was getting beyond control.
popular when he managed a baseball
club hero. "Play the game, and don't
expect to win all the time or there
would he no fun in playing," was his
motto, and the Chryslers have the
same idea.
Credit to the Game
Such young men as these are a
credit to athletics, and Thc Sun believes in handing them a choice hunch
of roses while they are able to inhale
their fragrance instead of waiting and
High Schools Will Be Heard,
In Song, Orations, Debates In
Portage Street Building.
H. D. TEAL WILL PRESIDE
If you want to bum grass, call mc, Dutting a lily into each ]lami just be-
and a fireman will superintend the op-1 j>01.e the ulK*|ertaker screws down the
oration,     thus    eliminating    danger, j jj^
Always keep several l.uekets of water*     ^hey have done a lot of good for
handy, and burn your grass in spots.
It takes a little longer, but it is the
The Sun takes pleasure in^endors-1 SvSe way. In many slates a heavy
i..._ ..., ^jne js ijfnposej -upon t!:e person guilty
of starting a grass fire except v. fireman is present with materials to put
the blaze out if it begins to spread.
"Some day, perhaps, Ohio will have
such a law, and then insurance rates
will be lower, neighbors will not be
fuming omd worrying, and hundreds
of thousands of dollars will be saved,
not to mention human life.' As a people we are altogether loo careless, and
four out of every five fires start because we neglect to take the proper
precautions even after attention has
been- called to them. ,
"Let me ask you to remind people
not tq burn waste paper and trash in
fire baskets when the wind is strong.
Tuesday morning- the wind was high
and yet I saw a man preparing to
start a fire in one of those receptacles.
ing the work of this committee and
trusts it will function for years to
come. Its members are modest concerning the important part they play
in developing music, but the public
understands and appreciates them.
Four Special Nights
Four special nights have been arranged for; one a school night, with
the grade children putting on the
musical numbers; another, with the
Hoover Band offering the special selections; another, the regular movie
night with several acts of vaudeville
and' musical numbers.
The special affair that is being arranged for is the night of singing by
the Community Chorus, using the ora-'
torio "Elijah." Details of these
nights will be made in the near future in the columns of The Sun.
The committee is composed of H.
Johnson, Miss Holben, Mrs. Foster,
Mrs. Kolp  and' Harold  Schiltz.
LITERARY CLUB
Study of the Bible, Music, Poetry and
Quotations About Spring.
When I called his attention to the
danger he seemed to think I was
'meddling' in his affairs. As a matter
j of fact I was protecting him, his prop-
j erty and probably the lives ancl property of other people," said the Fire
Chief. i
ON THE SCREEN
Mrs. W. J. Evans was hostess on   _ „ .
Monday evening of the Ladies' Liter-  Colleen   Moore  Is  the  Attraction
ary club.   Deuteronomy of the Bible j "Naughty Hut  Nice."
was the topic discussed.   Mrs. H. C. |
In
NUMBERED AMONG SICK
A. C. Dyer, who lias been ill for
four weeks, is slightly improved.
Mrs. George Hayes of Gambhe,
mother of Mrs. Fish of Hower
street, is ill.
Elihu Swinehart, who has been ill
for some time, is slightly improved.
Mrs. Ida Willaman of West Maple
street is ill.
Price re::d a poem by Edgar Guest,
entitled, "A Prayer for Today"; Mrs.
F. C. Wise, 1-12 chapters of Deuteronomy; Mrs. J. F. Gross, 12-24; Mrs.
F. M. Evans, 24-34.
Two songs by Mrs. A. A. Swope,
accompanied by Miss Jennie Swope on
the piano, entitled, "Weary Earth"
and "I Wandered Oft."
Piano ,solo by Miss Bernice Lower.
Roll call, Spring Quotations. The
hostess served lunch.
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ENJOYED LONG TRIP
Mr.
and  Mrs.  I.  R. Stoner and  Mr.
and Mrs. Hummel Back
Mr. and Mrs. 1. R. Stoner and Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Hummel returned Inst
week after being away eight weeks,
four of which they spent along the east
coast of Florida at West Palm Beach
and Dclray. They were as far south
as Cocoanut Grove and Coral Gablos.
Then they crossed to the west coast,
stopping at Arcadia, thence soifth to
Fort Myers
"A galloping romance" is the way
Carey Wilson, scenarist, describes j
"Naughty But Nice," Colleen Moore's]
newest .First National picture which i
comes to the Community Building on !
Friday night, March 30, at 7:30.
This picture depicts the tale of a !
freckled,    bespectacled,    long-haired,
awkward girl from Texas, who enters
a smart finishing school on the outskirts   of  Washington,   D.   C.    From
being   the   school's   prize,   unnoticed
dumb-bell, Colleen suddenly and mys-
j teriously becomes the most stunning
| girl in the place with  all the most
j desirable town sheiks at her feet.
,     The  other picture:; arc  "The  Col-
j legions" and a news reel.  Prices: 15c,
20c, SOc.
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"clean sport," and when people begin
to realize that there is nothing shady
about the game they are looking at
they become enthusiastic and strong-
supporters of the game.
It is perhaps not too much to say
that next season these self-same
young men will be big drawing cards
both on the football field and in the
basketball cage. Merely -proving that
it pays to be on the level ancl not a
tale  of woe  toter.
Nearly Scored 1000 Points
During the season in the Community Building and away from home the
Chryslers scored 995 points against
723 for their opponents, or an average of 41% points against 30*^ points
a game. The following shows the
number of points scored by each player and the number of games played:
Games Points
Player Played Scored
G. Warstler, c     24       193
R. Willaman, g      20       189
F. Paar, f      20       1S7
B. Willaman, f ...-     15 97
H. Warstler, f      7 55
B. Hagelbarger, g      23 53
H. Willams, f      7 2G
A. DeMusey, g     24 23
C. Kolp, g     12 12
Bouquets For Others
And let's toss several roses to the
North Canton girls and to the sturdy
youngsters known to fame as the
Sentinels. The Girls won a number
of hard-fought games, and several
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HELP WORLD WAR MEN
Make  Sale  Will  Be  Held   For
Benefit On April 7.
Their
An Easter hake sale will be held on
Saturday, April 7, in the vacant store
room at 133 South Main street, under
the auspices of the American Legion
Auxiliary. The proceeds will be used
for the disabled soldiers.
Save yourself the labor of baking
for Easter and at the same time you
will give the World War disabled men
an opportunity to say, "Thank you."
WILL VISIT EUROPE
IN.THE LODGES
Dr.
Mary
Lincoln   Club   Will
Friday Ni;,'ht.
Meet    On i
Pierre  and   Wife  Sail   Saturday
For Cherbourg,  France.
The finals in the Stark Comity High
School Literary contest will be held
in the school building in North Canton on Friday, Marelb3.0; at S:C0 p. m.
Louisville, Minerva, Hartville, Waynesburg, Greentown and North Canton will bo on the program.
The music will consist of vocal and
instrumental numbers. There will be
orations and a debate.
The county was divided into north
and south groups, l-'ach of these
groups was subdivided.
The program on Friday evening
will bo made up of the winners of
these subdivisions and groups. This
warrants nn interesting and enthusiastic contest. The winner in the
oration will represent Stark County
both in the Northeastern Ohio Oratorical contest and in the National Oratorical  contest.
H. D. Teal, county superintendent,
will act as chairman.
Thc Program
The following is the program:
Instrumental Solo
Helen Donat, Greentown.
Frank Elsass, Waynesburg.
Vocal Solo
Henry Eshelman, Hartville
Marjorie Patterson, Minerva.
Vocal Duet
Arline   Blanc   and   Lillian   Hillyer,
Minerva.
Beulah   Bishop   and   Audrey   Hall,
North Canton.
Oration
Helen Donat, Greentown.
Virginia Stone, North  Canton.
Dprothy Mills, Minerva.
Debate
Affirmative, Louisville:
Clarence Rullin and Tom Edwards.
Negative:
Gretchen l.utcn and Viola Lautzen-
heiser.
School  Board Mooting
The School Board held its regular
monthly meeting on Monday evening
with all members present. The contract for the grading of the addition
to the school ground was awarded to
the Cable company. Things of interest to the present school year and
to next year's work wore discussed.
GRAND T0~0PEN
('anion Theatre Will Present  Best  In
Stage  Successes-.
Attended Funeral
Mrs. Herman Voneman left on Saturday noon for Ft. Wayne, Ind., to
attend tho funeral of a sister-in-law,
Mrs. Henry Getz, who has been ill
for almost a year. Mrs. Voneman was
accompanied by her two sisters, Mrs.
Anna Reddinger and Mrs. Angeline
Schriver, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. G. I construction
S. Getz ST Snlem. "very much.
The Mary Lincoln club will meet on
Friday   night,   March   30,  with   Mrs.
Bouchie of McKinley street.
The  D.  of A.  degree  team  i.s  rc-
They spent a few days ut Sarasota | quested to meet for practice on Tues-
and St. Petersburg and then went on
to Lakeland where they spent the last
ten days before starting home.
On the way they visited a number
of places of interest, such as Lookout
mountain at Chattanooga, Tenn., and
Stone mountain at Atlanta, Ga. At
Stone mountain they saw thc Confederate memorial monument in course of
Dr. Martin L. Pierce and wife of
Portage street will leave this evening- (Thursday) for New York city,
from whence they will sail on Saturday on the Majestic for Cherbourg,
Franco.
They will spend several months
visiting a number of points, including
tho Hoover Company organizations in
day evening, April .').
Earl  Acker and  Thomas  Bingham,
attended inspection of the Canal Ful- i Europe and the British Isles.
ton officers on Saturday night. ! — o —
 0  |   .  Council Meeting Monday
Recovering Her. Health !     The village Council of North Can
The legitimate drama will return
to Canton on Monday, April 9, for an
indefinite stay. The Wright Players
will open The Grand on that night
with some big show, the name to be
announced in Tho Sun next week.
The Grand is now under the management of Harry F. Bodic, a man
of wide experience and important
theatrical connections in Chicago nnd
Now York.
The company will arrive Sunday
and begin rehearsals on Monday: Such
plays as "Rain," "Tommy," "What
Ann Brought Home," "White Cargo,"
"The Barker," "Just Married," "Cradle Snatchers,"  and others of equal
Mrs.  Ray Oberlin, who underwent
an operation at tho Cleveland Osteopathic Clinic, is reported doing nicely,
They  enjoyed  the  trip I her many friends will be pleased to
■ leam.
merit. Many persons in The Sun's
ton will meet in regular session on I territory will be pleased over this an-
Monday night, April 1, at 7:30. Tho I nouncement as there arc a large
Mayor and members are. always glad group of readers who are fond of see-
to see the public attend these meet-! ing a good, play when it is well pro-
ings. duced.      . <,,   .
"Thc Belle Is Going To Be a Reai
Lady"—Headline in The Sun last
week. After looking at her last night
wc are satisfied that she is. A full-
throated lady with every charm that
over bewitched a lover beneath Spanish skies. She lias vivacity and a winsome personality, that is when stageo
as she was in the Community Building, otherwise she is going to be capricious with a strong leaning toward
heaviness.
"The Belle of Barcelona" is not for
novices; indeed an average company
could not make her more than a department  store  dummy,   but in   thi-
hands of clever performers she is a
lady to the manner born, and that is
the way she appeared last night.  She-
had everythnig a lady ought to have,
and she displayed her ..wares in tiptop style.  If she overlooked anything
we failed to see it, and the eyes of
this writer for The Sun  are not in
need of an optician's services.
Audience Appreciated Her
The   Belle   was   staged   under  thc>
auspices   of   The   Woman's   club   of
North Canton, and local talent made
her instantly popular, so popular in
fact that she became a reigning belle
shortly after the curtain went up until she said good night to a capacity
audience.   Last week some very good
judges   shook   their   heads   dolefully
when they heard thc Belle was out to
win all hearts.
"Too heavy for amateur talent,'"
they murmured, but last night they
clapped their hands with glee and acknowledged that as prophets they
were rank, dismal failures. So the-
Belle proved to bo a lady.—a real lady
—even to the carping ones.
Gcod Stage Effects;
The stage setting and lighting arranged by William Russell of the
Community Building was excellent, an
orchestra composed of Mrs. Kolp.
pianist; Louis Miller, lrl Bratten.
Clark Wehl, Stanley Pierce, Donald
Miller, Paul Evans and Daniel Berger
accompanied the chorus and some oT
the solos. Needless to say more;
everyone knows their music was good
and played with the zest necessary to-
make a background for the voices.
Costumes Pleasing
Costumes were artistic and of tho
Spanish typo, adding much to the artistic effect.
Between acts little Rita Shortridge
of Canton gave two solo dance numbers, the first the "Doll Dance" anif
the second and later "Jazz." Miss Rita
is four years old and her work was
clever.
During one of the choruses Mis-s
Byrl Stanley of Canton did an excellent piece of Spanish dancing.
A Clever Cast
Each member of the cast of the
Belle gave a most creditable performance. The lead was taken by Marie
Bouchie, who says she is preparing to
go on the stage, and her work last
night was such that promises a future
for her in theatrical circles if she will
continue.
Leota LeBeau, as an affected English governess, created much amusement and got well into the spirit of
her role.
Paul R. Broeske was excellent at;
"tho villain" who wasn't so villainous
after all.
J. G. Moye showed considerable ability in expressing his unwillingness to
be tho villain's accomplice.
Carl Eschbach as tho successful
suitor of Margarita and a representative of the U. S. A., had considerable work to do, and his singing and
acting wore both in good form.
William Stark, as the Irish comedian, caused a hearty laugh every inutile appeared.
Sherwood Snyder as captain of the
Cruiser Montana led his men and their
chorus in interesting action.
j William Mellen and Mrs. Frank
I Evans as the charming and aristo-
i crntic parents of Margarita, won;
j typically ambitious and conveyed that
idea quite thoroughly to thc audience.
M. R. Bixler was good in his work
and quite picturesque in his role as
toreador and the suitor of Mercedes,
sis-au- of Margarita, which part was
well taken by Esther Lewis.
Robert  Dice ami  Raymond  Swope,
friends of Emilio, portrayed loyalty,
and June Evans and Edith Harsh wen;
charming friends of the "Belle."
Cast of Chorus
Those in the chorus were:
Dancers:   |*£dith Harsh, Kay Harsh,
Dorothy   Young,   Margaret   Widdoes,
June Evans, Ruth Silcr.
Marine Chorus: Flagbearer, Clair
Shisler, Robert Dice, Raymond Swope,
Roger Bishop, Russell Youtz, George
Sponseller, Jerome McCarty, Earl C.
Greenho, John Van Dyke.
Spanish Students:   Mrs. Helen Jester,    Mrs.    Elizabeth    Sloan,    Mrs.
Blanche Wehl, Mrs. Susie Pfouts, Lola.
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