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MEEK INS Down on Roanoke Island "things, are moving swiftly to complete all preliminaries to the filming- of the Lost Colony epi sode of North Carolina history. .With the oKf fort practically re built and most of the characters secured for .the picture, rehears als are going on at a rapid pace, and on the 20th of this month another epoch will be created in the chronicles of the- state when fthe silent pageant enacts the rstory of Raleigh's colonists, be :fore the moving picture camera. Handicapped by limited funds the project would not have been possible -without the splendid co-operation of the people of the section who have fallen iinto the spirit of the undertaking with heart and hand. All sections of the isl and are enthusiastic; Wanchese will fur nish 20 characters; Skyco is taking part and Manteo, tho only a village of 400, will furnish with its environs, over 100 characters in the pageant. About 150 people will take part; two thirds of this number will represent In dians and the rest will represent the English colonists sent out by Raleigh in 1585. The costuming of this im mense cast is being undertaken in the special workshop in the Roanoke Ho tel. .. The Indian costumes will be made from outing which resembles doeskin, and will be trimmed with furs. Many untrimmed furs and skins will be util ized," and at ' least one ox will lose his hide in the costuming of A. J. Willis, who will represent Insinore, one of the Indian chiefs. Shredded strands of hempen rope will be dyed for Indian wigs, and beards will be made from crepe-hair, bought by the yard and dyed. For the complexion a special dye made by ' one of the big film companies and costing $5 a gallon will be used. This is applied with a sponge and is easily washed off. 11 v . At least one Indian costume has been worn. When one of the girls bin shingly donned the abbreviated garments, so beautiful was the outing in its resem blance to deerskin with trimming of real fox fur that the absence of convention ality was utterlyforgotten amid admir ation of the sheer beauty xof the thing. Needless to say, historical accuracy has been somewhat modified under the pro tesfs of those whom nature has espe cially adapted; to assume the character of Indian maids. The costuming will be done .under thesupervisien of Miss Eliz abeth Grimball, of New York, who will also supervise he photographing on the 20th. . Many difficulties have arisen in the work. Chiefly 'among these was the finding of a suitable vessel to play the role of the "Admiral," the ship v which brought the colonists.' It was finally de cided that a boat belonging to A. D. Etheridge could be made to do, and the little vessel is being fitted out in the unique rigging of earlier .days. Another handicap was the finding of sufficient characters suitable for the parts of Indian men, since everybody on the Island-was engaged in fishing. How ever, only a few are now lacking and they will probably be supplied in a day or two. Miss Elizabeth Grimball, of New York, is directing the ork and has ex pressed herself-- as . being extremely pleased with the types she has found on the island, some of which, in her opinion, will - easily lend' . themselves to the role of both colonist and Indian. Miss Grimball declares, on the strength of a recent visit to England, that 'no where ese in the .world is xthe English type so easily duplicated as on Roanoke Island, even going so far ae-to say that the Cockney accent is most decided and is especially noticeable among the peo ple of Wanchese. Among the leading characters in the play is Dr. JVed Drane of Edenton. Dr. Drane is a son of Dr. R. B. Drane of that cityv'-one r ot the director&vof the Roanoke -Colony Memorial Association. Young Dr. Drane is a recently returned. Alaskan missionary, wno nas spent several years among the s Indians, and who has familiarized himself with many of their tribal customs. Carl S. Pugh, of Wanchese, is ex pected to assume the role of- the chief, for whom his village was named; and Percy Meekins, of Manteo, is to rep resent Skyco, another chief. Mrs. Joe Greenleaf, of Elizabeth City, is to be the .wife of Granganimeo. Some of, the English characters are Dr. Horton,. a Raleigh dentist, who will assume the part of John White, gov ernor of the Colony; R. M. Jennett, of Manteo, as Geo. Howe, assistant gov ernor; D. E. Evans, T. S. Meekins, A. H. Crisp, Dr. F. P. Gates, W." E. Len non, Archie and Pope Daniels. Ralph Pool, of Elizabeth "City, is slated for the part of Annanias Dare, father ; of Virginia Dare ; and Miss Mabel Evans has been selected as Eleanor , Dare, daughter of Governor John White and the Mother' of Virginia Dare. The names of the entire cast are too many for this article. However, it is composed of native Jborn Roanoke Isl anders in almost its entirety. . Some of rfhe members are students of the Uni versity of North :.' Carolina;'.-, but Dr. Chase, the President of the school, is so much- interested in the outcome of the picture tha't he granted those stu dents permission to remain in the cast until, the filming is over. ' The fact that $3,000 of State. money will be used in the picture might cause some, .comment : among the uninformed who would suppose this money was tak en from the already "depleted school fund. However, this, is not the case, and to allay sthe fears of any who, might think so, it should be stated that this amount Seas taken JL rom the appropria tion for School Extension Work, in or-, der that these phases of North Carolina History might be perpetuated' in visual form forschool children thruout "the state. ; " : ' In order to supplement the ridiculous sum with which the project was under taken, it has been found -necessary a to take "advantage of the co-opefation ten dered W many agencies. The State Fish Commission has offered the-Use of is boats; the U S. Coast Guard will "fur-, nish small boats for landing purposes; and Plymouth,- Windsor and - Edenton will supply dugouts suh as were found by' the colonists when they arrived in 1585. -, . - So far is the story of the undertaking down to date. Miss Elizabeth Grimball, of New York, Miss Mabel -Evans, of Manteo, and W. C. Crosby, director of the Extension Division of the Depart ment of ..School Extension, are directing and selecting the - cast .for the pageant; J. B. Williams, LHrector, oi tne exten sion Division, is -looking after the con struction work. REVIVAL POSTPONES - OPENING OF SCHOOL r Owing to the revival on in the com munity at present, the opening of Pop-lar-Branch High schooKhas been post poned one .week beyond the usual time. The school opens this year-'on Monday, September 12th. -This wil give, the pu pils and people of , the. community opportunity to-- attend - the meetings regularly and will also enable our work to go on without a break after the op ening of school. v v ; The " patrons and . friends of.the school, will be glad to learn that Poplar Branch High School is now a Standard high school. The State Inspector. : of High Schools has placed it on the list of accredited high schools. This "is a great advantage . to the pupils graduat ing here as they do not have to take any examinations on entering college nor do they have to take the regular state, examinations if they' are planning to teach. . . " '.' The school is looking forward to one of its best year's work the 'coming seas on. Everything about the , building has been put in as good shape as possible. An unusually good , corps of teachers has been - secured and with the same hearty " co-operation on the part of the patrons accorded iiV'the past, we can look for a very successful session. V v The poetical . contest which was to have" been held at "the Court House Wednesday night had to be postponed on account of illness of R. M. Lee of Edenton. " Get' your Exhibit ready for the Eliz abeth City District -Fair, Oct. 4, 5, 6, and 7. ' - SPENCE PRICE The following news , item of local in terest is from a Newport News, (Va.) paper:- v"' . " The home of Mr. nd Mrs. laoyd I). Price wa the scene . of a pretty, though quiet wedding, Saturday afternoon ' at 6 o'clock when their daughter, Elizabeth . Lorene, became the brida of Walker Lee Spence. . the son of the lt Thomas L. and . Mrs. Lelia Walker Spence, of this city. The ceremony took nlace in the br ing room, which was tasteftillv decorated for the -occasion with palms, ferns' md tall baskets of liuueu nn. 1 - - Miss Dorothr firamwriirht Tendered the wed ding march as the bride . entered the room with Miss Kuril Johnson, her only attendant, uu lowed by the groom with Douglas Goode as best man. . . . . The ceremony was serf ormed bv Rev. Wiler P. Page, pastor of the , Tabernacle Baptist churcb, the beautiful ring ceremony being used. The bride wore a becoming trareling suit of bhie with accessories to match.' with a corsage of bride's roses. Her attendant was attired in gown of peach colored organdy, and earned u arm bouquet of Ophelia roses. The ceremonj was witnessed raly br relatives and the intimate friends. .Immediately after the ceremonv Mr. and Mr). finance . left hT hnt ' fn, U7..)iinnn nnd other northern cities. They will reside at. 719 28th street upoh their return to the city. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin It If.. Y OUT t 'V- ILUJ-Aii MRU f0 1RUG , STORE 1 STANDARD PHARMACY mi.: ALBEMARLE PHARMACY mem APOTHECARY SHOP CITY DRUG STORE I -i: iiiitiiiipiiiiiiiiiiifuiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigiiiiiiw