Orchestra – Cass, circa 1925
The cast of “The Kitchen Cabinet Orchestra” – A musical fundraiser presented by the women of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of Cass, West Virginia, probably before 1927. Notice that all of the women are holding kitchen implements. Hats are made from paper bags. Left to right: Unknown, Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. E. J. Shafer, Ardelia Rose, Cris Taylor, Mary Warwick, Bess Irvine – Pianist, Mary Wotring (Mrs. Walter Shafer) – Director, Mrs. Dill, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Matti (Mrs. George) Oliver, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Emma Cochran, Mrs. Siple, Ada Bible. The Old Gray Mary, located at the front of the stage floor, Design and Animation by Emma (Mrs. Lincoln S.) Cochran. (Courtesy of Rebecca Cochran, Lincoln S. Cochran Collection; ID: PHP003324)
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