Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-11-27
The Festival.

Presbyterian Church was quite crowd cd Wednesday night, the second evening
 of the Baptist Festival, and a very en-
 joyable time was experienced. At eight
 c'clocl, Rev Mr. Gregory gave an ez-
 plantation of the Jean Ingelow's Songs
 of Seveus, which wereto be represented,
 after which the progr as announced
 n Tuesdays CITIZEN was carried out.
 Mrs. $. Ainsa played the opening
 piano solo, and little May, a very pre-
 cocious little girl, recited "Virginius"
 with clear ana correct enumeration and
 rare dramatic effect. She was loudly applauGed. MT. C. F. Daley then sang
 the solo, When the Tide Comes in, and
 little Happy Smith recited the Child
 hood poem of the series without fault, and NIT. Moses hatz rendered a cornet solo with his usual good success. Girl hOod' was well given by Miss Annie Wolf, and the duet, "Music Lesson" by
 Miss HittiIger and Mir. \. RedeuilI, was given with good effect Miss Louise Brown represented "Watching for the Sailor Lover with characteristic excel ieuce, and Miss Hittinger, with app-eci- ated skill and sweetness, sang Some body's coming when the dew drops fall." !" Home" was recited very afTectingiy by Mrs. Simpson, followed by a duet from "H Trovatore," by Miss Hit tinger and A. Bedeuill. "Widow- hood as represented by Mrs. Hens ley was exceedingly pathetic, and her rendition of tine grief and yearnines of tine lonely and heart-broken widow, was tine most attractive feature of the even ing. She was followed by a quartette, by N-s. C. F.. Daley, Miss Hittinger, Mir. Daley and Nr. Redeuill "Given in Marriage" was soiemnly rendered by Mrs. Simpson, and was followed by a very pretty wedding tahleaux, during which Mrs. $. Ainsa played the wedding march Miss Schreibcr recited "Long- ing for Home," the last of the series of poems, with marked effect. and was fol- lowed by a trio, which ended the pro- gramme. The performers all did ex- ceedingly well, and their efforts seemed to be appreciated by the audience, as was manifest by the ire quent applause.
 An mtermission of half an hour for refreshments was had after the fourth scene, and ample justice was done to the substantial supper spread by the ladies.
 On Thanksgiving day a splendid dIn- ner was spread iD tle church, and it was well patronized by the citizens of the city. The programme for the evenings entertainment was altered to permit General John Eaton, Commissioner of the Bureau If Education, Department of the Interior, t0 make an address on education. The able gentleman gave a most interesting bU; brief discourse. forcibly demonstrated the value aud ad- vanta.es of education and the evils its absence entails. His remarks were at teutvely listened tO, and after the con cluslon of his address a general hand shaking with the speaker took place.
 After partaKnE Of a luxurious supper an auction of articles donated to the fes- tiYGl took place, AIr. E. W. Moves oiii- ciatiH@ as auctioneer. 1 lot in Osborn's Addition, donated by JUdge Wm. J. Os- born, was sold much below its real value, and one in Bueli's Addition, a gift from Judge Buel, was sold. Fancy cakes were then offered and sold, the purchaser often giving back hIs pUr- chase to be sold again. Quite sum of money was thus realized As the hour was growing quite late the exercises Were concluded by Shakespearian reel taHon by little May, who eliciJed tine admiration oi every one present. Rev. Alr. Gregory expressed his profound thanks to the people for their generosity, and dismissed the audience with bless InCs.
 The festival vas success ln all re- sperts, and the sum of money realized f, .11 Tv, tla 6.rf1.11rrr gF -la Igat4f-f church aggregates about 800