The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-19
THE BROOM BRIGADE, ETC.


THE BROOM BRIGADE, ETC.
Last night the long promised and anx
iously expected entertainment Of the ladies
of the Methodist church took place at
Hartmau's spacious hail. and it was u sue
cess beyond the expectations of even the
most confident. A great number of chairs
placed closely around the sides
Of the hail. were all occupied
and many visitors had to content
themselves with standing room, the whole
making as large and handsome and intel,
ligent and appreciative an audience as ever
gathered here.
The programme opened with an organ
duet by Misses Ella and Clara Robbins,
which was well executed and duly APP.
plauded. Both young ladies proved them.
selves to be skilfuI performers,
A vocal solo by Mr.. Crjwell, ably com
panied on the piano by Miss Ada Scarrett,
winch was next, produced much enthusi.
asm and Mr. Crowcll, after having accepted
several beautiful boqucts, was compelled to
''try again before the applause subsidized
A cornet duet by Miss Ada Scarett and
Mr.. Walter F. Mckee accompanied on the
organ and piano by Misses Fannie Barclay
and Emma James, followed Mr..
Crowels solo. 1t was one of the
most interesting parts of the musical pro-
gramme, was rendered remarkably well
and received with hearty evidences Of adj
mration by the audience
Miss Hattie Mckee then favored the au-
dience with solo in her usually sdmira.
bic manner, and she was followed, and the
musical programme was concluded, by a
quartette in which Messrs N. w Hacker,
Frank Metcalf, w. +. Mckee, and Mr.
Crowels, took part, accompanied on the
piano and organ by Misses Ada Scarrett
and Fannie Barclay.
When the audience had recovered from
its enthusiasm over the last rendition Rev.
Scarrett stepped forward and announced
that the principal feature of the entertain
ment, the Broom Brigade drill, would next
attract the attention Of the audince and
asked that perfect quiet be Haintained dur
ing the performance so that every com
mand might be distinctly heard. Soon af-
ter, to the notes Of the piano,
the brigade, composed of seventeen
of Cairos most beautiful young ladies,
all nearly Of equal height and similarly AT
tired, lied into tho hall, headed by Mr..
Phil G. Barclay, who was in command.
After making the rounds OF the hall sew
eral times in double file, with shouldercd
brooms decorated with bright ribbons, the
intricate manoeuvering commenced, The
young ladies went through all the military
movements with perfect ease without a
single mistake, every movement the most
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were frequently applauded by the audience
in spIrte of the injunction to keep silent.
Several gentlemen who understood the art Of
drill from experience pronounced it perfect
in every particular and were loud in their
praise of the brigade. A more interesting
scene was probably never presented to Il
Cairo audience. Considering that the
young ladies had only eight lessons the
perfection of their performance was some
thing to be wondered at. They wore re-
called by a prolonged storm of applause and
again acquitted themselves in the same ad.
mirablo manner
After this Mayor Thistlewood announced
that tho entertainment would close with u
grand supper, which was thea on the
"tible" and consisted Of strawberries, cake
and ice cream, to which nearly all present
did full justice. The entertainment was a
complete, grand success in every way
and the managers have reason to feel very
much gratifed
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