The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-04-18
Public School Entertainment.

ne annual entertainments Dy the pu-
pills of Public School, No. 3, of this town,
took place on Friday evening of last
week, and proved even more interesting
than that Of last year. The proficiency
of the children in all their parts proved
careful and efficient training upon the
part of their preceptors. Nearly all Of
them showed careful elocutionary train
ing and successful drilling in the musi-
cal parts. The following is the prog
ramme. Its length preventing more than
a simple notice of each participant:
Singing 'Hurrah' by the school, recita-
ton, "What time is it?" Lizzie Shock
ley; Somebody's Mother" Harry Ash;
Trades, by a class; Singing, by the little
ones; recitation, The hole in the floor, ~
Jennie Gilmour; dialogue, GIVE char
ity;' America discovered by Columbus,
Lulu Brown; The best beauty, Artie
Hughes; Half way doins, II. Maree; solo.
Better luck tomorrow, Lille Alrich:
Those little chicks, Daisy Cannon; To
day, Allen Smith; Dialogue, What's in
my pocket, Bessie johnson and others:
Reading when am old, Lizzie Aleyan-
der; Grandmothers, Marshall Ash;
Where do you live' Henry Brown; Why
Jack is cross, Lizzie Ranbo; Malaria,
Fred Haines; Never slight the old folks,
Jennie Scudder; Medley chorus, by a
class; The land where our dreams come
true, Lille Bennett; Dialogue, The re-
hearsal; Reading, Wrecked, Mollie Jones;
Josiah Aliens wife, Mary Gilmour; En-
gineer's love making, Warren Haines;
Singing, Good night, by the school
Among the participants in the exercises
whose names were of necessity omitted
in the programme, but whose perfor-
mances were well worthy of note were
Lille Alexander, Clara johnson, Ella
Blackston, Amanda Lewis, Clara Mer-
rift, Gertie Lodore, Emma and Lottie
HaweS, John Terrell, Z. Einsin.er,
Ralph Hughes, Emma Lewis, Etlie
Smith, Josie Titus, Mary Pierce, Roger
Feehly, Clarence Perkins, Geo. Brown,
Elmer Sloan, Clarence George, Harry
Wright, Mary Siils, Bessie Spittle, Nellie
Jamison, Irene Maxwell, Lille Bennett,
Sallie Lodore, Lena Chick, Laura Ash,
Addie Really and Bertha Brown.
a solo by Misses Lille Alrich and
Bertha Dunbar, with organ accompani-
ment by Misses Mary Gilmour and Mary
Brown, four pretty little Misses. And a
recitation by Master Warren IIaiues are
deserving of special mention. The latter
carried off the honorS in comic oratory
last year, and the audience, the majority
of which were present on that occasion
had not forgotten it, aud as an enchore
by special request, lie repeated last sea-
sons selections.
Miss Elizabeth B. Rice, a talented elo.
cutionist of the Bordentown, New Jer-
sey, Female College, called forth hearty
applause by her s.iilful rendition of two
selections, Robert o. Lincoln and
jamie" Miss Rice is thoroughly
trained elocutionist, possessing marked
dramatic talent.
Reuben Hanes, Esq, of the Eikton
bar, who, at the request Of the trustees
addressed the audience, and made some
very amusing as well as instructive re-
marks. Miss Hattie Lort and May
Brown presided at the organ. AItoge-
ther the enter sainment was all exceed
ingly pleasing one, considerably in adj
vance of that of last year.