Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-09
Kate GreenamaY Party.


Episcopal society was a very decided
success. Two hundred tickets were
sold, and nearly as many more paid at
the door, and the hall was filled before
the curtain rose. The program was as
follows
Piano Duo-Mrs. Edith Mills and Mrs. E. NJ
| Lowry.
Little Miss Patty and Master Paul"-Lottie
Hough and Ralph Barnett.
Poor Dick is Dead''-Eight Boys and Girls.
| Male Quartette-Messrs. Sehmitt Carter
| Chandler and Petit.
Indeed it is True''-Johnny orion. Ralph
| Barnett and Tommy Wright.
| solo-"Cloyer Blossoms''-Mrs. W G. Chand-
| Ter
Recitation-"Little Joe"-Miss Cora Streeter.
Twelve Miss Pelicoes''-Linda Rhodes, Hat
tie Barnett. Lollie Barber, Allie Woolstenholme,
Efie Lane. Mamie Carnody, Bertha Streeter,
Nellie Altzer Genie Barber Kittie Wright
Minnie Wright, Lottie Lowry.
Band
Intermission-R Refreshments.
Band.
In Go-Cart So Tiny'-Harry and Jessie Orton
and Tommy Wright
solo-Mr Adolph Schmitt.
Prince Finnikin"-Charlie and Minnie Wright
and Nora treeter.
Solo-''Bo Peep'-Miss Lena Oswald.
Five Little Sisters"-Jesse Orion, Minnie
Wright, Kitte Wright, Genie Barber and Bertha
Sreeter.
Jubilee Singers-Harry and Johnnie Orion,
Earl Ivey, Jay Nathan Charlie Wright and Harry
Goyier
Male Quartette-Serenade.
While the whole program was pleas
ing, the features of the evening were
the Twelve Miss Pelicoes' and the
Jubilee Singers. The former were
drilled by Mrs. Lowry and the latter by
Misses Rose and Molhe Clifford Dir.
Barber as usual kindly assisted in the
stage management, and Mrs. Mills pre-
sided at the piano. All the special
scenery was painted and sent from
Milwaukee by Mrs. Geo. Mathes, and
many of the properties and decorations
were loaned by Miss Barbara Schloes-
ser. The Lancaster Harmony Band
| gave an outdoor concert before the en-
tertainment and played twice from the
gallery.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church
have achieved well deserved reputa-
ton for giving good entertainments.
and rhey are of course well patronized
About $50 was taken in of which $50
will be cleared. Mrs +. Sherman was
at the head of the refreshment depart
ment and Mrs. Lowry managed the
program. Both deserve much credit
| for the success of the entertainment
Mission Work IN MEXICO -Rey.
james Eaton occupied the pulpit of the
Congregational church yesterday morn
ing and delivered discourse descrip-
tive Of the work he is engaged in there,
He began by reminding the congrega-
ton of his lectures given in 1884, de-
scriptive of Mexico, its country and
people, and showed the progress that
had been made in those two years He
has organized Mexican church of the
Holy Trinity with 80 members 1t has
Sunday school of Is pupils and day
school of 10 students. with two ordain-
ed missionaries and two lady teachers
to reinforce them. Mr. Eaton spoke of
the friendiness shown them on the part
| of influential residents. leading law
yer, now a judge. having offered to
give instruction in civil polity, ETC., i'm
the school gratnilously. Yet, for the
most part it is the people of the humber
walks in life who accept the Gospel
AS in Judea and Galilee the common
people heard Him gladly Under
petty persecution for opinions sake,
they manifest great fortitude and con-
stancy, willingly enduring loss of
friends, home, custom or employment.
The motives that influence young men
and women to leave their native land
and engage in mission work, are
not OF romance, or of money, as money
making and accepting office by mis-
sionaries is prohibited and their sal
aries are limited to their actual
necessities. Nor is 1t for fame. as a nan
who thus exiles himself is often less
esteem ed by many. But those who go
are actuated by philanthropic and hui
manitarian motives and a love for the
work, thus executing the plain COM