The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-29
NINETEENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Creditable Entertainment by the Irving Lit
erary Society.

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| Reported for the Democratic Advocated
Irving Literary Society, the Oldest society
of Western Maryland College, celebrated its
nineteenth anniversary at Odd Fellows Hall
on Friday evening, the 21st. The audience
was very large and appreciative, many parts
of the entertainment receiving enthusiastic
applause. The stage was tastefully decorated
with growing plants, large bust of Washing
ton Irving, and the handsome banner of the
society. The programme consisted of an ad-
dress by E. G. Wimbrough, of Snow Hill, Wor-
cester county, Nd, president of the society,
and an anniversary Grafton by Paul kuhns,
of Westminster. The second part of the pro-
gramme consisted of sparkling little drama,
| full of fun, entitled "Down by the Sea-"
The scene opens with the fsherman's wife
busily engaged ironing. with March Gale $50
| called because he was cast ashore when an
infant from a wreck during the month of
March, mending his nets and gayly singing.
Miss Kate Raymond, a city boarder, spending
a few months down by the sea, enters, and
| during a conversation with March hears the
story of the wreck, which she communicates
to her father. September, another ship
wrecked protege of the fisherman and his
wife, falls desperately in love with Kate; Mr..
Raymond thinks he has discovered in him his
long lost son, and mixes up affairs considera-
bly,. Capt. Dandelion, a city dude, arrives in
his yacht and makes love to Kitty Gale,
thereby provoking the jealousy of March.
| The arrival of an old French peddler, who
overhears a conversation about the wreck
and who was a passenger on one of the yes
| sells, clears the mystery, restores to Mr.. Ray
mond his son in the person of March, who
declares his intention of marrying Kitty, while
| September claims the hand Of Kate. Mr..
RAYMOND declares his intention of building
house large enough to hold the whole family,
and John Gale predicts that the ''union of
the Gales will likely end in squall The
various characters we're well sustained, and
the interest in the play maintained through
out. The cast was u follows:
Abner Raymond, a city merchant.....H. d. Mitchell
Capt Dandelion, city fower.-........-.. F. s. West
September Gale Proteges or Il; 9; stoeksdale
March Gale...... John Gale. .-....E. C. Wimbrough
K eaa Raymond fe cy bee Lote Moore
Mrs. Gale, John Gales wiie--.-Miss Mary Sheliman
Kitty Gale, John Gales daughter-Miss Sadie Kneler
Music was furnished by the Italnn orches-
ira so we'll and favorably known here, and
added greatly to the enjoyment of the even
ing
| The Irving Society entered upon the present
yearunder unfavorable circumstances. Nearly
| all of the old members had left college, the
last graduating class carrying away several
| of the most prominent. With membership
of new and untried material they set to work
with commendabe ZEAL determined to let the
public see that old Irving is possessed of vi
tality that even misfortune and discourage
ment cannot crush out; and the result of their
labors is triumph of which they may we'll be
proud With renewed energy and deter
mination to regain and hold fast to the good
name and reputation of the Irving Society,
her members have given evidence by this,
their nineteenth anniversary, that they are
fully capable of keeping her in the front ranks,
and that Western Maryland College may well
be proud of her as her Oldest representative