, 1888-08-09
THE DRUM Err BOY.
A ROusing Entertainment at Keefe
Hall Last Evening.
The Phenomenal Proficiency of
Maj. Henderson,.
The Part Taken by Our Home
Talent.

The entertainment given by Maj. r.
ii. Henderson,, the Drummer Boy of
the Rappahannock, at Keefe hall last
evening under the auspices of the First
Baptist church, was a remarkable success
as all will agree who listened to it. Mai.
Hendershot as a drummer far excels any
one whom our Grand Army men in Chey-
enne know of or have ever heard. This
much is said here in lieu of a specific
mention of each particular portion of the
programme as carried out by him. If
special mention was to be made ofGny
particular parts performed it would be of
his imitation on the drum of the engine
drawing a heavy train over a heavy grade,
passing through a snow shed, ETC., and
his imitation Of a battle.
OF the home talent which participated
in the entertainment it may be said that
all those who took part did well, and each
of them were cheered and applauded
about as enthusiastically in some instances
as Maj. Henderson, himself. Our little
prima donna, Miss Minnie Gillum, might
be mentioned, however, for she did
nobly, and her singing, especially on her
second appearance in response to the loud
encore, when she sang 1.-THE Home |
Love- fairly captivated the audience.
Others who participated are, OF course,
worthy of mention, but they have been
referred to in a general way. There were
some departures from the original pro-
gramme; and one of these was the sing
ing of the Army Bean by Mai. Hen.
dershot, in which a large number of
Grand Army men who were called TO the
stage assisted in the chorus. Capt.
Thompson, the veteran boss drummer of
the department of Colorado, was called
in to assist Henderson, in some of his
pieces.
Including the changes in the original
programme, and some few things not
previously announced, the programme
last evening was as follows
PART 1.
Double quartette, Song of the Volunteers
-Messrs. Passmore, Heath, Whipple,
Inman, Henderson, Hunt, Dana and
Whitcomb.
Introduction of Mail Enthusiastically
Thos. NJ. Fisher.
Recitation, the Drummer Boy of Kappa
hannock-Miss Sylvia Adamsky.
Gen. u. S. Grants Favorite March
Maj, Hendershot and son.
Vocal solo-Miss Minnie Gillum.
Original poem, By the Rappahannock-
w. z. Carroll.
Cornet solo, Young America Polka-Mr.
s. L. Wilcox.
Imitation of an engine pulling excursion
train to the national encampment at
Columbus, o., over the soldiers favor
lite routes, the Union Pacific and @. NJ.
y st. Paul railways, Sept, lSSS-Mai.
Henderson,.
I PART II.
Old Army Sick ~Call-Come and get
your quinine-Mai. Hendershot and son.
Vocal solo-The Standard Bearer-W.
A. Whitcomb.
Selection-Maj. Henderson,.
Violin solo-Prof. Hutchinson.
Gen. Logan's favorite march-Mai.
Henderson, and son.
Drum solo-Imitation of a battle the
picket firing the attack rattle of musk
etry. cannon, bursting of shell the
charge-Maior Henderson,.
There was a large attendance, and the
entertainment can well be pronounced a
remarkable success for which the ladies of
the Baptist church are entitled to a large
share of the credit. and in addition there.
to, Messrs. Hunt, Churchill, Stearns,
Whipple and other gentlemen who assis-
ted in getting up the entertainment are
not to be forgotten.