Great Falls tribune., 1889-12-07
GREATLY ENJOYED.
THE BAPTIST SOCIAL CROWNED
WITH SUCCESS.
Excellent Singing and Recitationa by
Local Ameteurs-Mr. Winchester
.. Speaks on the Progress of
Great Falls.

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Great Falls.
Arion hall presented a happy scene
last evening when the Baptist sociable
was in progress. At supper hour 1t
looked as if Santa Claus had come earlier
than usual and assisted by his young
friends was entertaining the people.
After supper, which was served abun-
dainty, il homellke manner, some time
was devoted to friendly greetings and
conversation. The young folks enjoyed
themselves hugely with pop corn and
candy. Others amused themselves at the
scales over which Mr.. Winchester pre-
sided. About o'clock, Rev. ]. Anderson,
the pastor, announced that the exercises
would begin. The announcement was
hailed with pleasure. The young folks
ceased their merry frolics and listened as
attentively as the elder ones to the sing
ing, music and rectations. Miss Curtis,
Miss Gremm, T. w. Thomson and Mr..
Winchester favored the company with a
popular melody which they sang with
pleasing harmony.
Mrs. j. B. Leslie then played on the
guitar, a charming air and was warmly
applauded. The audience were impatient
to hear that sweet music again and were
gratified when after song by the male
quartet, Mrs. Leslie played again impart-
ing much pleasure to the listeners.
Mr.. Winchester then entertained the
audience with an essay on Great Falls
Progress" In which he made playful ref
erence to some fellow citizens names.
His remarks were as follows:
Who is not satisfied with Great Falls
now. On every hand we are met by the
signs of prosperity and plenty. The
voice of the murmurer is drowned amidst
the din of commercial and industrial
activity.
Great Falls five years ago was fifteen
miles down the river, but has so grown in
that length of time that the city now ex
tends to the mouth of the Sun, the
straight river, whose cannons were de-
signed to convey the glorious rising
beams Of Sol westward, the setting rays
eastward Where did they search and
ind the rainbow, at the Club down by
he falls, at the lodge, or on First avenue
south, but never in the blue above us,
during the lifetime of your 1S-months-old
native.
The upper Missouri knows many Cas-
cades, in the county, the town, the bank,
the Laundry the hotel ad ntinltum.
People are always attracted hither from
every direction, the Eastman and the
Switzerland are represented here and
the towns in western states have their
representatives here. There is Clinton
and Davenport, Mitchell, Mansfield, Bis
marck, Greeley and Benton and Chinook
itself as rule is pretty near to Great
Falls. Of Bridges we have two across
the river and one on this side.
The people are coming and the powers
that be in hardware, or other stores, or
whittier, cannot check the tide and a good
class of people are they that settle here.
There is Irons, the blacksmith, and Sill
yer, the Plumber, and Beardsley, the
barber, and Paul. the apostle of good
horsemanship. Here is Graham, the
miller, and Miller, the janitor, and Seyde,
the farmer, and there is one with us who
titled the soil of old Bywaters ripping,
cool and clear, where Bowers, Blume and
Murphy sell the potatoes. Yes, and
Steel of hardware fame and Crutcher, the
surgeon, and King, the superintendent,
Green, the painter, the Race which has
been run, and Cockrill, for whom the
rooster was hosted after election.
The progress which Great Falls was
making in all direction demanded another
and larger church. The building is a
reality; it is growing every day. The
ladies' society, thing Of youth, one and
all, from May to January, invite all who
like the privilege of taking few shares
in our church furniture to avail them
selves of the earliest and later opportuni
ties and then together with others come
and inspect the interior about the date Of
yule-tlde. [Applause.l
Miss Flora Anderson read very pleas
ingly pretty legend. After another
song by Messrs. Thomson, Winchester,
Mussey and Steele and excellent recita-
tions by Louise Hunt and Lula Downing
the exercises closed.
Among the many people who enjoyed
the sociable so much were Mr.. and Mrs.
Hawkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Brady, Miss Jen-
ME Jones, Mrs. Whitworth, Mr., and Mrs.
Harris, Mrs. j. B. Leslie, the Misses Haw-
kinf, Mrs. j. Anderson, the Misses Ander-
sou, Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. Nathan,
Rev. and MrS. J Reid, J. Stanton, Miss
Trigg, Miss Gremm, Rev. and Mrs. w. B.
Coombs. Daisy Wetzel, Mr.. Lawler and