Wichita eagle., 1890-01-02
THE GRAND FINALE.
A Very Interesting Close Of an Interesting
Series Of Entertainments 1t the En-
porfa Avenue II. E. Church.

A few months ago the young people of
| South Emporia avenue NJ. E. church in
augurated series of literary and musical
Neutrality-suspicious. to be given every
| other Wednesday evening-for general
mental improvement and the entertain
ment of the friends of the church. At the
second entertainment the house was filled
| to overlooking, and SO well pleased were
| the people with the fine entertainment
given them, that the interest continued, or
even increased, to the end.
The ninth and closing entertainment of
this most successful series was given last
night. The managers made signal effort
| to make this, the closing entertainment.
the best of all, in which they were entirely
successful. The people anticipated this
and again filed the church to its utmost
capacity.
After the usual devotional exercises the
program was opened with comic recita-
ton, well rendered by Master Oscar Green.
This was followed by music by Millhaubt's
orchestra. which was so delightful that
the audience would not be content with
less than three pieces from them during
the evening. Stock in this fine orchestra
went up to 219 per cent last night. This
band is composed of the following must
clans: John Millhaubt, first violin and
leader; Albert Nix, second violin; Samuel
Dorsey, cornet; G. NJ. Brown, clarionet;
Richard Hartley, trombone; w. B. Bart
let}, bass voil. and Miss Mary Brown,
pianist.
Miss Lulu Dewey followed with very
fine recitation. that was SO we'll received
that she was recalled and gave the au-
dience very comical piece that taught
them how not to cut a ROSTERS head OH,
and caused no little laughter.
Miss Minnie Dewey also recited a piece
that was among the best efforts
of the evening. and was we'll
was expected OF these young ladies. from
the popular reputation they have enjoyed
for some time as elocutionists, and they
carried off new laurels last night.
Miss Belle Waynick was a new candi-
date for Evolutionary honors, and right
we'll did she earn high place in the esti-
nation of that audience by the grand rem
dition of her fine piece. This young lady
is teacher of elocution, and though she
has been in our city only few months,
she has good class and already stands
high as an elocutionist.
Miss Amy Hays was among the elocu-
tIonary contestants and we'll maintained
her reputation as an elocutionist, for one
SO young.
The piano duet by Miss Laura Nuss and
Edna Kirkwood was very fine. The bass
solo by Charley Loyeless. with the piano
accompaniment by Mrs. J. N. Monroe,
was well received.
The vocal duet by Mrs. G. H. Brooks
was one of the best musical productions of
the evening
The cornet and saxiphone duet by
Claud Neff and Charley Loveless was SO
good that they were recalled and treated
the audience to something still better.
The D. G. Quartet club sang two pieces
which were good. This club Is composed
of j. NJ, Townsend, first tenor; T. E.
Weaver, second tenor; E. E. Townsend,
first base; j. f. Miller, second base.
In this case it may well be said that the |
best of the wine was kept till the last of |
the feast, for the program concluded with |
Mr.. j. H. Purdy, the elocutionist, whose |
rendition Of two very comical pieces was
near the climax Of the whole evenings en-
tertainment. He was simply rich.
AT the conclusion OF the entertainment |
Mr.. D. Smythe, the attorney, offered a |
resolution which was heartily adopted, |
the thanks of the Young Peo-
pies society of Emporia Avenue N. E. |
church to the daily papers of the city for
their announcements of the series of en-
and especially to the Daily
EAGLE for the liberal space it has devoted
to announcing and reporting these enter
tainments, and to all the ladies and gen.
outside of the church
who so kindly offered their services and
whose superior talent was SO highly appre-
ciated, and added SO much to the interest
and success of their grand series Of enter
tAinments