The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-03-28
A Good Templar Entertainment.

tho ordor of Good Templars of Ris
ing Sun, having leased the Town
Hail, have come down a notch from
the lofty perch in tue third story, SO
ong occupied by them, to the more
commodious quarters of the main
hall, ard celebrated their change by
grand "house warming on
Wednesday night. Grand Chief
Templar of the State of Maryland,
Mr.. Frank L. Morling, of Baltimore,
was invited and was present.
The entertainment provided by
Crystal Lodge was free elbow out"
with a hat collection at the close,
amounting to $3.50. The collection
and Grand Chief Morling were both
typical of the old time Methodist
meeting, the one glowed with fervor
and the other lacked in tin. Brother
Morling evidently believes in the
devil and all his angels as firmly as
Peter Cartwright, and can describe
heaven as infinitely as any one who
has ever been there and returned. AT
the close of the performance the
Grand Chief gave short exhortatjon
which he prefaced by an anecdote OF
a stubborn mule and negro driver
The mule refused to 'g'lang," and
Uncle Dan applied to a passing doc
tor for assistance in his trouble,
when the NJ. D. administered an in
lection of hartshorn to the mule 6
hind shoulder which cured his
stubborn fit instantly, sending mule
and cart flying over the road
The entertainment was reflex of
the literary and social features OF
the Order, consisting chic fly of music
and re, itations by the members who
acquitted themselves most credtably
indeed.
After the opening Ode, to which
two brass horns, blown by Henry
Smith and Ed. Brown, gave both
spirit and volume, ard prayer, Mr.
E. Nichols faced the audience with q
recitation whose length was war.
rant of Mr.. Nichols re,entive mem
DRY, and its melancholy match for
patience on tomb stone smiling at
grief" drifting with the Tide. y
quartet sang by Miss Staley Nettie
Ryan, Ed f. Brown and c. W. Will
son, with organ accompaniment by
Miss Lizzie Sheppard, was grandly
rendered, Hiss S:aley taking the
leading part spirituaIizing the song
with her Gne voice and feeling. Joan
of Arc appeared in tableau, but Joan
looked rather feminine TO lead a
charge of cavalry. Farmer Stebbins
on roller skates fell so hard and lay
so long on the rink floor, that the
cold he contracted on that unfortu.
nate, night, still fingered in his his
torian's throat. Walter E. Burns.
who has gone from Sunrise to the
Harbor of Heaven to seek his for.
tune. where they continue to shove
the growler and chink the JOY fu'
glass, left his farewell, to Crystal
Lodge, which was both pathetlc and
lengthy, and was read by Miss
Stacy in style that reflected much
credit on the head and heart of Mr..
Burns. The next scene was a court
trial with Judge Brown on the bench.
which had more of court than trial
in it. Waves of the Ocean," in.
strumental solo, by Miss Alice Nc
Clure. But the "Three Blind Mice
and "Petereter Pumpkin Eater were
the favorites Of the evening, sizing
up the cultivated taste OF the audi
ence. They brought the house down
were applauded to the echo and were
encored three times. The singers
threw their whole souls into these
pieces. The Crystal Fountain, the
organ of the lodge, was read by the
editor, l.. r. Kirk, Jr. This was @
"red letter" number and read in fine
style by Mr.. Kirk. "Five O'clock in
the Morning" is gem of a song, and
as sung by Miss Rhoda V. Wilson
shown in all its brilliancy.
The Hall was crowded. free ex
hibition draws like porous plaster
The social and educational features
of the order are worth much IN ore
than the cost of keeping up the so
ciety The order is purely a mora
suasionist as temperance worker
and fails to keep up with the marcel
of events, There was a period when
moral suasion was power in TEN
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