Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12
NATIONAL PAGEANT
Pictures OF Our History 10 be Pre-
sente1 IN May.
GREAT PLEASURE And INSTRUCTION
A Grsaa AFFAIR in which ssysF-i Hun
dred OF the N ost Fr0aIasnt People sr
This City Min P.stieiPsts-NhAs
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The National Pageant is TO be
given in this city May 2 and 81
Powers Opera House, under the &u-
spices or the State Suffrage ASSOCIATION,
the Emerson Home aud the musical
organization known as the Lotus Club.
Miss Cora Scott Pond, OF Boston, Is
the originator of the National Page
ant" and VIII personally superintend
the affair here. II has been success
fully conducted in many of the large
cities, notably at Chicago last month,
where IL was gwen al the Auditorium
with fine scenic effect and large pecu-
mary returns. Seven hundred pro-
minent society people of that city partl-
cipated.
The Pageant consists of the history
of our country EN- tableaux, beginning
with Queen Isabella of Spain, where
seated on her throne, she flrst
receives Columbus. Then there is
the landing of the Pilgrims; the
courtshlp of Miles Standlsh; scenes
from the times of Washington and La
fayette; an old-fsshloned New England
home with family of twenty-five chill
dren, and so on down 10 the present
day, concluding with the tableaux,
"Woman's Sphere IN Modern Days," III
which all the prominent women of the
city will appear-doctor, lawyers,
teachers, editors, philantmoplsts, etc.
The central figure of this last group
will be Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, who
comes as general historian of the affair.
The following committees. patron
esses, etc, have already been assigned
their respective positions.
Patronessesof the pageant-Mesdames
L. f. Uhl, n. A. Fletcher, W. ID.
Stevens, u. c. Burch, I. B. Church, III.
F. Hastings, w. s. Hovey, John Peirce,
G.. X. Johnson, Thomas Peck. Charles
Shepard, j. c. Buchanan, Henry Grin
nell, l.. X. Z. Carpenter, p. r. l..
Peircr, Putnam, J. c. Fitzgerald M.
l.. Sweet, Sarah Morris, s. l.. Withey,
5. X. Pelrce, Charles Fluhrer, Sanford
Cobb, n. ". Northrup, E. G.. Studley,
VIM. Aldrich Tateum, Wm. A. Berkey,
0. r. Wilmarth, j. w. McGowan,
VIM. A. Gavett, Allen C. Adzit, K. c.
Luce, 5. l.. Fuller, c. Bertsch, Moses
Taggart, J. C. Farwell, Wm. Cartwright,
I. ID. Gilbert, Hoyt G. Post, Lorraine
Immen, w. s. Gum, Lillian Hill. VIM.
II. Powers, VIM. T. Powers, f. d. Barry,
K. A. Moseley, Mary Vine, A. II. More
head, Clay Hollster, l.. S. Provin, +.
NJ. Coppens, Campbell Fair, A. X. Mer-
riam, Harvey Hollister, A. j. Bovine,
f. p. Fuller, Z. F. Sweet, George Gay,
A. Preusser, w. d. Talford and Miss
Frances Peirce.
Executive Committee - Mcsdames
Emily B. Ketchum, G. ID. Hodges, T. Z.
Wallen. 7. NJ. Goodrich, f. N. Davis,
Henry Post, Cassius Sweet, J. A. Con
zales, J. A s. Verder, Harry Joshn, T.
G. Berger, c. B. Judd, VIII Gay, L. II.
Austin, r. W. Merrill, j. c. Wenham,
Cora Bliss Wenham, Emma Wheeler,
w. T. Lamoreaux, Lillian Hill, Mary
Wood, j. c. Farrell, Frances Ruther-
ford, Misses Jennie D'Ooge, j. C..
Ahnefeldt, Maude Davis and Mrs. Mar
garet Andrew, secretary.
Vice-presidents or Advisory Commit
It >: Messrs. julius Houseman, Edwin
+. Uhl, VIM. A. Berkey, J. w. Rosen-
thai, Hon. r. NJ. Montgomery, Rev.
Campbell Fair. Rev. A. Merriam, Hon.
NJ. c. Burch, Rev. Franklin Noble, D..
D., Rev Sanford H. Cobb, Rev. Dr. T.
j. Knapp, Rev. Chas. Fluhrer, Rev
John Graham. Rev. George Henry
Dole; Rev. J. W. Reid, Messrs. j. II. p.
Hughart, w. r. Shelby, Harvey j. Hol-
lister, G. X. Johnson, VI. D., y. A..
Fletcher, Albert Preusser, Anton G..
HOdenpyl, Robert G.. Barnard.
Patronesses of the tableaux:
No. 1-Mesdames 4. Gonzales, Henry
Post, Cassius Sweet, Mary Vine, /. +.
Barnhart.
No. 2-Mesdames Fred G. Berger, s.
X. Peirce f. w. Merrill, T. VI. Davis.
No. 3-Mesdames Henry Post, |. W.
Barnhart.
No. 5-Mrs. F. NJ. Davis.
No. 6-Mesdames Cassius Sweet, Mary
Vine, +. D. Barry, +. A. MoseIey.
No. Mrs. Harvey Joslin, Miss Ahne-
feldt.
No. s-Mesdames T. VI. Davis, Fred
Clark, 7. J. O'Brien, Misses Lou
Wooster, Sadie White.
No. 9-Mesdames VIII Gay, c. b.
Judd, A. II. Morehead.
No. l2-Mesdames +. B. Wallen, p.
NJ. Goodrich, Miss Clara Wheeler.
No. 13-Miss Maude Davis, Mrs Har-
Ian. Mrs. T. II. Austin, Mrs. VI. An
drew, Miss Belle White.
No. li-Mrs. !. A. :. Verdier, Mrs. F.
VI. Davis, Miss D'OOge.
No. l5-Mesdsmes c. d. Hodges. J. c.
Wenham, Emily b. Ketchum, DR..
Frances Hillyer, Emma Wheeler.
Frances Rutherford, +. NJ. Goodrich,
Miss Mary Wood.
Mrs. c. B. Judd has kindly offered
the use of the Thalia Theater for re-
| hearsals. During the presence OF Miss
Pond in this city, she will be enter
tanned by several prominent society
ladies.