Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-21
COMMERCIAL.
The Festival Brilliant Success
and Largely Attended.
Capt. clark's Company Takes the Prize
In the Drill Contest, But Not In
a Gallop.

IduICS VI OldLhSNlllcs II Was IC-
marked by many that it was the
largest crowd that had been in the
house this year.
The first scene opens with tab
leau, the priestess, Miss Maria
Stacker, kneeling at the shrine Of
Commercial. The priestess then
rises and speaks the mipd of the
oracle. This was well done by Miss
Stacker. Her elocution is excellent.
After the speech by the priestess the
leader of the embassy, Miss Birdie
Willis, entered and bowling at the
shrine received a welcome from the
priestess.
The second is really where the
most interest is centred. The god
dess on the throne, surrounded by
the embassy with flags and banners,
makes a picture. Miss Susie Belle
Daniel had the honor of taking the
throne, ard she looked every inch
goddess. She pronounced her bless
ing on the embassy and babe the
Festival proceed. Young ladies,
representing the various business
firms of the city, advanced and kneel-
ing at the feet of the goddess made
their offerings. The offerings con-
sisted of some article in the line with
the business represented by the re-
spective young ladies.
The different representations were
AS follows:
Goddess. ..............Miss Susie Belle Daniel
Priestcss.. Hiss Mariah Stacker
Leader of Embassy Brides Willis
Miss Minnie Robb- Lakeview Flower Garden.
Minnie Herndon..... Hodgson & Mcguire.
Cora CALDWELL. Banks.
'' Pearl Graham ...... Kincannon, Son 4 Co.
Madge Graham .....................B Bloch Bros.
4" Sumner Campbell ................. Elder Bros.
Marian Yates. Keesee Il Northington.
Matte Young Grange Warehouse.
" Mary Alwell.. Howerton Il Macrae.
JAMIE Quick ..,...Sewanee Planning Mill.
Blanche Kosenfield.. .....Mrs. Roserfield.
Ida Joseph. .......,...... Evergreen Lodge.
Eva Fauche TOBACCO LEAF CHRONICLE.
Johnnie Bailey .........L. Il N. Railroad.
" Mary Caldwell......."..,S. Oppenheimer.
Mrs. George Hendrick...Lockert& Reynolds.
Miss Maggie Daniel. Il Coal Co.
Susie Daniel. ................. Postofhce.
Lille Anderson. ...S. w. r. University.
Kate Howell" Gauchat.
Mary Hattler................... NJ. A. Stratton.
Mamie Moseley Ohm II. Couts.
t. Susie Shelby ..............-......... Progress.
Kathleen O'Brien....... Electric Light Co.
AS the young ladies made their Of
ferings to the goddess they delivered
a short speech containing some senti-
ment in regard to their industry.
These were interesting and ELECTED
encore after encore. Miss Mary
Caldwell made the hit of the even
ing. She represented S. Open
heimer, the dealer in scrap iron and
skins, and gave the goddess any
thing from wharf rat to a Polar
bear.
1t is out of the question to try to
give synopsis Of all that was done
and said in this scene. Miss Eva
Fauche, however, represented the
TOBACCO LEAF-CHRoNICLE, and
when she laid late paper at the feet
of the goddess, there was smile of
satisfaction seen to spread over the
faces of all.they knew they were
safe.
AT the close of the offerings
to the goddess the young ladies be-
gan marching, and it almost made
ones head swim to follow them
with the eye through the many laby-
rinthine mazes as they circled round
the throne.
When the curtain rose on the
third and last scene, it was to wit
ness the competitive drill between
Capts. Caldwell's and Clark's COM
panies of young ladies. Capt. Cald-
Wells company drilled first. They
were all good, and. speculation was
rife in the audience as to which COM
pany would get the prize. Capt. |
Clark's company was the last to drill,
and after the judges, Clay Stacker,
Gracey Childers, Sam Hodgson, Jr.,
and Ernest Elder, had conferred for
several minutes, a yell was heard |
behind the stage and it was an
nounced that Capt. Clark's company
had won. r. A. Haden then pre-
sented the prize, a basket of flowers,
md the curtain fell.
Capt. Clark's company may rest
assured that it did not win the prize
in gallop. Both companies were
we'll drilled and it was hard for the
Judges to decide which had won. 1t
was diamond cut diamond.
That the ladies made a success
Every way with their commercial
festival is fact, and the LEAF
takes pleasure in noting
he attendance of so many citizens.
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