, 1891-07-01
A GORGEOUS SUCCESS.
Crook Monument Fund Entertain
ment at the Opera House.
A Brilliant Programme Handsomely
Carried Out.
Large Audience Gathered Together
on the Occasion.

The benefit entertainment gwen at the
opera house last evening for the Gen.
Crook monument fund was a financial and
social success.
The committee in charge had decorated
the opera house stage handsomely. At
the rear of the stage was an immense flag
the folds encircling a large portrait of
Gen. Crook. The boxes were screened by
banks of flowers and plants while flags
aud co,ors were drsped prethly over the
front of the boxes and around the gallery
railing,
The audience was large and many OF
those present were in full evening cos
tune. Nearly all OF the officers and their
families we're down from the garrison,
the officers being in full dress uniform.
The opening number on the programme
was an overture by the 18th Infantry
band. after which Senator Warren, Rev.
Mr.. Lamkin. Chiei Justice Groesbeck
and Hon, A. c. Campbell took places
upon the stage.
Senator Warren presided and ex-
planned the object of the entertainment.
He thanked the audience for their inter
est in the movement, and maid a warm
tr;br,. 10 Co Crool, sold,or ,,,i
zan aoa osam,n H. lid ,La -.
OF the early days when even lite in Chey-
onno r.sno e. tn til - I'D
,ion Gr,u tho I,d;ors I'D ;,s,.naa5 \
time when , man v,s Solved h.. Tho In
d;ons wi,bin 300 corls 81 mbor, -
bo,so now s,ands Tha, A. go -
snoodIr ed e. tho Co.. - H. L.
a. gos H. m.;al, - 49, -
ibe nrosort moo,i,a ,ras auo1 ~ -
bo,or
Prof Pasm,rs's choir cors,s,ioc or
Nessrs Remain Ransom and yost and
Misses Emma O,krion Rosyic Vrool,nl
Minnie Gillum Gertie MORGAN and Maud
Richards gave a mart song which was
heartily eucored
A recitation why He Wouldp', Soil
the Farm was g,ven nv Mrs N,ry
Calhoun Dixon who resnonded IN an
encpre with n humorous selection from tbo
| Daubury News Man.
Misses Maud .J,hnson and R6sa
| Raermon oaye , rro,t, raoo dro, c.
ator Warren then introduced Hon A q
CampLell. who smoke briefly oC Con
Crook and his work in the West. He
SAID Gen, Crook WAS not ONLY n valiant
soldier, a true patriot and A good man
but he was a typisal Westerner and in
honoring him we honor ourselves. II is
a fitting wav to impre,s upop the world
our appreciation Of the man nv r,i.ing
monument to his memory. Who can 70.
call the name and fame If r A
Mublenburp2 Yot whom w visit
Washington and zee his noble cca,pras
in im~perisbable marble tia
-tabitoI we learn a lesson in history
and are ready t, do honor IN one ofPonn.
sylyapIa's noble,t IONS the first sneakor
of the national house oi REPRESENTATIVES,
Let a stranger IN our shores wish pb;I,.
delnbia and see the noblc statue in b-onz 20
erected T., pcrpetuate the memory Of the
gallant John F. REYNOLDS and a glance
will show them That he was a heroic man
who lived III a heroic aye and died a Lero,c
death.
Monuments speak A laprua &c Of ~inspir-
alton not founi in books. They give IN
sRiration to youth. they tell Of drtv lone
They are founded upon n,triorism and
gratitude, and when patriotism and graft
tude cease the downfall of free institutions
begins. Monuments to the undeserving
are a hollogg mockerv No statesman
should have one nnless he has hoo, gr;dod
by the constitution No soldier sbonIl
have one unless he was true IN his aag
Such a man was Crook In HIM
honor was not a f,Iacv brt
truth H;s word nos L. -,
whether given TO a saVapc mr. IN his 81.
perior. The Indians knew C,ook's word
would stand and was not n r,ne of sand
The settlers had the same confidence in