Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05

FESTIVAL deficit; 1t has remained some tiuo
and gives promise of a longer stay. AS
| known the supplementary" concert was
not, financially, an overwhelming success
and match game of ball between tine
Princeton and Yale men in the city was de
cided upon by some of the fair patronesses
who are great lovers of field sports, as e1
actly the proper thing with which to con
quer the deficit.
Accordingly MI. o. d. Thompson was petl
toned to muster a suitable Yale nine, ano
MIR. Totten to do likewise with the Princeton
boys. These gentlemen promised all tha'
was asked of them and entered heartily into
the project; but the other college graduates
were not enthusiastic on the subject and II
hung fire.
The ladies during the while held many Sc,
cret meetings and decided on what to wear
at the great society ball game, and decided
also that it would give the event more prom
inence if a pitcher fresh from the college
ranks was obtained for each side. Messrs.
Thompson and Totten were so in
structed and telegraphic communication
was entered into by them with Rev: MT
Stagg, of Yale, who is almost a professional,
Young,of Princeton. Rev. Mr.. Stages reply
was to the effect that he did not think it ad.
visable to visit Pittsburg in the capacity OF
Dali player, even though it was for sueh .
SICK bed had prior claims upon him.
College Spirit Stirred Up.
This did not serve as tonic to the languid
spirits of the local college men, who finally
declined to serve on the occasion. The ladies
were naturally Indignant and as they are
most of them strongly partisan either for
Yale or Princeton. and did not hesitate to
make remarks tending to depreciate the col
lege to which they were not allied, consider
able feeling was engendered. The Yale
adherents openly avowed that the
Princeton men were afraid of defeat;
the Princeton partfsans just as openly
avowed that to be the case with the Yale
men. The ball game and pretty dresses that
were to have been worn there, sad to relate,
will not materialize and the overbearing de-
fcit still stands, gaunt and grim, a ghostly
reminder of the gay festival There is some
q soda water fountain in the interest of Pitts
burg's musical future and making them
strictly society headquarters They are gen.
orally paying Investments and in one season
might easily do up several May festival red
ink assets.
Mr.. jerks says the lawn presentation of
"As You Like IT. is not coming of exactly as
he would like. He was unsuccessful in secur-
ing either Nina Gale OF Margaret Mather for
the title role on his recent New York trip,
Miss Mather being In Europe and Miss Gale
being otherwise engaged. He is basing his
hopes now on charming Efie Ellsler and if
she is not in Europe or otherwise preoccu-
pied it is possible that her dainty feet may
tread the velvety softness of the Kenmawr
but 6aFd the day ss 1t
The Highland Park concerts are
deIfIl rap1dity. On the evenings on
city presents a festive appearance. They
are really the first and only events thus far
in Pittsburg that are strictly cosmopolitan
in their scope.
Activity in Religious Circles.
The religious community is occupied with
numerous important matters. The staid,
dignified, conservative Presbyterians are
agftated over documentary evidence in the
shape of letters that might reflect some.
what upon the honesty and integrity of
some of their leaders. The Covenenters are
still bristling with indignation over the
difficulty they experienced in efecting the
eviction of the more liberal minded
pairing pairing to appeal to the the courts p,ef Of
Justice to settle property disputes that
their religion of brotherly love and Chris
tian equity is not able to settle. The United
Presbyterians are bustling around in a hos
pitable manner, welcoming and caring for
the religious outcasts that have knocked at
their door for admission to the fold.
meetings and are pondering the a Question p
whether or not religion shall be free this
summer. At Tarentum last year the teach
ings of the Bible-the text book of the COM
munity-were ignored in great shape. 1t
says something about religion being OBJ
tained without money and without price;
but on the Sabbath it could not be obtained
there that way, nor could it be obtained for
money or for price. The gates were relent-
lessly closed.
But while the Tarentum campers locked up
their religion so securely during the summer
months they were not so successful in lock-
ing up their cottages during the winter and
as consequence new furniture will be found
in most of them this year, for campmeet-
ing ground is not the treasure vault where
thieves do not break in nor steal.
Scarcely will the echo of the patriotic
booming die away when the last gun of this
seasons campaign against ignorance will be
fired by the Indiana State Normal School,
and the fort of knowledge will be success
fully taken by large class Of enthusiastic
young educators.
KATHLEEN HUssEY-WArsoN.