The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
ADEL1aHrFUL EVENING.

Last Friday night the Mt. Pleasant
Howard Institute was brilliantly and
beautifully illuminated from foIInda-
ton to dome, and it's chapel and two
ante-rooms were filled to their ut
most seating capacity, by friends who
came out to encourage the combined
efforts of the "Howard Literary" and
"Cleonian" Societies. This was
their first entertainment and their
splendid success reflects credit, not
only upon their exertions, but their
instructors as well. Not being lin
timately" acquainted with the
programme we cannot detail in full,
| but will attempt to outline some OF
the interesting performances" The
exercises opened with an impressive
PRAYER, by Mr.. Tom Baker; followed
| by q duet from Misses Lille Will
Iiams and Ida May Hildreth. Then
came the recitation, Inventors
| Wife," by Miss Matte Marshall
which was quite a treat. Josiah
Aliens wife," in large dry goods es,
by Miss Grace Roth, whose clear,
soft voice elected profound attention
and whose every gesture was "Grace"
personified. Miss Ida May Hill
dreth's essay, Beyond the Alps, lies
Italy" was beautifully expressed, and
the comparison of the difficult ascen-
sion to the snOw-capped summit OF
the AIps-the many obstacles to be
surmounted, the many impedlments
to be removed-tO the struggle oil
man to attain the top-most Ladder Oh
knowledge, contained much 1000 Ior
thought. A recitation by Miss Lille
Williams excited general ADMIRATION
A touching little song by Master
Frank Kitchener and Miss Lille
Watkins, was simply the sweetest
thing ever heard. An interesting
and hotly contested debate, on Re
solved, that the Negro be sent back tC
Africa.n between Messrs. DaviC
Strayhorn and Rufus Jackson, on the
affirmative, and Robert Hudgins and
!; Lem Long on the negative, was
splendid. These young men dis
PLAYED remarkable Oratorical powers
and each handled his subject so Well
tn at the Judges left it undecided a.
To which side won. Laughter could
not suppressed during dialogue be
tween Miss Mamie Grey and Franz
Kitchener, in which they were goint
to take trip for her "brOther's, wife's
sisters neice, who was calling" AND
we hope they reached their destina
ton in safety, and that her "home
opathic," remedies were not lost In
, "Wreck,n for their eXtrao binary
healing properties were the "pride o.
the sisters heart" and most essentia
to the restoration Sof the aforesaid
invalid. The last thing on the pro
) gramme was "GoOd-night" song, by
Misses Ella Lowry and Lizzie BrOacl
and Messrs. Baker and Riley Grlf
: fifth, and the crowd dispersed, will
. the full assurance that it was an even
ing delightfully."- spent. Owing to limi
4 ted time we have omitted severa
, who took part in these exercises, bu
/ each and all acted well his or he
8 part. ATHENE'
There was a German danced in TIN
8 Century Club parlors last Tuesda!
night, the following participating
8 Miss Louise Hendley, t. III. Everett
Miss Addie Lee Collins, J. Morgan
e Frierson; Miss Sallie Morgan, Foste
q Jones; Miss Charlotte WhitthOrne
!, A. Park Morgan; Miss Minnie Hold
y ing, Geo. w. Killebrew; Miss Kat
Jones, F. r. Gamble; Miss JUL
8 Fleming, w. H. House; Miss Kat
: Mckinney, J. Hill Alexander; Mis-
: Mary Evans, l.. b. Hughesi Mis-
Lizzie Jones, Lee EppersOn; Mis-
r jamie Trimble, Robt. L. Mckinney
r Miss Emma Hughes, John
Wooten. Rover, q. II. Hodge.