Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-19
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Copyright isqi. hy Edgar l.. wakoman.l
L.NEnrooi, DC livery one who has
crossed the occAn In ono Of the great liners
knows al. about Entertainment Might
ut sea Yet few know, save In a dim sort
Of way. the real object Of the impromptn
diversion, or have any manner Of idea ~ TO
what becomes OF the large sums thus fre-
quontly realized.
On some one night OF each voyage the
great dining saloon, Of the ship is trann'
formed into concert hall, theater and
lecture room combined. Among from two
hundred TO thousand passengers there
are always found men, women aud youths
who do some one little or big thing well.
The witty man, the sarcastic man, tho
socu,ionlst, the poet aud the story telling
mau arc all on shipboard. Then there are
the misses or mcsdnmes who play or sing
or both And there is always found the
ruhiound olirsvman, the brow wrinkled
senator or tho bland, unctuous judge to
preside.
Again. scarcely n voyage " the mall
ships occurs when there arc not profession.
ri people on board, usually tho bcat Of
European actors, singers, instrumontallsts
md All manner OF specialists, from dan.
fruse 10 freak, who arc travelling from ono
continent TO another TO III their various
engagements. These are all folk with
hearts quick 10 respond to anything gcnu.
ine with charity NJ the end o. IL. So that
with the amateur performers willing %
ledistingulshed, and The Distinguished art
ists willing 70 perform, "Entcrtainmont
Night bring. a programme often OF very
great variety aud mOria
The rule isto make the occ ision oncof al
LEM. partial display ~ dress. aud ma.
iority honor tho event with costumes aud
Jewels hoilitinf the most select social gath
rrinr- On any land. To the "hgst trippcr'
it o. nu nudr II unique Interest and de-
i'rlt Tho oldest traveller awaken from
their ordinary tolcutIyu icthargy ard per.
init themselves 10 be drawn iuto the bril.
liant saloon, Hfur Tho ulnnorof hlHs, thea
Or foyer lnllgrs. Lyeu the officers and
sira7tls % thc ship welcome the affair rs
n rylf 10 the u1uoiouy NJ the voyage.
And, MS Lsyc tltrn tie palms 10 ind ouf,
tho ourfouf Sums seeursl from the aHls
OK irusfluifHs aul ths irrUyu.lhie "cnl
lection" provides Tor one N t4r moot Moot
lul and deserving of all ohar't,os pathetic.
rlly ngge,tel by the endless aud do.0r.
out Tragedies uf Che sea-
Tho proceeds OF these "E1tcrtglnmeAt
Nisht" collections secured on an stcum-
ships plying between New York. philadei.
pl,a Baltimore. boston aul Liverpool,
except one, Gr, turned over % tLr officers
ofthc Liverpool se1uon'' Orphan iustiil.
ton, which m almost cyciudycly support.
ell 10 this mlngar exception noted
b. on tho partul Zoo lnWln line. This llur,
having American annit.ls and being
lhfruly the property of American owners,
batows orc lrilfo. the sums thus collect.
ell upon iho Liverpool Institution md tho
other half upon tbe American Elnc Anchor
succty's charity, "a kiHdrcd Institution.
Every American tourist - Europe should
visit the Liverpool Institution. To- offices
Hrc AZ 10 Water street, mot 90 yHrdl igom
the steamer landing. where the secretary.
Captain ElwAtd Siulh-, r. 81, viii extend
every possible cour,c1y, o. 1ll the officers
81 the orphausgc are peculiarly grateful
Co Americans, for without their contnhu.
zion, thr grand WORK OF this CHARITY woald
wholly iMl, aud cvn-j thing possible is
done by Captain aiuhbs. SIR James Poole,
tho treasurer aud Rev e. y Gnuucn, the
chaplain, 10 MAKE Americans tcel that they
have acquired IHmpunl Interest In aud
regard Tor the iusttutlun. know oi no
other place IN all Britain whore an Amrri'
can citizen eau experience the same dc
lightiul feeling.
Ine ofphnnngc was founded I'm 1900 Ia
feed, cloiho nhd educate the destitute OF
norc,slious childron of all classes OF sea
men or scniArnR men. u lsnoi restricted
to any nationality, though children Of sea
men Who have sailed five years out OF tho
port OF Liverpool have the preference. The
frequent recurrence OF such names rs
Luhu Lundfren, S'hayii, etc, indicates
Tue scandinavian paternity OF many OF tho
chllar'n. Recipients OF relief urc divided
into two clnsscs-tho children admitted "a
the lladtuuon nnd those placed On the
outdoor list,
Inability Ok tho widow 70 support these
children IL tho only qualification. Relief
ol some klnd hhs never been refused. Th'
boys are retained to the nee OF fourteen
ana are then sent out 10 trades nni othcl
No.luon.' many securing comfortable oler
ical positions, The girlH, u their mother
wish II, are kept ~ the Institution until
they are iiit"'n' thr last yehr being passed
IN receiving training In all branches oI
hphseholh work, whllo school instruction
u also continued.
Children on the outdoor list arc thos'
whose hothora desire tofetain them unde
thelr own care. IL frequently. happen
That there Is not IN the widowed family {
enid Old enough for p1hilc school life, OF
feligousdillleultlosm may intervene Again
There are deaf aud dumb children an,
thuse VINO ARC unfortunately mentally IN