Smyrna times., 1892-05-18
The Second Demorest Contest


The young folks of all ages were on
the qui viUe at an early hour on Mon
day evening and could be seen in two
threes aud squads, in more than usual
animation. The pe-ambulatOr might
guess there was something in the wind
that was waiting them about so freely,
aud so there was-the occasion of the
Second Contest for the DemOrest Silver
Medal. When eight O'Clock came il
found very prOmiscuOus audience at
the Opera House, including all ages
fram OctOgenarians to sucking babes.
1t was the peoples show, and admitted
Large class who are usually shut out
by the price of admission, and it is
right they should be furnished such
occasions. At the first contest the
room was comfortably filled by more
quiet and appreciative audience on
Monday night it was packed, and en-
braced besides the restless, some
youngsters who hadn't been taught
the maxim so we'll enforced in the
days of the Fathers, that children
should be seen and not heard" There
was in consequence of the crowded
condition and restlessness, an ina
bility to hear with the ease desired by
those in the rear of the house, but the
stage in its changing figures kept its
attraction to the close.
The lifting of the curtain exhibited
the platform nicely decorated with
floral baskets and pictures, while over
their head hung the legend in large
letters, which is the motto Of the
Loyal Legion "Tremble King Alcohol
We Shall Grow Up." Mrs. Eva Riggs,
the leader of the Legion, from whose
members were the contestants for the
DemOrest prize, stepped forward and
in well chosen words announced the
object in connection with the former
contest, exhibiting throughout the ex-
ercises the cOOlness and appropriate
ness Of u stage manager who was trav-
elling with a troupe of artists he was
very proud Of
The following was the programme {:
Loyal Temperance Legion Pledge, Notices.
singing,-"All over this Country Of Freedom"
frayer ..heV herman kOt
No. 1. You can Stop 1t If You
No p Reinforcements ts...............Elva Vandegrif
SOlO-Hettie Richards.
No. g. No Compromise, It Must be Settled Right.
Banjo duet-Samuel Hofiecker, Herbert Farfei
No s. Pictures from Life. Maggie Robinson
No. g. The World on May FAIRIES
| Piano Solo-Editb Beck.
| No, 7. Young Americas War CTy..., Kate Beckett
/ No. 8. Important Investigations. Lucius Matlack
Medal awarded by Rev mr.
| Music during collection by Florence Hazell...,.
singing oy egS NicIf dear Good Nig5i
The second contest was like the first
| in its manifestation of careful training
the contestants showing in some case:
if not all an improvement in OTatOricIl
effort. They all did we'll and wer'
rOundly applauded ; in this case the
more prolonged applause at the close
of No. 6 showed that the audience wa
in accord with the decision rendered
by the judges. Some of the selection.
were excellent in their quality anC
tone, but would not admit of the nerv,
and force of OratOry. In so many Sc.
lectiOns there is necessarily some mis-
matching as to fitness and appropriate
ness in real elocutiOnary effect. Mis-:
May Faries, daughter of the late Isaac
| II. FAIRIES, the winpeT, had SELECTION
that admitted of the fullest sweep o
action, and from the Rrst to the last
she had the FIRE and glow of the authOI
of her subject. There we're merits il
each number that came on the stage
that might be presented with propriety
but we will not stop to particulariz'
only to say that the two boys, wbt
though they could not snatch th,
prize away from the girls. yet VOL
laureIs for coming so near them as the.
did.
The committee selected to make th
elocutionarv award was Rev. q. G
Adams, o. B. VOshell and VIM. L
G0oding, teacher at Clayton. The!
we're not long in making their decision
Rev. Mr.. Adams mounting the plat
form and prefacing it with few kint
and very commendatOry words. Thei
marks were on the grade Of 80 as per
feet, and was as follows: