Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
GRAND OVATION.
"Old Deestrick Skule" Plays to
an Overlooking House.
Clarksville Receives Her Nashville
Friends With Open Hearts and Gave
the Masonic Orphans Home
Grand Send Of.

DeDeul Oh ln6 MdSOUlC WluOWS an
Orphans Home at Nashville, was il
every way a splendid success, ant
the managers themselves cannot fee
prouder of the achievement than tn
prominent masOns who worked a
this end of the line. They wer
greeted by the largest audience eve
seen in Elders Opera House, which
was crowded even for standing room
Nobody grew tired or weary during
the exercises, the whole house being
kept in an uproar throughout thu
program. About sixty ladies an(
gentlemen came down from Nash
vile on a special train, and they gOt
fun enough out of the trip to pay
them well for their sacrifice for the
grand enterprise.
Mr.. W. j. Ely called the house tC
order, and in an enthusiastic speech
Thanked his friends of Clarksville fol
1 ieir splendid demon. tration in be-
half of a noble cause, and endorsed
Mr.W. II. Bumpas, the efficient sec
retary, who originated the great en-
teTprise and has prosecuted the work
so successfully. Mr.. Bumpas de.
livered a short address on the aims OF
the Masonic Widows and Orphans
Home, and thanked the people OF
Clarksville most heartily for the
grand ovation.
Mr.. A. S. Williams, the teacher,
then took up "Skule," and proved
a great success in his roll. The
"Skule" opened with a recitation,
Backward, Turn Back ward," which
was well rendered by Miss Fugleman,
one of the pupils. Then came the
children on their way to "Skule."
The playing, frolicking and love-
making along the road were as nat.
ural as life, and carried many people
back to olden times. The costumes
were unique and suited the occasion.
No one, however, was II ore com.
ical than the barefoot boy in
shirt sleeves, with straw hat and big
toe tied up, hopping along the road
watching for stumps. The laughter
began on this scene, and never let up
during the whole performance eX-
cept for Miss Fannie DOrman's solo.
That fairly raised the great audience
from their seats, and the encore
which followed wa like raising the
roof off of the house. This was, in
itself, worth the admission fee. Very
few ladies possess suchs vocal power.
The taking in of the "Skule" set
the house wild with laughte.. The
children all brought the teacher
something as token of esteem, but
the Davis boy capped the
climax with his eggs, sent
the teacher by his mother. His
big pockets and puffed bosom shirt
concealed boiled eggs enough for the
teachers dinner, and it took Dokie
fully fifteen minutes to unload him.
self of eggs, remarking on every
handful takeQ Iout, 81 thought /
would brir you some eggs"
"Mother told to bring you some
eggs"
Sallie, the girl who was willing tC
cross her heart on everything she
did was good character, emphatic
about everything, and her recitations
set the house wild. In answer to an
encore she declared there was
no more OF that piece and crossed
her heart on it. This part was played
by Miss Sallic Battle.
No character, however, surpassed
the "crying grip who couldn't bear
to see boy whipped. Editor Bas
kettle delighted the house with his
defamation, "Oh !! were you never
skuIe boy ?" The Irish boy
Michael, who always stood at the
foot OF the class and was number
"tin" no matter how many there
were in the class, won much applause
as reliable, prompt boy.
1t is impossible, with the limited
space at command, to refer particu
larry to the various participants ol
give description of the display o.
the trustees, Col. Goodlett, j. G. 10
seph and DR.. Northington, who in
spected the closing exercises.
The audience, however, manifest.
ed good taste and love for fine music
and the Nashville Banjo, Guitar and
Mandolin club wen continued ap
plause and two encores.
Everybody is glad that the SkuIt
came down with their excellent anG
most laughable entertainment, anG
more happy for having contributed
that much to the Masonic Widows
and Orphans Home. The Nash
vile people spent the night in the
city and returned home this morn
ing.
NOTES.
"May l go out ?" "No, keeE
your seat"
The masonic brethren turned out