The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-28
FoREFATHERs' DAY.

was served In the church parlors IRON
to Z p. m. while the Sunday school rooms
which were opened 10 receive the over
flow from the parlors, were fitted up as
parlors after the old New England fash
ion. The supper was most appetizing and
the display in the parlors was very fne.
The portieres were draped with hand WOW
en- curtains OF many patterns, and the
chairs and tables we're family hierlooms
from many homes, Atall clock that has
seen five generations licked in one corner
and in another Mrs. Shubel Smith spun as
in the olden time. Candles burned In
many old candle sticks of various stages oil
antiquity and old books and table cloths
adorned the tables.
The pictures that were brought TO the
church deserve especial mention. A pair
of fine steel engravings illustrating the de-
parture and the landing of the pilgrims
were loaned by E.E. Hustled, and the latter
was placed before the pulpit, decorated
with the American flag, A very fine
painting of the departure of the Mayfower
by Miss Ida Van Cleef adorned the mantel
OF the parlors above. The rare etching
illustrating the courtship of John Alden
from the rooms of the Royal Arcanum.
was one Of the most conspicuous OF the
works of art. A study of Priscilla al the
wheel, by Mrs. Stanhope, attracted much
rttention for the success Of the freight
glow, which the picture displays with rare
success. Others might be named, but we
may mention only the crayon original OF
Wizards "Yankee Doodle. This pic
ture, which attracted more attention than
any other at the centennial, and which
has been reproduced in every possible
form, is familiar in every village in the
land and has always retained a peculiar
hold upon the affections OF the people OF
Wellington, where it was painted, and
where the author and his models lived.
The small oil painting, about Is K %, is
In possession of gentleman in Minneap-
oils. There were two copies OF the life
size picture, one of which was burned re-
Gently In the Cleveland armory, but the
crayon picture, which was the original,
has been in the possession of W. f. Saw
telle, of this place, until presented by him
10 Rev. W. L. Barton few weeks ago. II
has Just been framed and was exhibited in
public for the first time Wednesday even
ing, attracting much attention.
The auditorium was aaame with bunt-
ing. The walls, the gallery, the organ
and pulpit, all were resplendant with red
white and blue On one side OF the pull
pit hung the colonial flag with Its pine
tree and rstlle.snake, and on the other
hung the national banner. On the right
hung large painting Of the Pinta and or
the left companion picture Of the May
flower; the two, labelled respectively
'1492" and 1920" were painted by Mrs
| @. w. Arner for the occasion. On the or.
gan was. u six-loot picture OF Plymouth
rock, painted by Miss Ida Van oleef, Be
lore the pulpit, on the communion table
lay the emblems OF the pilgrims faith ant
courage-the open bible, and across 1t th'
unsheathed sword.
Hon. s. s. Warner presided over the III
erary exercises Of the evening. With hin
on the platform sat the speakers who wer
introduced In turn. The choir Of the Con
gregatienal church rendered two anthem
sour Nation, o Lord" and I'VE Sing an
Give Thanks. A double quartet san
songs Of the olden time TO the great Joy
the audience: their rendering OF "Cousi
Jedediah" brought hearty encore,
: which they responded with "The Capitols
and "The Multiplication Table" Lat
in the evening they sang the spelling son
and when recalled took their key from
old-fashioned pitch pipe and song OF q
singing school. Besides these songs ar
anthems, there was singing by the congr
:, cation.
The venerable Rev, VIM. Leel offer
the invocation and was followed by Re
E. T. Hagerman, of the Methodi
church, who spoke OF the. cargo OF q
Mayflower; il had little material veal
. but was rich IN conscience and fat
: Hon. j. T. Haskell spoke Of "The Scho
House, the Town House and the Meeti
- House" and showed how the idea Of I
the pilgrim comprehended an educat
= :, people, pure government and stro
" type of piety. He recalled the INTEREST,"
= = fact that the first public building in W
= lington was owned jointly by the tow
J " the center school district and the Cong
I. gatIonal church, and showed that thu
y three elements must be permanent TACT
In all true civilization.
DR.. J. W. Smith spoke Of "0ur Pilgr
Z" Heritage, and traced all that Is good
er what America enjoys above other natl
IA. TO the heritage which she has recei,
I'd from the pilgrims.
nd Hon. r. A. Horr spoke wittily Of
"Blue Laws" He remarked that tn
in. were no "blue laws"-they were fcrg
he and he thought he had been assigned
es subject because Of his ability TO say mi
be about nothing. He admitted that the
nd grims had some very rigid laws and W
a in some Of their ideas narrow, but 10th