The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-23
BALLARD SOCIAL NEWS.
Mrs. Coats PaPty-Public School Entel
tainment-Personal Notes.

Mrs. Coats PaPty-Public School Enter
tainment-PersonalN Notes.
On Monday Mrs. A. F. Coats commem-
Grated her birthday by giving pleasant
O'Clock dinner at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Hattie z. Towle, on Craw-
ford street. to q number of her intimate
friends. Mrs. Coats received the hearty
congratulations Of the guests, and q num-
Der Of birthday presents, mementos of re-
spect, from her friends. All present spent
a very social afternoon. Those present
we're: Mrs. A. +. Coats, Mrs. Hattie 4.
Towle, Mrs. r. w. Grover, Mrs. Henry
Nanny. Mrs. J. V. Ward and Mrs. Draper.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs II. w.
Grover. Mr.. and Mrs. s. Pine, Mrs. Gus
Brinkman, Mrs. Diggs. Mrs. Daw, Miss
Nellie Middleham. Mr.. Charles Williams
and Mr.. II. H. Simms, members Of Occi-
dental Chapter, o. E. S., attended a meet
ing of Lorraine Chapter of the Eastern
Stat in the Masonic temple at Seattle.
The Ballard school entertainment, given
in the opera house on Friday night, was
without exception the best in all respects
that has ever occurred in Ballard. The
attendance was the largest, over 1000
being present, that ever gathered together
in the opera house, the order was excel
lent and every part of the programme
from the beginning to the end was we'll
rendered and without q single hitch.
While all parts of the programme were
meritorious, many of the pieces showed
superlative excellence. The opening song
by the pupils received communication for
its perfect harmony. The recitation of
"O'Riley's Goat" evoked so much applause
that Sarah Keane, the reciter, was COM
PEELED to respond to an encore. The reci-
tations later on in the evening by Grace
Allen, Ellen Ogden. Rose De Moss, John
Sinclair, Nina Shields and Harley Sprague
called forth loud demonstrations of ap-
plause from the audience. One of the
most interesting parts Of the entertain.
ment was the doll drill by twenty-five
little girls, and Mother Goose Medley"
by pupils of the third grade, under Miss
Warren's teaching, had the prettiest cos
tunes and the best sustained characters of
any Of the pieces that were performed in
concert. THE Thirteen Colonies" by
pupils from Miss McKellar's room, well
deserved the great praise they received.
The part that attracted as much atteu-
ton as any was the closing one, a military
march by eight boys and eight girls. who
were trained by Capt. McAlpine. q. A.
Z veteran, who was also the donor of two
gold and two silver medals presented by
Mayor A. E. Pretty to the two most ef-
fcient drilled boys and girls. Col. e. p.
Edsen and Capt. John F. Miller, in
the uniform Of the Knights OF Pythias. of
Seattle, and Mr.. George Startup, of Bal
lard, were the judges. and awarded the
first prizes to Miss Conway and Ralph
Sullivan, and the second prizes to Nina
Shields and Charley Wright The fifty or
more movements we're performed with the
military precision Of regulars, and Col.
Edsen expressed himself as highly
pleased, and considered them certainly
marvellous.
The proceeds Of the entertainment, $50.
are for the school library fund, and Prof.
J. NJ Layhue and his staff of teachers
have every reason to be well satisfied with
the result Of their labors
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Roberts. after IN