The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-04

/, the Members Of the EIoculiOn Class.
Coed speeches Well Rendereds


o'clock and continued for more than
half an hour, though the time for
the elocution recital and concert
WAS interfered with. AT 10 o'clock
the programme was begun with
p ano duet by the Misses Maggie
Green and Lille Worley, after
which Miss Lee Bryan recited
Dora," a tale of q fathers rashness
with his son because of the sons
refusal to do his fathers will in
marrying as he had planned for him.
Mss Bryan entered into the spirit
Of her recitation and did good work.
Her gestures were smooth and grace
ful and she colored her piece we'll.
Mr.. r. l.. Maloney recited "The
Murder at the Quarry" His work
was excellent and he wildly por-
trayed scene of murder in which
brother commended with brother, re.
saiting in the death of one.
1.-The Fall of Rembenton MILL"
though an old story, was told by
Miss Mamie Bundy with a spirit
aid interest that gave it new life
and aroused deep sympathies in the
hearts of her hearers for the suffer
ers in the terrible accident.
Mr.. Willie Mathews was third on
the programme with difficult
piece, "The Boy Convict's Story"
Mr.. Mathew told of the beginning
OF a boy who was reared in a
loveless home--of boy who was
driven to the sowing of wild oats to
the harvesting of his crop, and the
marketing of it within the prison
walls.
"The Expelled STUDENT" by Miss
Dottie Scarborough, was recita-
ton condensed from one of Eliza.
beth Stuart Phelps works. Miss
Dottie's rendition was good and was
received by the audience with full
measure of appreciation.
"The Chariot Race" from Ben
Hur, was rendered by Mr.. L. A.
Mcdaniel. Mr.. Mcdaniel under
took difficult task for one who has
studied elocution but year, but the
great labor he expended on this
recitation enabled him to acquit
himself with credit.
OF "The Unpaid Seamstress,
recitation by Miss Laura Harrison,
it was said, THAT is only too true"
She portrayed the pain and dlsap.
poin!ment of the poor seamstress
very skillfully, and elected hearty
applause.
Mr.. J. B. Reeves, though man
Of mature years who till recently
enjoyed none of the privileges of
first class education. displayed re
markable talent in the delivery of
The Old Man Visits Frisco" No
reciter held the attention of his au-
dience more completely or brought
ont more perfectly the meaning OF
lis experience as backwoods ia.
Their who visited his three sons in
the great city only to be turned
out of doors by the ones whom he
lavishhed his meager wealth, and to
be received warmly and loving by
the younger one upon whom he had
thought unworthy of attention and
had sent out into the world with
neither help nor sympathy. Mr..
Reeves was presented with a hand
some bouquet of flowers.
Miss Leona Randal's recitation
1.-The Dukite Snake" was worthy of
very high praise. She was com.
posed and graceful her gestures
were smooth and appropriate and all
her work was faithfully and credit
ably done.
Mr.. j. G. Rhea had many com.
mendable points in the rendition of
Jack The Fisherman 1t was
about a rough, coarse, drunkard.
fisherman who wooe1 and welded
gentle fisher maiden. He reformed
(?)for five months, but began drink.
Jag again and while on mad spree
beat his faithful wife to death. He
~as sought by the sheriff when he
first became conscious of his deed |
and had only time enough to plunge
into the depths of the sea and thus
end his own existence. 1t was
horri hia falo told in ynaotorlu u,ov