The morning times., 1895-12-01
ALL DANCED THE :'' REEL.
Pretty Closing of the Festival OF
American HOLIDAYS

he festival OF the American loliLa VS.
closed last night win New Years re-
ceptioa after a week OF unyarying sue
cess.
HE 100 Wemcu coslposinS the corps that
had tire enterta inments in charge may well
eOESratai9t" themselves upon the result
ul their venture. this being their first at
temp, in the way OF mutual work
Tie idud or tue series OF holidays was
ih Ori-iu3f one IN the city, and when suV-
ce7t'rd by the dppar;nent president was
80 enthusiastically adopted and worked
out that With less tiiuu five weeks preDar.i-
20, ioh ths iesI,val was ready to present 10
tie pubic, With what completeness OF de-
tails th"as3ntis of people have seen.
me iHDcucS ana uiilners served al all
hoLrs e3ci! day haye- been liberaily patron
lztu ahd the nightly programs have dra wn
audiences tlf3t on several occasions have
packed both galleries and floor OYSTERS
III every style We're the culinary attractions
Ol yesterdays h-uu, and the camp fire in
the cVen!BE was genuine war time az
fair.
Toward tie close of the re.
ceil,a1n tile band struck up a loyCuslv
familiar strain tiiat brought the IilerI.ers
Of the different corps in d body To the floor
space was quickly MADE by the audience
who, nllSSinr Themselves a rrllud thc a., lie
Witnessed the closing of The festival with
one OF tile ErciiIesi and most graceful
Itdturcs or tilc week : entertainment the
old Virginia reel
Mrs. Hamilton, department president
opened the exercises with Il hearty speech
or thanks to her co-opeTators in the work
thcy nave undertaken. and ca rB.stiy ;!dyo-
Gated introducing tie dag salute in all lub-
nc schools, saying that Superintendent
Powell had PROMISED her that this should he
compulsory hereafter.
Cot. Patrick of Alabama. was then intro
duced as a speaker of the evening but after
4 fcw feeling remarks on relief work In
general, offered as his substitute, Col.
Al. Green OF Kansas at one lane Il uruniI-
nent new spaper man, Il wgli-known '.j.afup
Fire" speaker. Col. Green delivered a
very enthusiastic aedress upon rel,ei work
III Kansas.
Miss Power then executed a brilliant in
strumental solo upon the piano with er-
fective interpretation.
Col John McEroy. who is expected to
I'LL the position of COMMANDER OF u. A K
Relief Corps, told how he and capt. Gun
uingbam fired those mysterious guns heard
some eight years agu upon Logan's vic
tories. lie gave the story q Some length,
telling how he and Capt Cunningham Sc
cured, after many futile attempts, q very
rusty cannon and succeeded in getting the
gun out near the Washington Monument
after j O'Clock at night. OF course, Cpat.
Cunningham being the only one spotted,
was brought tn trial for firing gun near
a dwelling house, but the capita ms defense
was that he was more than 500 yards
from q dwelling accurdinE to a special
survey. The law only made such firing
an ofrensc at distance of less than zoo
yards.
He said these guns were fired to let
the people know that the Republican party
was not quite, dead, and was not intended
as an insult to President Cleveland as has
been stated.
Mir. yimrod of Iowa then gave a dialect
recitation. Miss Hunshen sang Love Not
to guitar accompaniment by Mr. Hnusiien
and displayed 4 contralto of good range and
unusual sweetness. She gave as an encore
Daddy most charniugiy.
Comrade Dean gave retrospect of
relief work or the past thirty wears. The
concluding remarks were made by Mrs.
Ball, who is well known iu print as 'Sen1ra
Sarah"
The master OF ceremonies then announced
that refreshments were in order and ttiat
after they were served the floor would be
cleared for dancing. --
Mrs. Hamilton, the president of the cr-
ganiZation, states that the entertainment
throughout the week has been successful
beyond their highest expectations. aud thct
next year a larger sail VIII be procDi
larger scale held.
A prominent Congressman donated a
handsome sum tn be divided among the
different relirr corps