Evening journal., 1895-06-22
WINNERS OF THE PRIZES.
GOLD PIECES DISTRIBUTED TO WRIT
ER5 OF TEMPERANCE ESSAYS.


An Enjoyable Event and q most Interest
ing Program-Addresses, Singing and
Reading OF Essays Mark Red Let
ter Day with the School Children.
The prizes donated by number az
prominent citizsns through the w. c. #.
Y Tor the best essays written by pnblic
sohool children on temperance themes,
were distributed to the prize wianars
yesterday afternoon. The audience was
not as large as expected, but those who
were present were amply repaid.
The program was most eniayabls
one and the stage. crow wded with children
vas beautiful sight The grand chorus
Of 800 sang Ia q manner which would
have done credit to older aud more ex-
perlence1 singers, and showed that care
Is taken Ia the schools with this branch
Of etudy Rev. J. R MilliEan. who had
been delegated to preside, was unable TO
be present aud Rev. g. B. Meeser took
his place.
The FIRST number was an overture
BY boys led by Mr. Elliott. which
Was followed by the horns "Wel
come Song and prayer by
Rev. J. D g. Hanna After another
chorus, Sound this Battle Cry" Rev.
Dr. Merritt Hulburd delivered the greet
ing. Hs compared the children 10 a
huge bed Of pansiea, which be thought
the most beautiful Of flowers He refer
red TO the work Of children ia the tenn
psranc9 cause and welcomed the school
children as valuable sdjuncts 10 the cause
ia this city
A duet I've Been Thinking, By the
Misses Smith, WAS followed by essays by
Mabel Baird on "A Terrible Responsi
billty" Miss Mamie Foulk, 3"The Nations
Curse" Alexander J. Banon eOur
Nations Grave !" MissMaggie Healsy. 'sThe
Nations Curse" James Boyd. You Can
Stop II You Will;" Miss Estella Bacon,
''Our National Curse" songs by the
chorus and by a double quartet from
No 10 and recitation hy Pttrbe
Smith, mot Rev : B Meoser
made an excellent address and President
Charles Baird, OF the Board of Ed ucatlon
IN e neat speech presented the prizes as
follows
High School, two SIS prizes, to Alice
Conner, the regular prize given by
George w Todd and a special prize
given by Mrs. William IA. Field. TO
Sidney n Stiles.
School No. /, to Mary Rey bold. Prizs
given by Thomas McClary
School No. 2. to Christie Conner.
Prize given by Mrs J. NJ. Mather
School No. Q, to Gertrude Yerger.
Prize given by Colonel Enoch Moore.
School No 4, to Mary Pisrson. Prizs
given by Mrs. Sarah Bringhurst.
Also special prizs to William
Wetherill, by Mrs George S Capelle
School No 8, to Warner Collins. Frizs
given BY Lswis B Morrow.
School No, 9, to Sadie Sallingsr Prizs
given by Q Wesley WeIdin
School No 2, TO Elz Richards son
Prize given BY r Hudson.
School No s. to Mary Woodward. Prizs
given by Mrs. George G. Lobdell.
School No 8. to Bessie johnson Prizs
given by j. Frank Ball
School No. 10, to Ida BAkey. Prizs
given BY J. Taylor Cause.
School No II, to Ida Miles. Pr1zs given
by Thomas B smith.
School No. -. to George Kirby. Prizs
given by Charles W. Pusey
School No. l3 TO Anna Dickenson.
Prize given by Edward Belts.
Also spscial prize to Eugene
Chambers Prize given BY Ashton r
4atum ano Two friends.
School No. IA, TO James Hamilton.
Prize given b. Clement B Smytn.
School No. 15. to j. Norman Craig.
Prizs given BY Professor II S Goldey.
School No 16 TO Curtis Ward. Prize
given by Mrs A. d Warner
Special prize to Lsvy Shields
School No H. to John Forrest Prlzs
given by Mrs Washington Hastings.
School No IS. to Alberta Harmon.
Prize given by friend
School No 10. to Jessie Vernon. Prize
given by Thomas H Savery.
School No. 90 to May Slaysman.
Prize given BY Miss N. s. Hllles
School No 21, to Bessie Washington.
Przs given BY Mrs William Nj Drein.
School No 23 TO Sadie Clark. Prize
given BY f. w. Heisler
School No. 2i, to John Lenhoff Pr zs
given BY H T Wallace.
School No. 25, TO Marion Kite. Prize
given by Mrs. Job II Jackson
School No 26. to Maggie Turner. Prize
given by Miss y. l. Hilles.
The prizes wore received Oh behalf OF
the children by Mrs A H Berlin, aud
Mrs J. z Miligan, superintendent Of
the W. Q. 7. u, spoke words Of rect
ing from that organic alton. The bene
diction was pronounced BY Rev. j. D. @.
Hanna.
rne essays read were not prizs winners
but were deemed too good TO be lost.
The winning essays have been printed in
book form and make pretty souvenir.
For Picture and Art Goods 60 to Yerger's,
II cf,