Evening journal., 1895-04-24
ANOTHER MEDAL WINNER
This Time 1t is for Superiority
In Elocution,
AND MISS GRAos HARGIs WON IT

A Second Medal Awarded TO Miss Emma
BfoIntyre ny the Judges-Resuit Of the
EIocutionary Contest by Members Of
tho Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Brownsons.
One of the most enjoyable events Of the
season was given In the Sunday school
ball In the basement OF st. Paufs Il o.
Church last evening. in the shape Of an
| elocutionary contest between eight young
women, members Of the Ladies' Auxiliary
| OF the Brownaon Library and pupils Of
Miss May Davidson
The program opened with plano solo
/ by Miss Katherine Bonnor, with violin
obligRto by Mr. Compton, which was
1 followed by William MoNnlty In the
solo "Fancies" with Miss Nellie Long,
sccompanist During the evening
| Thomas 0'Nelll gave a ine solo Loves
Sorrow little Mamie Brogan'swsetly sang
Barney, o, Why Must You Lsave Me2'
Master Alfred O'Oonnor was greeted
with rounds Of applause for his song
Nellie Brown" Miss Bertha Yerger and
MIR. Compton gave very neat banjo
duet, and Master PrUbst q fine violin
solo.
Francis Il Hoffecker, George A. Elliott
and ]. ]. Orumlish were selected as
judges, and they didn't have an envlable
position, so excellent we're all the speak :
ers, and so thoroughly had they been
trained by Miss Davidson. The first
recitation was "a Medley" by Miss Mary
Skinner; this was remarkably we'll
done. and bad her subject been a more
difficult Que she would have stood an
excellent chance for the medal.
Miss Yinis Mooney gave Twenty
Y ears Ago" Her manner was trhs
hurried, but she gave evidence of much
talent Miss May Welch as The
Inventors Wife" WAS fine, and her woes
caused hearty laughter In her audienca
Miss Florence Dorsey told the sad
ACTORS Story, In effective style, little
too hurried, however.
Miss Emma Mcintyre spoke 'The
Search Of the Slain" and her efforts we're
so satisfactory that the judges decided
that she deserved a medal as second beet
and agreed TO donate one themselves
Miss Virgie Shea made an admirable
Moorish Queen, while Miss Gertrude
Dorsey told of the Handsome Girl Ia 9
Crowded Car" very effectively. The
winner OF the first prize, gold medal
given BY the society. was Miss Grace
Hsrgis, who spoke Kate Shelley" Her
delivery was unusually fine, her enuncia-
tion and pronunciation excellent and her
gestures graceful The decision wac
conceded 70 be a wise one.
The fair speakers were marehalled
on the stage, and Rev. Father Fsllon
said;
1T is my part now to tell sad story.
But first allow me to congratulate you
on having secured three Of the best
judges you could have done. There Il
Mr. Hoffscker, one Of your leading Law
yers, our learned city solicitor, Mr.
Elliott and Mr. Crumlish. whom you al
know They had hard tlme to come tS
decision. and only did SO altar long
discussion. and sitter weighing ths
matter carefully they came to the con
clusion that there ought to have been
eight medals, and l certainly think ths
same way.
Finally after careful weighings, and
taking into consideration all sides and
phases OF the recltstions. enunclation.
pronunciation. gestures. the subject and
method of handbag, the judRea have
awarded the gold medal to Miss Hargle
aud resolved to give a second gold media
as q conscientious duty to Miss Mcintyre
| congratulate the young ladies that II
took so long for the judges TO decide
, II shows that the recltations were sc
good congratulate all the performers
especially that 1t has taken bui
three days to get up the en-
tertainment. congratulate th,
/ | Judges and members of the MinervI
club, and the Brow Library AssociR-
tion Of the interest they have taken anS
take In the cause Of education They arr
3 an honor TO our city. At present WI
have but one medal, bat the other will
0 not be long In coming"
Miss May Davidson then pinned tn
: handsome medal on Miss Hargis and he
companions congratulated her heartily
. Several handsome and striking tablsAui
( completed the entertainment,