The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-02
Eye o1DE FOLKS CONCERT"
Given at Wake Forest Complimentary
TO the New Students.


Wake Forest, N. c., Sept 1.-(Spe-
cial. l-''Ye Olde Folks Concert given
last night by the ladies of the Hill,
complimentary to the new students,
was a brilliant success. Mrs. Crimson,
who was mainly responsible for it, is
heartily congratulated on all sides.
The instruments, the music, and the
costumes all took one back a genera
ton or two, one entire costume being
as much as seventy-fye years old. The
quaint programme and announcement
is subjoined:
A lyste of hymns and worldly tunes
the which were composed and set
to music by our forefathers and
sung in We goode year 1890. The
which will again be sunge at We Olde
Folks Concert, the which is to take
place in the Memorial Hall of We
towne of Wake Forest on We 1st day
of We 9th monthe in ye goode year,
1896.
YE FIRST PART.
% Ye Grand March, by all We meme
and wimmen.
ca Ye chorus, ''Auld Land Syne" will
now be sunge by We menne and vim
men singers.
CD One parte tune, Annie Laurie, -
Griselda Gray.
(4) Two parte tune on we harpsi-
chord, "Dinah" -Deborah Dull and
Polly Smokes.
(5) HezelIiah Dare will SINCE We
worldly tune, "Olde Rosin the Beau"
(6) Narration--Samantha Small.
"a Two parte tune at This time will
be sunge by Mrs. Cynthia Tupple and
Keziah Quickly.
(s) One parte tune-"Her Bright
Smile Haunts me still," Melissa Mug
gins.
(10) Four of We singers win now sing
"Olde Folks at Home" Mrs. Experience
Billings, Mrs. Cynthia Tupple, Heze-
kiah Dare, Bartholomew Small.
Here endeth We first parte.
We will now have a few minutes
rest for We singers to re-obtain their
breath.
Inasmuch as We maiden singers are
shamefaced, We young men are desired
to look away from them when they
sing.
All We goode people which bring
peanuts will please put We huils in
they're pockets.
YE SECONDE PARTE.
(D Two parte tune, ben Bolt Pol
ly Smokes, Griselda Gray.
(2) One part tune, maid of Athens.
Deliverance Higgins, (if she lose not
her voice.
90 Narration-Sa Samantha Small
a. One parte tune on We harpsi-
chord, Timidity Tompkins.
~ One parte tune, Beautiful
Dreamer" Mrs. Cynthia Tupple.
(6) One parte tune on We harpsi-
chord, Grieselda Gray.
% Four parte tune, "Ye Mocking
Bird" will now be sung by Mrs. Gym
thia Tupple, Deliverance Higgins,
Sebastian Bumpass, and Hezekiah
Dare.
(s) Mrs. Experience Billings syngeth
alone "Ye Laste Rose ~ Summer
(9) Ye MEME and wimmen all now
sing ''Ye Olde North State
All undue levity and unseemly mirth
will be rebuked from We pulpit on We
next meeting day. Ye danes are re
quested to bring they're knitting that
they need not spend they're time idly
in worldly gossips about they're neigh
bors.
n. Bye married men shall see that
We younge wimmen behave demurely
and that We young men do not stare at
them unduly.
Any olde ladyes whose foot stoves
reed fresh Goals can now have them
sent in from neighbor Cushman's
kitchen as hys wimmen folk will keep
up a big fire on purpose.
The number of students matricu-
lated at midday this date is 1914. Many
others are expected in the next week
or two.
Mr.. w. c. Powell and family, of Sa-
Roy Powell, of the same city, have
spent some weeks here. The former
left for home on the 30th, the latter
will remain for time with her father,
Prof. Lanneau.