Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-01
EXERCISES
Held at Reeds Opera House
Al Excellent Program Presented
Rev. Cues Address.

BEFORE ~ CLOCK Monday evening
every available seat and nearly all the
standing room 10 both the main audi
tOriUm and gallery Of Reeds opera
house were filed with an appreclatve
audience. The exercises presented
itting conclusion u the services of
the day.
The committee % whom is due the
credit u decorating the opera house
With flowers, bunting and the Red
White and Blue" consisted Of: Mrs.
Lucretia Burton, Mrs. Lou Smith
and Mrs. Annie Matthews; Mes. r, Z.
K. Holl. l.. d. Henry, H. l. Brown
and &. Daniels.
Major ID. &. Sherman, State Com
mander Of the G.. a. r., ohiciated as
presiding Office aud after welcoming
the large audience that had assem-
bled 10 enjoy the EVENINGS exercises.
announced that owing to the unusu-
ally long program IL was desired that
no encOres be given as they would not
be considered.
Rev. a. Kershaw, pastor Of the Les
lie VI. f. church was introduced and
formally opened the exercises With d
feryent prayer. Misses Nina Bush
nell and Mabel Heritage followed 10 a
vocal duet, "One Flag, One Country
Still" and were warmly applauded.
The flag drill as executed by sixteen
little girls dressed in snowy white
from the Park school, was a beauti-
ful exercise and the young "color-
bearers" were warmly received.
Little Miss Dolly Mead acquitted
herself very creditably in the recita-
tiOn with solo parts, entitled "The
Soldiers Cradle Hymn"
Prof. r. A. Heritage was next heard
in vocal selection, "Barbara Frit-
chic" in which one OF the most thrill
ling events in the military life Of
General "Stonewall" Jackson was re-
cited in song. The selection received
it's merited recognition at the hands
OF the delighted audience.
The recitation "Why We Would
Not Sell the Farm" by Miss Bessie
Buckingham was a cleYer bit Of i'm
personation for one 50 young.
The Decoration day drill by forty
eight pupils Of the North school, all
appropriately attired in national col
Ors, though rather long, was very cred
itably enacted. The individual and
concert recltations, choruses and
were especially good and ex-
hlbited great amount Of prepara-
tion.
In the unavoidable absense, owing
to sickness, Of the quartette from the
East school, Miss Matte Southwck
very happily filled the vacancy with "A
beautiful solo, Lay Him Like a Sol
der" which was sung with expires.
sion. The number won hearty ap-
plause from the audience.
Miss AIDA Pugh, in her recitation
of "Kentucky Belle, " again distin.
guished herself as an accomplished
A feature OF the evening was the
selection "Home Sweet Home" as
presented by the Cardinal Quar-
tette, Til Ia company OF talented
Vocalists consists OF Misses Ethel
Hughes, Oskie Matthews, GenevieYe
Hughes and Esther Collins.
"Aunt Melissa On Boys" was the
selection 10y Miss Musa Geer, in which
were recited the mlschieyous perform.
ances OF "llezeklah". The recitation
received generoua applause rs is in
yarlably the case when Miss Geer, re-
cites.
Rev, G., w. Cue, ID. ID. of Portland,
who had been invited TO deliver the
idress of the evening, was next in
troduced but owing TO the lateness
Of the hour declined making an ad-
dress but the hundreds who were
anxious TO hear the gentleman
insisted that he make "A
few remarks 10 which he consented.
The address, though short, was
an eloquent one in which the speaker
dwelt on the plan of educating the
younger generation 20 the highest
OF patriotism and impress
theid with what constitutes good |
In all, the exercises OF the day were
a decided success and the program at
The Reed In the evening wac a. fitting
male 10 the impressive ceremonies OF
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