, 1897-12-09
THE ONsENTERTA|N
THEY PRESENT A MOST EXCEL
LENT MUSICAL AND LITER
AIRY PROGRAM.
President Graves OF the University.
Judge Bramel and Judge Hayford
of an Enhancing Nature and the
Supper Fit for the Gods.

The Patriotic Sons Of America scored
another great success last night, the aC-
cOmmodations of their hall in Odd Fell
low block being crowded to their ut
most capacity. The entertainment was
not Il public m but many friends of
the society had beer given special invi-
tations to attend. In this city the order
numbers about 100 members and with
their wives and sweethearts they can
easily fill an ordinary hall themselves.
The committee on arrangements had
prepared an exceptionally fine liteary
and musical program, calling to their
assistance the very best speakers and
musicians of the city.
President Alfred Cook presided and
welcomed the guests of the society in a
few well chosen words. The quartette
not being all present, the program was
varied a little, and the entertainment
was opened with an address from the
president of the university. Hon. Frank
P%ierrepont Graves, of which the follow
ing is a synopsis:
The speaker expressed his gratitude
for the compliment paid him in being
asked to speak before 50 large an audi
ence on SO grand a theme He could not
understand why he should have been
selected, unless it was that he was the
representative of one of the greatest
patriotic institutions of the land-the
little red school house. To be sure, the
university is neither little" nor red"
but it stands as the elimination of
publication in the west.
Here the speaker gave a short ac-
count of the foundation and support OF
public education and the advantages
in patriotism thai it possessed beyond
that of the sectarian order, whether
Methodist, Baptist. Presb, terrain or
Catholic.
Today, it seemed to him, there was a
great field for patriotic societies We
have much to be thankful for in the
past and many problems to solve in the
future. If this country had never had
any other heroes than Washington and
Lincoln. she might be considered more
favored than any other nation on earth.
But better. each came at the right time.
Had Lincoln, whose very parentage waa
,ln,Itf,,l :, III, frNr, IL, 4 bn nr;c
tocratic period of the revolution, few
would have received him as a leader.
Those were times when we were still
infected with grandee notions, and a
man from the landed gentry, like Wash
ington. was required.
Glorious as our victories over diff
obstacles to surmount. The alarming
influx of foreigners prepared to strange
American labor causes us much I'M
easiness. while the titanic struggle be-
tween labor and capital which is con
stantly going on fills us with forebOd-
ings But we still have the greatest
iopNS W oul "VllalN IL tlN /
confidence in the ultimate triumph of
our institutions. We know that Ameri-
ca possesses the power to AmericaniZe
and THAI both employer and employe in
this country will eventually pay full
respect to each others rights, until at
last righteousness itself shall reign.
Then
For her Il prayers shall be,
Our fathers God. to thee,
On Thee we wait.
Be her walls holiness.
Her rulers. righteousness.
Her officers, be peace.
God save the state"
A double quartette consisting of Mrs.
Wolcott, Mrs. Clark. Mrs. M~cCutcheon.
Miss Oviatt and Messrs Lee, Tefft. Mera
and Grass then rendered some delight.
full music. which was heartily applaud.
ed.