The herald., 1897-04-18
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the evening exercises was a cornet solo |
by Thomas Williams, followed by vo-
cal solo by Miss McMahan, playing her |
own guitar accompaniment, after which |
the Misses Townsend favored the audi |
ences with some very pretty piano selec-
tions. Rev. Kendall entertained the au-
dience with dissertation on Folk
Lore" as a prelude to the series of re-
markably pretty tableaux which fol-
lowed. the illustrations representing
scenes in the history Of one Of the old
families. Memories and associations
clustering around the portrait Of beau
tlful bride, who, dying young. obtained
her husbands promise never to marry
a certain lady who had gained her jeal-
GUS antipathy--a promise he did not
keep, az short time after her demise
he married this lady, which action, as
the legend had 1t, was resented by the
portrait of the first wife, which hung
upon the wall, all OF which was vividly
depicted In the series of tableaux, which
the author of the little story Rev. s. G.
Kendall, had skillfully arranged.
The counterfeit oil paintings-Miss
Maud Heaiey, the young bride the pro-
phetic portrait), flanked on either side by
two male ancestors, impersonated by A.
Wylie Gr1ffith and w. Clifford Smith
were excellently sustained deceptions;
also the groupings with the new bride
Miss Juliette Graham) as the central fig
ure. and Aunt Charlotte (Mrs. IngersolD,
the narrator of the story, especially i'm
pressing her awed listeners. The partic-
ipants in the tableaux were Miss Juliette
Graham, Miss Maud Healey, Mrs. Inger-
SOIL Miss La Vergne Lowe, Miss Ada
Dillon, Miss Hoyt. Miss Gladys Barn
dollar and Mesers. Clifford Smith, Wylie
Griffith, DR.. A. T. Covert and o. S. Tay-
lor.
Easter eggs, prettily painted by Mrs.
c. F. A. Johnson were for sale at booth
presided over by that lady and Mrs.
Lowe, and orange and pineapple Ices and
CONNECTIONS were offered at the opposite
booth, presided over by Mrs. c. I. Couch
er and Mics La Vergne Lowe, the ladies'
at both booths having a number Of as
5istdnt5.
The Easter social given by the Ladies'
Aid society Of the Presbyterian church
Friday evening drew a crowd that taxed
the capacity of the building formerly
occupied by the Presbyterians as
church. The rapid increase in member
ship of this denomination during the
| past year made a new and larger church
| a necessity, and the ladies Of the Aid So
| ciety have arranged for a series Of en-
| tertainments and church socials to gain
| the wherewithal to furnish the interior.
The short program, an unusually fine
one was thoroughly appreciated, the
Ribernio, the new musical club, making
its first public appearance. There were
booths In either corner as one entered,
the one on the right presided over by
Mines G. w. Covert and Goodwin and
| Miss Theta Lynn having cute little hand
made hens and chickens for sale, while
| the booth on the other side of the en-
trance, presided over by Misses Birdie
Bailey and Carrie Cornell, did a land
office business in the sale of candies and
tie daintes with coflee fesh was dispensed
The program was as follows: starlight
Schottische," Ribernio club; vocal solo,
"The Bo'sun." Henry Starbuck; recita-
tion. Miss Myrtle McMahan: piano solo,
Miss May Townsend; vocal solo, Little
Boy Blue" Henry Starbuck.
The library board has decided to have
the noted historical lecturer. Charles
Seymour, deliver. a course of lectures
here, in aid of the library fund. the ini-
tiatory one to be given on the evening
| Of Friday, the 30th inst
Mrs. H. L. Lunt entertained the young
gentlemen of her Sunday-school class,
with few young lady friends, at her
residence on Fourth street.
Miss L. M. Cummings of Boston will
deliver two lectures tomorrow, the sub
ject in the afternoon at 2:30 o'clock being
THE Resurrection of Jesus" and at
the Z: 20 lecture ssRleesed Are tho paooe
makers"
Ground was broken for the foundation
of the new Presbyterian church, corner
OF Pine and Fourth streets, on Thurs
day.