Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-22
LAUDATIN FOR THE QUEEN
GOOdly NumhsE0 of American Citizens
Participate in, Jubilee Celebration.
VENERATloN AND, RESPECT FOR VICTORIA
Creighton Thcntcr well Filled with
People Anxious TO Make the
Local Event II credit to
the city.


brate Queen Victorias diamond jubilee with
song, music and speech Although the con
cert aud entertainment that was there given
under the auspices of the Victoria Diamond
Jubilee association of Nebraska and Iowa
would sink into insgnifcance in comparison
| with the mammoth celebration that is now
| taking place in the old country, yet the
affair spoke volumes for the love that the
Englishmen and scotchmen of this city and
vicinity cherish for their birthplace and their
former queen.
But besides being noteworthy as a ccebra-
| tion of the English queens sixty-year reign,
the entertainment proved to be a most en-
teresting musical event. The program was
| of the highest intrinsic character as the
| performers were without exception of the
| best talent in the vicinity of this city.
For the occasion the theater had been
| quietly and unOstentatiously deCora ed. The
| British colors and coat-of-arms hung from the
| boxes. Upon the background of the stage
were draped together the flags of the land
| of birth and Of the land of adoption-the
stars and stripes and the union jack. Be
| tween them were suspended in equal prom-
| nence portraits of Queen Victoria and Presi-
| dent Mckinley.
Upon the stage were seated the following.
| Che majority OF whom were most active in
! getting up the celebration: Matthew A. Hall,
| president of the Victoria Diamond Jubilee
| association of Nebraska and Iowa; Thomas
| Fitzpatrick DR.. r. l. Mattice, vice presidents;
| Robert McClelland, treasurer: John Laugh
| land, secretary; DIR. II. S. Angin, Robert
Cowel DR.. Robert Gilmore. J. l.. Kennedy,
| Rev. 7. j. Mackay, NJ. w. Swain, Rev. John
| A. Williams, members of the executive COM
| mittee; Rev. John Gordon. John l.. Webster
and Chancellor MacLean of the University Of
| Nebraska.
RECEIPTS GO FOR CHARITY.
The entertainment was opened by the rem
| dtion of Sousa's "El Captain" march by
| the Seventh Ward Military band President
| Hall Of the association, who acted as the
| chairman of the occasion, then spoke very
briefly. He referred to the unexpectedness
with which Victoria had been called to the
| hrone and with what ability she had occu-
| pied 1t during the past sixty years. He re-
| ferred to the jubilee celebrate that are
| being held al over the world wherever Eng
| lishmen live. He said, however, that the
| local celebration was not wholly one Of SEN
| timent, but had practical aspect. This was
| to be found in, the fact that the jubilee as
| sociation had raised a fund, to which the
receipts of the entertainment were to be
added. which was to be devoted to local
charities as a, monument of the jubilee oc-
casion.
In addition to these remarks by President
| Hail. the program contained two addresses.
! One was by Hon. John l.. Webster, and the
other by Chancellor MacLean of the uni
versity. Both dealt mainly with the occa-
| but both addresses were tinged with con-
| siderable American patriotism.
| Mr.. Webster spoke upon THE Stars and
Stripes and the Union Jack-a Contrast"
| In his remarks he placed in opposition the
institutions of England and America He
agreed that England was one of the strongest
governments that ever lived and asserted
| that 1t was surpassed by only, one other
country, the United States. He said that
England had progressed greatly during the
1, l,z1l ,l.a.
vance was no greater than this country's
! He proceeded then to compare the forms
| of government the literature, the great men
and the customs of the two countries. He
| found that England was handicapped by its
geographical condition. while America found
all its resources within itself. Togethe", he
said. the two nations could move the whole
world and they could by their friendship
better the world and point out to other
tions the way to prosperity and happiness
COMPARES THE OLD AND NEW.
Chancellor MacLean also began with some
comparisons. He stated that here was a new
Americanism and a new Anglcism. The old
Anglicism. he asserted, was narrow, possibly
because of the insuar nature of Great Brit
ain. The old Americanism copied after
this and was provincial. But both Ameri-
canism and Anglicsm have now become CO.'S
mopolitan. The histories of the countries
had become accounts of the lives OF the peo-
pie, but in this new history the speaker
feared that the actions of the countries
were figured not so much as the result of
love, honor and liberty as Of selfish calcu-
lation. He hoped that the jubilee would
touch 1t again with more sentiment, with
love Of country. with love Of God.
Christianity, supplemented by commerce,
science and invention. continued the speaker,
were the means Of progress during the Vic
torian age. He proceeded then to divide the
period into four phases. From 1927 to 1850
nd
to 1870 a new philanthropy was born From
1870 to 1887 was the imperial age, in which
territory was added. From 1887 to 1897 was
the age of the utmost humanity the age of
a new literature. of a new trades uniOnsm
Of a new liberty. The speaker said that
he even felt sometimes that England was
more responsive to the will Of the people
than this country.
In conclusion he said that the object of
the jubilee celebrations in this country was
greater than to praise Victoria. They called
together Americans, owing no allegiance to
the queen, for the purpose of honorng the
purest woman of the world, for the speaker
held that during the Victorian era woman
came to her rights.
These addresses were interspersed in a
program Of musical and other selections of
great merit. The Dudley Buck quartet of
Council Bluffs, comprising j. II. Smms, |. |
NJ Treynor w. s. Rigdon and W. L. Thick |
stun, sang Annie Laurie" and the Grass !
hopper Song" arranged from Ernani. The
Sutorius Mandolin quartet, consisting of
Prof H. p. Sutorius, Ernst Zitzman Lowell |
Dunn and Arthur Hindman rendered a |
melody and Sahubert's "Serenade" Mrs |
Ralph E. Sunderland delivered a recitation, |
"Garnaut Hall.''C Mics JEANNE Falconer and |
Master Douglas Bowie danced a comical |
Irish hornpipeein costume. and Miss Maggie +!
Mckenzie danced the Highland fling Mr. |
Homer Moore and nMr. Lumbard sang the |
grand liberty duet from Bellinis "Puritani " |
Mr.. Moore also sang the Toreador song from
Carmen" Mr., Franz Adelmann rendered !
violin solo Of Saint Saens Mrs. George |
w. Johnston sang a solo of two numbers. |
MacDowells rBeaming Eyes" and Chami- |
nade's "Madrigal."I Another vocal solo, s. |
Nelson's Mary Of Argyle" was sung by
Mrs Henry ", Fit.
At the conclusion OF the program Jules
Lumbard sang the first stanzas of the two |
national hymns "Gpd Save the Queen" and |
America" the audience rising to their feet |
and joining in the refrain The accompa- |
nlsts were: Prof. j. T., Butler, Prof. Lon
N. Long, Miss Laura Van Kuran Miss
Josephine Thatcher, ]. G. Lindsay, w. Harry |
Wallace.
HE REMEMBERS THE CORONATION.
Had a Weeks Holiday In which to |
laaI.