The herald., 1897-01-30
G. A. r. Day at the Home Pro.
ducts Exhibition
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES HELD
Under the Direction Of the Woman's
Relief Corps
The Ladies of the Free Kindergarten
Association VIII Preside Today.
Little Tots at School.

Yesterday was Grand Army day a.
the Home Products exhibition, and the
exercises at the pavilion were conducted
under the auspices of the G. A. r. and
w. r. C. posts of this city. The exer.
cises were of a patriotic character and
were very interesting The stage had
been draped with bunting of the ma
t.onal colors and several of the booths
had been very prettily decorated FOR
the occasion.
The afternoons program consisted of
skirt dance by Miss r. L. Dorsey,
vocal solo, Star Spangled Banner, by
Mrs. Cooper; a selection by Hazel Bald
win and a solo by F. A. Werth. There
were to have been several other num-
bers, which were not given owing to the
performers not making their appear
ance. On the whole, however the after
Moons program was one of the most IN
teresting that has yet been rendered.
A PATRIOTIC EVENING.
In the evening the hall was thronged
as usual with a large crowd of pleasure
seekers and sightseers. The entertain
ment was opened with several patriotic
numbers by the band. which played the
march American Flag, Recollections Of
the War, potpourri, Grand National
Medley, and march, Battle of Shiloh.
Miss Naomi Alfrey's training class in
physical culture and dancing then gave
a gymnastic drill exercise which was
a very interesting number. The pupils
went through the many difficult exer-
cises without a break in perfect time to
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the method for training solo or skirt
dancer Miss Foyen acting as pupil.
Miss Foyen then danced butterfly skirt
dance Several numbers were render
ed by the American Star Drum corps.
after which the announcement of the
home trainer bicycle races was made.
George Stevenson and A. c. F. Dee
mounted the wheels to ride the mile race
for the Brown racing saddle given by
the Brown Racing Saddle works. Some
thing got out of order with the machine,
and after good start it was necessary
to stop. Tommy Nelson and N Shafcr
then rode a mile race which was won
by Shafer in 2:0S 3-5 minutes. Stevenson
and Dee again mounted the wheels and
this time rode the race through, Steven
son winning by making the mile in
1854 is. Hamlin and Mussey rode the
fifth heat of the Baker & Hamilton
prize race, Mussey winning in 1:50 min
utes. Shafer and Stevenson then rode
the final heat of the Brown saddle race,
which was won by Stevenson in 1:5t.
The final for the Baker & Hamilton
prize will be ridden this evening be-
tween Ruess and Mussey.
A set of new views had been secured
for the ever-popular animatoscope,
These represented a militia drill, view
of the cataract at Niagara, scene of
the police patrol at a fight, tallyho
party and the Empire express run
ming at the rate of seventy miles an
hour, which is probably the most inter-
esting scene yet thrown on the cam
vas Another picture represented a
freight train drawing into a station.
All the views are intensely interesting.
The remainder of the program was
carried out under the direction of the
w. r. c. posts. Several tableaux were
shown representing various war scenes.
The first represented Abraham Lincoln
signing the emancipation act. Another
represented the soldier taking his fare
well just before leaving for the war
Tableaux were also shown of camp
scene, the wounded soldier. and the
return of the soldier from the war.
These scenes were conducted under
the direction of Mrs. Bert Thomas.
Comrade F. A. Werth closed the even
ings program by singing Let Me Die
Like Soldier.