The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-01-29
Literary Club Entertainment.

The Literary Club presented a
pleasing programme at their initial
entertainment Thursday evening
which took place in one of the rec
itstion rooms of the school house.
DESPITE the Klondike condition of
the atmosphere there was a good
audience present.
Alonzo Price, president of the
club, presided with dignity and after
calling the house to-. order, Mise
Bessie Rumel, the fair secretary,
read the minutes of the first meeting.
The FIRE, number on the programme
Was song by the High School
Quar,ette, led by Mrs. C. F Bradt,
entitled Forty Years Ago" Miss
Maud Newman presided atthe organ
aud rendered very pretty accom-
panlmSnt.
Little Joe McPheters then recited
ina cute style, I'm Glad that /
AN Little Boy" Joe got things
little mixed, however, in the be-
ginning of his piece, and made
everybody laugh when he said, Pm
Glad | am Little Girl" 1t was
Joe's first attempt to speak on the
stage" and he did we'll.
Miss May Weaver then read an
interesting essay on the Danish
mvnt Of the Arcadians."
The Quarte,te Club afforded
much amusement by singing" We've
To! Such q Bad Cough. There
MAS good deal of sneezing and
coughing in the song, but above all
The racket could be heard the basso
profundi Of Professor Hickey who
seemed TO be The only one who was
not suffering with influenza. The
young ladies' sneezes We're rendered
IN a highly artistic style.
Tavern McPheters and Edward
Tucker, tenors Of the club, lost con-
,fo! OF their voices during the sneez-
ing lnlerlude. They got their notes
up on such false,to pitch tina,
They went clear through the ceiling
ahd Iroze 10 the roof as solid as
klondike snow balls.
Jessie Weaver recited a funny
N''Ieplece next, in real quaint style,
and made everybody laugh.
An Instrumental Duet, organ and
violin, by Miss Maude Newman and
Professor Hickey was much en-
Joyed by the audience. 1t was q
dreamy waltz and beautifully exc.
cu'ed. They were eucored but did
not respond.
Miss Ger,ie Wilson read a hu
shorous piece in her usual ca ptiyat.
aug style.
ihe ketchum Buzz Saw made III
ln'!lal bow to the public in manu-
scr'pt form. The editors did no,
nave enough cash on hand to pay
,ae freight on the press, hence pub
,ea'ion OF the breezy little shee
I =, to be indefinitely postponed
II was a unique production.
a debate followed on the question
should Hawaii be annexed t.
AUG United States? Edward Pric,
t the affirmative and made /,
ollel' but well-worded speech. Hi
snments were good and showed
, ,; ne July understood the ques
. non' Ed would make goot
s sum, speaker in the coming cam
pa gu tor the Democratic party.
EDWARD Tucker followed with a,
. SD speech on the NEGATIVE
s'ue Of the question. He presentet
H.. uane strong points against the pol
~, o' annexation aud made sucl
Il souc:hlng plea for the cause of tn
la"ailans, that Liliuokalani woult
.a 1--WE wept aloud had she been pre-;
o";. Both the young debaters &C
wv, sa:''ed themselves with credit ant
,,s aled from the platform amid
''o r' OF applause.
y, ne Judges decided in favor o
~ tucker on tho negative.
\, 90 Price says be will get eve,
~. carrying of the lautsis in tn,
~ debate, on the ethan question