Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-03-05
THE LIBRARY ENTERTAINMENT.

Last Tuesday evening splendit
audience gathered at the city hal
to listen to the musical and literary
entertainment given by the Librar,
Association for the benefit of tn,
Baxter Springs Library.
The opening chorus by choir oi
Baxter's best singers was joyously
received; then Mrs. Leroy Harvey
introduced the audience to Cleo
patra, a wonderful character in
Egyptian and Roman history, and
whose wonderful intellectual and
social powers are but little under.
stood. Mrs. Harvey's appearance
on the platform and rendering oi
her theme was well received.
Miss Birdie fuckers song, wit
her teacher at the instrument. fur
nished fine tableau with delight
full music.
DR.. Thompson then introduced
the character and influence of Cic.
ero in mastery manner and
showed that he was master of his
subject and acquainted with the
period of the world in which the
great Roman lawyer, consul and
orator lived.
A chorus, Spring is Coming"
filled the hall and delighted all.
The next on the program was
Miss Rhoda Bowers with her seven
boys-Clyde Large, Charlie Mich.
OILS, Tommy Edwards, Arthur War.
ner, Warren Felt, Walter Michener
and John Patterson who rendered
new and original medley as q
recitation. Each boy recited q
starka or paragraph from some
uoted author and between each all
united In concert of some striking
quotation, when at the last each
boy gave at the same time repeti-
tion of their single quotation. This
illustration of harmony of sound
by contrast brought down the
house. From another standpoint
this part of the program merits
special note. As a general rule our
entertainments too frequently leave
out the boys. This should not be,
and we would add. Miss Bowers de.
serves much creditfn training her
boys for this special occasion. Al.
though It was during the closing
work of her school year and the.
time of her closing examinations.
she has neglected no duty or taken
one minute that belonged to their
school work.
Here, Mrs. Gregg, the president,
was down for q solo. but her voice
failed and she improvised by sub
shutting a comic eoio in her place
in the form of John Patterson.
The closing literary production
was Socrates by Mrs. Maude HoIIo-
mon. This was grand intellectual
treat; the great philosopher aud
teacher of more than two
years ago presented by
the classical mind of one of Bax-
ter's first graduates. Mrs. Hollo-
mon's strong artistic mind, her ex-
tensive knowledge of Grecian his
Tory, and her wonderful abilities ne
q teacher rendered her a fit person
for the presentation of the chsrac-
ter and life of this most distin.
guished of all philosophers and
teachers.
Another chorus-"The Hunter's
Song" followed; and then by re-
quest "The Fan Drill" by twenty
girls was presented by Mrs. East
nam, who had added several evolu.
ions to the movements of the pre-
,ious entertainment. The girls new
.r looked more beautiful and ap-
,eared more graceful than Tuesday
Notwithstanding one of
he girls, Verna Stryker, was pre-
rented by sickness from being pres
mt, Mrs. Eastman, showed her tact
n bridging over the chasm.
The Bass Sols, "Roli On, Old
ocean" by Chas. Mckinney, de.
erves much credit; also the recita.
ion by little Trowbridge Warner.
Although several were absent for
'arious reasons whose names were
N the program, yet no break wac
only to one who held q
and then no loss of in.
crest, as the president had wisely
ranged for all emergencies. Many
hanks from the president and the
ssociation are due the Mandolin
,lub for their presence and their
music that is so highly
ppreciated by every lover of mu-
ic in Baxter Springs.