Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
THAT PIANO.
Last Thursday Nights Entertainment. The Y. Al. (. \. Gave A Good Concert to
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 Full House.
 Little posters were distributed all over the city Thursday which gave no tice that an entertainment would be given at the church on that evening for the purpose of raising money with which to purchase a piano for the f M C. A. of Fort Wrangel.
 A crowded house greeted the per formers and the News man, like many others, expected little but got much for the rendition of the program Was very creditable indeed, and all went away well satisfied. Every town has its live, wide-awake, rustling inhabi- tanis who can always be depended on when an emergency exists, and of the many of that class that reside in this city, Mrs. Dr. Thwing, Dr. McAlpin and Prof. Porter were the leading spirits in getting up this benefit enter tainment.
 Attorney Ingersoll performed the du- ties of master of ceremonies, and the program as announced was opened with very fine selection of instrument tai music by Miss keefc. who gave eri- denee of being an accomplished music ian. Her selection was Cavalieria Rus 
 rendition of the music by is name the former was all right.
 The next selection was old Black Joe, by quartette from the boys i'll blue, the soldiers stationed at this place, and it was highly appreciated by the audience. judging by the applause.
 The entertainment was billed to be u concert, but this was a misnomer, for a portion of the program was of q litera- " nature, and ill this part, Nancy Clarke gave a recitation.
 The recitation, Putting Up Stoves, by Mrs. Jennings, was well received, and quite comical. although the title would suggest considerable solemnity, vast amount of patience, with Il req sonable amount of profanity inter spersed.
 The Banjo and the 'Possum, recita- tion by MT. Bird, was the next on the program, which brought forth consid. erable applause from some and oppres- sive silence from others.
 After an intermission of fourteen minutes, chorus song Was given by the school children.
 The recitation by Dr. McAlpin, en- titled. Wife. Children and Friends, was beautiful thing and very much ap- preciated.
 Prof. Porter then sang q solo, enti- tied, Thy Sentinel Am l. by Michael Watson. which was splendid. The Prof, is n fine singer. and this effort was one of his best Miss keefe presided at tie instrument.
 Little Iltta Clarke then gave a recita- tion, which Wa followed by quartette song by the boys in blue. The ap- plause they received showed that they were favorites with the audience.
 The recitation, On the Shores of Ten nessee, by Mir. Sternberg. was one of the best things on the program, and displayed considerable dramatic abil- ity.
 It may not have been surprise to others, but to us it was, to hear Capt. Wilson sing one of the best song5 of the evening. We always knew he un- derstood a saw mill. could measure lumber and scale logs, but as to being a sweet singer. that got away with Us. But the Capt. did well and the audi ence gave him a good hearty applause.
 Mir. Osthotf made the audience wild with recitation in which lobster salad figured conspicuously. He was encored and made another hit with Little Ikey and His Mother.
 However. the best thing of the even ing was the solo by Mrs. Mulcahy, en- titled, They Stole My Child Away. The singer is native and the song was a beautiful thing. The crowd stamped their feet and clapped their hands un- til she very reluctantly responded with another song, but really everybody wanted to hear verse of the first song repeated Mrs. Dr. Thwing presided at the instrument with her usual grace.
 The end of the program was reached when Mrs Burke and Prof. Porter sang d duet, The Pilot Brave. We need not say it was good, the names are guaran- tees that such was fact. Mrs. Burke has beautiful voice and always sings well, and we can say the same of the Prof.
 Thus ended one of the best enter tainments ever given in Fort Wrangel, and those attending left feeling well paid for the money expended on their admission ticket.