Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-11
MUSIC AND DANCING.
interesting Entertainment and
Social at Douglass.


On Monday evening of last. week
the people of Douglass en- masse at.
tended an entertainment given nv
the school children, assisted by sew.
eral OF the Older children With
this event the school flushed the
first term of its career. AS a pleas.
ant acknowledgment of the kindly
ly interest manifested in the schools
welfare by the people, 1t was decided
to make the entertainment the event
OF the season. The wizards touch
enhanced every effort of the contrib
utors to theevening's program. which
from an artistic standpoint, was as
nearly perfect as possible.
The stage was decorated with the
national colors, and D. ]. Robb off,
ciated as master of ceremonies. Mr..
Robb opened the exercises with an
inspiring address. He dwelt at first
upon the establishment of the school
and the progress the children had
made under the faultless regime of
Miss L. Lothrop. The speaker then
claimed the attent ton of the audience
with a ferceful presentation of the
development of the public school sys-
TEN and the achievements of the gov.
eminent fostering it, from the un-
unsheathing of the sword at the time
OF the Revolution down to the pres
ent. In conclusion he portrayed the
sutferings of the Cuoans and the
atrocities of the Spaniards which led
to the existing war, and declared that
the sword of 1776 would exterminate
every opposing force to liberty and
justice. The following program was
then rendered:
Vocal chorus, Greeting Song"
by the school.
Recitation, Baby's Logic" Alice
Bales.
Vocal solo, When the Dew Be.
gins to Fall, Mrs. j. McQuillan.
Recitation, "The Childrens Quar-
rel, )" Harry Springer.
Vocal solo, 1.-The Drummer Boy
of Waterloo" G. E. Money.
Recitation, ITO those who Fail"
Raymond Robb.
Vocal duet (romance), "Yon Will
Write Me Letter." Harriet 10th
rop and Lloyd McQuillan. Tableau.
Recitation, "Old Flag" Miss K.
Murphy; flag bearer, Raymond Robb;
Cuban girl, Muriel Robb; chorus,
"Three Cheers for the Red, White
and Blue, school. Tableau.
Dolls chorus, Going Out to Tea, :"
by the school.
Tabeau, "Dinah at the Stake
(steak)," G. E. Money.
Vocal duet, "The Rosebud" Mrs.
R. B. Davis and Miss L. Lothrop.
Recitation, " Hawid Wah, Isaac
Springer.
Tableau, Woman's Rights, Mrs.
F. Lothrop, Miss L. Lothrop, Tom
Pepper and F. Lothrop.
Trio, violin and organ, Larboard
Watch" ]. D. Lothrop, ]. ]. McQuil-
Ian and Mrs. r. b. Davis.
Vocal solo, 1.-THE Washers Tribu-
lation and the G. b. P. D. x. T. e.
Bangs.
Recitation, Muriel's Wants." by
Muriel Robb.
Vocal duet, Gypsy Maid" Ar
lene Purcell and Raymond Robb.
Tableau.
Humorous Talk, "When l was in
the Horse Business" M. Har1lin.
Vocal solo, I'm Going to be a
Soldier" M. ]. Bennett.
Double quartet, "Old Man Moses,
Mesdames r. B. Davis, ]. McQuillan,
Misses X. McQuillan, l.. Lothrop,
Messrs. Thorn, McQuillan, Lothrop
and Davis, in costume.
Remarks, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, H. c. Cutting.
Lullaby, go to Sleep, My Baby.
Tableau.
Tableau, Evening Prayer, Miss
X. McQuillan and Harriet Lothrop.
The program, numerous as were
the selections, was nearly doubled by
recalls and encores. Where all did
so well it is difficult to particularize,
but the duet, You viii Write Me a
Letter, by the minims of the school,
Harriet Lothrop aud Lloyd McQuil'
Ian, deserves special mention. The
vacillatious of Cupid and the tableau
4, A. O,o,rnl ,vara ca octed