The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
TABLEAUX BY THE CHILDREN
ELECTRICAL DISPLAY UPON THE
 GREEN LAST NIGHT.

 End of tho Fourth of July Celebration The Children Sing Patriotic Songs- Children From St. John's School, Hobson Hustlers and St. John's Ca- dots Take Part-NIusic by Second Regi- ment Band-Large Crowd Present.
 The green was again filled with peo- pie last night, who gathered to witness the tableaux given by the children. There was not such a large crowd out as on the night before, yet the green was crowded. AS on the previous night, red, white and blue electric globes were hung on all four sides of the green, and the pictures of Mckinley Dewey, Hob son and Sampson were hung near the platform. The band occupied the band stand and played during the early part of the evening and between the display of the tableaux.
 IAS pl OSi etllllllC WciS letlt III pSS lll- ming, it being almost nine o'clock when the curtain was pulled aside for the first tableau. It disclosed a company Of boys standing in triangular figure upon benches arising one above the other. The first row of boys were dress ed in sailor costume and bore the word Maine" upon their caps. The others were in the blue soldier uniform. Ac- companied by Miss Alice Ingoldsby on the piano and cornetist, they sang "On the Shores of Havana to the tune of "On the Banks of the Wabash"
 The next tableau was made up of girls dressed in white, with sashes of red, white and blue wrapped around them. They sang patriotic selection. The third tableau contained the whole company of girls and boys. The girls were grouped upon the benches, with a young girl dressed as Columbia" at the top, and the boys stood at the sides. Only the girls took part in the musical selection which was sung.
 The last tab1eau represented the sink ing of the Merrimac. A portion of the Hobson Hustlers in their white duck uniforms were grouped in the fore SIOuuu, 6dHluS u WleIG llS ship lay. The evenings programme ended with a display of the electrical fountain, which shot up streams of red, white and blue water.
 The success of the evening was due to the faithful work of the children, who have trained zealously and eager ly for the exhibition. In fact, the suc- cess of the entire celebration has been due to the children, who from the first have done all in their power to make the celebration of this Fourth the big gest that has occurred here for a num- Der of years.
 The children who took part in the evenings exercises were mostly from St. Johns parochial school The Sis ters Of Charity trained the children in their parts. The Hobson Hustlers also were out in force and looked fine in their white suits. About forty of the St. Johns cadets took part in several of the tab1eaux. The officers of the company are as follows: Captain, John Fitzgerald; first lieutenant, William Cook; second lieutenant, John Sullivan; first sergeant, Edward Corlin; second sergeant, John Gallagher; third ser geant, Martin Fay; fourth sergeant Robert Riley; fifth sergeant, John Smithlock; corporals, Thomas Buchan- an, William Mcclure, Harvey Fox James O'Donnell and James Murray
 After the exercises had closed the Second regiment band proceeded to the corner of the green and serenaded the Foot Guards recruiting tent. The cele- bration closed with the exercises last evening" It was originally intended to hold it for three successive nights, but owing to the postponement it was de- cided to close with last nights display