Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27
4 LITERARY ENTERTAINMENT Wednesday Nights Programme
 an Excellent One.
A LARGE AUDIENCE.

Recitations. Songs, Instrumental Music. Etc.
 Fit Dwelling Place for the Gods. s.-What They
 Say.-British Columbia Politics.
 The opera house was well-flle last Wednesday, night to witness a program prepared by the Twenty Five Thousand club. The committee had worked hard, and succeeded in presenting a very creditable affair, which pleased all who attended.
 The exercises opened by the audience singing America. From the hearty manner in which the people sang, it is evident that Americans will soon be able to render their national hymn off hand.
 The invocation was by Rev. c. W. Kennedy.
 Dr. V. McAlpin gave one of his excep- tionally fine select readings. It was beautiful poem of young lady. She had toiled to free her lover, who we'd ded rival, and died of broken heart
 Miss Bertha Hunt sustained her rep utation as an elocutionist in reciting the piece entitled "Hate the Bowl.
 w. A. Raymond created roars of laughter in his college song, "Mush Mush, land got an encore when he made the audience laugh r"Michael Roy"
 w. J. Smith, late of South Africa, re- cited "The Private Still" It was gem, and, when the audience called him on encore, he made them laugh again over "Why.'
 MT. Hunt presented an amusing opti cal illusion in a pantomine entitled, "The Old Woman Finding the Key Holc," in which the ancient dame stretched her rubber neck nearly four feet in a vain effort to find the neces- sary aperature.
 Miss Bera Beebe is always favorite here, and her recital of The Would be Actress" called forth most hearty ap- plause which continued till she gave an encore" The Potion Scene from Romeo and Juliet Her Shakesperian ability showed to most excellent adran- tage.
 w. A. Raymond created lot of fun in his pantomine ofr \ disgusted klon- diker"
 The surprise and delight of the even ing was a solo, The murmuring sea-" by Mrs. Mulcahy. She is a half native, and has a delightfully."- rich, sweet so- prano voice of wonderful strength and range. She has no trouble whatever in singing the high notes with ease. Her effort was very successful, and the audience was greatly pleased with her rendition of the difficult piece. They testified their appreciation by long and loud applause, and were not satisfied till she came on encore, when she gave "The Song that Reached My Heart.n In the states Mrs. Mulcahy would be at once a wonder and delight.
 B. 4. Stephens, president of the club, read report of the first months work done by the club showing the amount of printed matter circulated and other advertising which had been done He exhibited a copy of the Seattle Times of the l1th instant, in which was repub- lished the club letter-leaflet, occupy ing nearly q column, and which that paper published free, but which, at reg ular advertising rates, would have cost 5200 It was published at Captain Stephen's request, and is the first kind word the Seattle papers have had to say of Wrangel
 A collection of S4.G was taken.
 The last was tableau in which little Miss Agnes Mulcahy represented Alas ka. Her posing was perfect, and she was called to repeat the tableau. She was decorated with crown, and patri- otic colored ribbon sashes over white dress, and stood erect innocently pret- ty in her unclothed trilbies.