Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-03

ton putting forth their best efforts,
favoring the audience with some eX-
cellent selections. The high school, I'M
der the leadership of Miss Grace Glib
son, came in for a share of praise also
as they rendered several numbers that
were greatly appreciated.
Following the invoking Of the divine
blessing by Rev. F. d. Holtz, pastor
of the West End Methodist church, the
programme proper was opened by Miss
Dorothy Margaret Glass with an ad-
dress entitled, Crossing the Rubicon. ;"
In 1t the speaker gave glimpse
Of famous men and their victories, clos
ing with the thought that we should
be proud that we have such men as
Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, Sher-
man and Dewey to fight for us, making
US the free and united people we are.
In discussing Freaks" Miss Name
D. Giffin thought above all the freaks
to be pitied was the dude. The pOlit-
ical new woman and religious freaks,
and the harm they did to young people
was told of in sarcastic manner.
From a Girls Standpoint" Miss
Lulu Bratto1l thought boys who talked
of girls Accountable and that girls were
far their superior in every manner eX-
cept physically. Boys, said the speaker
in her closing lines, look only on the
practical side, while girls look be-
meath the surface and into the heart.
In an address on the Modern Cain, j"
Miss Elizabeth Stewart likened Cain Of
Bible history to the wine cup, and in
a sketch of a drunkard's life showed
how he in his continued debauch,
brought not only curse upon himself
but upon mis- family as well, and upon
his head rested a malignant curse.
]. Ross Greenlee gave short sketch
of the troubles existing between Spain
and the United States in an address, the
subject Of which was THE Present
Problem" Good delivery and an in
teresting subject made the effort one
that was greatly appreciated by the
audience.
What Might Be and What May Be, =
was the subject chosen by Miss Nora
Smith The Improvements that had
been made in the town in the past
few years were spoken Of in an in
teresting way, while in her closing
thought she maintained that many i'm
proyements of a much needed nature
could be added.
encouragement" proved an excel
lent theme that was made use OF by
Miss Mary Ross. The thought enter
tanned by her was that little word
Of encouragement often went a great
way toward bringing about good re-
suits and that it was thing much
needed by suffering humanity.
Miss Olive Kidd thought 1t was a
wise man that could give clear be
cause for every "Why?" That one lit
tie word why was being reyolved con-
stantlv in the mind Of man over the
various things confronting him that
he was at loss to understand.
Suppose To-day Were a Century
Ago., gave Miss Gertrude Alma Sea
bright room TO draw comparisons on
the past with the present, when maze
the old customs seem very odd. Inc
wonders wrought by time has made the
old world what it is to-day and SO dill
ferent from what is was a century ago.
Miss Mary Burloft, in characteristic
Fancies,' touched upon the various
fancies Of people and how they APP
peased them. These fancies the speak
err did not think were fads. as fads only
lived a few days, While our fancies were
always with us and had been inherited
According to Miss Grace d. Levitt S
idea in her address on In the Bal
ance." achievements were the progress
CT man weighed Achievements. how
ever, are brought about by circum-
stances, and the circumstances which
man masters sometimes makes him
famous.
THE Unknown Quantity" was made
tn subject of Max Fortney's address.
That little elgebraic sign was compared
TO that part Of a persons Lie which