The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-26
In Bozenan.

= Bozeman Feb. 25.-Every year the
Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers of
! the grand and unsurpassed state of
Montana give delightful entertain
= ,nent about this time of the year. 1t is
: a kind of reunion Of the old timers
and their sons and daughters and
grandsons and granddaughter, and is
always an event that is looked for
ward to. The entertainment and dance
/ of Wednesday evening of this week was
very successful. and the numbers of
people who took part showed that the
= two orders, the Pioneers and their Sons
and Daughters, are power in the land.
{ The event took place in the large store
rooms under the Armory hall and was
opened by very pleasant programme,
consisting of speeches, recitations and
songs, followed by a dance and supper.
The programme which was quite ex-
.stensve, was as follows: Opening ad-
%dress, o. P. Morgan. presiding officer of
& the Sons and Daughters of Pioneers;
song, Miss Pearl Murphy; recitation.
miss Josephine McCloud; piano solo.
a John A. Luce; song, Miss Oracle Cleve-
land; recitation, Miss Luse; Maccabee
quartette, Mr.. and Mrs. Schirmeyer,
Mrs. Hicks and Mr.. Davis; closing ad-
dress, A. L. Corbly, president of the
Pioneers association. The supper was
gserved by the Sons and Daughters to
|ethe Pioneers, of whom there were about
$50 present. These, with $50 Sons and
~Daughters Of Pioneers and a couple of
Shundred others, made a large assembly
Eand the spacious rooms We're taxed to
their utmost. Professor Thompson's or
,chestra played for the dance and afford
ed great satisfaction. as the music was
excellent and of such character l:l.-.
Sthe dancers were always res,uy
smore dance.
q George Washington party was
Sgiven by Miss Elizabeth Wylie on
"wednesday evening at the home of the
Tamilyzon Grand aventie. Master Rob
Vert Davidson Vas dressed as George
washington, and as the guests were re
ceived by Misses Grace Wyle, Carrie
. Gardner and letters, the Father of his
country of the year 1899 directed the
guests where to place their wraps. AS
soon as the crowd had assembled a card
cut in the shape of a Ratchet, with the
inscription, Associations of G. W."
was handed to each Of the guests. There
were IL sentences written on the card in
"a species of cipher and it was the duty
Of each guest to make sense of them.
For example, Hon. l. Malt" translated
meant Hamilton" and all the SEN
fences Were connected in some way
with the life of Washington. After this
was finished charades and other games
were played until the time for refresh
ments was at hand. These also We're
of an appropriate character, among the
many good things being cookies cut in
the shape of hatchets. There were quite
number of young ladies and gentlemen
present.
There were about 300 people present
at the college recital on Thursday af-
ternoon of this week. 1t was another
of the series of excellent entertain
ments given this winter under the aus
pieces of the music department of the
Agricultural college and reflects great
credit upon the principal, Miss Calvin.
All the selections were excelently rend-
cred and the audience was an appre-
ciative one. To the lovers of mu=ic
these recitalS are events of great pleas
ure, and Miss Calvin seems to have the
happy faculty of selecting a programme
of more than usual excellence on every
occasion. The following is "A list of
the events: Essay. Life and Works of
Mendelssohn,' Vina Cowan; adagio
from the Scotch" symphony (violin
and piano., Lois Patterson, Perry CHS
holm; hunting song, Miss Stats; spin
ming song, Miss Ruffner; oh for the
Wings of a Dove,' Miss Travis; obli-
cato on second piano, Ernestine Mich
OILS; Capriccio No. 1, Beatrice Free
man; spring song (violin), Perry CHS
holm; overture. from Midsummer
Nights Dream" Miss Parkins, Mary
Waters; recitative and aria from
Elijah Professor Currier: Presto Ag-
itato (song without words) Miss Stan
ton; greeting, Miss Travis, Miss Stats;
wedding march, Gertrude Moore, Ber-
tina letters.
The State Housekeepers' society met
at the college on Monday afternoon as
the guests of Miss Harkins of the do.
mestic science department. The host
ess was assisted by her domestic science
class, who helped to receive the ladies
and also to entertain them. During
the afternoon Miss Harkins gave "a
practical illustration in the art of maxi
ing soup, and also showed the ladies
how to concoct dish of almond salad.