Arizona republican., 1899-06-16
THE NEWS OF
 PRESCOTT

Prescott, Ariz., June 14.-(Special
 Correspondence of The Republican, J.
 Mir. E. M. Blake, formerly agent here
 for the We.ls-Fargc express, is in the
 ely for brief stay.
 Mrs. Mahoney, wife of A. C. Ma
 honey of the Fl Paso Herald. is here
 on an extended visit to, her sister,
 Mrs. P. J. Farley. Mr Mahoney will
 be here fer short visit during the
 Fourth of July celebration
 A committee of progressive citizens
 is out about town on a general can
 yasS for funds to aid in the celebra- tions of the Fourth, and there has al
 ready been a g0Cdly sum subscribed
 for that purpose, chiefly from those in ordinary circumstances, and an ap-
 PrGciable augmentation of the lis- Is
 expected from those who have means, as it is hoped to make of this occasion
 enc ,ong to be remembered and talked
 of in the annals of the burg.
 The chiefs of the Zuni tribe Nc of Red Men gave an entertainment at the Masonic hall last evening, which proved to be a rare trent to their lady friends (sQuaws) and the limited num- Der of invited friends who were pres ent as well as to the more numerous listeners on the outside, who were not fortunate enough to have secured en- trance to the mystic rites of the wig Wam- The entertainment committee was composed of T. l.. Harris of the Journal-Miner, D. NJ Clark, John Hirning and John C. Forrest. First cn the programme "ame the speech of welcome by the beloved prophet, P. w. O'Sulivan, who was striEingIy dressed in his robes of official dignity and style '6eftting the tribe, followed by piano solo by Miss Mamie Brown. Orchestral strains composed of violin. played by H. D. Aitken, c0rnet by z. O. Brown, and piano accompaniment by Miss Rene Martin, held the audience spellb0und, and elicited encore after encore. Next in order came the dis sertatiOn of MT T. L. Harris on the ancient history of the CTder, in which he told of it's having been founded at Fort Mifiin (outside Of Phi,ade-Dhia) by a band of seventy-three artillery men who manned that fort in 1913, at the time the English fleet sailed in to destroy Philadelphia. He traced the history of the order down through it's various stages to the present time. l After that another pleasing piano sclo Dy one or Pf6SCOIC : 1dVOr1L6 juvenile l Miss EtheI Shull, was rendered in highly praiseworthy 1 by the young performer, fol- | owing which came the modern history ! If the order by the dashing new attor- | 1ey, JChn c. Forrest, who has been l very recently admitted to the Arizona i par. Then came a vocal solo by Miss i Annie Sherman, at the conclusion of i which, in the tWinkling of an eye, all | he lights went cut, and in the gen sraI skirmish which followed a pa.e i1ce was caught Eering in at the en- rance, his form disclosed by the pale ight of the young moon, and he wils orthwith captured, and amid the ytls # the red men, brought in to be calped, when he was fortunately res ued by PocahOntas (as in the days of | Ohn Smith, who, clothed n her flow ng garments of red, crowned by Q mass Of darkly waving tresses, her 5lOriCus eyes g.eaming brilliantly in he half light, made a picture very in the sight of the onlook- rs. This historical character was i'm ersOnated by Miss Ora Roberts. Al he close of this programme delicious