The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-24
Students, Recital at winfield Academy.

The students of Winfield Academy held
their second recital on the evening of March
l6, at Academy Hall, Winfield. Owing to
the exceedingly good sleighing the hall was
filled to overlooking at an early hour. The
doors were then closed and many had to re-
turn home on account OF the crowded condi-
ton of the room. The recital began at $50
with selection by w. Ii. Sneakers orches-
tra Then the program was continued as fol-
lows: Recitation, Earnest Cover, Kindness;
recitation, Master Gus Stem, Der Vidder; rec
itation, Master Horace Caple, Der Dutchman's
Answer; chorus, Sunny Tennessee, Students;
recitation, Master Frank Davis, My Mother
in Law; recitation, Miss Bessie Bale, Barbara
Freitchie; original Grafton, William Fleming
Anti Expansions; recitation, Edgar Pickett,
Barbara Freitcbie, German dialect; original
Grafton, Harvey l.. Frizzell, Our New Posses
sions; recitation, Hollus Frizzell, Heroes of
Baltimore; recitation, D. H. Stem, The Proud
Buster; quartet, VIM. Haight, r. j. Branden-
burg, W. Fl. Streaker and Fred Y. Cronk,
Old Black Joe; recitation, Miss Coda NJ.
VIM. Haight, De Ship of Faith; original ora
ton, w. II. Streaker, Free Delivery; chorus,
Pale Walle, Students; recitation, Miss Amelia
A. Cover, Maclain's Child; recitation, Roscoe
Aldridge, Amt l Right, Eth ?; recitation, Miss
Lenora Films, Deaths Doom; recitation, Will
bur Buckingham, One Glass More; recitation,
Miss Effie b. Koontz, Ben Hurs Chariot
Race; recitation, Floyd Spurrier, When the
Minister Comes To Tea; recitation, Rob't. j.
Brandenburg, The Man Who Apologized;
recitation, Miss Leila Zile, Little Jim; recita-
ton, A. NJ. Zie, Woman's Rights and Song;
this concluded the program pertaining to the
recital
The usual voting was allowed the audience.
They were hardly able to decide who was
best. but the votes were finally counted and it
was announced that of the boys Floyd Spur
rier, who recited When the Minister Comes to
Tea. was the successful elocutionist, and is
entitled to gold medal at the commencement
TO be held in June. Miss Lenora Films was
the successful elocutionist among the ladies.
She rected Deaths Doom. She will also be
entitled to a cold medal which will be pre-
scented at the commencement exercises in
June. After the votes were counted the play,
Life in the Klondyke,h written by the prin-
cipaI, was given. 1t was great hit and the
audience was very sorry when the curtain was
dropped for the last time. Everybody went
home expressing their regret that the recital
did not last week instead of a night.
second Evening of Recital.
The hall doors we're again thrown omen to
admit those who wished some side splitting
fun on last Saturday evening, the students
having been persuaded to give another enter
tanment on Saturday night. They received
a valuable assistant in the person OF Prof.
Lynn Stevens, of Union Bridge. He insti-
tnied several of his comic plays, which were
intended TO cure all kinds Of throat and lung
diseases, and burst all sound ribs. The Win
field Cornet Band was also present and rend-
cred one of their grand concerts for which
they are famous.