Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-04-21
The New Woman. =.

On Tuesday evening as announced
one Of the most humorous farces ever
presented in Custer was put on under
the auspices OF the Ladies' Aid Society
of the NJ. Z. church. This was proceed
ed by musical program. NJ. A. Willis
coon song. Miss Marietta Hamaker
then told the stories Of an unfortunate
boy, said to be bad, but wasn't, with a
grace and style indicative of much talent,
as we'll as carefully studied preparation.
Miss Clara Albien and Mr.. billiard
Lee then presented solo which was
highly appreciated by all.
In negro costume and burnt cork,
Mrs. c. w. Pitcher end Miss Minnie
Phipps did justice to a beautiful negro
melody, and responded gracefully to q
hearty encore.
The Misses Ruth Bailey and Gladys
Fitch, in Lord Fauntleroy costumes.
sang duet, toosweet for anything. Then
came the farce, the female senators
made up of ladies and few men, the
ladies dressed as nearly like men, and
the men as nearly like women as the
conventionalities Of a church affair
would warrant, presented harmopious-
ly dressed array Of female senators OF
the U. s. congress, A. D. 1906.
The specially striking features was
Mrs. Bailey's earnest plea for women's
supremacy, which was interrupted by
the unexpected call of rat which sent
her and ether members to their feet on
the chairs. The rat was dispatched by
the senator from Texas, Mrs. F. Nc.
Laughlin, with her six-shooter. Texas
in several striking situations represent.
ed the style and character of her plains.
men.
Benny Reid and Mark Willis, senators
from Vermont and Indiana, lead the
fight on behalf of the down trodder
man, with B. r. Wood, (from New
York; a good second, with his robe oi
green and his shilala, stood by the
"byes."
Ed. L. Grantham, as senator from
Pennsylvania, with "her" wooden shoes
and characteristic costume. joined with
Mrs. Bailey on account ofthe "oxpsnse.'
Mrs. Hanley gave striking illustra
tlons of the women's ambition, and
when aroused from fainting fit by
news of her husbands elopment. an
nounced her first duty to her country
and resumed her earnest debate on
male suffrage.
Mrs. B. r. Wood, senator from
South Dakota, telephoned for the
baby, and John (Homer Jones) brought
the dear little thing into the senate
chamber amid great applause.
Mrs. James Clark-Chinese-from
California. opposed the "fghtee fghtet
allie timee" Of the men and opposed male
suffrage.
To Mrs. D. w. McFadden, as presid
ing officer, and Mrs. Geo. G. Dickinson n
as clerk, no little part of the success o
the entertainment is due. Among tn,
others, Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Elliott. Tt
undertake to give full space in tn,
CHRONICLE would be as futile as the at
tempt to read the S,sSS,SSS names OIL
the petition presented by Senator Willis
praying for re-enfranchisement of tn,
male population. Mrs. Zook presided
at the piano, assisted by Mr.. Fitch will
a cornet. Mrs. T. w. Delicate, in mill
tary costume acted as sergeant at arms
and pronounced the epilogue with be
coming grace.
The entertainment was success, an
credit is due the Ladies Aid Society an
to all who participated, as we'll as to tn
immense appreciative audience. Th
proceeds will 60 toward painting the N
E. Parsonage.
A request was made that the enter
tainment be repeated, but it has bee
decided not TO do 80. A new one ma
] be put on in few weeks.