The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31
OTHER FEATURES OF THE DAY.
Memorial Exercises in the Afternoon
and Entertainment at Night.

Holding fast to their annual custom,
the members Of Ezra Griffin post, No.
l39, Grand Army of the Republic, con-
Quoted a memorial service yesterday
afternon at $50 O'Clock in their rooms
on Lackawanna avenue, in devout
commemoration Of their deceased COM
rades of the past year.
The exercises were commenced with
the singing Of the Vacant Chair by
the Schubert quartette. Prayer was
then offered by Rev. J. Il. Sweet, pas
tor OF the Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church. The rltualistic memorial SER
vices were next performed. after which
brief addresses were made by Com
mander A. B. Stevens and Rev. Mr..
Sweet. The exercises were closed with
the singing Of "In the Sweet BY and
By" by the quartette.
The following are the comrades who
have passed away since last Memorial
Day: Joshua r. Thomas, David r.
Davis. Rudolph Winebrake,. Charles
Mellick, Samuel G.. Brader, John s..
Short, John Armenian, Egerton j..
Simon, George Forrest and John p.
Cooper.
THE ENTERTAINMENT
In the evening a concert and enter
tainment was given in the Lyceum
by the John T. Watkins Concert COM
pany, before an audience which nearly
| filed the theater. The programme had
been carefully arranged by Professor
| Watkins and was successfully and ad-
mirably carried out,
1t opened with an overture from
"The Chimes of Normandy" by the
| Scranton Mandolin club, who played
with especial taste and discretion. A
| tableauX representing soldiers in camp
| was next presented as arranged by
| +. j. Smith. Upwards of n dozen
| members of the Thirteenth regiment
| posed In this and were shown sitting
| in groups around q campfire playing
cards, while away in the distance the
Schubert quartette. composed OF
Messrs. Watkins, Stephens, Johns and
Jones could be heard softly singing
"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground"
Miss Martha Matthews next rendered
two solos, winds in the Trees and
"A Spanish Serenade" In a soprano
voice Of wonderful range and power
She was followed by VIII Il. Burke
who gave a most entertaining mono
|
friend Casey and singing several ex-
cellent character songs. A flag was
next given ny sixteen charming young
women attired all in white, who went
through many graceful evolutions
while carrying small American flags.
After the Schubert quartette had
rendered a stirring war song and had
responded to a most enthusiastic en-.
core, series of stereopticon views
were shown by d. p. Murray. These
included n number of pictures repre-,
senting scores In Andersonville prison
and OF scenes In the several battles OF
the civil var, kindly loaned by Colo.
mel L. II. Ripple.
THE HOLY CITY"
The Mandolin club next rendered
several selections from that most tune
full opera, Mariana" after which tn,
feature Of the evening was given. Thil
was the rendition of Adams "The Hol,
City," by Professor ]. T. Watkins anC
a choir Of young girls. The stage wal
set to represent a darkened room anC
In this room stood Professor Watkin,
and the choir, all attired in blacl
gowns and white surplices. The choi
was composed OF sixteen young ladies
ranging from two tiny golden haired
tots to those OF a more mature age
The only light was thrown from a cal
cium and struck direct upon the sing
ers, producing a very beautiful effect
Professor Watkins rendered the soil
with that wonderful. deep and sonorou
baritone OF his and the choir Joined IL
the chorus.
Miss Pauline Cogswell Hart mex
gave reading from Ouida's "Unde
Two Flags" which was we'll received
David Stephens gave an Illustrate
ballad and a trio composed of Mis-
Matthews and Messrs. John and Jone
rendered "The Mariners" After tn
quartette had given two concludIn,
numbers the programme was brough
to a close with the singing OF Gamer,