North Park union., 1901-03-29
Second Organ
Fund Entertainment.

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On Friday evening, March 92, at
Odd Fellows Hall, was given the
second entertainment to raise funds
for the purchase OF an organ TOT the
Walden school. Misses Butler and
Miller had spent much time and
energy in the preparation of the per
formers, most all Of whom we're
members Of the two departments OF
school The programme was opened
with an instrumental selection by
Mrs. Rdith Riggen. Miss Bella Sey-
mour recited Brought Back in
manner which was an Improvement ON
her usual style. Sources OF Content
ment was well reclted by Miss Alice
Shippey. The following little boys,
Ray Dawson, Bert Kerr, Dean Blew
ms, Earl Boston, and Emerson
Rogers recited Different Occupations
very credetably. irving Brands then
spoke Pats Love, in Irish dialect.
Grace Stout, Bella Seymour, and
Ethel Stout recited Consensus of
Love very crcditably. The Circus
Girl was well spoken by Ella Capron.
Sophia Brocker then recited, Land
Poor. Mrs. Sturdevant and Mrs.
Edith Riggen sang duet very
attractively for which they received
generous applause A dialogue, The
Competing Railroads, was rendered
by Arthur Capron, Valdai Shippey,
Douglas Langhof, and Jean Mccall
lum, Which was amusing. Manley
Capron recited Going on Errands, but
cut his recitation short. The Model
Lesson WAS a school scene in which
Bella Seymour appeared as teacher
and the following children composed
her school: Clarence Manvi!le, Mary
Riggen, Jessie DAVIS. Harry Stout,
Myrtle Fliniau, Louis Butler, Bertha
Kerr, Albert Manville, and Manly
Capron. Bella showed herself very
energetic as teacher and was appar-
emily having good success i'll her
lesson in fractions until Mary Riggen
in giving her dissertation on twins
became Sd explicit and realistic that
it caused the teacher to faint. For
q amateurs that was we'll played and
was very amusing. Sandy's Romance
was well rcciiel by Pearl Stout. a
combined recitation by Eva Decker,
Ella Manville, aud Helen Butler
called Little Helpers was very cridet-
ably recited. Jessie Allard spoke
Aunt Dolefuls Visit. That Sc
lection requires good acting. Jes-
sic did well considering her foreign
dialect.
Song by Ethel and Pearl Stout
entitlei Moses. This proved one OF
the taking songs Of the evening and
was we'll rendered. McLaines Child,
dramatic recitation, was spoken by
Louise Snyder very creditably. Lou
ise has good gift, as speaker and
with proper culture in that line would
become star
Harry Stout spoke Seem Things.
Harry did not do so well as usual.
How Mrs. Gaskill did not hire
Cook. This was expected to be one
OF the leading plays of the evening
but Miss Carrie Seymour, who was to
take role of Mrs Gaskill, on account
of an accident the same afternoon
could not be present and Miss Eflie
Butler, the teacher, took her part at
the last moment. Mrs, Gnskill and
her mother (Which was taken by Mrs.
SturdevanO are at homo and the
following characters call to secure
the position of cook Susan Bighcad,
an English lady, Mrs, Edith Riggen;
A Chlnaman, 'me cookee, me washie,"
Boon McCallum; Elizabeth Priscilla
Hutchinson Adams Perkins, A college
student, Ethel Stout; Bridget O'Flan.
lgan, (lrish) Louise Snyder; Maud An
gelica Snigginsou, Grace Stout. This
piece was very well reformed. How
We hunted mouse, by Jean McCJ-
lum. The audience seemed entertained
at this performance. Duet by Mrs.
Sturdevant and Mrs. Edith Riggen
closed the exercises.
Most all the performers made an