Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-11
REVIEW OF NATIONS,
Entertaining Program Given at Ma
sonic Hall Last Evening.

The Review of Nations last evening at
Masonic Hall under the auspices and for
the benefit of the Legion of Loyal Women
was a very entertaining affair, and large
sum of money will thereby be added to the
charitable fund of the organization. There
was vast throng present, and consequent
ly there was barely room enough for the
march of the army of the nations, the par
Elephants being attired in the costumes of
the several countries represented.
A group on the stage, representing CO.
lumbia, Uncle Sam, Cuba, the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Hawaii, reviewed the pa
rade of Indians, soldiers and sailors of the
United States French and German peas
ants, Egyptians. japanese, Chinese, Next
cans and other characters in costumes.
Mr.. Nought Burke Of EngliShtown, n. j.,
who is over seven feet in height, was in
vited by Miss Cora Curry to represent
Uncle Sam, which he did very acceptably.
Columbia was represented by Miss Flor
erce Houghton of Ohio. She had as her
Bessie Gerlach, Porto Rico; Mrs. Fannie
Reed, Hawaii, and Miss Effie Bundick, the
Philippines.
The executive committee in charge of
the affair was composed of Miss Cora c.
Curry, chairman; Mrs. Margaret Knapp,
vice chairman; Mrs Florence Donohue. sec
rotary; Mrs. A. s. Perham, treasurer; Mes
danes Crooke, Engle, Hughes, Kelley, Lin
coin, Lamb, Mccullough, E. E. Smith, Z.
j. Smith, Tanner Winslow and Young; the
Misses Annie and Jennie Manning and
Holmes and all the above-named officers.
The march was under the direction OF
Prof. ]. H. Vermilya and Lieut. Sheridan
Ferree and the floor committee consisted
Of Mr. ]. Edwin Brown. Mr.. w. J. Weiss,
Col. T. J. Shannon, Mr.. H. L. Deyo and
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Bond.
The supper committee was composed GO
Mrs NJ A. Knapp, Mrs. Jos. Rose, Mes
DANES Brinton, Crooke, NJ. E. Cutter, Dunn
BILE, Perham, Winslow, Mccullough, Misses
Kearney May and Grace Hurlburt, Carrie
Osborne, Annie Mecham, Gertrude Gerbert,
Mesdames Cutler. Osborne. Browne. Dolan,
Leonard and others.
Lemonade committee-"In Sunny Spain
Mrs. H. L. Vining and the gypsies.
The oddity booth was in charge Of Mrs.
Celesta Ferree, Mrs. N. V. Moore, Mrs. W.
8. Odell, Mrs. Hattie Roache, Misses Fer
ris and Elsie and Olivia Moore.
The following took part: Mesdames Pom
eroy. Rose, Mussey, Crooke, Lamb, Nc
Donald and Genong, representing England:
Mrs. Ada H. Weiss, Misses Houston, LII
liam Bell, little Miss Gwendolin Donohue
and Mrs. Burnett, Scotland; Mrs. Florence
Donohue and Mrs. E. j. Smith, Ireland;
Miss Eta Pruett, Holland: Mrs. H. L.
Vining, Miss Pearl Winslow, Miss Bessie
Bradley, Miss Caroline Osborne, Miss Ella
Donohue, Mrs. Nell and Mr.. H. E. Ramseur,
and Jane Corby and Misses Elsie and Olivia
Moore, Italy; Mrs. N. j. P. Mills, Mes
DANES Temple and Roache, Misses Jennie
Thompson, Marie Annie and Ruth Collett,
Mr.. w. P. Redden and Mr.. Edward H.
Heilman, France; Minnie GosSart, Nor
mandy peasant; Highlanders-piper, Mr..
Brunton; queen, Mrs. j. G. Burnett. Mrs.
F. B. Curtis and Miss Agnes Pollok rep
resenting Greece; Mrs. Jessie Osborne and
Mrs. Lizzie Dolan, Norway; Miss Curry,
Russia; Mr.. George Bushee, Jew; Misses
H. B. Matthews, Pearson, Sara Skinner
and De Gossart, Germany; Misses Gertrude
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Miss Louise Corey, Persia; Mrs. W. p.
Cutter, Sweden; Mrs. A. S. Perham, Mrs.
Hattie Scribner. Mrs. Young, Miss May
Hurlbert and Mrs. L. A. Cleaves, Guate-
mala.
The United States was represented by
Capt and Mrs. d. w. Houghton, Mesdames
Odell, Winslow, Gillespie, Cutter, Cutler.
Keene, Fettis, Browne. Hoover, Blasland
Crosby Avery and Leonard, the Misses
Annie Manning, Gerbert Mecham, May and
Grace Hurlburt Indian squaw: Miss Ce-
lesta Ferris appeared as Chapeta, widow
of Ouray, late chief of the Uncompaghre
Utes, great friend of the whites Indian
warrior VIII Alberger.
Other countries which had representa-
tives were:
Japan-Mrs. Julia Hastings, Miss Laura
Schneider, Louise Hopwood, Alberta Mich
OILS, Olivia Moore.
Egypt-Miss Cylinda Ford
Mexico-Miss Marie Kearney, Miss Mat
tie Adam, Mr.. Alton Tisdel, Mr.. Harry
OnE.
Miss Cora Penfield appeared as a Puritan
of 1920; Miss Matte Lincoln and Mrs.
Lizzie Kelley as Quakers, and Mrs. L. A.
Cowman as a nurse.