Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-08
0. 0. F. CELEBRATION.
A BIG AUDIENCE PRESENT
LAST NIGHT.

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A BIG AUDIENCE PRESENT
LAST NIGHT.
The Programme of Exercises Was
Elaborate and Entertaining.
Rev. M. Bradshaw
Made the Adj
dress.
From last Wednesdays Argus.
! The celebration of the S3rd ami
versary of Odd Fellowship in Amer
lea last night in the Messenger Opera
House, by Neuse Lodge, with. a
splendid programme Of exercises,
was one of the most pleasant public
events that has occurred in Colds
boro for some time. The seating ca
pacity of the Opera House could not
accommodate the large crowd that
came to witness the exercises and a
number had to be turned away for
lack of standing room. From the
newspaper accounts of other enter
, tainments of like character which
have recently taken place at differ
ent places in the State, it is evident
to those who were present last night
that nothing more elaborate or more
! entertaining has been held so far.
, The members of Neuse Lodge, one
of the oldest and most prosperous
lodges in the State, who planned the
affair last night and brought it to a
successful issue, are highly gratified
at the success of their efforts.
Promptly at 8:45 O'Clock the cur
| tain rose and revealed the faces of
those who were to furnish the amuse-
ment for the evening. A sea of pleas
ant faces in the vast audience was
turned in expectant mood toward
the stage, on which were seated in a
semi-circle the ladies whose names
appeared on the programme. The
opening chorus was rendered by a
select choir of children from the Odd
Fellows Orphan Home in this city.
The superintendent of the Home,
Mr.. Brinson, assisted the children in
this chorus.
The "Invincible Guards March,"
arranged for banjo and guitar, was
the next number and was rendered
by Mr.. Charles J. Barnes and Mr..
Addison Holland in a manner that
elected spirited applause. They re-
sponded with an encore
The Misses Brinson sang "On the
Moon-lit Stream" as a Duet, in a
pleasing manner. This number was
one of the best on the programme.
The recitation, "When Father
Rode the Goat" by little Miss Julia
Dulin, an inmate of the Orphan
Home of the Odd Fellows, was en-
dered in a way that showed she had
received splendid training, and was
well received by the audience.
Master Raine Freeman, who is
without a doubt one of the best piano
players in the State of his age, and
who is a favorite with all G%oldsboro,
; played ''Souvenir de II Trovator,"
with the touch of the genuine artist
that. he is and fully sustained the rep
utation for piano playing which he
!. enjoys.
Miss Helen Privett, Goldsboro's
most accomplished violinist, played
the "Polish National Dance" to the
piano accompaniment by Miss Daisy
Smith, and received long, loud and
| ~deafening applause which did not
cease until she appeared on the stage
again with an encore.
Everybody enjoys singing by a
male quartette and "The Old Oaken
Bucket" sung by Messrs. E. G.. Por-
ter, T. r. Robinson, w. r. Phillips
and Capt. D. J. Broadhust was fully
all that the audience expected. They
were compelled to respond to pro-
longed applause and sang ''Sally In
Our Alley!" This number completed
the first part
In the second part Miss Brinson
appeared again as did Messrs. Barnes
and Holland, and Miss Privett with
the violin. In this part Mrs. A. J.
Cooke appeared and sang "Happy
Days. as a solo with violin obligato
by Miss Privett and piano
paniment by Miss Daisy Smith. The
singing of Mrs. Cooke was easily one
of the features of the entertainment.
She always sings well and last night
was no exception.
Rev. M. Bradshw, the popular