The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-06-18
LINCOLN
SCHOOL
LIBRARY
Ladies Library Union Give a
Program
Raise About SIS for the Fund
for Good Books

The primary and grade teachers of
Lincoln school covered themselves
with glory with their library enter
tainment Tuesday night. The people
OF that part OF the city and suburbs
turned out en- masse, and with their
friends in other parts of the city, filled
the Grand Opera House with splen-
did audience of friends of the schools
In California and some other states 1t
would have been called rose festival
and at times there were nearly 100 lit
tie children on the stage, dressed In
red pink yellow and white, all bear
ing and waving garlands of beautiful
Oregon roses. With the electrical ef-
fects and music 1t was indeed wonder
land and fairyland combined for the
children and their parents. Mrs. j. A..
Carson accompanied the little ones In
their dramatic renditions on the piano,
and Miss Blanche Brown played for
the marches, as we'll as a solo.
The stage was banked with roses
from end to end, the work of Mrs. /.
IT.. Patterson and other ladies on Gale
ty hill. This banking in itself was a
work of art, and showed the most
beautiful effects under electric light.
The first song, by about sixty little
ones, was beautifully rendered andvery
patriotic. The kindergarten exercises
we're especially beautiful, and were
under the direction. as were all the
drills, of Misses Welch, Myers,
Nichols, Applegate and Ballou. The
ribbon drill by sixteen girls in white
was repeatedly cheered, and the young
ladies' we're indeed a sweet sixteen
The Brownies school was In the twi'
light. those mischievous fairies never
working in broad daylight and was q
gem in the way of costumes and act
ing. No little boys ever were on the
stage at Salem who did as good work
as that band of brownies. The clos
ing drill, "In the Time Of the Roses,
was the crownlng masterpiece OF the
evening. Nearly a hundred children
representing a gorgeous sunset on
rose garden. with songs and drills
must have taken patience and hard
work in the preparation. 1t was re
peatedly applauded.
The most pleasing recitation of the
evening was by Miss Buckingham
who gave a very effective rendition o.
James whltcomb Riley's Literary Il
was the best presentation of Riley dia
lect ever given In Salem, and the
speaker received a most hearty en-
core. The evening closed with a roar
ing farce. "The Old District School,
by gentlemen and ladies of the Lin
coin nelghborhood, with Frank Dave!
as pedagog. Old times We're indee'
shown up in lurid light, and creates
a great deal of merriment. This par
OF the program was in charge OF MI
and Mrs. John Bayne, and was YER
y heartily appreciated. Rlstine's orche'
ira very kindly donated their services
and the young men were warmly r.
membered by all the friends OF Lii
coin school At the close Mr. T. !
Davidson thanked the audience 10
their generous patronage, thanked tn
press of the city, the band, the Ligf
and Power Co. and the Grand Oper
= House management for their liber'
assistance 70 the library fund. AboC
S75 was raised for new books for tn
Lincoln school library which will b
selected by committee of the ladie
and be In position and ready for III
I schools when they open In Octobe
- The car lines furnished special seryi'
In all directions, and then some
the public.spirited people of South 5
lem had 10 walk.