The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28
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we can make our lives sublime, and
their pictures looking Gown upon Us, as
we go in and out about our daily work,
help US to remember what their lives
were
The picture we see Of Washington and
his mother reminds us that The bravest
are the tenderest,' and as we see mis- noble
face let US try to be brave in the battle
of life and, kind and loving TO thosk
around US"
Appropriate selections were given by
members Of the fifth and eighth grades
and Mr.. Vernum Bells" and other pa
triotic songs were sung.
Mrs Stanley then kindly consented to
talk to the children OF the primary grades
who were gathered in room three, and
Miss Mulvey gave the response. The
exercises were concluded with the salute
to the flag and Dixie Land"
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GEORGE WASHINGTON RECEP-
TION.
4 Washington birthday reception was
given at the First Baptist church Mon
day night. George Washington and wife
were there in the bodies of Wichita
folks. but the likeness was so realistic
that the shade of the patriot would have
been puzzled to its standing had it been
present The evening was taken up by
a program in which other immortals were
represented and enjoyed by about 500 peo-
pie. Each participant was designated by
a slight variation from his real name.
A name Enthusiastically colonial was
substituted for the given name of each.
Miss Kate Herrig opened the program
with an instrumental solo upon the piano
This was followed by a dialect reading
by Miss Alberta Chapman who responded
to encore with another OF similar char
acter. Misses Kate Herrig and Emma
Franck's performance on the piano in an
instrumental duet was Il display of skill
and art. 1t. as all other features Of
the program, received repeated applause.
A quartette of male voices closed this
part Of the program The quartette was
composed of Robert Sherman. Paul Kir-
ker. Virgil Marsh and Paul Graham
Following this program Rev G. w.
Cassidy gave short talk upon the man
whose birth was being celebrated and
closed by introducing George Washington,
Washington.
Prof. NJ c. Marsham. representing the
patriot. was dressed in q long cutaway
coat of medium purple color trimmed in
buff. and knee breeches of light ma
terial, a long roll collar, great buttons
covered with the material of the coat
and long cuffs were characteristic of the
coat. Upon his head he wore wig of
gray hair, dressed in the colonial style.
At his side he wore a sword upon which
he kept his hand resting most Of the
time: and to be d characteristic attitude
OF Washington.
Mrs w E. Marsh, representing Mar
tina Washington. was cosrumed in Il flow
ing silk dress, cut in the height of the
colonial fashion. Her head and neck
all of Mrs. Washington's portraits, COM
pleted the picture.
Taking positions in the alcove Of the
pulpit, General and Mrs. Washington re-
ceived the crowd of visitors. a footman
stood at one side and announced the
names of the various characters repre-
scented Each as he passed courtesied to
the honored pair, who returned with a
slight courtesy in colonial style. Passing
on to the left the guests were net 10y
General Washingtons mother Mary
Washington, and his sister, Elizabeth
Washington. who presented each with Il
souvenir in the form or a cardboard
Ratchet
Mary Washington was represented 10y
Mrs Lou Lathrop. who rarely spoke. but
was continually knitting upon a pair Of
stockings which she had just started.
Whenever she spoke it was but to say.
George has always been a good boy to
me- Miss Title Brock took the part of
Elizabeth Washington
Refreshments were served in the lee
ture room of the church. late in the
evening.