The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-03-31
Children's Medal Contest.

Children'S Medal Contest.
The Palatka Woman's Christian
Temperance Union is doing grand
work in behalf of the children of this
city. That much was evidenced by
the interest manifested by the chill
dren in the medal contest at the
Opera House last Monday evening.
Fully two-thirds of the audience
was composed of children. The at
tendance nearly filed the hall.
The exercises consisted principally
of instrumental and vocal music,
and recitations by children. The
"color scheme" of the entire program
was Temperance. The stage was
decorated beautifully with ever
greens and great write ribbons--the
latter being the emblem of the union.
That the audience appre ciated the
efforts of the children was demon
strated by the hearty applause
which greeted each number, both
musical and declamatory.
The following is the program as
rendered:
Welcome Song by nine girls.
RecitatiOn-"Jm's Christmas u
Delbert GiipItrick.
Violin S1loS-(a) Lion Du Bar
by Johnnie Boy Tilghman.
Cd "Melody''-Louis Leach.
Recitation-"An Old Woman's
Uompl"iHt"--Evelyn Cartmel.
Solo-Mr. Vickers.
Recitation Little Blossom''-
Meryin Ray.
Violin S lo-''April Smile" War
ner Hamm.
Rocitation-"Why Ned Said No"
Charley Anderson.
Solo-"Voices of the Woods
Rubinstein-Mrs, M. w Stewart
Kecitation-"A Point On Prohibi-
tion"-Wiil Walton.
Solo-Mr Vickers.
Recitation-"W Who Struck the
Blow"-Mildred Pearce.
Solo-Mrs. NJ. w. Stewart.
Recitation -"POorhouse Nam
Emma Creeklnan.
Pres eutation of Medal-Rev. f. J.
Gates.
Accompanists-Mrs. w. &. Thigh
man, Mrs. Hamm and Miss Ilah
Bond
Orchestra-Misses Cora Mooney,
Fay Mooney, IneZ Holden, Elene
Merryday, Masters Warner Hamm,
Dell Canova, and Arthur Rowlands.
Chorus of Girls-Misses Loretta
Bond, Ruth Hanley, Jennie Weller,
Nellie Fry, Genevive Philips, En-
ma Creekman, Mervin Ray, Mildred
Pearce and Evelyn Gartmel
Ushers-Misses Susie Walton, Ona
Bond, Winifred Haughton and Mary
Merrill.
The medal was awarded by a COM
mittee composed of Rev. l.. r.
Lynn and Messrs. Merrill and Kill
patrick to Miss Mervin Ray and
honorable mention was given to Miss
Evelyn CarImel. But all the chill
dren did well-eXcellent.
Johnnie Boy Tilghman and Louis
Leach were heartily applauded and
to encore. Warner
Hamm's violin solo was also re-
ceived with great applause.
The solos of Mr.. Nickers and Mrs.
Stewart were the only parts taken
by adults, and they, always favorites
with Palatka people, received the
usual commendatory applause.
The ladies of the w. G. Il. u. art
TO be commended for their efforts in
behalf of the children. Heretofore
there has been but little organized
work along the line of temperance
education of children in the county.
In fact the moral side of the liquor
question has been neglected. Ii
this had not been the case we would
not now be hearing such expressions
us prohibition cannot be enforced"
Prohibition, like any law made for
will be enforced when its
are against the decided
sentiment of community.
Gtis a hopeful sign for the future
Of the republic that the public
schools have generally taken up the
study of hygiene and physiology in
which u large space is given to the
effects of alcoholic beverages on the
human system. This work coupled |
with instruction on the moral side
in a manner to interest the children
rs is now being done by the good
ladies of PalatbA will result in a
of total abStainers and !
hey are the sort of people to make
md enforce prohibition.
Prohibition is u perfect law. The
only trouble with its application is
that mankind is imperfect. Moral
'nasion should always precede-and |
not follow-legal suaSion.