The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
Georges Birthday
Celebrated
In The Town Han ast Friday
Nisht-Further Partiekiers
Below

One OF the most inspiring and patri-
otick entertainments ever give IN Sing
vile took place Friday ev'g.. this week
n the Town Hall being a shcw for
George Washingtons birthday, in wich
menny OF our leadin men. women and
children took a active part
The entertainment was give by The
Ladies Aid Of the BingyiIle Church, the
proceeds 70 go lords paying off some Of
accommodating for several yeers. The en-
tertainFsss ut was a nounced on yellow
bills IN red ink and was, printed at this
offise Qf you desire ennythink printed IN
red ink send in your order al onct as we
Amt got CRATE cal Of 1T lefD telling
where the entertainment Would be held
and when. but not giVin menny perticR-
lers less some OF our citizens might think
they knowd all erbout it and wouldn't
come
The admission charged was 10 cts. per
head and five cts. for children under y
yeers We never realized before how
menny children there was in BingvilIe
under u years OF age until that ev'g. II
is almost amazin. The hall was crowded
long before 80 .. m. wich was the time
for the entertainment to begin. and the
loer folks spent the waitin time by Ioolxin
and shet and coffin every few minnits,
while the boys got a-cuttin up by knock
in off caps until Seth Dewberry, our
heroick constable. come down the lie and
kuffd little Tommy Barker and Jebby
Stone and scared all the rest so they
kept quiet for spell. Bud Hinckley. who
amt quite right in his head Jest hollered
and laffed at Seth and Seth he put BUD
outen the hall three times before the en-
tertainment was over. At 7S0 the Bing-
vile Horn Band wich has been prack-
tising on several pieces at intervals all
winter begin TO play Rally Round the
Flag" and My Country Tis of Thee" till
Jed Peters. our intelligent school teacher
Stopt them. on account OF tha nnusiclx
gettin mkt up, and they started agane
and played Rally Round the Flag" Cy
Hoskins who was the presidin officer OF
the ev'g. a nounced whot the piece was
that the boys was going to play so as
everybuddy would know without emmy
unnecessary diskusshion. The musick
was beautiful and all the boys let right
out and we wish to state that the hand
Is improving. Lem Brown had some
bother with his slide trombone Uich was
caused by a few beans put into the slide
by his little boy who had Il 70 play with.
and Snide Peters who plays the cornet
had his lips 20 weaken on him anc had
20 rest several times. but otherwise the
band done well and everybuddv an
plauded and felt tickled
Follering this Cy Hoskins announced
that views from sterryopticorn and
descriptshiOns OF same with music on a
puonnygran would now take place. This
was greeted with APPLAUSE and the man
that run the machine sed they was cot
Up speshial to give this show In R.pg-
Vile. We afterwards Termed he received
erbout two-thirds OF the proceeds for
comm TO Bingville. so Rev. Moore win
get only erbout 50 and ffty-five cts.
Follering the views and phonnygraff Sc
leckShions the audience was invited TO
repair 10 the basement OF the hall where
they were welcomed by several members
Of the Ladies' Aid or the church. who
had George Washington badges pinned
on them and who conducted the eager
throng 10 seats. These ladies waited on
dance OF good things TO eat. including
Sandwiches. Coffee. Milk. Doughnuts.
Pickles. Cakes Of various kinds, Wash
ington Pie and other Pie, etc. Everybuddy
pitched IN and ct hearty
Follering the supper the audience re-
turned TO the nall again and Issened to
several reciteshions by the children OF the
Sunday school
Little Willie Cooper spoke piece on
the deth OF Washington wich was Mise
and sac Willie only forgot one verse.
This was followed by Sarah Stebbins,
aged FIVE or g. who sed Iittle pone er-
boat Washington always tEling the truth.