CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-02-20
OLD SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED
BY WOMAN'S CLUB


The old soldiers of the community.
with their families and friends. were
the guests OF the Canon City Woman's
club at a delightful patriotic enter
tainment at Elks hall Wednesday af
ternoon in honor of the birthday ami
versary Of Abraham, Lincoln, easily
the greatest and most representative
American in our national history.
The Woman's club several years
ago inaugurated the custom OF enter
tanning the old soldiers, and once ev-
cry twelve months In Its calendar. oc-
ours a day sacred to those who have
worn the uniform OF the military ser
vice and have gone out to do battle
In the defense OF the flag OF the prin-
ciples which they believed to be right
These entertainments are drafted upon
broad and liberal lines and are ded-
icated as much to those who wore the
confederate gray. as to those who
donned the union blue In the great
civil strife OF 1s61to 1865. for now all
are Americans and love OF fiag is as
strong in the southland as It Ii in
any other section OF our common
country. The ambition Of all is now
the progress and glory OF the Repub-
lie, which has become the Mecca for
the downtrodden and the oppressed
Of all lands.
Wednesday afternoons program was
largely musical. consisting chiefly in
the singing OF the martial songs OF
the great war period of more than
generation ago by a chorus OF forty
or nifty voices under the leadership OF
Professor L. D. Eichhorn. in,erspers-
ed with stereopticon Views OF stirring
scenes during the Rebellion and the
reading Of the history Of the war
songs OF the nation by Mrs. Charles
jacobson. president OF the Woman's
club OF Denver, who came here at the
instance Of the committee OF arrange
ments for that purpose
Elks hall was crowded by an inter-
eated assemblage and II Is no dispar-
agement to say that II never was more
attractive than II was yesterday ar
ternoon with its wealth OF patriotic
decoration and its we'll dressed and
delighted audience. Several hundred
people were crowded into the hall. but
they were not conscious OF their dis
comfort on that account. so intent
were they upon the rendition OF the
IN
provided for their delectation.
Short addresses were made by Mrs.
II. l.. Plummer. president OF the club.
and by Mrs. T. NJ. Harding, chairman
Mrs Harding stated that the arrange
ments committee was composed OF
Mrs. B. F. Rockafellow. the wife OF a
soldier. Mrs NJ. 8. Reynolds. the
daughter OF a soldier. and that she
herself knew something OF the hor-
| rors Of war, as she distinctly remem-
bered as a little girl when her two
brothers were brought home dead
from one Of the battlenelds OF the
south within the short space OF two
weeks OF each other.
The very delightful readings given
by Mrs. Jacobson were prepared BY
her for the Memorial day observance
Of the Denver Woman's club.
Features OF the program Wednesday
were the singing Of the following we'll
known patriotic songs:
Drafted Into the Army" sung BY
Mrs. c. e. Waldo In costume.
columbia. Gem Of the Ocean"
"The Star 9pangled Banner"
"The Battle Hymn Of the Repub-
lic."
Tramp. Tramp. the Boys are
Marching"
Marching Through Georgia"
THE Bonny Blue Flag"
| Dixie"
my Old Kentucky Home"
"renting on the Old Camp Ground
Home Sweet Home"
Go Down Moses"
GLORY Hallejah."
The Stars and Stripes"
America"
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