Evening star., 1908-01-29
FOR A CHURCH SOCIAL.
Suggestions for oldFashioned Sing
ing Glass or Spelling Match.

In plaaninC for a church social there is
such Il vide variation in ages, tastes, ed
ucation and home environment to be
taken into account that the ente~tainment
committee necessarily finds itself con-
frouted by a ait1icult problem. In some
churches The latitude allowed for amuse-
rrcnt is wider than in others and play
by local talent Nils the bill acCeptaby. IN
others anything savoring Of 'theatricals
under that name il tabooed, but dia-
Iagues. tableaux or character impersond-
tions are enjoyed
Following the polite footsteps IF Paul,
who said. If meat make my hrothe~ 70
offend. viii car no meat. i Is best 10
iorego ANYTHING rather Tran of1end oie q
the least 6T heSn. the brethren
An 0ld-f frua district or singing school
o. an old-tashioned spelling match usually
give plenty of fun .or al
- Create Singing Mc@tinSe. "heIe We
old folks Of t116 or Whereabouts did them
selves proud. Was recently held al a state
normal school in the west and scored
great success.
The program was 50 full of excellent
suggestions for similar entertainment
tha: Il make extracts from 4.
..Yc doors will be open at Adlf-paSt
seven Of We clock when - new tangled
lighting candles will he lighted. ProVl-
uenca permitting
r&rrras Of ye musRaners T. wit.-le head
tylncst Jonathan Lycursus Johnston. ana
his singing class ye harpS!chofdlslS. MS
tess Green Irish and Mistress Mallnda
Tr5phoua Johnson. soiow fiddler. Heri'
Karl Christian Schmidt. also Maurice
Hemingway Blome Cf his rheumatic will
lat him come and Fidelja Bellamy and
Iamuel Consolation Corbeil.
Four Young Women Will sing TOUT part
tHnas-if ye young menne waiting on
them can get them to ye Halle III time
Tseorora Christina Schmidt. Lucy olivia
Griffin ITma Opheia Schmidt and Ellen
IarEa ct Blome.
Maria Alice HoGsh Will sing a tymeiy
song Gf her cough is betterp
y Bye singing class OF young meune
and maidens are too bashful TO have their
names seen IN print.
Al the conclusion of "Ye First IIalfo.
according To the program. a rest tor the
following purpose was given: "A reste
will now be taken to let ye singers breathe
and allow We people to enquire OF their
naboTS We young MEME can now aske
ye maydenSc 10 their company home.
p S-'Ye actions OF We young menne
ana rnaydens will be observed by Dominic
Abnar JehcSapiat Matthews, and any
lavity sparriTSe or other UnSeelnile con-
duet viii be taken note OF and pubilcfy
repraVed in due cou-Se of TYNE. Ihe
second half OF the entertainment was
equally AZ pleasing as the first. and con-
Guided with the closing song by the entlre
chorus in which the audience was asked
ID fCin The Dearest Spot on Earth Is
Home Sweet Home.
Another successful entertainment in
Comnectict1t church was called Grand
mothers Album. 4 young woman
dressed I'M old-time garb impersonated
dear old z grandmother showing her album
To friends \ large frame was covered
wiz tn red cloth and had hinged cover
resembling large book. As the cover
swung back pictures representing scenes
IL
teduccd and explained with great min
utiae r9lis gave a fine chance for witty
anecdotss and historic facts connected
with Individuals and the towns early his
tory
Auone the pictures were the old church
choir taken singing books in hand. the
aucient paTson and wife, deacons and SEX
tons, members of the sewing circle and
large number of "grandma's relatives
II is needless To state that the pictures
were living made up for the occasion
Mrs Jarley's wax works ks.-fntroducing
various historic and local characters
never fail to please.
History told IN tazleaux proved extreme
IL interesting last winter at Brooklyn
chateau parlo- entertainment. .-
Those who took part in the tableaux
were in costume. while many of the men
and women who did not take part affect
ei the early Dutch and colonial dress.
The program began with Song OF Free
dom" by the entire company. This was
written expressly for this circle, but could
be replaced 10y The Star Spangled Ban
ne or America" The general subject
for the evening was Emancipation. and
the program was divided into three parts.
Part one was devoted TO the "Emanci-
patton by Washington From the Yoke of
British Tyranny" part two was of tho
Emancipation by Lincoln From the Yoke
al slavery" and there was iThe Emanci-
ration by Christianity From the Yoke o.
Heathenism'
Among the characters represented were
CORVALLIS, Powhatan Pocahontas. An In
dian Maid. Abraham Lincoln. Lafayette.
Columbus Peter Minuett. jefferson Davis,
William Penn