The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-04
NEWS FROM KEARSE.
"Old Timer" Writes of the White
Point School Entertainment.

kearse, March 1.-The entertain
ment given at White Point school in
honor of the one hundred and
seventy-seventh birthday of George
Washington was a grand success. In
the early evening lowering clouds
and heavy peals of thunder with
floods of rain seemed to say all is
lost, but soon the stars came out
and through mud and water many
went and soon a full house was there
to cheer and stamp and clap their
hands, amid peals of laughter as the
boys and girls acted so well their
parts.
When the curtain went up in the
center of the stage stood the statue
of liberty draped. in bunting and
flags, the stage handsomely decor
ated in the national colors, red,
white and blue, with flags streaming,
all making a charming scene, and to
crown all on the very top OF the
statue of liberty was the face of a
/ .autiful young girl, only her face
to be seen. So charming was the
scene a pin could have been heard
fall so profound the silence. Soon
the little boys and girls surrounded
this statue and sang America only
as these little folks can sing 1t. Then
came liberty bell. Next Uncle zede-
kiah, very deaf, surrounded oy MS
sister and her charming daughters
and two rude boys, who long for the
old man to die so they can get his
money, but he proves after all not
to be so very deaf and leaves very alb
ruptly. This was very laughable,
after which came the gossips, by f1ve
little girls. This was a button bust
er and side splitter. Then old
folks at home, rendered by twelve
little girls, all arrayed in pure white
and new slippers, scene well worth
a long drive through the mud to see
and hear. Next was an acrostlc
by ten little folks, Washington:
Then the cap drill by the boys, hard
to excel. Next the little seamstress,
rendered in 80 artless manner all
were captivated, after which came
the wand drill by the girls, which
was perfect, especially the time kept.
Little orphan Annie came next, a pa
thetic little poem. Then Young
America, a parade by the school,
where Uncle Sam in his tall hat and
longtailed coat, accompanied by
handsome young lady Handsomely
gowned for the occasion, was the MT
of the evening, and the real Uncle
Sam would smile to see the true pa
triots in this quiet little hamlet, all
a fit emblem of this grand republic.
A recitation came next, by a little
girl attired in a handsome suit to
suit the piece, red, white and blue.
Last came Dixie Land, the whole
school taking part, and as the sweet
childish voices so well trained sang
this grand old song many emotions
filed the heart of certain old man,
for it brought forth memories dear
to him never to be forgotten.
May happy hearts and cheerful
faces be the lot of all the little folks
who took part, and parents should
feel proud of the little ones who act
ed so we'll their parts and appreciate
the painstaking care given by their
teacher, for every scene showed her
guiding hand.
Yesterday was fine day, the only
one in February so near perfect, and
as the mocking bird sang his sweet
strains from a nearby tree and the
little violets smiled so sweet and the
hearts ease looked so modest with
the snowdrops abloom and the tender
buds bursting so soon to make the
old world 30 beautiful with its
myriad leaves and flowers, all tel
us that soon spring will be here.
OLD TIMER.