The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20
FREE LIBRARY
GETS BOOST
LADIES ENTERTAINMENT SUCCESS
Nearly 5000 Raised As Starter For
Free Library Fund. Entertain
ment First Glass.

starting public library fund for the
city of Hood River, was success
from all o audpoints, civic, historical
aud social rho exceeding worthy OBJ
ject which prompted this delightful
entertainment, and which inspired
Hood Rivers leading business men
to contribute their talent and labor
ia An eft ort to have the club realize its
ambition, was fully appreciated BY
the bost element of citizenship. And
the Opera House could not nearly
accommodate the crowd that sought ad-
mission at the advanced prices asked, =,
many being TUNED away. Over $3.50
was netted from the entertainment,
and when, in the future, Hood Rivers
public library becomes reality all
will remember the genial spirit which
prevailed the Opera House on this
occasion, when the songs aud min
strel jokes OF our business men and
the dancing OF our children brought
smiles and laughter, while the ingen-
uity and executive ability OF the club
women brought dollars from the pook
cts OF large and representative audi.
enCe.
With every dollar put into good
book, the future good this modest
amount of Moaey may accomplish
cannot be estimated.
With Truman Butler as the digni-
fed interlocutor, the group of black
faced commedians who essHyed the
role of minstrels made an instant hit
with the audience. Arthur Clarke
and Clay Brock, Rev. j. V. Bandy
and A. l.. Perry proved very clever
end men, and the citizen who escaped
their joking sarcasm was lucky.
Even Truman Buffers head was al
legged to be bald, much to that gentle
mans discomforture, and the Com
werciai Club was given good shak
ing up about its proposed new build
ing. Dan Shannon was tiokled bit
with the minstrel feather, and the
local merchants also got their medi
cine, especially the druggists, The
singing was especially we'll received,
excellent solo work being dope by
Paul Hubbard, Charles Clarke, Clay
Brock, Arthur Clarke, j. V. Randy,
A. l.. Perry, Glen Gillette and Lou
Darling. A string quartette oompos
cd of Messrs. Erwin Parkius, Robt.
Pergo, Ernest Rinkaid and A. II
Loeiiler, gave some excellent select
ions during the intermissi0n between
the first and second parts of the show,
and the vocal quartette formed by
Messrs. Lou DaIland, Cbas Clarke,
Paul Hubbard and Arthur Clarke was
recalled many times.
What proved one of the most pleas
ing features of the evening was the
ohildren's dancing under the personal
direction of Prof. Beggs. This Dor
tion of the entertainment was under
the supervision of Mrs j. Il. Epping
and Mrs. Del. Rand, who arranged
and executed the program most sue
cesstully. Opening with court
minuet by four couples in Colonial
costume, the children soon proved
themselves formidable rivals of their
black faced competitors. In this
minuat we're dancing Katherine Baker
and Thurston Laraway, Elizabeth Ep-
ping ana Harold Ingles, Mildred Hux-
Icy and George Batchelder, Elizabeth
Hadley aud Joe Williams. The Dutch
dance was one of the qualntest con-
ceits Of the performance, and was we'll
executed by Lorraine Allen, Malcomb
Button, Frances CastneI, Allen But
ton, Suzanne Kay, BAIL Williams,
Elda jackson and Glen Hunt.
ln the Oxford, little Beryl Clarke
and Newton Clarke simply brought
down the house with their cunning
steps and naive abandon. Little Miss
Mary Whitehead proved perhaps the
most graceful and agile dancer in the
intricate sword dance, while the skirt
dancing Of katherine Baker was heart
ily enoored as it deserved. Prof.
Beggs has accomplished wonders with
these yonng children, and Terpsi-
chore can we'll be proud of such de-
votes. Between these dances Miss
Davis sang 'The Dummy Shirtwaist
Girl" her characteristic rendition
and sweet voice being much admired,
while she personally looked model
which any firm might envy.
Mrs. Laura ,BatcheldeT, the new
president of the Women's Club, states
that the building up of the library
fund started by this entertainment
will be the chief work OF the club this
coming year, aud that the personal
co. operation of every man, woman
and chill In Hood River 10 desired,
as it will he an institution for the
good of the public at large "a city
nf the size and intellectually OF
Hood River should certainly support
a free library" she stated to
the Glacier, "and while this start
may be considered small, it IL never
theIegs start and the Women's Club
intends bending every effort to the
growth Of the fund 1t should inter
est every citizen of the town. and
Judging from the royal support given
he canse at it's inception, we believe
lt will grow to success IN a shorter
period than we have dared to antici-
pate. he educational features Of a
tree Circulating library canu0t Ee
Cvetestimated aud the day has arrived
when hood River should rank with
communities which consider such in
stitut ons a necessity to the public
good. "
The minstrel programe ct the Clnt
entertainment was prepared by Arthur
ClarRe, and all credit is due to his
expert management. The date OF the
performance was announced before
the rehearsHls began, and to pat on
such smooth per ormanoe with
parties who had never worked togeth.
or before is feat worthy of pro-
fessional theatrical manager. The
Women's Cub wishes to express its
thorough appreciation of the services
of Mr.. Clnke and also Mrs. Epping
aud Mrs Rand and Prof Beggs. The
program rendered under Mr.. Cialke's
! direction was as follows:
OPENING Chorus. Yankee Doodle
Boy.
Solo, Somewhere Mr., Pan. Hub
bard.
"pay More Attention 10 Me, Ma" ",
Mr.. A. l.. Perry.
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