The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-07-27
MISS GORDON's BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED By L. r. I

The old saying that IF you wish a
thing done. do il yourself" will have
TO be qualified SO as to read. IF you
wish a thing done. get the boys and
girls Of the Loyal Temperance Legion
to do it," for certainly the work done
! by those boys and misses at the two
celebrations given by them recently at
the Methodist church give evidence Of
perseverance in studying their parts
and such splendid skill in rendering
the same as TO merit the very highest
praise OF the large audience which
greeted them.
AS on the former occasion Miss Mary
Erwin presided at the large organ and
her open voluntary and the tact and
judgment used by her in leading the
young people in their many songs and
choruses. was one OF the features Of
the evening.
In the absence Of Rev. Bigham the
Rev. W. II. Dodge. who Is always on
hand TO fill a breach, invoked the d.
vine blessing. Mrs. Packham. presi-
dent of the W. c. T. L.. had charge Of
the meeting and after reading the 4th
chapter Of Proverbs, gave a short
| sketch OF the life and work Of Miss
Anna Gordon. Told Of a meeting held
in Boston by Mr. Moody and at an aft
er meeting conducted by Miss Willard
| there was no one to play the organ
and Miss Willard called for a volunteer
and after a long wait little girl
| dressed in deep mourning walked up
the aisle and said that as no one else
| had come forward, she would do the
best she could. Today that same little
girl after 30 years Of work for the
| temperance cause. IS the honorary sec
Rotary Of the Worlds W. c. T. L. and
general secretary OF the Worlds l. T.
L.: also editor in chief Of the Monthly
Crusader
Miss Annie Pearl Liddon then sung
the beautiful song. 1.-The Broken Pin
ion," and little Della Livingston pro-
nounced a birthday greeting.
Then came the gem OF the evening
called "Columbia's Call" AS the clear
notes of company call rang out thru
the house from the bugle of Mr.. Ray
mond Bullock. Junior. some 20 young
girls and a few boys marched onto the
platform. each bearing an American
flag and went through q lengthy and
beautiful program.
The character Of Columbia was TAX
en- by Miss Ruth Boney who. beautiful
ly draped In the American colors. the
work OF Mrs. J. 4. Bowler. went thru
the long and arduous part in a man
ner deserving the greatest praise. As
she had been called on to take the part
only the day before and certainly look
ed and acted In to perfection. The
other characters were taken by Annie
Pope Eagleton. Nellie LiddOn. Rober,
White. Lois Livingston. Katherine
Strunk, Katie May Eagleton, Annie
Whitworth. Ellen STRIPPING. Marguerite
Edwards and others whose names W.
could not catch.
4 splendid recitation called tn,
Power Of Example" was to have beer
delivered by Floyd Coleman, but Ow
ing to the serious illness OF his fathel
the young lad was unable to attent
and the audience certainly lost a trea
as the boy is a natural born orator.
Miss Avalee Edwards then delivere,
twentieth Century Patriotism" Tn,
exquisite manner in which this yount
lady acclaimed her part brought her :
we'll merited round OF applause
The Baracca quartet of the Baptis
church, MeSsrs. Walter Marsh, Franz
Gates. Lansford and Harry Cole CAV,
n beautiful song accompanied by Mar,
Gates on the organ. They also led tn,
patriotic songs in "Columbia's Call
and the congregational music, thei
voices lending a charm to the Occas
ion that was highly appreciated by al
present.
The general public can scarcely es
innate the amount of labor necessar,
in drilling a lot Of children to a de
gree of perfection such as was exhibit
ed last night and to Mrs. G. w Martin
and Mrs. Sadie Mckenzie belongs al
the glory.