Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
MANY EVENTS
To CELEBRATE
THE HOLIDAY

This city will join with all the ma
tion tomorrow in celebration of the
one hundred and seventy-eighth an
niversary Of the birth of George
Washington, American soldier
statesman and first president of the
United States of America.
A number of factories and places
of business, all of the public schools,
as Will the banking institutions, post
office, custom house and public
library, be closed The post office
and custom house will be open un-
til 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Appropriate exercises are being
held in all the public schools today.
The programs consist of Washing
ton songs, recitations and speeches,
all in keeping with the occasion.
Drama In High School.
A novel entertainment, consisting
of four-act drama, written by
George B. Coates, of the class Of
1911, was given by the Franklin Lit
erary Society in the auditorium of
the high school this afternoon to
mark the anniversary of George
Washington's birth. The play was
written around Revolutionary times
and depicted the various well-known
characters of those days.
The plot for the drama brought
into pay the opening of the Revolu-
tionary War, the duel between Aaron
Burr and Alexander Hamilton, Ben
edict Arnold's treason and flight,
and the famous episode of Molly
Pitcher, in the battle of Monmouth.
The opening scene was laid in the
house occupied by Betsy Ross, in
Philadelphia. George Washington
and Benedict Arnold were shown as
rivals for the hand Of Miss Martha
Columbia, who has certain plans
CORVALLIS, hearing of the plans, re-
solves to court Miss Columbia and
secure them for himself. He was
almost successful in his attempt
when the war breaks out and he Is
compelled to abandon his courtship.
The second scene is laid in the gar
den of Betsy Ross's home, and the
third in a fort in Cork City" The
last scene is the same as the first
Throughout the play the comedy
vein is introduced by "Sambo," col
ored butler, who was represented by
Howard Lyon.
The cast of characters was as fol-
lows:
Martha Columbia. Miss Anna Allen
George Washington. Charles Hults
Benedict Arnold =. George Coates
Betsy Ross. =. Miss Agnes Brown
Alexander Hamilton. Russell Woglom
Aaron Burr ...... Charles Wright
Mollie Pitcher -. Miss Pearl Koch
Lord CORVALLIS. :. Melvill Wilding
Jemimah Boston
Miss Kate Osterhout.
Sophie Boston ................
Miss Katherine Kleckner.
Marquis La Fayette. Oren Browning
Miss Faith. -. Miss Ruth Griswold
Captain Wilson Harvey Wilson
"Sambo" ...........H Howard Lyon
Events For Tomorrow.
There will be two dancing recep-
tions tomorrow night for the amuse-'
ment of dancers. Washington Hose
Company will hold its annual ball in
the Auditorium and Camp 20, Bnei
Zion, will hold areception a and dance
in Washington hall tomorrow night.
A Martha Washington tea and en-
tertainment will be held at the Home
for the Aged, 271 High street, to-,
morrow afternoon and evening Tea
will be served from to o'clock in
the afternoon and an entertainment
will be held in the evening from
to 10 o'clock. The ladies serving
will be costumed as Martha Wash
ington and decorations appropriate
to the occasion will be feature. All
are welcome. A silver collection will
be taken at the door.
The theatres of the city will pre-
sent good holiday bills tomorrow af-
ternoon and night. Trains will run
on holiday time and many people
have arranged to spend the day out
of town