Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-12
IIABCRNTE PROGRAM At
CONGREGA TIONAL CHURCH

The auditorium Of the Congrega-
tioral church WAS well filled last
night when the Wright Mandolin
club with a medley Of national airs
opened the very attractive program
prepared for the occasion. The read
ings by Mrs. Forst Cartwright and
the singing of Mr.. Cartwright and
Mrs. G. A, Frank were notable feat
ures of the entertainment. while the
piano duet. Don Pasquale' (Doni-
zetti) by Miss Ailene Bixler ana Miss
Blanche Porterfield was much en-
ioyed. The Song and Axe Drill by
nine boys of the Helping Hand class,
nine girls from the Cleaners and
Sunshine classes were both as clever
as could be,
Mrs. Benadum. director, won many
encomiums for the success OF the two
drills given under her direction. In the
columbia drill the girls were
dressed, three each. in the red, white
ana blue. ana at the close Mrs. Frank
sang the star Spanglcd amer. The
axe drill was unique, the boys being
dressed in %Overhauls and carrying
axes. the song having as its motif
the splitting of rails a la Lincoln. The
boys executed a complicated manual
OF arms drill with the axes which
made a hit.
The concluding solo by Mrs. Frank,
''Thc Death OF "A Soldier Boy was an
exceedingly touching thing.
The most impressive thing on h
program was Mrs. Cartwright's read
ing Of Mary Shipman Andrews Per
feet Tribune to- Lincoln which was
listened 90 with close attention. '"The
Court of Boyville" was Mrs. Cart
wright's other reading Mr.. Cart
Wright's first baritone solo was The
soldiers Dream" beautifully rendered
and appropriate TO the occasion Mrs
Franks singing is quite too well
known TO need comment ana as usual
she thoroughly pleased her hearers.
Boys in song and Axe Drill.
Rudolfo Hernandez, Chester BOldt.
Stanley Brown. Wilson Baden. Harry
Hopping, Arthur Taylor. Earl Schra-
der. Byron Wilson. Carl Anderson.
Leslie Reldt, captain.
Girls in Columbia Drill.
Evelyn Trotter. Eva Seth. Ethel
MeClasky. leila Rankin Louise Bell
Eileen Washburn, Carrie Brown. Flor
nee HUI. Ollie Hind. Mrs. l. w.
Ben0dum. director physical culture
Y. W. G. A.. directed the drill.
Lincoln IN Ell q beautiful repro
duction of the great painting by Fer
rls, was the appropriate souvenir
given 60 zach person present. The
souvenir picture WIS accompanied oS
n leaflci containing the following IN
teresting Information as 70 the paint
inG:
THE true greatness Of any man
cannot be properly judged during his
own life time, nor even during his
own generation. While Abraham
Lincoln was unauestionaOly one of
the foremost figures of an epoch max
period. his real place IN history
remained Tor future generations to
determine. Now that the bitterness
of sectional strife a passed away.
the figure of the beloved Lincoln
looms up large in the pages OF
American history, beside the heroic
personality OF washington.
The artist. in the picture. Lincoln
IN '6l." has undertaken TO depict he
martyrcd president as he appeared on
the threshold OF the most trying
career that could come to any man. /
Of seeing his country engage in
civil warfare. and be compelled. |
through wears of bioodshed. to direct 4
the efforts 70 queil the strife. II VIII
be remembered that while on his way !
his home al springfield, H.. to
Washington. 10 be inaugurated. Mr.. |
Lincoln made speeches at a number
u points. Tho artis' shows him as
he stood on the platform. which had
been erected for the purpose just out
side Independence hall in Phiiadel-
phia. a hali-past SIX o'clock on the
morning el lthluAa! -. lstls Acie