The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
Especial 10 The Times-Dispatch I

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charlottesville, Va, July ITO day
at o'clock the fourth annual Fourth
of July celebration took place at the
University of Virginia Summer school
This school is The most noted one of
the South, and its celebrations on In
dependence Day have been justly re-
nowned for their splendor and historic
significance. Heretofore they have
consisted of pageants, each State and
county being represented in q line OF
march by their most famous charac-
ters and representations of their chief
points of interest in history, products
or social life. This year. however.
splendid chorus of 20 voices was
trained to render various national an
thems, and the celebration took the
form of tableauX The program was
divided into three parts
Part one was the Making of the
Nation" and in this. by tableaux and
song. the various nations which had
part in the making of the United
states in its Colonial days, were rep
resented. John Bull posed. while
Rule Britannia" was sung. A Spanish
Toreador and two Spanish girls ap-
peared on the stage, while the TOR
eador's Love Song" was rendered.
Fair Parisans, IN the latest fashions.
represented France. while the chorus
sang The Marseillaise." A Swedish
girl. with skis posed for the swedish
national anthem, and with a watch
on the Rhine" for the Dutch. with
their stems and pipes. and Let Every
Man in Whom Dutch Blood Doth
Flow for the Dutch. in their quaint
costumes. The Scotch and Irish also
mad their part in this section of the
program.
''HistOry of Nation"
Part two was entitled The History
OF the Nation" and in it all OF the
nations wars were represented. whils
the song which had its origin at that
time was sung The only exception
was the first tableau, when America"
was sung. while Columbus was shown
discovering this land The Revolu-
tionary War was depicted by the ia
nous picture of the Spirit of 70"
while the band played Yankee Doc
ole Francis Scott Key and his two
Maryland friends scanned the horizon
from the deck of ship. while the
Star Spangled Banner" was sung.
which he wrote during the War of
1912.
Thomas o'Hara's famous elegy. The
Bivouac OF the Dead" was represented
pS tableau OF the American soldiers
at the time OF the Mexican War. For
the civil War TWO tabieauX were shown
girls In gray coats and hats for
Dixie" and girls in blue for "The Bat
tie Hymn Of the Republic" The South
ern and Northern nags appeared to.
sether in the tableau of the Spanish
soldiers. when 'Tenting Tonight" was
sung, Inis part OF the program was
Gohcinded by peace tableau, while
inc chorus sang Angel Of Peace, Thou
mast Wandered Too Long"
"Nation OF To DnyD
me third part of the program was
called The Nation OF To-Day" and at
this time each Of the states which had
representatives at the Summer School
took part First tableau was formed
OF Columbia, surrounded by the forty
eight States, while the chorus sang
columbia. the Gem of The Ocean,
Ihen the chorus left the steps OF the
! rotunoa and their place was taken by
$50 OF the Virginia students who formed
the United States flag For them a
Platform was erected. on which one
by one the State delegations appeared.
paid their respects 10 the Virginia del
egation as their hosts Of the SIMMER
school. and then, turning to the audi
ence, performed a taDleau or stunt
or sang a song which represented the
most striking features OF their States
The states thus taking part were Ma
oama. Arkansas. Delaware, District of
columbia. Georgia. Kentucky. Louis
lana Maryland. Mississippi. New Jar-
sey, New York, North Carolina, Penn
sylHania. Tennessee. Oklahoma. West
Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Iowa.
Illinois. Connecticut, Wisconsin. Ohio
and Missouri South America and China
were also represented
At the conclusion of tho ceremonies
the American flag, formed by the Vir-
ginia students. headed a procession
down the lawn. beins followed By all