Evening journal., 1914-01-14

OF SwartnmOre College, Mrs Harry
c. Boden, Philadelphia Philomusian
Club; Mrs. Prentiss Nichol, Philadel-
phia New Century Club.
Two General Federation vice-presi-
dents we're Mrs. Rudolph Blanken-
burg, Of Philadelphia, and Mrs VIII
liam +. Andrews, OF Washington, d.
.C.
Mrs. Charles f. Wollaston presided
at the entertainment, and, as the
spirit of Delaware History" gave
the prologue and epilogue and intro
duced the intervening scenes. Mrs.
Wollaston wore a quaint and beauti-
ful silk brocade, the wedding gown
OF Mrs. Frances Askew Mather In
keeping with the olden times was the
gown with its tiny pun sleeves and
full skirt laid in plaits. The beauti-
| full India silk shawl worn with the
dress is also an heirloom, 200 years
old It belonged to Miss Alice p.
, Smythe.
The following prologue, which
opened the entertainment, was writ
ten by Miss Mary II. Askew Mather
"Time is the greatest weaver Of them
all;
His cleaning shuttle never stops or
stays,
So in his hands the tapestry of life,
In State or Nation, grows in its de-
sign.
Some color dark, some fair. according
to the pattern marked out by
the sons of men;
In Delaware are memorable scenes
Which I. the spirit OF its history. bid
you now witness as the broid-
cred past;
Hangs here before you fresh from
Times old loom.
in the first scene was shown a
woods with "The First Dwellers I'M
America, the Lenni Lenape Indians"
Those taking part were: Mrs w.
A. Jordan, Miss Emma Lore, Mrs
Calvin Swayne, Mrs. Walter Mode,
Mrs. George II. Spackman. Miss Flor
ence Hall. Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Mrs.
Julian Adair, Mrs. A. X. Ewes. Mrs.
Frederick Golding, Miss Mabel Davis
and Miss Helen Berl
The music included the songs. MY
Birch Bank Canoe" and Lonely" ant
a solo, "The Land of the Sky-Blue
Water" by Miss Helen Berl.
In scene two was shown "A Foil
Dance in Holland"
"The arrival of the Dutch and theil
Purchase of Lower Delaware IRON
the Indians in 1881" is shown ii
scene three.
Those taking part were Mrs. Wal
ter Butler, Mrs. j. 8. Peirce Mrs
= William Thompson. Miss Elizabetl
Bringhurst. Miss Mabel Goldins. Mis-
Marian James. Miss Grace Weldin
: Mrs. L. B. Morrow and Miss Elizabetl
Phillips.
Scene four showed a Swedish Foil
i, Dance"
In scene five was shown "rhe Com
q pact With the Swedes Made by tn
: Great Indian Council In 1G45."
The Swedes were: Miss Emm
Bush. Mrs William B. Megear. Mrs
, Norman 5. Hagley. Miss Gretta Nil
; Ter. Miss Harriet Mather, Mrs. jon
/; w. Brady, Mrs. George S. Capelle.
"A Folk Dance in England wa
S shown in Scene six.
l. Scene seven was laid along tn
5. Delaware River. and showed For
g Casimer in the background. This rep
resented the coming of William Penn
and the transfer of Delaware to Eng
lish Control in 1852.
The English were: Mrs. Pete
J Wright Mrs Horace Thayer, Mrl
willard p. Chandler. Mrs Charles
Kent. Miss Grace Beadenkopi Mr.
a Iohn Biggs. Mrs. Harold Schutt. Mis-
. elizabeth jackson, Mrs. William
Coke, Mrs. s y. Trump, Mrs. A.
Z Warner. Jr.. and Mrs. Edgar Chant
z Ter.
= "'rhe Invasion OF an early Delawsl
Settlement by Pirates was shown
the eighth scene, which was also la
along Delaware shores. The pirat'
a were; Mrs. J. Montieth Jackson, Mr.
Harrison W Howell, Miss Marian Bes'
enkopf Mrs. n. 6. Negendank, Nj
: George Brown, Miss Rachel Robinson.
Scene nine went back to the time
lT76 and depicted "The Cause OF Ind
pendence Served by Caesar Rodney
4 The scene was laid in the yard Of Nj
dam Roland 1T Lewes, Delaware. ~
characters were; "Caesar Rodney" Nj
Edgar Fell; Madam Roland" Mrs.
A. Miller; Maid" Mrs. Mary Corkra
christmas Customs of Long Ago
Wilmington Streets were shown
scene ten. The mummers, clad in ia
tastic costumes of every hue and d
scripti0n were: Mrs. Wilbur c. Jons
Miss Mabel Talley, Mrs. L. G. KeI
Miss Josephine Prickett, Miss Madelil
:. Reed, Miss Emma Beck, Miss E. Rose
L Shrader, Miss Ethel Wilson, Miss Elm
! Colby, Mrs. f. Z. Booth, Miss Mildr
4 Belts, Mrs. Leslie Carpenter and Mi
Elvid Hunt.
The motley throng, full of the spir
of ancient revelry entered the aud
1 orium from the main entrance al
passed up the center aisle ON to Il
platform.
A quaint Quaker home scene vi
shown in scene eleven. 1t depict
"A Council of War in the Old Tatna
house in Brandywine Village in 1777
the principals being Washington, L
y fayette and Wayne.
n These we're: Mrs. A. b. Moore
4 George Washington; Miss Ma
guerite Rodgers as the Marquis
Lafayette" and Mrs. Charles S. Ga
\ throp as General Anthony Wayne"
The "aide" was Mrs. Charles We
ner. Miss Alice Palmer was the be
man and the chimney sweeps" we
Miss Grace Baird and Mrs. Villa
p. Poole.
Il In scene twelve was presented
real old time scene The Arts
Peace" represented by an old til
quilting party. Those in the part
4 were: Mrs. Charles Robinson, Nj
p w Smith Mrs Anne BradfOl