The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-05
Auditorium Grounded for
"Bdby Week" Mass Meeting
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DAO9 VSGn 4uUSS I4SGSSJSS
The Auditorium was filled to it's ca
pacity last evning for the big mass
meeting given as the closing event Of
the capital city Baby Week. The
program for the most part was pre-
scented by the school children from
grades one, two, three and five. The
Thursday Musical Club sang two num-
bers and stereopticon views were
shown.
Real talent was displayed by the
children in their performances and their
appearance on the stage brought forth
hearty applause. The little tots from
grades one and two gave folk dances
and songs under the direction of Miss
Clara Tatley assisted by Miss Florence
KeOgan.
The children from grades three and
five who presented the playlet judith
and Ariel" fully deserved the applause
extended them. So splendid were
their acting that you could hardly
realize that it was the first time for
some Of them to appear in pubic. An
ME 'Katz, George Newton and Arnold
Won Hagen, the trio representing tu-
berculOsis germs, gave clever inter
probation of this part. The playlct
was one concerning proper ventilli'-
ton and the parts represented various
symptoms of illness and it's cure. Dor
Othy, Stebbins took the role of Judith.
the little girl who thought she was IL, !;
Kathryn Marquis, Ariel, her frienI;
Irwin Vigness represented headache;
John Rennen, cold; Frank Robidou,
WEAKNESS; Marie MERCER, the nurse ;
Alta Jones, camp fire girl; James Meis-
ner, boy scout Muriel Robinson, life;
Katherine Ryan, light Kenneth Miller,
vim and Ernest Penwarden, vigOr. The
playlet was given under the direction
of Miss Lucinda Clemens AMI Miss
Dorothy Mcfarland teachers Of the
Will school.
DR.. Fannie Dunn Quain explained
the various views shown which treated
on sanitary and unsanitary conditions
of milk and feeding the baby, They
were very instructive and gave d good
'insite into conditi6ns lii crowded cities
and above all the need for public health
inspection Community singing was
also feature.
The cradle roll parties held in the
various churches OF the city were most
successful. Many babies were guests.
The chapels and parlors Of the church
es were especially appointed and i'll a
number Of places tea was served.
The capital city Baby Week program
was a success from the beginning to
the close. The committees in charge
were given the best cooperation pos
sible from the business and profession
al men of the city as well as the wom-
en-. Each event wars arranged to give
.thest most practicable results"
IN .!inri. afiEf ~ - H. '~A
81, Ckautaaqua Attraction Here.
IAN interesting musical event has
BEEN arranged by Supt. j: Maurice
Martin of the public schools in the
presentation OF the Indian String
Quartet, composed of four American
Indians, members of the Redpath> bu-
reau, Monday evening in the high
school auditorium. These boys have
;, appeared, ccessfnlly lin chautapqtIa
engagements in the various parts OF
the country and are now enrcute east
! to join the Redpath bureau for the
summer tour. '-''.53
,.Richards Kennedy lecturer and ,stO.
p, ry a4ller,I tmho travels with the quar-
ttetJ Mountaineering introductions to
, nil the sn,pnbers, making it easy to
understand llthe selections. -.
The quartet is composed entirely
of young American Indians, whose
understanding Of the tineness Of their
music has been marvelously develop
ed. Each member of the quartet rep
resents different tribe. Fred Car
din, first violin, comes from the Qua
paw tribe in Oklahoma; Alex Melo-
vido, second violin, from the Pribilof
islands in the Boring sea, and is a
. member of the Aleut tribe; William
Palm, viola, from the Flathead tribe
Of Montana; and Willie Reddie, cello,
is a member of the Hydah tribe Of
Wrangell, Alaska. They will appear
in Indian costumes. The concert is
free and it is hoped the boys will be
given a splendid welcome from the
Capital City lovers iofa Indian music.
The program will include rwork Ks of
Euthyn Turney, who is the composer
of many Of, the wild and fascinating
melodies which is characteristic OF
Indian music.