The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
Monday Music Club Program Last
Evening Was One Of the
Best That Has Been
Gwen.
CREDIT TO MRS. MATLEss
She Arranged the TabIeaux and Miss
Hughes the Music for the
seven Pictures
Shown.

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tha historic pageant America" Civ
on before the Monday Music club last
night under the direction Of Mrs.
leonard Matless. The auditorium
Was filed to Its capacity with an over
flow into the corridor. The mem
hers have learned to expect from the
nrogram which Mrs. Matless prepares
annually for the club calendar, some
thing Of special interest and enjoy
n,ent ana the pag eant last night was
one OF her very best. There were sew
| an historical scenes arranged in chron-
| illogical order. There was an element
of surprise in every scene and not
able absence of Columbia and Betsy
Ross and other character which have
been overworked in tableaux and
pageants. The effect of each scene
was remarkable when bne remem-
bers the small stage and the absence
of almost all stage properties. The
first scene in the pageant was Ameri-
can Indians. To Miss Mary c. Col
Inns OF course belonged the center of
the stage in this. She wore real In
dian costume with chain of wampum
around her neck, the costume being
part of her collection gathered in the
many years in which she was mis-
sionary to the Indians. She sang an
Indian lullaby, moving her hands in
Characteristic fashion Posed about
the stage were girls and boys in IN
dian costume. During this scene Mrs.
Florence Wright Schouten in costume,
sang an Indian song, BY the Water Of
Mennetonka, and responding to an
encore sang The Land OF the Sky Blue
Water. Preceding the scene of the
Pilgrims quartette, Miss Ignore
Rich, Miss Harriet Kastner Mr.. How
ard Wood and Mr.. Charles Dickinson
sang The Landing Of the Pilgrims.
The song gave atmosphere to the
scene which was staged from the pic
ture The Pilgrims Going to Church.
A blue light was thown on the stage
which gave the impression Of winter
morning effectively. The men and
women in Puritan dress, the women
carrying Bibles and the men muskets,
made charming picture.
The Declaration of independence,
in the making, showed Mr.. Wilbur
Davis as Thomas Jefferson. It will be
remembered that Jefferson finished
writing the declaration late at night
and this scene represented him read
ing to himself the finished document.
A tall colonial clock stood in the back
ground with the hands at midnight,
with Jefferson standing beside a
quaint old table, reading scroll by
the light Of candles in tall brass can
die sticks, was the scene.
The Debt to France.
ball at Mt. Vernon given in honor
Of La Fayette brought the remem-
GRANGE Of our debt to France in colon
ial days. The powdered hair and col
onlal costumes worn by the boys and
girls made a beautiful scene and the
courtly manners Of social life in those
days were illustrated in the ceremony
with which Mary Louise Hueston and
Woodson Huiskamp as George and
Martha Washington received their
guests, in the stately minuet as they
danced it and in the formal way in
Which they took their departure at
Inc close of the ball. The orchestra
played Beethoven's Minuet during this
scene
The bays of 81 showed a camp fire
before tent beside which Fred Kirch-
her sat dressed in the uniform Of
union soldier. Louis Solwedel was on
guard as picket During this scene
mems chorus behind the scene sang
enc verse of Tenting Tonight on the
va Camp Ground, Marching Through
aeorgia, Farewell My Own True Love
and other songs of the civil war per-
100. Fred kirchner always does well
Whatever he has to do and to get by
with scene in which there was real
y no action and to do that well was
aard place, but he conveyed the idea
VI lonely soldier every minute.
The period of the Spanish-American
war was depicted by Miss Edna Adj
alnson, dressed as Red Cross nurse
s,aholng on an eminence from which
she could see the battle Of Santiago
and she described it to the audience
N such way that they saw it. Mrs.
Matiess displayed her versatility by
writing the description which Miss
Adamson read in dramatic way. The
.ast scene, Our All for Democracy.
was taken from a modern poster and
showed a sailor and soldier and
..ed Cross nurse with a great Ameri-
can nag for background. The parts
meIe taken by John Ferris, who was a
sallor IN the civil war; by Edward
quincy dressed in khaki uniform and
MSS Adamson in a Red Cross nurse
Costume.
T. Ieceding the pageant and the mus
~ winch ran through it all, was the
lIusic under the direction Of Miss
a a whose artistic. touch was evf-
'ent throughout the arrangement.
hos mere appeared for the first time
T s.ore the Monday Music club the
tint, Unity Concert orchestra, an organ
nr a.ion OF which this city may well be
~ Alfred Hicks, who is one OF
sh, Younger musicians, is the very
t; s,e conductor and in the organiza-
MI Nh are some Of the city's most ex-
s s,ild musicians. They played in
e opd time and tune and during the |
sor oa,hg played long list of national