The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-12
THE PATRIOTIC ENTERTAINMENT
Proves to Be One Of the Biggest and
Best in St. Paul.

For several weeks the committee of
management of the Patriotic Enter
tainment has been pushing a cam.
paign of publicity for the entertain.
ment that again demonstrated the fact
that it pays to advertise; and, if any.
one had any doubts along that line,
the magnificent crowd that damned
the Armory last Tuesday evening, dis.
PEELED them. The members of the
committee may we'll congratulate
themselves upon their splendid sue.
cess in bringing together such a large
! crowd of orderely, we'll behaved, we'll
dressed and happy people.
The program presented was about
as follows: Patriotic selections, Mel.
sons Orchestra; Invocation, Rev. G.
! w. Camp; Opening, Atty. w. F. Fran.
CHS, Master of Ceremonies; National
Anthem, Orchestra and Audience, led
by Mr.. Charles H. Miller; Address,
Secretary of State; Julius A. Schmahl :;
Song and Chorus, Somewhere in
France is a Lilly" c.. H. Miller and
his military girls: Mrs. S. E. Hall,
Mrs. Eleanor Smith, Mrs. Gladys
Brown, Mrs. Helen Davenport, Miss
Lucielle Elliott, and Miss Marie Gard
ner; Address, Red Cross, Mrs. B. N.
Murrell; Address, Hon. Daniel w.
Lawler; Song, Mrs. Gladys Brown;
Address,, Postmaster Otto N. Raths;
Address, Mr.. Lawrence C. Hodgson;
Address, Atty. VIM. r. Morris; Ad-
dress, Atty. B. S. Smith; Star Span
gled Banner, Orchestra and Audience.
Every number on the program was
we'll given, the singing was fine and
the addresses could not have been i'm
proved upon; they we're all splendid
and met a hearty response in the
hearts of the audience and were de-
servedly applauded. During the exer-
cises letter received from Atty.
Charles w. Scrutchins, the great law
yer of Bemidji, was read by Mr..
Francis.
After the exercises dancing was in
dulged in to the dulcet strains of Mel
sons excellent orchestra. Prof. Mel
son was very gracious in responding
to the encores of the delighted terpsi-
chorean devOtees, and it was early
morn when the strains of Home
Sweet Home" were waited to the auri-
culars of dancers and they reluctantly
left the floor, donned their wraps and
sought their motor cars.
The committee of management that
is entitled to the credit for the splen-
did entertainment is as follows: C. E.
Jones, chairman; ThOs. Lewis, vice
chairman; Geo. L.. Lee, secretary;
Kelsey S. Chase, president of Peoples
Bank, treasurer; J. w. Milton, Ro1ley
Beard, S. M. Lewis and w. F. Will
liams. The committee was assisted
by Mesdames Maud Hoage, Bessie
Lucas and Florence Johnson, of the
Red Cross at the punch bowl; Mrs.
Kennedy in the ladies' rest room;
Mesdames J. w. Milton and O. H.
Allen in the refreshment room; Misses
Thetma Johnson, Marguerite Jones and
Wayne Lucky as candy kiss sellers;
Messrs. c. H. Jackson, r. S. Harris,
+. d. McCracken, w. B. Tandy and
last but by no means least the ubi-
quitous, efficient and indispensable
Charles H. Miller, general manager, to
each and every one of whom the COM
mlttee tenders grateful thanks.
The reports of the ticket committee
are not all in but the net proceeds
are considerably over $4,000, which
will be turned over to the representa-
tives of the Red Cross.