The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-21

ne natlOnal community SluS ilOVe'
ment inaugurated here Sunday after
noon in the Auditorium by the Thurs
day Musical club of which Mrs. A..
G.. Jacobson is president, was given
the Endorsement Of the entire city
The great crowd that filled every av-
ailable seat and overlooked the e
tibule was a SPLENDID testimony to
the city's patriotism. Old and young
sang the old songs with a vim that
made the walls ring. Everybody
sang. People who have not express
ed their feelings in song for a long
time joined in the choruses of the
old songs which brought back to them
memories of the long ago.
The program was opened by sing
ing the national anthem lead by O'cOn-
nor's orchestra and directed by r.
J. A. Graham, Henry Halverson,
George Humphreys, and a womal's
double uQartet, composed of Mrs. III
lis Putnam, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. ia.
cobson, Mrs. J.tP. French, Mrs. A. E.
Jacobson, Mrs. A. ]. ArnOt, Mrs. j.
VI. Martin and Miss Bessie keenan,
gave the special numbers, assisted
by a large chorus choir of 100 voices
made up of the various church choirs
and other musical organizations of
the city. The soloists, all favorites
with Bismarck audiences, were CIV
en- a hearty ovation. Mr.. Halverson
and Mr.. Humphreys sang Garry
Me Back to Old Virginia." which was
most effective. The other special
numbers were Keep the Home Fires
Burning" sang by Mrs. Graham,
believe Me If All Those Endearing
Young Charms by Mrs. Steele, Smile
Smile, Smile" by Mr.. Humphreys,
and Carrie Jacobs Bonds Perfect
Day. by the double quartet. The
chorus numbers included Onward
Christian Soldiers "a'Mrching Though
Georgia. "My Old Kentucky Home
"Old Folks at Home" and America"
Mrs. Arthur Bauer was the accompan-
list. . -'.
Hon. C. L. Young, n of Bismarck's
fOur-minute men, gave a short address
telling of the movement and how it
helps to cheer the boys overseas.
Rev. w. ]. Hutchinson of the McCabe
church gave the invocation and Rev.
George Buzzlle of the St. Georges
Episcopal church, the benedictiOn.
George n. >KenistOn, secretary Of the
Commercial club and n of the sup
porters of the movement presided and
gave a short talk commencing Mrs
JACOBSON for the phenomenal success
Of the sing and paying a tribute to
the large audience for their coopera-
ton.
Many of the city's oldest organi-
cations together with the ones Of the
younger generation attended in body
Among them were the Women's Re-
liei Corps, the Woman's Auxiliary
to Companies A. and l, The Home
Guards, who acted as ushers, the Boy
SCOTS of D.. B. Cooks Group, who
occupied seats in the front and the
~ rrIre ulrIs. A special invitation
was extended the Civil War veterans,
hut owing to the illness and the cold
ness of the weather they were unable
to attend. But they were not forgot
ten as, special mention was made OF,
tllcll Wy WI. hC1IlotOu IN Ahl' AOuAbpI
and war songs of the sixties were sung
in their remembrance. A poem,
Your BOY and My Boy" of which
Earl Tostevin of Mandan and a men,
Der of Company F, is the author and
which was written the afternoon the
troops left Bismarck for the south was
read by Mr.. Remission. .
Much of the success Of the sing
was due to the untiring efforts of
Mrs. Jacobson, Mr.. Marquis the d.
rector, ,O'Connor's orchestra, which