Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-14
Program and Pageant in
+ Celebration of Discovery
of America are
Given.
THE GLEE CLUBS SING
The Columbus Pageant was
a Special Feature Well
Given.

The coming of Columbus was fitting.
ly celebrated Friday evening at Lincoln
high school. Though very limited
time had been assigned for plans for
the program, it was worked out into
a very comprehensive scheme of
patriotic celebration
The Program.
The opening number, the Star
Spangled Banner, was participated in
heartily by everybody, following which
Robert Boeye gave an Grafton on Citi-
zenship which carried his audience
with him through every syllable. The
young orator placed the value of citi-
zenship on a high plane, and urged
that the coming generation should
shoulder its burden in educating the
foreigners to want citizenship. The
production was most inspiring, and
was delivered with the fire and en-
thusiasm of one hundred per cent
young American who will soon put to
good use the principles of full citi-
zenship.
Miss Lucille Herbst, dressed in red,
recited "On Flanders Field Where
Poppies Grow" with musical accom-
paniment-Miss Rosalind Cook with
violin and Miss Bessie Stiyerson at
the piano This number was most
beautifully done the setting and music
adding an artistic finish to a poem
we have grown to love. 1t was made
living poem by Miss Lucille and
those who heard it will always re-
member it.
Both Glee clubs united in giving the
popular song OF the fourth Liberty
loan and also the parody, johnny Get
Your Mon" Miss Cook, who drilled
and directed them, has reason to, feel
pride in the patriotic manner i'll which
these boys and girls sang-pep and
perfect accord being the keynote.
Everett Clifton, young ninth grade
pupil, then added his bit to the stimu-
luA for buying bonds in crisp and
fiery four minute speech. This
speech is the climax of some work
done in English conducted by Miss
Bertha Teal A lively contest was
held in the production of speeches on
the topic of buying bonds. Everett
won first place among some eighty
contestants and was asked to deliver
his speech last evening in public. His
work was evidence that those who
wish to retain ora torical laurels will
have to work to keep them from him.
Van Dykes beautiful poem, Amer
lea for Me-" was interpreted feelingly
by Miss Dorothy Gilmore. Another
beautiful picture was added to the
program as the young lady, clad in
white, sweetly interpreted the words
of great patriot who returns to his
native soil. The violin and piano
added just the proper atmosphere to
this number, also.
This same great writer, since war
broke out has written a tribute to the
Statue of Liberty-a gem of poetic
patriotism. Miss Thelma SparbOe
next gave this number with LOena
Teget standing, torch in high held
hand, and shining in white raiment.
as the embodiment of Bartholdi's art
Thelma's powerful and stirring appeal
up Liberty and Smite,' made every
one want to rise up and smash the
Hun then and there while the exqui-
site picture of our own Liberty, made
by Leona would move the mast stOlid
Helen Desmond gave an original
tribute to the flag. 1t is safe to say
that no speck nor mar shall come
nigh any flag of Uncle Sans, if this
young lady is present. In sweet
clear voice she told what the flag
meant to her and the curtains then
parted, revealing the girls glee club
with huge American flag as a back
ground. They sang Your Flag and
My Flag"-and everybody drank
anew of the spirit Of our glorious
emblem.
The Pageant.
After these numbers came the
special feature in honor of Columbus
The American history class used its
ingenuity and brains and put out for
public inspection their Interpretation
of the story of Columbus. The whole
has been put to rout this year. More
men and more material must he sent
each month to win the war. The Ger
mans know that the American people