The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
MUSIC COMMITTEE
MAKES ITS AWARDS
Prizes Given for Wells and Songs
Welcoming the Troopers
Home

II MAS pretty stH 1oh winch ten
to the lot Of the music committee Of
the War camp Community Service
when that little group of individuals
came to decide upon The merits Of the
various compositions submitted by
The Richmond public in connec-
ft1df witfr fhe song and cheer t'orftcst
I.of the organization.
/ All told. the contestants offered
| fully three hundred cheers to be used
in welcoming the homecoming troops.
Will" scores OF snappy songs also
/ came through the matt from all parts
! of the itS.- Over two works were
consumed in sitting out and Judging
the various pieces and almost to the
last day it was difficult TO decide Just
how the honors should be distributed
Here is an epitume of the final awards.
Cheer contest, first prize, Mrs. Cath
crime Miller Gum, Monroe Terrace;
second prize. Peggy ". Harding. e17
barton avenue; third prize, L. z Sale
436 South Laurel street.
! Song contest, first prize, Mrs Mel
i lie p. Henson, 403 Alien avenue; sec
ond prize. Mrs j. l.. Masurier. 3l27
West Franklin street. third prize, Miss
| Mabel w. Giinn / y. Allen avenue
Richmond should be very proud OF
the way representative citizens have
responded TO our appeal for songs and
cheers, said Miss Charlotte Whiting,
organizer of the girls division of the
| W e. G., s.. vest erday. We started
! with the idea of making plain to the
returning troops the Joy we feel at
having them back at last We realize
| no money can repay them for their
/ sacrifices and the prizes were not of
i fered with the idea of buying patriot
/ ism or enthusiasm, but with the hope
that by giving these prizes we could
! make people in general under
stand that enthusiasm and noise are
of value as welcoming factors OF
course, all the cheer writer's could
not win prizes, and in addition TO those
/ Ia whom the first three honors go, |
/ would particularly like to mention the
/ following authors
Miss Peggy w. Harding. GIT Barton
avenue. Miss Carrie y. Berkeley, 2509
stuart avenue; E. p. Sale. 436 South
! Laurel street; ]. Il. Hobeck, centralia
/ Va. Scout Alex Lewis, North Roule-
ward: Rachel Il. Rudd, "a North Boule'
ward. Mrs. Carrie M Drake. 1r-. sos
{ ". Twenty seventh street. Mrs. r. L.
/ Morris 2602 Floyd avenue Mrs. JOS
lie Masurier. 3l27 Yves, franklin
street. Miss Mary g. Hume. 1886 west
Grace street: Scout Zillah Shackle'
iford, 2222 Stuart avenue, Stella c
Rudd. tft7 Floyd avenue; Claude r
Davis. care Murphy's hotel: Mrs. c
\. pueh, Z220 r. Grace street, Mary
Y. StcGar, 2604 Floyd avenue; James
Daniel. Jefferson hotel; Miss Florence
F'eraandou. sos Nicholson street; Miss
Fitzgerald. 11I2 Capitol street, T.
/ Wuodali
Awards in Cheer Contest.
First Prize. Mrs Catherine Miller
Gum
Eah! Rah' Rah.
Cermaus Bah!
our boys are home again,
Rah, Rah, Rah,
Second Prize: Peggy W Harding.
Rah- Rah- Rah Rah'
2ath-~----S0 th--
/ Sis! Boom, Bah!
Third Prize. +. +. Sale.
/ Ice Cream, soda water,
ginger ale pop,
These Divisions are always on top!
| Prize Winning Songs.
| Many beautiful songs were sub
mitted and thtre was no Lack OF
tcleverlv humorous prices, but the
music committee was unanimous in
awarding the first prize TO Mrs. Nell
lie r. Henson.
/ This song. which is entitled
Virginia" is sung TO the music OF
Maryland. My Maryland, 1t follows
Hark, Listen to the fife and drum,
Virginia, Virginia,
The people cry. They come They
comet
! Virginia Virginia.
They march in solid ranks of steel,
With glitt'ring helmets, swords un-
! sheathed,
our glorious sons, our Country Is
shield
| Virginia. Virginia,
They broke the tyrants cruel reign.
Virginia : Virginia,
They did not shed their blood in vain,
Virginia. Virginia,
For never nobler deed was done,
They saved the world and freedom
| won.
Their escutcheon blazes in tho sun,
Virginia. Virginia.
Come, let us open wide the door,
| Virginia, Virginia.,
The wounded, we but love the more,
Virginia, Virginia,
! And though our hands can never
/ clasp,
The ones who've fallen at their task
Wen meet some day in Heaven at
4 last.
+ Virginia, Virginia,
Second Prize: Mrs. j. lie Masurier
The words OF this composition are
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