The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-09-11
HISTORICAL WEEK A SUCCESS
Sut,-s antlai Sua for the BeneAs Of the
Seminar, Realized From Week oi
Entertainment.

Seminary Realized From week o
Entertainment.
After several weeks Of concentrates
effort on the part Of the various COM
mittees appointed By President George
r Thacher Of the Manchester Histor-
,eal Society the week devoted TO the
exhibition Of the loaned articles OF his
,orieal and educational interest proved
one grand success.
The preparation Of this exhibit OF
antique articles. many Of them dating
back as far as i50 and 300 years, was
a work OF NO small consideration and
il took many hours Of hard work on
the par, Of the faithful committee in
immediate charge Of that work. But
the results justified the anticipations
of those most interested and who had
been Obliged TO spend almost all day
Sunday in the final arranging Of the
articles brought in by the truck load.
This exhibit was In evidence every
where from ones entrance through the
massive doors Of the Gymnasium until
their departure. The main hall way,
the walls and windows OF the Gym
nasium assembly hall, the two large
rooms on the main floor and on the
second floor, as well as the gallery
were replete with raiteles Of ancient
day sand full Of historical interest. One
could only look with mixed feeling OF
awe and admiration on the handiwork
of our ancestors who lived, wrought
and passed away before the days Of So
called improvements" All OF which
leads one TO wonder il ii is not bless
ing to the present generation that all
this was so. improvements are not
always improving.
The Historical week opened on Mon
day morning with the exhibit well IN
hand and nearly all the exhibits in Tor
cataloging.
Monday afternoon the special 1ea-
ture at the Gymnasium was chill
dren's fete and was largely attended
Those present were delightfully."- enter
tanned by the aesthetic dancing In cos
tume by the Misses Beals and Mont
gomery. Mrs. Dumont Clarke presid'
ed at the piano while Miss Peggy
Lynch presided over the 400 Ice cream
cones provided by Mrs. Young Mrs
w. r. Hard had charge of the story
hour All in all the children had
royal time.
On Monday afternoon "festei
House." the handsome home OF Mrs
VIM. NJ. Ritter, was thrown open Z
the public and about one hundred toof
this opportunity of inspecting th'
beautiful collection Of art treasures
with which the house is furnished.
The evening Of Monday was givei
over to a concert in the assembly hal
consisting of Mr.. Joseph Calhoun IN
series of Scotch songs, and in the In
terprctation and rendition OF thes'
songs of Scotland Mr.. Calhoun is Ger
tainly without a rival.
The piano and cello sonata, render
ed by Mrs. George Orvis at the plan'
and Mr.. Franz Lorenz on the cello
was a most delightful part OF tn
evenings entertainment, particular,
AS il revealed the musical talent OF on
of Manchester's talented musicians
Mrs. George Orvis, whose ability as
piano player was unknown to yer
large part of the audience. The al
tendance at this concert was not a
large as the merits of the entertain
ment warranted but all present wer
loud in their praises of the artists an
their finished work.
The following is the program Of tn
evening:
Sing Tae Ne the Auld Scotch Songs
Leeso
Ioch Lomond ........ Old Scotc
Mary kind and Gentle is Shel
Richardso
Cam ye by Athol .......,.... Scot
Scots Wha Hae ,....,...... Burn
Mr.. Calhoun
Sonata: Piano and Cello. Opus 30,
Kleinmich'
a. Allegro assai;
b. Allegretto con moto
q. Andante cantabile
Mrs. Gss. orvis and Mr.. Franz Loren
M.ry o'Argyle ..,..,...,- Nelso
Land o'the Leal .....,,.,. Nalri
Bonnie Dundee t.-....,... Jaoopn
Flow Gently Sweet Alton. Burr
MacGregor's Gathering Jacooi'
Mr. Calhoun
Tuesday afternoon and evening wei
given over 70 the entertainment pr
yided by Prof. f. Button, magical
ventriIoquist and illusionist Profel
sor Button, with reputation exten'
ing over 2s years, certainly did not y