The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-01
TRUST COMPANY HOSTS
TO A CROWDED HOUSE
Last Nights Entertainment Delight
ed Audience Which Packed The
Opera House.. . Splendid Lecture
BY DR.. Nichols. Musical Program
A Great Success.

In the presence of an audience that
simply packed the Opera House last
night. filling the main floor the stage
and the gallery, the annual entertain
ment given by the Eastern Shore
Trust Company to its depositors was
presented last night and was pro-
nounced by many to have been the
best that has been given by the
Company.
Long before eight o'clock the
hour for starting, great throngs Of
people had filled every available seat
and were entertained by musical
selections by Stewards Orchestra.
When President George w. Wool
ford, of the Trust Company, announc
ed that the program would start he
disappointed great many people for
almost everyone had expected that
there would be one or two set
speeches, an address of welcome and
a response, but such was not the case
there was no speech making at ALL
The program consisted of vocal
selections by a picked quartet under
the leaderhhip of Mr.. Hobart Smock
of Baltimore, and every number was
loudly applauded. The Eoloists.
were Mr.. Edgar R. Dobson, baritone;
Mr.. Irwin Campbell, tenor; Mr.. John
Hedeman, bass; and Mr.. Smock and
each one found it necessary to sing
an encore number, but while the
solos were particularly pleasing to
those in audience who preferred such
music, the selections by the quartet
seemed to more generally please
everyone.
The address of the evening was
made by DR.. Milton Harold Nichols,
of Philadelphia, the subject being,
Love. Laughter and Wit of Jacob
Whitcomb Riley" and judging from
the manner in which the speaker
held the attention Of the large audi
ence, the subject and speakers were
both happy selections. The inter-
pretations of Riley's most popular
poems so true to nature, evoking 30
many and memories and depicting
such delightful youthful pleasures,
awakened in the recollections of all
the happy days of youth and also
brought the realization of the fact
that in all lives there is SO much joy,
so much gladness, SO much to be
| thankful for that no one should be
4 a RrOucQ anu even
mar the happiness of others. \
| The annual entertainments of the
Trust company are given for two
reasons, it is stated, one is to bring
the officials and Directors Of the
Company together to talk shop" and
the other is to give the depositors,
who contribute much to the success
of the Company, an evening 81
pleasure.
The program for last nights en-
tertainment follows,
Selection ..... Stewards Orchestra.
Ouartette. Mother OMine" Bur
leigh. John Peel Old English.
Baritone Solo Selected Mr. Dobson
Quartette "Mammy's Lullaby" Spross
DIR Sandman, Protheroe.
Tenor Solo Selected Mr.. Campbell
Lecture Love, Laughter and Wit Sf
! James Whitcomb Riley" DR.. Mil
ton Harold Nichols.
| Quartette
Quartette. when The Corn is Way
ing" Buck. Tom, Tom. PipeHs
Son Smith.
| Bass Solo ...............M MIR. Hedeman
Humorous Address .... Hobart Smock
Quartette Katy Did" Hatch
Honey, l Want You Now CPe
Solos Hobart Smock Marie, My girl
Aitken Ma Ways Cloudy By,
leigh.
Selection .,,.,,... Stewards Orchesfre