Show birthday the literary society of bliss hall ball met thursday eve feb 20 25 as previously announced with object ILI iu view of celebrating 0 gt oil 18 birthday birth day the first on program was the appointing of S sr to the chair followed ayt he audience singing my Countr of thee 11 an ali excellent history Ili story of washington agton from his early life to his inaugural ion 1 on was given by S hales jr miss minnie minnic ball rendered a sono song a in her usual excellent manner lon loa hales gave trave in description a picture of 0 Was washington Lington which was warmly applauded A recitation by geo plant an ali instrumental ec selection lection was given by holes hales and iloff man and in it response to a hearty encore they gave another A few ew minutes were given for a social recess when tile house was called to order and miss J A Shelt shepherd herd sang A good great name winch which was highly appreciated by the audience H E AleAl illen liflet f finished the history lii story of washington from aroln ills his inauguration to his death miss geneva buckland recited paul reveres ride hide in a spirited and patriotic ma manner tiner miss misa ettlel ure gave in fit rhyme it a beautiful of life four bays in their characteristic style told what we lye know of washington miss mary gave a description of grave the rile school rendered a patriotic song 0 my native land A program for mar afar 2nd and was read and a committee appointed to prepare one for mar 9 messer hales still and Ilof finan closed the exercises for the evening with an instrumental duett the rile room was beautifully draped with flags anda and a picture of washington had bad been carefully drawn upon one of the hie blackboards black boards tb through rough out the evening 0 the attention was quiet and respectful with tile llie exception of one or two small boys who were quietly suppressed by the chai shain nan so far as could bo be ascertained every one went horne feeling that hat it had bee been a most excellent entertainment UT BY |