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Show ST. FETER'S, MONT. I . Indian Girls Entertain. A neat little program in honor ot Washington's birthday was rendered by the Indian girls of St. Peter's Indian mission. The quaint, interesting invitations invi-tations to the entertainment were the work of the Indian girls' own hands, and consisted of 'home-made" slips of birch bark on which were painted tiny wigwams with footsteps pointing towards to-wards them, and the insert pt'.cvn: "Footsteps "Foot-steps pointing towards a wigwam, were a sign of invitation." The program was as follows: Exhibition of work. "America," chorus All the Indian Children "Picture Writing." recitation Five Little Indian Girls "Columbia." chorus, all. Selection from Scott Miss Annie Pukanaki Orchestral selections: "Home, Sweet Hume." "America" The Minnehaha Club "The Man Without a Country" Miss C. J. Moore "Spinning Song" "Quiet Night" All the Indian Children Address .......The Rev. Daniel Dineen When the guests assembled they saw a sea of little Indian faces looking out from a background of American flags and Indian bead work. This was not the least interesting feature of that item which figured on the program as "Exhibition of Work." To the left of the hall was an illustration of the ancient an-cient Indian picture writing; while on the right were displayed neat specimens speci-mens of penmanship and drawing by the Indian children of the present day. In contrast to the elaborate beadwork of the wild camp days was also exhibited ex-hibited the neat darning, mending, hemming, marking and embroidery of the Indian school girl: and besides te elk-tooth squaw gown was the machine-stitched school dress with its perfect button-hole, and its neat tucks and gathers made by the little Indian girls of St. Pcter industrial school. The whole program was intelligently and gracefully rendered by the children, chil-dren, and an exquisite touch was given to it by Miss Clare Jeane Moore in her beautiful and delicate interpretation of "The Man Without a Country." As the children listened to her words they could not but imbibe something of that true love of country which makes for purer living and higher thinking. Miss Moore, who is -now the honored guest of the Ursullne Nuns at St. Peter, Mont., is well known at home and abroad as one of the principals of the Ethical Culture School of New York City more familiarly known as the Felix Adler. school and also as principal prin-cipal in the Alabama state college, at Troy. Finally the Rev. Daniel Dineen addressed ad-dressed the assembly. In feeling wdrds he expressed his appreciation of the great god. work being done by the Ursullne Ur-sullne Nuns in this particular branch of their many educational and charitable charita-ble works: he praised the Indian children chil-dren for their success, thanked them for the pleasure and consolation they had afforded their friends, and encouraged encour-aged them to go on to yet higher and better things. The children of St. Peter's Indian industrial in-dustrial school will have another exhibition exhi-bition of work ready by April 26. The boarders of Mount Angela academy, aca-demy, whose centenary celebration In honor of Lincoln was so much enjoyed, en-joyed, will entertain their friends again on St. Patrick's day next. An exhibition exhibi-tion of school work will be presented, together with Celtic music and song, in the assembly hall of the Ursullne boarding school for children and young ladies, Mount Angela. St. Peter, Mont. |