Wells College - Cardinal Yearbook (Aurora, NY)

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llllashrngton s Brrthdag RESSING rn costume for drnner was an rnnovatron thrs year, and there was much irrendly rrvalry among the tables over thcrr preparatrons to represent drtferent colo mes The drnrng room was effectrvely trrmmed and most cle lectable darntles were served rn honor of the occasron Some of the gentlemen neglected to remove therr hats, but rt mav not have been customary rn then respectrve eolonrcs dunno' the per rods whrch they represented, and as rt was a most lnformal occa sron, when all sorts of surprrsrng thrngs happened no one felt crrtrcal of such trrltles After drnner what a motley crowd 'filled the readrng room and hall l In place of plarnlv dressed grrls therr arms full of books, then thoughts bent on the work of the morrow, were lords and ladres of the olden trme, powder ed and parnted belles coquettlnof wrth ber uftled beaun Here and there, as they lloated down the hall to the trme of a patrrotrc sono' an Indran Wrapped rn hrs blanket hrs halr stuck full of qurlls footed rt gayly, rn the mrdst of the fashronable crowd Geor we Vlfashrnofton danced wrth the farr Prrscrlla and Janrce Mer edrth wrth Rrchard Car vel Colum bus went by wrth hrs arm about Martha Washrrroton s slrnr warst, Hendrrk Hudson sfrt on the prftno stool rn frrendly prox and Lord Baltrmorc drd not drsdarn to dance wrth a ffrrnnrng lrt tle black slave rn plfud dress and bandanna turban A blrssful country thrs where the least mfry mrngle wrth the ffrefrtest and Where no bars of trme nor of drstance serve to separate krndred sprrrts At last, at thc tap of the bell the merry company trooped 1nto Musrc Hall and presently beheld famous hrstorrc char rcters appear rn a Great grlt frame Columbus recerved the jewels from Isabella Wrth a qureseent Ferdrnand srttrnff by avarn he planted hrs cros before Wondcrrng Indrans, Pocahontas saved John Smrth from a most ferocrous brave, then appeared sweet Prrscrlla and stalwart John Alden, next Georofe and Mar tha Washrnvtorr between the scenes were patrrotrc song ren dered by an rnvrsrble chou and after them rces and cakes were passed by Ian mfudens Then came more plctur es Betsy Ross Workrnfr drlrgcntly on her flao' a Red Cross Nurse stfmndrno' between two cots, wrth the cver popular Well McKrnle3 rn . , . I ' I 1 I . l u n ' ' 0 u ' D '- 1 I .Nl . . 7 . V I I , 1 i v I i . p . . O 1 u 1 ul ' l I 1 ' 7 1' 5 . ' - . n u v ' 1 I w xc 1 u D N. n a 1 4 L n O . . i. 1 L . , imity to Betsyilftoss, she played The Star Spangled Ba-rwzer, 1 o ' 4 D i n - C N I L . s ' . 7 ' L 'I I I D 1 L , . ,L I u - I 3 ' I u , C a u . s ' n Q l 1 v I l -7. 4 I , . I D 3 D 7 ,v , . . , U to , Ov 43 c 1 J . s ' ' - . . .7 7 , . ' 1- I 1 I 1 1 ' A I 1 ' C o n 1 'cp ' . ' or h 1 ' u L V no . ' ' 1 S-, T 117

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Banquet done come to an' en' also. Dey Went daown ag'in singinl, like W'en dey come up but it seems like dey all hates to leave aftah such a enjoyable time. We heahed dem for, a long time a seranadin, de othah olasses an' aelaughin' an, a talkin' in a-tween times, den We heahed music an' danein' Wlioh always en's de eveninl Yes, sah We liked it even if it War a good Ways of an' We'd like to go eve'y yeah. It done make yo, eyes Watah, sah, to see dem leddies so happy. It pays for all de trouble to 'sist in theah Banquet. Yes, sah, it do. At Mrs. Piuttils table on Wfashingtonls birthday. First girl:-C' When did George Washington die 2 Second girl:-4' VVhy about 1800. Miss Gregory:-ff Oh 'ded aWay,' he was only a young man and just starting out in the War of 1812? 116

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