Chapter VII: Part III: Programmes for Special Occasions

Programme No. 1 for Fourth of July 341

“America” 341

The Fourth of July _Chas. Sprague_ 341

The Vow of Washington _J. G. Whittier_ 342

The Little Mayflower _Edward Everett_ 343

O Land of a Million Brave Soldiers 343

To the Ladies 344

Programme No. 2 for Fourth of July 344

God Bless our Native Land 344

Our Natal Day _Will Carleton_ 345

The Banner of the Sea _Homer Green_ 346

What America Has Done for the World _G. C. Verplanck_ 346

Stand Up for Liberty _Robert Treat Paine_ 347

Off with Your Hat as the Flag Goes By _H. C. Bunner_ 348

Programme for Christmas Entertainment 349

Ring, O Bells, in Gladness _Alice J. Cleator_ 349

A Letter to Santa Claus 349

Christmas in All the Lands _G. A. Brown_ 349

Santa Claus on the Train _Henry C. Walsh_ 350

The Waifs _Margaret Deland_ 351

Welcome Santa Claus 351

Santa Claus and the Mouse _Emilie Poulsson_ 351

What Ted Found in His Stocking 352

Programme for Decoration Day 353

The Meaning of the Day 353

Exercise for Fifteen Pupils 353

Decoration Day _J. Whitcomb Riley_ 354

Acrostic 355

Origin of Memorial Day 355

Strew with Flowers the Soldier’s Grave _J. W. Dunbar_ 355

Our Nation’s Patriots 356

Programme for Washington’s Birthday 357

Washington Enigma 357

Washington’s Day 357

A Little Boy’s Hatchet Story 357

Maxims of Washington 358

Once More We Celebrate _Alice J. Cleator_ 358

The Father of His Country 358

February Twenty-Second _Joy Allison_ 359

A True Soldier _Alice J. Cleator_ 359

Washington’s Life 360

Birthday of Washington _George Howland_ 360

Programme for Arbor Day 361

We Have Come with Joyful Greeting 361

Arbor Day 361

Quotations 361

What Do We Plant When We Plant a Tree? _Henry Abbey_ 362

Wedding of the Palm and Pine 363

Origin of Arbor Day 363

Value of Our Forests 364

Up From the Smiling Earth _Edna D. Proctor_ 364

The Trees 364

Programme for A Harvest Home 365

Through the Golden Summertime 365

A Sermon in Rhyme 365

Farmer John _J. T. Trowbridge_ 366

The Husbandman _John Sterling_ 366

The Nobility of Labor _Orville Dewey_ 367

The Corn Song _J. G. Whittier_ 367

Great God! Our Heartfelt Thanks _W. D. Gallagher_ 367

Programme for Lyceum or Parlor Entertainment 368

Salutatory Address 368

Mrs. Piper _Marian Douglass_ 369

Colloquy—True Bravery 370

Reverie in Church _George A. Baker_ 371

The Spanish-American War _President McKinley_ 372

A Cook of the Period 372

Song—Bee-Hive Town 373

Programme for Thanksgiving 373

Honor the Mayflower’s Band 373

What am I Thankful For? 374

The Pumpkin _J. G. Whittier_ 374

What Matters the Cold Wind’s Blast? 374

Outside and In 375

The Laboring Classes _Hugh Legare_ 375

A Thanksgiving _Lucy Larcom_ 376

Song—The Pilgrims 376

Programme for Flower Day 377

Let Us With Nature Sing 377

The Poppy and Mignonette 377

Flower Quotations 377

When Winter O’er the Hills Afar 378

Flowers _Lydia M. Child_ 378

The Foolish Harebell _George MacDonald_ 378

Questions About Flowers 379

Pansies _Mary A. McClelland_ 379

Plant Song _Nellie M. Brown_ 380

We Would Hail Thee, Joyous Summer 380

Summer-Time _H. W. Longfellow_ 380

The Last Rose of Summer _Thomas Moore_ 381

DIALOGUES FOR SCHOOLS AND LYCEUMS.

In Want of a Servant _Clara Augusta_ 382

The Unwelcome Guest _H. Elliot McBride_ 386

Aunty Puzzled 388

The Poor Little Rich Boy _Mrs. Adrian Kraal_ 390

An Entirely Different Matter 391

The Gossips 392

Farmer Hanks Wants a Divorce 393

Taking the Census 397

Elder Sniffles’ Courtship _F. M. Whitcher_ 400

The Matrimonial Advertisement 403

Mrs. Malaprop and Captain Absolute _R. B. Sheridan_ 407

Winning a Widow 410

MISCELLANEOUS DIALOGUES AND DRAMAS 411

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS FOR LYCEUMS 443

SUBJECTS FOR DEBATE BY LYCEUMS 446

TABLEAUX FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS 447