The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-05
Personal.

tne real criminal.
Personal
George w. Woodbury., Esq, has entered on
his duties as Recorder of the Municipal Court.
Mr.. E. P. Mayo, formerly of Portland, de-
livered a Decoration Day address at Skowhe-
gan.
AT special meeting of the North Avenue
Congregational church of Boston, on Monday
evening, it was voted to extend call to Mr..
Charles F. living, of Pennington, Me-, to be-
come pastor of the church. Mr.. Thwing is a
member of the graduating class at Andover. A
meeting of the society for concurrent action
will be held next week.
If any one ever doubted that it was woman S
mission or woman's right to have voice in
the public education of the young, that doubt
would have been removed by listening to the
admirable address of Mrs Abba G. Woolson of
Concord, n. H., President of the Moral Edu-
man-place Chapel. Beyond what she said of
education, she advanced ideas of political econ
omy that would have put to blush a majority
OF the members of our national Congress. The
address will be requested for publication, and
its reading will tend largely to the improve
ment OF our national morals.-[ Boston TrdUel-
ler
New South Wales, passed through this city on
his way to Boston, and thence to Washington,
yesterday, Mr.. Rae emigrated from Scotland
to Sidney in 1889, when that place was almost
entirely a convict colony and the emgrants
were styled 3the bloody emigrants." Since
then he has not been back to the old country,
and is now ON a vacation during Which he will
revisit the scenes of his youth. He bears an
elegant medal of sterling gold inscribed Gree
Pass for Life. Hon. John Rae, Railroad Com
missioner" The above inscription surrounds
monogram composed of the letters N. S. W.,
G. R., New South Wales, Government Rail
ways. Mr.. Rae says the American style of
cars and engines are fast superseding the Eng
fish style in the colony. AT the Baldwin Lo-
connective Works, Pennsylvania, a splendid
American locomotive was ordered, and Ameri-
can Pullman drawing-room cars, and sleepers
have been purchased. Since his departure
from Australia Mr.. Rae has visited st. Lonis
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Washington,
New York and the Canadas, and in all cases
the privileges of the railroads have been ex-
tended to him. He left in the $50 D. m, Bos-
ton & Maine train. He hopes to return to
OAoi'hu ittCl, WlCl Cctu see Tile Guy al
better advantage than under a pouring rain
and Scotch mist.
Musical Festival of the Public Schools.
The second annual musical festival of our
public schools will take place at City Hall on
Saturday next at o'clock p. m.
1t will afford opportunity for parents and the
public generally to judge somewhat of the
efficiency of the system of musical instruction
which has recently been made a part of the
regular school exercises. About $50 children,
mostly from the grammar schools, will take
part.
This festival is given under the direction of
the school committee. Tickets of admission
have been issued which will be distributed
gratuitously by the teachers of the several
schools to parents and adult friends who may
desire to attend. Tickets can also be had on
application at the school committee rooms in
City Building.
In order that the children in the public
schools may have an opportunity of enjoying
the entertainment special rehearsal for their
benefit will be given on Friday afternoon, but
no children will be admitted on Saturday, as
the hall will not more than accommodate the
number of parents and adult friends who de-
sire to attend The following is the programme
that will be given:
PART FIRST.
Choral-To God on Hgh-from est. Paul.
MendelSSohn.
Full chorus in unison.
Welcome to Spring, ..................M endelssohn
Full chorus, three parts.
Merry Mountaineers Edward Young
two
The Mountain Land, .......L. G. Emerson.
Full chorus, three parts.
song OF the Lark-Canon, ........... Mendelssohn,
Selected chorus.
March of the Men of Harlech,
Full chorus, four parts
Intermission of three Minutes.
PART SECOND.
Morning Hymn-from "Joseph and his Brethren"
.............s..sss ........,..,, .Mehul.
Double chorus.
Trio, "Sweet and Low (by reques1,. II. f. Hasell.
Selected chorus
"Who will to the Greenwood Hie,". I'D. L. Hatton
Full chorus, three parts.
The Distant Chimes-Trio .,..........S. Glover,
Girls.
Bonnie Dundee,
Chorus in unison
"Gaily Launch Observation-Disclosures, Meyerbnar
Full chorus,
Old Hundredth Psalm.
Distribution of Flowers.
The annual exhibition of drawing and
writing will be opened at Reception Hall on
Saturday afternoon, at the close of the musi-
cal exercises. 1t is hoped that the public will
avail themselves of this opportunity to ex-
anime the work done in this department, as it
is deserving of particular attention.