The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-26
aLONGYRLLOW Day"
Celebrations In Honor or the Great Poet
Yesterday.

Ie4teFUhSs
One Of the pleasantest and most profits.
bic practices that have grown up recently
among the rising generation is that Of
celebrating tho birthdays Of the great
American poets by exercises Of an sppro-
pirate character, such as reading selections
irom their writings, essays upon their
lives or characters or characteristics Of
their works, and the like. The custom,
We believe, originated in the public
schools OF Cincinnati, but those Of Wheel
ing showed their progressive spirit by
early following the example thus set them.
WASHINGTON DISTRICT LICEuM.
Yesterday afternoon the hall Of the Fist
Ward School Building was filled to over.
flowing by the friends OF the Washington
District Lyceum, an organization embrac'
ing the pupils Of the grammar room in
this school. They were drawn together to
listen TO the literary and musical exercises
in honor oil the poet, Longtellow-"Our
Laureate" as one oil the members 30
happily styled him-who now completes
his ssVenty.iourth year. 1t has been the
special sndeavor OF this society to cultivate
q taste among its members for style OF
literature somewhat superior to the
blood.Curdling Indian story, Hence
they have adopted the systematic
plan Of making q study OF single standard
author at a time, and Judge Cranmer, a
thoroughly competent critic, in his re-
marks yesterday to the scholars, said that
their intelligent Interpretation oil the al'
thor was very commendable, and 90 say
all who heard them.
We were indebted to one oil the young
lady members oil the LyCeum for very
neatly printed invitation 10 attend, also
programme bearing the beautiful sentf
ment-the motto OF the Society, we sup
pose-iorm LonglelloW's Santa Filomena,
as follows:
'Whens'Vr IL spoken noble thought,
Our hearts In glad surprise
To higher levels RISE"
Following Is the programme complete:
Music.
Defamation ExCsllor" ,..-.,..,,, Charles Mayer
RsOia'iOn-"rhO Psalm 4 tife'''''""A'SSls ki''ey
Oadng1"Ihe Bridge .'''r'.'""n,S1,a e d hSGSnS
EsS,y-"our Laureale .,s.;hs lI ,g SG Wi,ih
MGialon-"Ihe Launch Of the Ship Ella Vein
RSOtliOn-"Th' Old CI Sa, On the S'A''''"0''''
lon N, Morrison
ReCIIniiOn-"T6s Chamber Over the Gate"
D,clantlOu-"Pnul Revers's Rldo"...,,'s, BrbuthuOt
"''u'"S- ''''''''H "' '''' NOiiS B. Russell
RscltatI0n-BTlei Quotations from LOngIslpT........
Music.
Brief addresses were made by Profess
nya Orr. Of bridgeport, and Hervey, oil
this city, also by Judge Cranmer and Rev
Thompson, all agreeing In .praistng the
judiCious selections, the distinct artiCula
ton and the intelligent expression given
10 every utterauCe. Judge "taCkled" one
Of HE notices on the wall, namely, ed
ucaLion is tho chief defense Of nations,
and made a stirring speech In favor Of
amending 1t by placing the. word com
pulsory"at the beginning.
After adjournment the Secretary re-
Ceived the following note:
"Ai@ Jennie Riachr, Washington SchOo
Wheeling: =. q
Thanks for the SympAthltS that 70 have shown
IhRnkS for each kindly word, each IllFnt token,
That tsIChoI lnp, when seeming most alone,
Friends are around " though 20 Waa 10 sEShnn
Cambridge, AdH,, Feb, %, 1881,
PIFTH WARD.
Yesterday the Boyd Literary Society, an
organization OF the school children Of the
advanced grades In the Fifth ward Of this
city, devoted an hour or 30 to carrying Out
tho following programme OF exercises In
honor OF Mr., Longtellow:
PROGRAMME.
| IN ia ~ Too a. MnnPl
ReCIiation--nNornlGn baron, ."m"..," suoblt
Readlng-"Ths Day 10 Done '":.. ""..s. Mekernau
DeclamatlOn-"Pau RtVCres Ride' .""...F klevi'
Reading" The roOtI Tale .'''''"'"N' watson
Reading" sandOlphan" ,"."""...."A' Suade r
RtGlt tom The Bridge .."""",".,., II. McC&hTy
1En o.: - X" I:;c:;: IL mta
Rsadlns-"Ths Qualroon Grip, .,,u"."W. McCurdy
Music.
Readlng-"The Launch Of the Ship ..;."s DoWler
H''''a'iOniH0 o'a 'l0'A Oh 'n' ''A' H. WcIIi:i
Readiug- 'The Slaves Dream" ..."r.. Rodgers
Keading-"ThO Bulldera' """".."."''.,C. Eborllng
The programme was carried out with
the same spirit OF appreciation for the
beauties OF the great poets writings which
aCluated the boys and girls In resolving. TO
have such an entertainment, aud with the
same good taste evinCed In the selection
and arrangement Of the subjects.
Some time ago the following letter was
mailed to Mr.. Longlellow at his home in
Cambridge, Mass:
WHEELING, VIVA, February IS, 1881.
Mr.. II. ". LOnOtslloW:
DEAR SIR:-The Boyd Literary Society
OF the Webster School, Of this city, have
made arrangements for an entertainment
on Friday, February 18th, 1881, in honor
OF your birthday. Hoping you many
happy returns We remain,
Yours truly,
EMMA BoETIN, President
HATTIE MCCAFFERY, Secretary.
The Society was gleeiully surprised in
due course OF mail 10 receive response
In the share OF the following verses from
LongielIow's poem 1.-THE Workers." writ.
ten In his own well known Chirography:
Ia the elder daysti art
builders wrought with greatest care,
Each minute and unseen part,
For the gods see everywhere.
Let us do or work as well,
Both tho unseen and the SEEM
Make the house, where gods may dwell,
Beautiful, entire and clean.
February q, 1881. :. .....,.
On The back Of this was written "With
Mr.. Longiellow'a compliments and good
wishes" This photographic treasure will
be iealouBly preserved by the Society
among its most valued archives. II Is a
mark Of honor Of which they have 4 right
10 be proud,
IN THE EIGHTH WARD.
The celebration Of the seyenty.fourth
anniversary Of the birth Of H. W. Long.
fellow, yesterday, by the Literary Society
Of the Eighth ward school, was, In all re.
speCtp, a very pleasant affair. The hall
was handsomely decorated with pictures
furnished by the members for the oCCas.
ion. Over the Speakers stand was the
motto OF the Society, Excelsior, " in ever.