Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-11-19
Tle Clarl5sviIIs Esoading club.


The club had a most delightful
time at the residence of Mr.. A. !
Howell, on last Tuesday night.
The Secretary has kindly furnished
US the minutes from which we re-
port:
Introductory Music, Mr.. Fay
'tThe Night-dew Mazurka.n
Reading, Mrs. j. M. Rice The
New Organ,n selection from Garlic
tons Farm Ballads, giving the pa
thetic experience of an old sister,
good and true" upon introducing
an organ into the church.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Catching-"O,
Ye Tears"
Recitation, Miss Addie Wilson
"Allan A-Dale, y recalling the stir
ring times of Robin Hood and his
foresters $50 tried and so brave"
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Catchings, (by
requesD ''I Stood On The Bridge
At Midnight
DIR. d. F. Wright was the next
-reader-A Metrieal Translation
from the tragedy of 1lschylus. This
production would have edited the
erudite audience of City Lyceum.
The reporters pen cannot do 1t JUS
tice. The story of Prometheus
must ever interest the race for whom
he stole the immortal fire, and
the tragic tale OF his punishment
will ever be the theme Of both poet
and painter. The writer In this
translation seems to have caught
the inspiration of both. The Crag of
Caucasus bleak and high, and dark
against the sky, the long line OF sea
shore, the solemn sweep and swell
of the sea, the captive forever chain
ed, and forever preyed upon, daily
dying, yet never dead, the song Of
the nyrnphs, soft and soothing, as
they appear In their self-propelled
little ships, the speeches of Vulcan,
the grim and sooty God OF power,
were all portrayed with vividness
and reality seldom seen in a trans
lation.
Miss Johnson read a fine poem
"From Exile, founded on an incident
OF the Franco-P russian war. The
time has come for the soldiers [who
survived) to return. A mother is
represented as anxiously waiting
for the dawn, her anxiety finds ut
terance in the exclamation, "Ah |!
dear God, when will it be day ?"
The poem throughout is intense in
sentiment and expression, and the
sympathetic reader and listener are
borne on the high tide of feeling I'M
til the weary mother finds in the
gray bearded man who touches her
and calls her mother" her bog,
Antonine, who had left her eight
years before, with bright hair shin
ing in the sun. All in all, we think
this poem peerless among the years
collection, and it was beautifully in
terpreted by Miss johnson.
Barbara Friech," recitation by
Miss Susie )ortch was given with
fine spirit and expression. 1t is
one OF Whittier's best, and SO recited
upon his native heath would excite
enthusiasm. 1t is pronounced, by
some, better poetry than Father
Ryan's, Conquered Banner, but
so much that was bright and beau
tiful lies, "folded," yes, and dead
with that banner, that nothing
else has power to move me so.
"The Burial of Moses" by Miss
Jennie Mattili = was exquisitely
rendered.
Music, Miss Lieber-"Fhe Last
Smile"
Miss Eva Williams, the essayist
for the evening, gave choice bit of
poetry-"Th German Flower"
which was greatly enjoyed. 1t is a
matter of joy to all to have Miss
Eva back in her old home, and es-
pecialIy in the Club, where her con-
tributions are much priced.
A paper, by the President, on
Douglas Jerold closed the literary
exercise of the evening.
This was the second anniversary
of the Club, and the next business
was the election OF officers for the
third year, resulting as follows:
Mrs. Sue. F. Mooney, President.
Prof. Jno. S. Collins, Vice Pres.
Mr.. Clay Stacker, Sec'y.
The next meeting will be held at
Judge Smiths the first Tuesday
night in December.
Readers-Prof. G. r. HemphilI !;
alt. Prof. Jno. S. Collins, Mr.. J. j.
West alt. Prof. VIM. Emery. La
dies-Miss Mary Macrae; alt. Mrs.
Jno. West, Miss Lizzie Meriweth-
er; alt. Miss Carrie Humphreys.
Essayists-Miss Lovel and Miss
Nora Baker. Recitation - Mrs.
Couts, Miss Garland and Miss Jen-
ME Kee5ee.
Author-Burns.
Historic word-Blarney.