New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-29
IN MEMORY OF BROWNING.
INTERESTING SERVICES HELD BY THE
POETS BOSTON ADMIRERS.
HUNDREDS GATHER AT KINGS CHAPEL-NoTED
NAMES IN THE LITERARY, SOCIAL AND RE.
MGIoUS LIFE OF THE CITY WIT.
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Boston, Jan. 2s-Evidence of the relish for highly
seasoned literary feast possessed by Bostonians,
pecially female Bostonians. seen this afternoon
In front of Kings Chapel that picturesque old stone
church which has stood in School and fremont stS
for moro than $50 years. The Browning Society Of
Boston, which had an existence some time prior to
the poets DEATH decided TO hold memorial service
In honor of its patron saint. Tickets were sent out
TO friends of the club, and after they provided
for it was announced that the public would be per-
mitted TO enter without the Formally of a ticket
The manager incautiously announced that Lowell
Holmes and other well known would either he
present thoughts from their pens would he enjoyed
This whetted the appetite Of hundreds who had not
secured the coveted tickets and this afternoon 200
300 people, for the most part women, stood
for more than an hour in the c0ld
biting air. on an exposed spot where the mercury
registered Is degrees, eager to get within the portals
Of the old temple of worship. They hustled zach
other and annoyed the police, who had strict orders
to admit without ticket until the elect were
seated.
The audience was rare one. Among other we'll
known people were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Blake,
John Bartlett, the Rev. Phillips Brooks the Rev. NJ.
J. Savage, Arthur Howard Pickering, Julia Ward
Howe Thomas Bailey Aldrich. James Parton, John
poyle O'ReIy, Sarah Orne Jewett, Christopher L.
Crinch, Richard watson lder, OIL wendal Holmes,
Robert c. Winthrop, Louise Chandler Moulton, the
Rev. F. Z. Hale, the Rev. Philip ). Marcum, the
Rev. J. De Normandie, The Rev. f. f..
Webb the Rev. W. E. Grifis, the Rev. II. B.. Car
penter, Margaret Deland, Mrs. Ole Bull Mrs. Henry
NJ Whitney Mrs. Theodore Lyman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Olmsted. Mrs. John L. Gardner, Mrs. Ward
Howe Eliot, Mrs. David Kmball, Mrs. Charles Homans'
Mrs. George Bayy Blake, Mrs. DeNormande,
Aro Bates, Mrs. Edward WhcelwriGht, Miss Kimball
Mis-. Wainwright, Mrs. IL. n. Bigeow, Ms.
z. II. Dillingham; Mrs. II. H. Gay, Mrs. b. W. Porter
Miss II. Ware Colonel Henry Stone, Mrs. Fay Adams.
Mrs. John D. wbeelwright the Misses Gray. Miss
Dewey, Mrs. b. r. Lord, Mrs. Joseph A. Ropes Mrs
j. T. Talbot Miss Ida Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Childs and Miss Riddle.
At O'Clock the exercises were begun by an organ
prelude by b. j. Lang II was announced that Colonel
4. w. Higginson would preside but he was unable 10
be present, and Professor William j. Role occu-
pied the chair and read short address WHICH
William J. Winch sang one of BrowninGS songs, sci
10 music by Clara X. Rogers. MIR. Winch also sang
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Wlat Would We GIVE
TO our Beloved? and the song from Browning
ParacelsusD Il Go 10 Prove My Soul" The Rev.
DR.. +. G.. Peabody offered prayer and the memorial
address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Charles carroll
Everett, dean Of the Harvard Divinity school. Dana
Estes, chairman Of the Executive Committee OF the
ing about eighteen months ago and read letters on
regret from James Russell Lowell, Charles Dudley
Warner, James F.. Bixby. George William CARTS
Mayor Hart and lyric from Richard watson Olldcf.
George William Curtis wrote:
1t is my happiness to remember that was among the
earliest Americans who knew Mr.. Browning in Europe
and the pleasure of giving him copy Of Margaret
Fuer's review Of his poetry, which she wrote for The
New-York Tribune. 1t the first important tribute
to his genius from this country, which welcomed him
sooner and more warmly than his native land. II is
evident that the spell OF his power among has but
streng thened and wdened with time. and thus Miss
Fuer's fine appreciation only the first noto OF what
has American chorus OF delight and admiration