The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-11
NUMBER Al.

the year. Those who have the hardihood to
engage in 1t do so at their peril. The courts
and their officers, backed up by sustaining
public opinion, will see that the law is
enforced.
EVENING services were resumed at the
Church of the Messiah last Sunday. It is
proposed to give variety to these services,
during the fall and coming winter, by in
terspersing services of sacred song and all
occasional doctrinal sermon with a series of
"reminiscences on foreign travel by Rev. j.
Edward Wright the pastor, the first of
which was given last Sunday evening. Mr..
Wrghts theme on this occasion was The
People \ Palace in WhiteChapel, London.
BY way Of introduction, he referred briefly
to the palaces of Venice which are no finer
or more imposing than can be found in
almost any city in this county, OF the royal
palace in Munich, the Green Vault in Dres-
den, the home Of William /. on Inter
Den Linden, in Berlin, and the larger town
palace, the home Of the present emperor,
which contains 700 rooms, and Of the Pots
dam city palace, which contains the private
dining room of Frederick the Great. All
these, however, were for the few, while the
Peoples Palace in the east end Of London
was built for noble uses, and not vain dis
play, for the happiness and Improvement Of
the masses. 1t was built six years ago at
cost Of half million Of dollars Walter
Besaut, in his book entitled " "All Sorts and
Conditions Of Men" so impressed the phi
lauthropic people OF London with the need of
such palace, that plans already in embryo
were matured and the building was erected.
a most interesting description in detail was
given by the speaker Of the interior and ex-
terror Of the building aud the uses TO which
it is put. 1t now has a membership of over
1000, at an annual cost of 81 30 Tor male MEM
bers, and about 81 for females. There all
trades and branches Of business education
are taught at a nominal cost, and aside
from lis social side, in which the poor of
Whitechapel find Innocent amusement and
recreation, the good that is accompli ;hed in
changing ignorant day laborers into skilled
workmeu, and the consequent bettering OF
their conditions in life can never be known
or told Mr.. Wright's address was intently
listened to- and was both instructive and
entertaining.
The first entertainment in the course of
the Ladies Library Guild was given by the
Ladies' Ariel Quartette, assisted by Miss
Fay Davis, the reader, on Monday evening.
The quartette is composed of Misses Eloise
Carpenter first soprano; Louise G.. Webber,
st cond soprano; Fannie +. Holt first alto;
Emma V. Foster, second alto The ladies'
voices were finely blended, and they sang
their numbers with pleasing effect. The
music was light and entertaining rather
than classical, and appealed to the ever
uppermost desire of general assembIage
for something that will tickle the fancy
rather than minister to the Delights OF
high aesthetic taSte. Miss Davis as a reader
has rarely been surpassed by any who have
appeared in tia; capacity before the loot
| lights in Montpelier. Her lighter selections
were naturally rendered but it was i'll her
last number, THE Little One Of the Army"
that she displayed a high dramatic pcwer.
! This selection was rendered with thrilling
| effect. thrilling, because all the pathos and
| interest Of the touching incident which
| formed the subject Of the recitation, were
| naturally reproduced. In real interest and
power this was, in fact, the best number on
| the programme. As to encores: Why should
! Montpelier audiences encore indiscrimi-
nately every number on the programme?
| The entertainment on Monday evening
consisted of ten selections, and, with a
single exception, every one was encored.
This seems to be the work Of a few impress
sioneble pe0rlr rather shan the expression
of a desire of the mo iority OF the audience
| to have the selection repeated. The encore
| should be regarded as a mark of distinction,
and when the repetition Of a song or recita-
tion is asked it should be 10y reason OF some
distinctive merit, not barren compliment
hurled promiscuously at every performer or
performance. The programmes are often
heightened out to weary extent by the per-
sistent call for repetitions. When good
| programme has been provided the majority
of the audience generally prefers to hear it
rendered without interruption. Such ap-
! plause as a performance merits and which
| may be desirable a stimulant to the per-
! formers may be properly rendered. But
this does not necessarily involve the in
variable recalling of performers or the
repetition of their performances. The en-
core should be relegated to its rightful place
as reward of special merit.
SEMINARY HILL.
DR.. E. NJ. SMITH preached at Berlin Cor
ner last Sunday.
+. +. PATTERSON has been appointed
manager Of the foot ball team in place Of
Francis Jewell
A SECOND foot ball team has been organ =
lied with Miles Standi>h as captain and
Frank Bailey as business manager
THE St. Johnsbury Academy football
team plays the Seminary boys on the campus
next Saturday afternoon. a close and ex-
citing contest is assured.
THE first Of a series of football games be-
tween the Vermont Methodist and Goddard
Seminary teams was played on the grounds
of the former last Wedne sday after
noon. Score. V. NJ. S. Is, Goddards, Ii.
Umpire, Professor Hollster. Referee, Pro.
fessor Spencer. Time, 80 minutes.