The Portland daily press., 1895-10-16
PEOPLE ! HAVE MET"
Mrs. Florence Howe Halls Delightful Talk
at Second Advent Church

Yesterday afternoon at the Advent
church Mrs Florence Howe Hall gave
most delightful personal reminiscence OF
distinguished people to the Current
Events club and their friends
Mrs. Hall is one of the talented trio OF
daughters who call Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe mother.
She was guest of the State Federation
which met at Augusta last week, and re-
mains to visit her sister, Mrs. Laura X.
Richards at Gardiner. Several of the
clubs have improved the occasion of her
visit to Maine to secure one or more of
her delightful lectures. She is to speak
today at Auburn, and at Bangor Thurs
day.
The Literary Unions of Auburn and
Lewiston will also give reception in her
honor.
AS befitted the place, Mrs. Hall began
her lecture with "reminiscences of Long
fellow. A pleasing picture of the genial
homo life of the poet and his love for
children was followed by an account of
Scrabble Bag Party" on the lawn at
Cambridge. Extracts from unpublished
letters to her uncle Rev. Samuel Ward
were read showing the poets fund OF
humor as we'll as his faithfulness to his
friends and his prominent social qualities.
| A realistic sketch of the celebrated
| Agassiz school was given, including the
old omnibus which went up and down
through the gu amt old streets of Boston
collecting the students for the ride across
Cambridge bridge" to the school. Mrs.
Agassiz, the tall sedate son. the professor.
chalk in hand, building up the coral reef
for his small pupils, were brought wildly
before US in the speakers inimitable and
charming manner. Among those from
out the storied past with whom the
speaker had been familiar from childhood
to mature years, as guests and friends in
her fathers family in the days that tried
mems souls through the reconstruction
period to the piping times OF peace.
were Professor Cornelius @. FELTON,, after
wards president Of Harvard, one of the
celebrated @ Five of clubs" composed OF
MIR. Longfellow, Charles Sumner. Pro-
lessor FELTON,, George S. Hillard and DR..
Samuel Gridley Howe, Charles Sumner,
characterized as HThe Harmless Giant. "
by the little children of his friends
family. With his punotilious regard for
correct English, his heroic stand for
political principle, his interest in his
friends, his dignifed reserved manners
which often passed for GOODNESS, his
literalness and his loveableness.
Edwin P. Whipple, homely man,
whose LONELINESS was of an agreeable
character.
Arthur Hugh Clough the English poet,
grave, quiet and dignifed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the son of Con-
cord, with his respect for silence and his
love of Justice.
| sOIiver Wendell Holmes, the beloved
autocrat and brilliant conversationalist.
The lecture throughout was illustrated
| with anecdotes illumined with flashes of
wit. In closing Mrs. Hall gave de-
scription of dinner party which sent US
all home feeling THAI we had dined with
the Gods in Parnassus.
Mrs. Hall is the guest of Mrs. George
c. Frye. Last evening she spoke to the
Travellers club in Mrs. Frye's library.
Mrs S. Augustus Stevens, president OF
the Current Events club gave an informal
reception to her club and few guests to
meet Mrs. Hall from three to four.