Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-06-19
THE cHAuTAuQuA CIRCLE.
A Closing Entertainment of Much Inter
est and Fine Programme Rendered.

est and Fine Programme Rendered.
The closing exercises of the Mil
ford c. L. S. were held Friday even
ing June ~ at the home of Mrs.
Frank Crissman. A large company
of invited guests was present TO en-
Joy the literary and musical enter
tainment which was of high order
and evinced talents of which any
village might justly feel proud.
The program rendered was Roll
call by the Secretary Miss Lille
Mott, each member responding with
a choice quotation. A pi ano duet by
the Misses Mott was well rendered
and fitting prelude to the numbers
which followed Mr.. Bonsall was
next heard in a vocal solo Last
night" and for an encore gave "La
RameuX. He has an excellent
voice which though not of great com
pass is clear, distinct and cultivated.
His singing was one of the pleasant
features of the evening.
Mrs Frank Crissman then rend-
cred "The Pipes of Lucknow" This
pathetic poem is founded on the
surrounding of British fort in In
dia by Sepoys and at moment when
the beleagured soldiers expect the
fort to be stolmed and they put to
death, they hear the glad sound of
the pilroch which announced that
relief was at hand Mrs Crissman
gave the audience a genuine surprise
for though her talents as reader
are recognized and established, in
this little poem, she brought out new
lights and shadows of feeling by her
masterly rendition, and beautiful
conception of the exact spirit of tn e
poet.
A quartette composed of Mrs
Williamson, Mrs. Bensell, Miss Ben
nett and Frank Cross sang with good
effect, and responded to the encore.
Rev. w. r. Neff amused the COM
pany by a brief summary of the
work of the society as having wat
ched the development of the nation,
and closed his remarks with an effec-
tive bit of satire on his own profess
sion. Miss Gallagher gave a vocal
solo "Land of Song" which produ-
ced such happy effect that she fur
ther delighted her hearers with a
little song "Don't be cross. The
Misses Mott then favored the asemb-
lage with Mazurka on the violin and
piano. After which Mrs. Crissman
read carefully prepared essay on
Margaret Fuller. 1t would be un-
just to attempt any summary of this
able paper. 1t was written from an
admirers stand point of a woman of
whom it was said many years ago
by an eminent philosopher and in
teclect worshipper that "Acute en-
dowments may belong to the great
system of human progress which
with every ascending footstep as it
diminishes the necessity for animal
force, may be destined gr adually to
spiritualize us by refining away our
grosser attributes of body -
Margaret Fuller was the embodi-
ment of intellect without the spirit
ualizing influence usually attribut-
able 20 women. She had no religion,
but was a transoendentalist of the
Schelling type, and belonged to that
coterie of philosophers, which seeks
from purely intellectual ground to
have a true knowledge of all things
human and divine so far as the
mind is capable of knowing.
Mr.. Bonsell again delighted the
company with 1t vocal solo when
the president, Rev. Thos. Nichols
made the closing address. He was
in happy vein as he portrayed the
work of the society during the win
ter and pointed to the dizzy heights
to which they had scaled and to the
profound depths of philosophy and
metaphysics which they had pene-
trated in their researches for knowl.
edge. 1t seems they have beer
wrestling with a book on the sub
ject written by one Scripture anC
from the comments of the learned
speaker it might be supposed tha'
Mr.. Scripture had by some miracle
escaped the lynx-eyed Mr.. Box, ol
he would to-day be editing the meta
physical column of the Ladies
Home Journal.
Regrets were expressed that Mr.
and Mrs. S. A. johnson, who weri
, the oIiginators and prime movers il
organizing the society here, an,
who We're cOnsiderd as its most eff
ticient and jealous members wer
absent
, Refreshments were provided a
the close and an hour spent in socia
intercourse. The members are to b
congratulated ON the excellence @
the entaintainment, and all cam
away with the feeling that the even
, ing had been one of pleasure an
profit.