Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04
SAEAza@Ea@e AR@EAS


 Class-Hon. J. A VanHoose.
 Music-"Darkey Tickle" Characteris- tic Sketch (Herman).
 Valedio;ory Medical Class-C. S. Che- nault.
 Mus4c-"Sounds from Dixie" (ThielD.
 Glass Roll-R. P NeTyeire, D. Foster Florence, John P. Haley, John Goodwin. Hiram s. Florence, Charlie E. Coleman, Alabama; John A. Freeman, Texas.
 eClass Officers-John Goodwin, presi- dent, Alabama; D. F. Florence, vice-pres- ident, Alalba ma J. A. Freeman, secretary, Texas.
 Invitation Committee-D. F. Florence, J. P Haley.
 Reception Committee-C F. Coleman, H. S. Florence, R: P. McTyeire.
 Owing to the indictment weather on
 Thursday the regular meeting of the BellesILettres club was postponed until the following day. when it was held at Mrs DeJarnette's and the following programme given:
 Roll call.
 Quotations from Mississippi writers, character sketch of s. S. Prentiss-Mrs.
 Buck.
 Down the Great River" Glazier--Mrs.
 Tate.
 Selections from ''Not a Fools Errand," J. H. Ingraham-Miss Powell. The programme was very interesting, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres ent.
 At the next meeting. which will be held l the study of Florida, its history etc, will ] be taken up.
 The Clionian club met Friday after
 noon with Mrs. Finley White, at the resi- | dence of Mrs. John White. The follow 1 ing programme was rsndered 1 Paper-"Men of Letters," Mrs. s. J.
 Haley.
 1 Reading-Books and Culture, Mabie, l Mrs. Finley White. P'lper-Gail Hamilton, Miss Griggs. Mrs White served dainty and delicious | refreshmen'ts, which were much enjoyed by the club. Mrs. Fell will be the hostess Of the club next Friday al p. m. The l Clionians decided to give an entertain 1 ment for the pleasure of their many
 friends and the fortunate ones will re-
 ceive the following in a day or so: | The Clionian Club 1 cordially invites you to dramatic recital by Miss Rachael Maumann, Thursday, April S. 1897, at three o'clock. Seals Hall PROGRAMME. | His Last Chance .,.... Richard H. Davis Jes' Fore Christmas .Eugena Field Haunted by Song ...............Anon Music.
 katherlne's Defense ....... Shakespeare Mlnce Pies ........ ... ...........Anon | Music.
 The Tell Tai4 Heart .... Edgar Allan Poe Harvard vs Yale ..............J. s. Wood 1 Music.
 The Dividin' Fence. Ruth McE. Street
 The next meeting of the Birmingham l Fed ration of Womens Literary clubs, 1 which was to have taken place Tuesday, 1 April 19 has. for good reasons, been l postponed until Tuesday, April 20. Due | notice of the time and place for meeting 1 will be given through the newspapers. 1 By order of the president. MRS. $. J. HALEY, Secretary
 The Woman's Auxiliary to the Young | Mems Christian association will meet in l the parlors of the associa ton, Wednesday i noon April T. at 10 o'clock. full at
 tendance is d5sir5d.
 Singularly appropriate and fitted to the l penitsntial season of Lent. is Graun's
 solemnly beautiful Passion Music which i will he sung for he first time in Birmlng- | ham next week. April 13 To the listener possessed of musical comprehension this "Cantata of Pas 1 slln," to use the words of the tsxt is a ] very marvel of devotional harmony bear l ing the soul through the gates of Ge h. l semane, amid the darkness and descla- l tion of the touching prayer of the Aban-
 doned, to the very shadow of the cross, 1 where with Mary and the Magdaen, the
 world learns the weigh. of sin in locking
 upon it's Price.
 The Passion Music is wonderful in the l gradual progress towards it's grand cl- 1 max. Beginning with the choral The l Lord Wept for Sorrow" the music is I grayely descriptive, dwelling on the utter 1 desolation of the Abandoned Messiah. 1 IF ense pathos of tone is reached in the l chidng look on Peter for his craven de- nial with note If menace following in i the abjurs'tion and warning uttered to l mankind
 1 The progression grows in grandeur i through tho scenes of the journey of sor-
 t-1y up Golgotha, the intense beauty of | ihc last words of the dying Lord being
 plaieed in setting of harmony, whose very l genius is the spirit of devotion, until the l solemn grand UT cs the death is reached ard the price of sin is announced a. paid. l Then amid the sudden hush that falls l 1pon the seGses the soul rises 70 he ut 1 most hstgiit of faith, and the sUiemnly i ;oeartiful harmony co,nes to closs in a 1 fervid nroteEtati9n cf repentance. which, 1 expressing. as it does, the roo.if of he 1 entire composition and the end for which i the great sacrifice was made. is a fitting 1 close.
 The rendition Of th- Passion Music vii be ir accordance with its own beputy. i Mrs. Fl. N. Sh"nieo, he soprano. rrod. no irtf'-1rction ta tha rol.~inal rrhlie her i richly beautiful v0ic1 having dread" fn- i denred her to the entire city. Mr. Chas- i c. Wasfourn baritone. occunies a eald i peculiarly his owl. his wonderfully 1 trained voice being. nerhans. the IF 9st 1 intensely dra rnatic nnd svn1ns h7tin eyer heard here. 'tr Jchn ". Cartwright is T fovori-e with tho public. h.s pure. clear | tenor ha.vipe been haa~a ~1snv tines, | hIrt rev-r hsfo"- n sTch 1dvnntaga as in l this YoliS:c of C:raun'= 1 A thr orrr-. Mir. 7Tslward rrowe''e of ! Cincinna'i. will preside. M". EGwells 1t 1 will be remembered. w}s the accor,naniet | q tho girs,@~ c' the '-,ifSs.8h" sn ni l nr9vad hin'~-lA vn"v ,,,ne7.or ne t,1o i-- i ut~un,or. = i9 'e-s ta i-;"~,!o~h7--, .,
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