The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
Among Women's Clubs.
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4 aAi' Say Il
This appeal was Irresistible ana she
went 10 the platform TO speak. She
| says she was so frightened that for the
| first ten minutes she seemed 20 be IN
| total darkness and the knocking or Bel
| shazzars knee was not circumstance
| 10 the play of hers. But before the ad-
dress was over she was speaking
| easily and effectively She had found
| her vocation, then and there"
| The application OF the story TO the
question of the woman's club Mrs.
| Rundel made as follows:-
I'VE do not all bear message To the
| public. We are not all called upon TO
become public speakers, fortunately
| for the test OF our courage. But never
before have women had such an oppor-
| tunity for self culture and advance
| ment. Never before have they been
| able to reach out so strong a hand for
| the betterment OF the condition of 9TH
\ ers. Opportunities press upon us. They
walt and Will not go away, wait and
! will not be gainsaid."
We can work alone, but cooperation
| lis SO much more effective that there
seems no want, physical or mental. but
| that has its club to fill IL. no eyil but
| has its organization To eradicate 1t.
| Then does not the message come to us
as 1t did to Mrs. Livermore. These op-
| portunities have been given 10 us. We
| have not done IL we have not always
| wished them. Now. when God has
| given us such opportunities To do a
| great work, how dare we refuse and
\ say we cannot do IL.
| At the close OF Mrs. Rundells ad-
| dress. Miss Mabel Root, soprano OF the
| ElmwOod Temple. gave with exquisite
4 effect, the beautiful Song Of the Swal-
| low'-gracefully responding also, TO a
| Vociferous encore.
At this point Miss Anne w Stock
| bridge, of this city, who Is recognized
| among literary circles OF Rhode Island
| and Massachusetts, as an exceptional
| ly able lecturer IN the realm of Cur
| rent Events" was introduced and
| spoke at length-giving a general out
| line OF the current events of the prin-
| cipal countries OF the world.
| Beginning with America, Miss Stock
| bridge dwelt particularly upon the
events of the year. 1898. and especial
| ly upon the War with Spain. In this
connection Mr.. Stockbridge referred 10
| rhe singular fact that a series of arti-
| cles appeared, several years Since, In
the Cosmopolitan, prophesying this
| very way with Spain and many of the
| events which have since come to pass
| Miss Stockbridge passed from the
| United States to England by speaking
| OF Kitchener's campaign i'm Africa and
| that il was i'm retaliation for the death
| of General Gordon. She paid a very
I fine tribute TO Gordon, denomlnating
\ him one of the heroes of the world.
| From England Miss Stockbridge cross
| ed over into France and commented
| most entertainingly upon national af-
\ fairs there. incidentally reviewing the
"Dreyfus affair"
Continuing Germany. Sweden. Nor
| way and Italy were briefly dwelt upon
| when entering upon the question of the
| Chinese Empire, the lecturer spoke OF
1 II the 'sRnllnfrN no watched in
the future for the greatest events for
| which we look will arise there.
| Miss Stockbridge described the en-
| peror and empress OF China and the
| characteristics of each. The emperor
| is anxious that China should reach
! plane of advancement coeval with other
countries of the world, but thus far the
| empress, who is a. wonderful woman
| and exercises a great influence over
| him, has held his ambition i'm check.
| and herself keeps control Of the gov
| ernment. 1t will be an interesting
study to watch the advance that flu
| ture years will give to China.
| Leaving China, Miss Stockbridge
touched upon the Philippine Islands,
! describing the inhabitants and customs
SO incongruous To the customs and in
habitants of the United States. The
| Samoan islands were also briefly mem
| toned.
4 tlduSIOne anu iblSlndINk were SIlOktn
of at some length. and their strikingly
opposite characteristics compared and
| contrasted.
In conclusion, Miss Stockbrdge brief
| ly pointed out recent discoveries and
| advances in the world of science and
! invention.
Miss Root, accompanied by Mr. Frank
Streeter. organist of the Mathewson
| Street NJ. f.. church. then gave. with
! much beauty of expression The May
Morning Song
After the feast Of reason and flaw
of soul" the club kept open house"
| and hospitality rclgned supreme.
The Ardpheblah club met on Tues
! day. January oath, at the home OF Mrs.
I Nathan II. Wilcox on Friendship street.
The subject of the meeting, Scottish
| Literature was I'm charge of Mrs.
II. w. Ii. knight and Mrs. Carrigue
With such a subject including so
much Of what is beautiful and inspiring
in poetry and i'm prose, We shall un-
| dorstand that the meeting was oXcep-
tional i'm it's interest and inspiration.
The first paper. by Mrs. Bardeen,
| gave review Of Burns and Scott
| choosing I'm this connection what was
of vital interest and Importance, and
| wisely subtraCting from the narrative
the usual multiplicity OF details In
| beginning the writer said: Carlyle has
-
| are profitable company Ny subject
! will be- the two great Scottish authors.
Robert Burns and Sir Water Scott.
authors whose lives and works are
| familiar 10 us all. but may be pleasant
10 review for Aud Lang Sync' The
| special habit or popularity which dis
tinguishes intellectual Scotchmen is
the habit OF emphasis. All Scotchmcn
| are emphatic. In men like Burns there
| ere both emphasis and fervor What
ever IL may be today, the Scotland ~
| "a hundred years agO was a country oe
hard grained puritanism. Living was
hard to get, morals were discuss II
more than practiced and though
| preaching was universal, II was too
| often accompanied by hard drinking.
The air was rent with s1uabbles of
sects whose pretensions seldom agreed
with their daily lives. into such a
community Robert Buns was born"
Mrs. Bardeen here briefly touched
upon the early life Of Turns aad ross
ing. drew attention to ITS stormy. ttful
| character storms OF ndvorsitv Of
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