The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-13
Delightfully."- Treated in
Song and Story.
Meetings Of Other Clubs on
Saturday.

In spite Of the unexpected snow storm,
the ardor Of the enthusiastic club woman
was not daonted Sat friday. and there
was good audierc, at Pine street
church to listen to the programme for
the lrst "aftsrnoon" of the new year.
The general topic was Literature. E"
but was dealt with. as specifically repre-
sented 10 our own community Of Port
land, both past and present.
Ga the plt torn were portraits of Henry
W. Lorgfellow, Neal Dow, Rev. DR..
Hill and Hon. Il b. Reed.
The exe-els began with report of
the Maine Federation convention re-
Gently held In Matsrville, which was CIV
en- by Mrs. Geo-ge Is. Bagley. Mrs
Bael emphasized the special facts Of
interest resulting from the work Of the
Federation; the exosllent hints In Mrs.
I lorenzo q. Porter's address; the sug-
gos.ive points of Miss Shows talk in
regard to Penny Savings banks; the in
dorse ment Of resolutions In regard to the
study of music In general and tho
special support OF the Festival in partic-
ular; and also an account Of the discus.
sion In regard to the amendment there
passed In connection with the nom ina
lions and election of officers
Miss Blanchard In introducing the
committee In charge CT the meeting
alluded to the fact that last year there
was a programme devoted TO Maine,
while today, 1t being the study of our
own city, the Tapers would be Of even
greater interest.
The committee OF the GAS You Liks
IT. club Of South Portland. consisting
of Miss May W. Mariner, Miss Lucy II.
Jordan, Miss Lizzie K. Seaman, had
the programme In charge. and Miss Mar
riper, the chairman, made q very grace
full inti oduction to the exercises. and
begged the mem bers not to regard her
club as an outside one, but as having an
equal interest in the city Of Portland.
as any of the clubs within Is actual
limits.
Miss Mariner then called attention to
the fact that even the In usic belonged to
Portland. as 1t was duett by Mr..
George W. Msrston, to bs given by Mira.
rietta ID. Rice.
This was a charming sele elton, and
rendered with the artistic appreciation
which always marks the work Of these
most Justly popular singers.
The first paper Of tina afternoon, "His-
tory" was given by Mrs. James ..
kaler. Ths motto for the essay, mighty
L. 81. Got 81 81 -
lows "Outre Mer," was excellently
chosen, aud 1t is safe t. say, that all who
listened realized even a little more vivid.
ly how uni xhty' was the spirit which
was obliged to cope with dangers and
deprivations, incidental to the founding
and development of our present. safe
and comfortable t0wn. Mrs. kaler gave
very entertaining account of the devel-
opment Of Portland, not dwelling SO
much upon the dry historic facts ss.giving
sugge stions of the life of our ancestors,
which are always OF intsrset to US of
the present generation. In closing Mrs,
Kaler summed up the various times
fire, only 10 Else again mere beautiful:
now, us ever. tie pride Of its inhabi-
tants.
Mrs Florence knight Palmer sang two
songs "When the Land Was White With
Moonlight" by Mr.. Marston, ana
milne own" by Mr.. Cresssy, which
were thoroughly enjoyed by the listeners.
In Ter paper on Famous Sens and
Daughters," Mrs Ralph A. Parker had
an enthusiastic word to offer for the In
huence at home and abroad of the vigor-
Gus and gifted men and women who have
been identified with our city.
Mrs. Parker mentioned several of the
earliest leading spirits, and following
down the generations to these of yester-
day and today. many Of the noblsst sons
and daughters of Portland received a
tribute of admiration in the dramatic
reading of her paper.
AS Henry wadsworth Longfsllow Ia
ever eeardsd as our mos. famous son, 1t
was lifting tt have the ne 1t song by Miss
Rice an arrangement OF "Ths Day is
Done" by Balfe. The selection was ad.
mirabiy adapted for Miss Rics's sympa.
thetic voice. and gave much pleasure to
the audience.
Miss Adalena r. Dyer, In telling of
tie authors of our city, said that the first
local literary work was surely the jour
nal of Parson Smith. followed by that of
bis successor, Pars,n DsAns Mention
was male of N. p. Willis, Mrs. Jane
Parkman, Isaac Mcclellan, Charles p.