The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-23

them being the following, viz:
Stones from the Oldest abbey In the
world est. Finians. founded in the sixth
century, the ruins OF which are still re-
maining); a piece OF the "Blarney
Stone" stones from Innisfallen and
withered flowers from the Lakes Of
Killarney; Irish moss and ferns. etc,
etc.
The second paper Of the afternoon, by
Mrs. Wilcox discOursed upon the songs
and ballads of Ireland The story begins
as follows:
THE songs and ballads OF ireland
have been preserved 10 Us agains. and
in spite OF unrelenting circumstance
during dreary centuries OF war and op-
preston. Chance fragments OF great
poems. law books and legends found
their preservation at the hands OF
monkish transcr bers; bur the song
ballad or simple story was kept IN being
only by the hreside handing down of
generation to generation. Their ears
attuned TO the old music their memo
ries were replete with tradit onary lore
and thein thoughts and speech colored
anc formed by the golden tongue
ITO the peasantry is due the contin-
uity and development Of ethnic life and
feeling in Ireland" The paper-from
~his point-takes up the different peri
DDS In the literary history OF Ireland
and enlarges upon the poetry belonging
10 each. In this connection the early
poetry OF Ireland was described viz:
that of the early "bards" and hedge
poets"
The street ballad singers were men
TONED as the Legitimate descendants
OF the ancient bards in the respect that
they were professional poets. who re-
cited their own verses, sang the praises
Cf their patrons. composed lamenta-
tions. and were chronclers OF passing
events"
The narrative ballads" which told
every event Of interest, were described
a length.
Continuing the poetry Of William
Allingham. Sir Thomas Moore John
Banim. and others were discussed. and
the paper concludes with the following
tribute to I-eland's literature:
To-day the Irish race. worl scat
tered though IT be. is SOLITARY ard
united, with an ever growing Literature
distinctively its own, and yet part =
the literature cf the English-speai,ins
people"
"While the palm Of supremacy in
the art Of song making must rest with
the Scotch. the Irish are not far be-
hind. With much Of the emouonai
melody Of the Scottish singers they are
free from the hindrance of hair
known dialect Ireland has conferred "A
great boon -tiBef mankind iH-tAe- sing
ing of the hogs and fear. the passion
and the aspiration of humble common
folk-in giving US so many moving
songs rhat a child or peasant might
sing and feel
The Mothers club held it's regular
meeting in the Classical high school on
Monday afternoon. October sixteenth.
The interest Of the occasion centered IN
a paper Prepared and read by Mrs. T..
L. Hemenwav. entitled"A History az /
the Origin and Object Of Mothers
Clubs"
In beginning Mrs. Hemenway touch |
ed upon the llfe of Mrs. T. w. Birney, |
the founder Of the Mothers Congress |
and the inspirer OF many of the |
Mothers Clubs now scattered through |
out the country.
Among the many excellent points |
touched upon i'm Mrs. Hemenways |
paper. we quote the following:
"The thing that the mother most |
needs is to know that all over the land |
are others who are making a study Of |
of the proper uses of the fam |
lily income: of all the home Questions |
raised by the present age in order that
we may lift from hardships TO science.
The clergy, the press, educators and
legislators are in sympathy with the
II appeals TO thoughtful
people TN all stations. Every time.
place and season finds mothers asking
FOR help and as an organization we rea-
lie that we can be true mothers TO orr
little ones only as we are mothers 30
all.
This is not a philanthropic move |
ment i'm the generally accepted sense |
)f that term. The misunderstood child |
IF the wealthy parent is as much TO be }
Ditied as the baby in the tenement lt
s Of the greatest Importance that the
woman OF culture and refinement
should understand the temperament Of
her child and ACQUIRE that knowledge |
which will enable her to round out and
develop the character So that her child
;hall become a useful member of So
,iety."
Prof Koopman Of Brown university
spoke before the club this afternoon.
The Coventry WOmanS club OF The |
'awtuXet valley met I'm the club rooms
1t Anthony on Wednesday October IS.
{ was members afternoon and only
hose within this charmed circle were
present TO participate i'm the exercises
II the hour. Reports were received !
rom committees relative o. the work
cheduled for the coming season. Mrs.
va IliiSANn. eN-Ill iNIutli 'i tiiA |
lub and delegate to the State Fedora
ION OF Woman's clubs gave "a report |
y the last meeting Of the executive |
'oard OF the q. r. w. G. and OF the /
work. now being done by that body in
ur state. Mrs. George VI. Corey. pres
dent of the club. then gave a report |
Il the last meeting Of the Woman's
ounCn
Miss Amey Matteson. chairman Of the
ommittee OF arrangements for the
1eeting Of November IL, announced !
hat Mrs. John G. W,man OF the Paw
ucket Woman's club. would give her /
1cture entitled The Story OF Dido and
grgils Relation 70 Modern Thought
efore the Coventry club on the date %
'ovember ~.
The contents Of the Question Box
ext afforded an entertaining hllf hour
hen Mrs. Henry Bates and Mrs. Lydia
Manchester read interesting papers
he exercises Of the afternoon were
oncluded with quotations from poets
nd noted authors.
The Philomathian club Of phenix
ave resumed their study for the win-
r. meeting fortrghtlv at the home "
le president. Mrs. Joseph Lawton
English Authors and Glimpsss Of Enc
ma Is the entertaining study chosen
nj we predict for them n delightful
'aSon among the scenes Of old Enr-