Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03


Miss Andrews and her pupils spent |
Friday afternoon at the Park.
VIM. Steele is reported as some bet |
,er.
Mrs. j. M. Robinson and daughter,
Minnie, returned from Independence
Friday.
EARLvILLE
Rev. Leonard, former pastor of the
NJ. E. church here, now of Hazleton,
was renewing acquaintance here Tues
day.
On Tuesday Mrs. Fitzsimmons and
Emily Rippon and Alice Sandercock
drove to Manchester.
Miss Mae Foster was caller in Man
chester Wednesday,.
Mrs. Clarence Siddons, of Gilt Edge,
departed Monday night for Appleton,
for an extended visit with
her parents there.
Hrs. j. M. Dunn attended an Eastern
Star reception in Manchester, Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Kendall spent several days last
week in Chicago.
On Saturday morning Mrs. ii. Z. Stet-
son, Mrs. Mcintosh and the Misses Julia
and Lillian Pierce were callers in town.
Mrs. Foster has returned from two
weeks visit with her son w. r. Foster,
at Williams, Iowa.
Miss Laura Luers, of Elkader, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. ID. F. LaxsOn,
since Wednesday.
On Friday evening the Daughters of
Rebekak gave supper and program in
the Oddfellow's building. The supper
was very nice and the program inter
esting. A large number were present.
On Wednesday Mrs. w. E. Burke,
Misses Maud Murley and Verga Foote
and Mr.. La Fevre, delegates from the
Epworth League, and Della Roberts
and Gertrude Wildebor from the Junior
League attended the District Conven-
ton at Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeless of Hopkinton,
drove up and stayed over night at Mr..
POpham's Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. q. Millen attended
the funeral of Mrs. Sargent, at Greeley,
Friday afternoon.
John Malyen acted as auctioneer at
j. @. Nieman's sale Saturday.
George Matthews and Miss Grace at
tended the 1. o. o. F. celebration at
Manchester Wednesday.
WI Millen and Ray and Lizzie
went to Greeley Saturday night.
Mrs. q. b. Rogers was in Manchester
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. challer spent Sun
day with Jas. Cousins.
The mayor is out with an order to
muZzle all dogs for sixty days.
w. 7. Wood has been painting his
| house.
Miss Mary Richardson is quite sick
we are sorry to learn.
Boston's New Library Building, Old
Landmarks, &c.
Edwin A. Abbey's frieze for the de
livery room is very fine. The subject
of these pictorial presentations is the
"The Quest of the Holy Grail" and is
represented in five paintings. The first
represents the appearance of the Grail
to the infant Galahad, who has been
left after the death of his mother, de
descendant of Joseph of Armiathea, il
secluded convent to be brought up by
the nuns etc. The second picture shows
the young Galahad in his red robe, kneel
ing in the convent, chapel at the clOst
of the all-night virgil, which he is re
quired to keep before starting out on
his adventures. The third painting
represents the round table of Kinl
Arthur. The vast circular hall blazing
with light is filled with knights, each
in his appointed seat, and all holding
up the hilts of their swords, as if tt
swear to some great VOW. In the fourth
painting we see knights composing thu
host of the Grail under the leadership
of Galahad assembled in the cathedral
| to receive the papal benediction, before
setting out on their wandering. The
fifth and last completed painting in the
series represents the Castle of Amfortas
the Fisher King of the legend.
the religions OF the world, and have fol
upon the children Of Israel when they
that of the false gods of heather ma.
represents the children Of Israel beneath
the yoke Of their oppressors into whose
hands the Lord had delivered them. Or
the left stands the Egyptian, Pharaoh,
on the right the Assyrian King, both
monarchs with arms uplifted to strike
with scourge and sword. In the ceiling
of this large, lofty and narrow hall
which is barrel vaulted at the top of
the building, are represented the pagan
deities, the strange Gods whom the
children of Israel went a ter when they
turned from Jehovah. The third great
division of the work is the frieze of the
Prophets, this symbolizes the founda-
ton of the religion of Israel upon the
structure of the law. Moses is the CEN
trail figure, and, in his priestly robes and
symbols, is treated conventionally to ty-
pity the authority upon which the
faith is based Moses, with the tablets
of the commandments, is modelled in
strong relief. The other prophets are
painted on plain surface. On the
right of Moses stands Daniel, on the
left Josiah. the other prophets in their
order from left to right are Zephaniah,
Joel, Obadiah, Hosea, Amos. Nahum,
Ezekiel, j Jeremiah, Jonah, Isiah, Habak-
kuk, Micah, Haggai, Malachi and Zach
ariah. This is wonderful representa-
ton and requires time for its contem-
plation, but there are comfortable seats
provided in the hall where one can sit
and behold the gorgeously painted
pageant, as long as one wishes, but we
must leave these beautiful scenes, for
other UNEMPLOYED shrinest dear to the
American heart. Would fain linger q
month in this splendid building, to en-
Joy it's rich treasures of undying art
and beauty, but, though 1 should live a
thousand years, could not forget it
and with reluctant feet we wend our
way out of this palace beautiful (Bos
toms pride and JUSTLY to the more com
mon environments of life, take our troll
ley car, to meet the Subway.
A short walk after leaving the Sub
way brings us back to our hotel very
tired, but grateful, and after repose
full nights profound and dreamless
slumber, we are glad to have another
half day for doing Boston before TAX