The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-13

Hon. n. |. GTssns's Charming Ad.
dress Before Veteran Citizens.
Cities Of Vienna, SalzhuTgh, Prague and
Innsbruck Described.


At the regular meeting on Thursday
afternoon, the records OF the last even
| ing by Secretary Cook were read, and
approved. President Dennison being
| III and absent. Vice President Gammell
| then introduced Hon. Henry l.. Greene
OF Riverpoint. who delivered a very en-
| tertainlng and eloquent address on
-Four Noted Austrian Cities, Vienna,
Salzburgh, Prague and Innsbruck
An elaborate and charming portraiture
of the wonders and beauties OF these
world-renoWned capitals In the speak
er's well known attractive and descrip-
tive language constituted the rioh lit
erary treat offered on this occasion.
Leaving the beautiful German city OF
Dresden the tourists took train for
Prague along the great river Elbe,
through Saxon, Switzerland. Prague,
the capital OF Bohemia, built by Irin-
cess Libassa 1900 years ago remark
able city and stronghold on both sides
of the Moldan in a lovely valley, has
100000 inhabitants Charles ~ had
university here of $4,000 students till
the Germans withdrew 70 Germany II
mortal shrine Of John OF Nepomuck OF
one and a half tons OF silver, who was
drowned by the Emperor for refusing
10 disclose the confessions of lean OF
Bavaria wife of Wenceolaus " of
Germany. His last text was Yet lit
tie while, and ye shall not see me. - Here
Is the emperor's palace AMI the portrait
OF Maria Theresa. In Prague the 30
years war began. all Europe being
shken 10 its centre. Waldstein was
victorious till Gustavus Adolphus de-
feaIted him az Lutzen in 1862, Wadstein
being ass3ssinated by his own officers.
The chief attractions of Prague are rs
paintings. statuary. the astronomical
clock. the tomb OF the astronomer,
Tyche Brahe Of 1901 and its churches.
Vienna was next visited. II is an inn
mense city with over a million people.
A barrier against Turkish invasion was
"Vindobond." fortified to protect the
Roman empire Here came the Roman
nobility and here died Emperor Marcus
Aureius. \. -. $50. III was conquered
I'm the fourth century by Attila, the
Hun. and I'm the sixth century by the
Arabs. and afterwards by Charlemagne
who gave Vienna solid government.
Afterwards IL was held by the Baben
berger family till the defoat Of pftocaT~
king Of bohemia, A. - 1876. by Rudolph
Of Hapsburg, I'm whose possession 4
was. or Is, under the Emperor Francis
Joseph Of Austria. The imperial treas
urv holds the two crowns valued at 81
500 000 the Florentine diamond and in
Vulnerable gems diadems. corsages,
chains and the regalias Of Emperor Ma
poleon and the Duke OF Reichstade son
of Napoleon and Marie Louise A. the
st. Augustine church II was Memorial
dry fort the s6,664 soldiers lost i'm the
Prussian war The little river called
the Wien. from which ViennP gets its
name. empties into the Danube canal.
At st. Stephens the great composer
Haydn sang soprano as boy. Vienna
has many museums containing por-
traits OF the old painters, from the first
of the art TO the present. and scuptur-
ed marbles by Egyptians. Greeks and
Romans before the Lord our Savior was
born into this world
The speaker next took his audience
to salzburg. a delightful city mid the
Norie and Rhetian Alps lofty peaks and
mountain chains. The Romans called it
"Jurarium" till sacked by Pagan. Goth
and Hun. and then Salisbury oy Rupert
OF Worms. In 1921 a decree of eXpul-
sion by Won Firmian sent so 600 citizens
10 Prussia. In 1856 the musical genius
Mozart was born here and here is
the grand piano on which he played at
the age or before the empress. Re-
luctant and the tourist lef, lovely He'll
brun and the grand. / ttv mountains of
Salzburg on the way 10 Italv. for Inns
bruck i'm Northern TyrOl. The Romans
called IL "Oeni Pons" and Duke Otto Of
Moran. a. ID. 1894, male . a free town.
Here are seen the most perfect sculp-
lures Of wondrous beauty in the world.
At the Royal church are seen statues
OF Hofer, the Tyrolese patriot and the
defenders of their country i'm 1895 and
1909. A sleigh ride was enjoyed 20 the
Brenner pass through the Tyroese
Alps to Northern Italy. The Tyrolese
are noted for musical talent and the
tourists listened with great pleasure tn
the Tvrolese bands. They are noted
also for thel~ courage, integrity and
piety Cod, Greene I'm closing said:
''Whatever may be the changes IN this
noble race. so victorious I'm pc ct aces
like their mountain peaks glisteninC
with the golden beams of the rising ana
setting sun so will their. lofty patriot-
ism entitle tho TvroleSe tN high rank
In the future among The nations Of the
earth"
The elooueut address ~ the sneaker.
the rNatrinhic dsscor1ant ~ The cr'-0at
no riot. Cen Nntha~ial Greene % con
etant friend NJ We er,ir ton recptved
rhe var-rr1rv+- rnrr-------,rfa. ' b, aud aftpu-
tiou OF an appreciative audience till It's
close
Remarks were made Nv Rev Mr.
Curz. Secreta~v Cook Mr. Stono and
Prof Cannneu The president nv re-
quest ~ NJ Gala cher gave notice -
memorial service 10 Mrs w. y.
Chaco AZ tho Olnev street churoh ro--f
cu~1av everiur after vote ~ thanks
20 the speaker the meeting adjourned.