The Portland daily press., 1900-03-12
Papers Of Rare Excellence SWeetly
Illustrated.
Mrs. Moore and Miss
Kinds the Essayists.
The Annual Meeting Occurs the
First Saturday in April.

A carefully arranged programme. one
In which each number has . special rea-
son for being, and helps towards devel-
op!ng the unity OF the central ides, must
always give satisfaction to an intslli.
gent listener, and such q result was
sursly brought about saturday after
noon at the meeting OF the Literary
Uniop under the charge Of the Anne
Hathaway club.
!. Art was the broad topic, and music,
as the me st modern OF the arts, was con
sidered from historical and Intellectual
point Of view.
Tbs first paper OF the afternoon on
. Ballads and Ballad Making" by Mrs.
Frederick K. Moore, was read by Mrs. W.
II. Noyes, as unfortunately Mrs. Moore
was unable 20 be present to reoeiye In
person the many words Of congratulation
for her delightful paper.
Mrs. Joseph Il. Wilson, as chairman,
took charge of the meeting, and very
graciously introduced tho essayists and
singers.
The drst number on the programme
was a modern ballad, "One Morning oh
SO early" by Gatti, which was given BY
Miss Tarbox, and made q charming IL
PRODUCTION TO the afternoons entertain
msnt. Mrs. Moors's paper followed. 1t
was illustrated at different points by
songs characteristic Of the period. In
Introducing her subject. Mrs. Moore told
something Of the story OF the develop
inent of the ballad In other countries
and OF how the gay chanSon Of Prov
euos. the bailAta of Italy, the Saga Of
the Norsemep, the sad songs Of Brittany
and the folk song nf Germany had helped
to develop In each land the national
spirit. The streugth and sweetness OF
the English ballad the writer felt. WAS
undeniable, and she cleyerly brought out
the story of the literary or historic intiu-
ence which brought forth these charm
ing ballads. The oldest one. "Surmsr
Is q Comm In" written about 1850. BY
an unknown author, was sung by Miss
Tarbox, and proved to be quaint and
interesting. From this time to Chaucsr,
the essayist explained, and then from
Ctaucer to Shakespeare the "song spir-
Il" In England srsw but feebly. still 1t
was growing, and there were songs OF
adventures on sea and land, as we'll as
those OF the poet. and for an example OF
tho latter Mrs. Moore chess Dssdemona
Willow Song" which was set to mutic
during Shakespeare own day. This
was sung with excellent effect by Miss
Martha Ha.eI England's history was
hi In thta titpa and with kha
advent OF the Stusrts, great questions
were being settled, among thom that Of
gentleman" and "Commoner," and one
Of the songs Of that epoch, "You Gentle
men of England, was then sung by Miss
Rioe.
Thsre was much swing and vigor In
tbs good old melody which Miss Rioe
gave with real zest' with Miss Tarbox
and Miss Halves coming In on the
chorus. Following the story Of the
5tuerts, another popular song was writ
TN while Charles II. was IN exile which
was osllsd "WheD the King enjoys his
own aga'n." This song was given By
Miss Halves, while Miss Rice sang the
one which later symbclizsd the spirit of
did IN uch towards driving them from the
English throne. This song, "Lillsbur-
lero," Mrs. Mncrs compared to the slip
potanoe and Tyler, too,' which was
as effective In carrying Harrison to the
White House. as was the other one In
Kidding England OF the Stuarts. The
words OF this song were ty Percy and the
music by Lord Wharton.
As representative of the ballad Of
Queen Anne's time, Mrs. Moore CHOSE