The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-02

Is per cent Of the criminals there were
without trades. Crime Is but mfsdi-
rected energy" Yet places in Butte are
provided for crtminals. after they be-
come criminals. and no place is provided
for them to prevent them becoming
such.
One member said that IL a club house
could be built to admit Of gymnasium
Tor boys added somewhere. ample help
house and buy the lot. The mothers
and Gathers of Butte feel it keenly
that there is no place but the streets
and alleys for their children to play,
!. where the father is a miner and must
sleep when of shift. One member OBJ
jected to the East Side, Centerville and
Dublin Guloh being spoken OF alone as
the haunt of the bad boy, when there
were just as bad on the West Side. One
member in speaking said no child was
naturally bad. 1t was a matter of Guilt
vation. Mothers meetings, another
thought. would be good thing In Butte.
t And so it went. those bright women
bringing up dozens OF subjects, every
one trimming over with interest.
The program closed with two charming
solos by Miss Ida. Scott. one OF Butte's
4 fayorite singers. She sang Tosti's my
companying her in her faultless style.
For some reason there was no social ses-
sion. no refreshments at least.
Although it was an unusually inclem-
ent evening. there was a fair attendance
at the West Side Shakespeare club on
Tuesday evening. The club met with
Mrs. J, p. Cutting. on West Copper
street.
IS It was a poets" night, and they are
always q delightful relaxation once q
month from the Shakespearean readings.
Washington Irving was the poet discuss
ed. Mrs. Woodbury. read selections from
the sketch book, in lieu of her daughter,
who Is in California. Mrs. c. S. Lewis
read selections from his humorous writ
ings. Two papers were read, one by Mrs.
]. M. Ingle On the poet. and one by Miss
Ida Crossman on THE Alhambra."
Following these papers there was dis
cussion on each in turn. and many new
ideas were evolved as each member ex-
pressed her opinion Of some of the poets
works or characteristics. The roll was
answered by quotations from the poets
works.
Mrs. Ingle gave first sketch of the
poets life, commencing with his infancy.
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,ences on his writings. She told of his
early literary career, of Salmagundi, of
Jonathan Oldstyle, etc. Then came his
love affair and the untimely death of the
object of his affections. Then she gave
a review of his works and the circum-
stances under which each was written.
She narrated his experiences while
abroad as attache at the United States
legation. Then, after II years, came his
appointment as United States minister
to Spain. She gave description OF
Sunnyside, on the banks of the Hudson.
She ended the paper with his death.
ION the day of his funeral the bells OF
New York were tolled and all flags were
at half mast. He never married, and
when he died an old Bible was found in
his room on a table at his bedside. with
Miss Hoffman's name written In 1t. He
was borne<tofhis grave by road which
winds through SLEEPY Hollow and near
the place made famous by him he now
sleeps 80 s&
It has been said Of Irving: 'In esti-
mating his genius we can hardly attach
too high a value to the refined qualities
and genial humor which have made his
writings favorites wherever the English
language is read"
1AlSS NTOSSI1du COIll1lcUCcu AcI paper
on the "Alhambra" with the following
paragraph: Rarely does 1t become ones
lot to realize the day dream OF his youth,
and to actually dwell in the fantastic re-
gion which the dreamer SO delightfully."-
fashions. Nor can many take into that
realm Of fancy the fresh. unsullied faith
in the creations of his imagination, 50
necessary to the full enjoyment of his air
castle. But 1t is our good fortune to
find at least this one man who can not
only write that he has found day
dream realized but also cast over his
reader the same glamour of witchery in
which he himself lived and moved.
1.-The boy on the banks of the Hudson
read and dre1med-read Of the Moors; of
their glorious triumphs, their wondrous
achievements in war, science and art:
their decadence and their fall. And then