The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-10

The occasional ladies' nights given at
he Trocadero under the auspices OF the
Congregational club are always occa-
ions OF unalloyed pleasure. distinct events
the life OF the club. and last evening
vas certainly not less enjoyable, not less
|uccessful from every point OF view than
nave been the many similar evenings
which have preceded Il.
The occasion was characterized as a
Winter Festival" and htly So since the
brilliant reception which lasted from
Until 7. the sumptuotts- banquet wich fol-
owed. the delightful musical program
and family DIR. Mobiles able address
made up veritable feast Of reason and
low of soul"
At shortly after : o'clock the great COM
pany which numbered fully 400 or more
persons. sat down to the eight long tables
which occupied almost the entire space
Of the Trocadero. Seated at the head
Of the table were the president Of the
club, Rev. j. NJ Lyon, Of Central Falls,
and the distinguished guest and speaker
OF the evening, Rev. Frank a. Noble, ID.
d. who for nearly - years has been the
pastor OF one of the largest and most
influential Congregational churchs of Chi
cago.
tor OF The Advance and enjoys also a
wide reputation as a writer and az an
orator.
other guests and members at the head
of the table were Professor Mcdonald.
OF Brown university, Rev. Asbury
krom. Rev. and Mrs. T.. c. Moore. Rev.
j j. Woolley, Of Pawtucket Rev Il. l..
Ferris, Of Riverside; Mr. and Mrs. John
r. Iuntsman, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas B.
Stockwei Rev. and Mrs. Wallace Nut
ting and others.
The divine blessing was invoked by
Rev. Mr.. Ferris. after which the COM
pany proceeded TO the enjoyment or the
feast which had been prepared for them
by mine host" Tillinghast
During the banquet, delightful music
by Mr. \. ". Sealmme, yiolnist. and Mr..
Frank Raia, the harpist. descended and
filled the banquet hall from the balcony
above
THE MUSICAL PROGRAM.
Al the close OF the banquet a charming
musical program was rendered by Miss
Bertha Stanhope, soprano soost. Mr..
Charles Everett. bass soloist, and Miss
Fanny Cliff Berry accompanist
The solos by Miss Stanhope were thor
oughly enjoyed and appreciated. demand
ing i'm each instance repeated encores.
The musical program ended, President
Lyon arose and nropounded the following
names for membership In the club: Pro-
fessor William Mcdonald. Rev Ashbury
. lSrom, Henry G. Farwell. John T. VII
iams Percy Davenport, Seeber Edwards
and George T. Suicer.
Reference was made at this point by
the president To the recent death Of
Rev kingsley Twining, who was. years
ago, the pastor OF the Union Congrega-
tional church in this city. Rev. James
g. Nose. d. D., was called upon by the
president to speak of the life and work
Of Mr.. Twining and i'm few words he
dMelt upon his work here and later min
istry in New York ctty and elsewhere.
Suitable resolutions were then intro
duced by Or. Vose and adopted by the
club. after which the speaker OF the
evening was introduced by President
Lyon. Dr. Mobiles subject was What
Our Democracy Means For Us" the
same being. In fact All optimistic view
of our democratic institutions
DR.. MOBILES ADDRESS.
In beginning the speaker said 1--WE are
a democracy, not monarchy. not nn
oligsrchy, but democracy
Whatever We solve will have 10 be OF
the basis of democracy Sometimes we
wish IL were not SO; some tourists come
back from the old world and think If we
only had their way Of governing cities
IL would he better.
People i'm this land have the ballot
in their hands and will have 10 settle
all questions on the basis Of universal
suffrage but the ballots In the hands of
the people involve us In certain perils in
connection with our democracy.
Certain infelicities are pointed out by
writers which make the perils of democ-
rscy seem SO great as hardly to be over
come.
At this point the speaker dwelt. at
length. upon some Of the perils TO which
our democracy exposes us.
THE first OF these perils. he said. comes
from imported prejudice aud-Aaie and
foreigners do much To help uS here but,
he added II don't know how the great
West could have been settled without
them or what YOU would do without oper-
stives I'm your mills and i'm other indus
to these shores because they love liberty
Scandnavians and Germans arc largely
oil that class.
NO Peril. FROM THESE
They are industrious honest pains
taking men and women, nor arc they
utterly ignorant. Peril does not como 10
us from these but from experiences of
oppression I'm the old world. They come
with the memory OF oppression and in
justice OF the laws under which they nave
lived and they do no stop TO distinguish
between law here and law there and re-
ligion here and religion there and rules