Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-31
NEW CENTURY GLUE.

Announcements for the coming week:
Monday. p. m, Advanced German
Glass; 3 p. m. Beginners German Glass;
o. m. Beginners French Glass; s p. m,
New-Century Chorus.
Tuesday, 1880 a. m, Current Events
Wednesday. $50 p. m, meeting ad-
dressed by Miss Sandville OF Philadelphia;
subject, "The Consumers League. "
Thursday, Ills a. M, Fencing Class;
2.3O p. m, Physical Culture Glass.
Saturday, II a. m, Advanced French
Class.
The philanthropy committee bespeaks
a good attendance at the meeting on
Wednesday afternoon to be held in the
interest OF the Consumers League. Il
will be addressed by Miss Sandville, secre-
tary of the Philadelphia Consumers
League, who is said TO be an interesting
and enthusiastic speaker.
To the regret of its members the German
Glass closes its work for the season with
the meeting Of next Monday. The
interest of the class has been well sus-
tanned the attendance very regular and
much progress was made. The advanced
class made a study of Schiller and his
works, reading his plays, wilhelm Tell"
and maria Stuart, but next season viii
probably take up a modern author. The
French classes have still several weeks
work before them.
Instead of meeting as usual on Tuesday
morning the Current Events Class met
on Wednesday afternoon and entertained
the club at large with an interesting pro-
gramme which was enjoyed by an un-
usually large audience. The chairman,
Miss Derckson, gave a greeting in original
verse, reciting the aims OF the class. Mrs.
| Nields contributed an eloquent sketch
of some periods of the life of Abraham
Lincoln, saying that she felt that we
/ should, at least once year, devote a
/ half hour to the consideration of this
great and noble life, of which there is so
much that is valuable to be reminded of.
that only few episodes could be treated
at one time. She quoted from Ida Tarbell s
work the awakening of his interest in the
anti-slavery cause and of his speeches in
/ the campaign between him and Douglas,
/ also the incidents which preceded his
! Emancipation Proclamation, when in his
| efforts to end the war and to save the
Union he proposed to pay the slave
/ owners for their slaves in order to set
them free, but not one State accepted
] the generous offer so the Emancipation
/ Proclamation was issued as a military
necessity.
A novel and delightful feature Of the
entertainment followed when Mrs. Wentz
read Henry Van Dyke "Odes to Music,
with the musical accompaniment which
| they suggest or seem to demand. Mrs.
| Griffith played softly on the piano, as
Mrs. Wentz read, music appropriate to
the theme OF the poetry. Mrs. w. X.
Crosby recited the story of WiclIie, a
little London waif rescued from the streets
and cared for through his short life by a
young man. The programme closed with
a song, 'In Summer Time, admirably
sung by Miss Mary Poole who was accom-
panied on the piano by Miss Webb.
The programme for next week is: Maya
zine reviews, Mrs Butler; education, Mrs
Bach; paper by G. R. Van Trump, to be
read by the secretary, followed by a dis
cussion as to how we may help the blind
in our city and State, and the election OF
officers for the ensuing year. AS.