The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
WOMEN'S CLUBS
WOMAN'S CLUB OF ARLING-
TON HAS GALA DAY.
Members Enjoy Address on "The Great
Canal" by Rev. H. III. Warren.
other Club News.

A delightful program was enjoyed
by the members of the Arlington Lit
erary Club at its regular meeting yes
terday afternoon. Quincy Hall was
crowded. and the audience was APP
p~reciative and enthusiastic. The chair
mar of the day was Mrs. Mabel Fara-
day and Miss Margaret B~loodgood ana
Miss Della Speakman were the ushers.
In ito program the club was assisted
by Mrs. Carrie Gilman Edwards, OF
New York, who has established a
reputation in the metropolis as a brill
liant pianist and a skilled teacher; and
Miss Augusta Van Alta, contralto.
Miss Van Alta sang in opera last sea-
son with Madame Schuman-Heinck'
but has given up an operate career 10
devote herself to concert work. she
possesses a voice of appealing sweet
ness and dexibility, and was master OF
the situation in the rendition OF her
numbers. Mrs. Edwards opened the
program by a splendid rendition OF
Mendelssohn's "Capriccio' in , minor,
followed by Miss Van Alta, who sang
IAN Open Secret by Woodman, II
"a Hindoo Song by Bembeig, in such
i finished and artistic manner as 10
call forth most enthusiastic applause.
As an encore she gave Theresa del
Reigo's Happy Song" Another piano
solo by Mrs. Edwards followed, "Ro-
nance" by Ruhe.
The address of the afternoon was
given by the Rev. Harry M. Warren.
of New York city, his subject being
.sThe Great Canal, a Drama in Three
Acts Mr.. Warren has Travelled ex-
tensiveIy for the last three years, n
has. among many other places, visited
Panama. The "acts'' of his drama
were laid in the territory involved IN
the louisiana Purchase, in Alaska n
in the Panama canal zone.
In speaking of the Louisiana Pur-
chase. Mr.. Warren said:s I'VE would
have no United States of America to-
day had the Louisiana territory not
been purchased. Without the use OF
the Mississippi we would never be where
we are now. Alaska w called at the
time of its purchase by the govern
ment Stewards Folly but / say the
government might better have called 1t
Stewards WISDOM for Alaska is bring+
ing Into the government more money
annually thai was paid for the entire
tract"
The third act of the drama was in
Panama.
For hundreds of years" said Mr.
Warren, 'men have dreamed OF pierc-
ing the wall that separates the two
oceans. The French tried to realize
that dream, and after spending $780,
090 900, abandoned the scheme. 1t re-
mains for the United States to COM
plete the task. What the ages have
waited for, the present day is about to
realize. President Roosevelt is at the
head of 1t, and the American people
are back of it."
At the close of the address a num-
Der not on the program was given.
With an American flag in her hand,
Miss Van Alta sang very beautifully,
"The STAR Spangled Banner" the club
Joining in the chorus. The rendition OF
Lie III Segnior,' from Meyerbeer's
ssThe Huguenots.' proved Miss Van
Alta to be an artist. and a skilled tech
nicist. Mrs. Edwards concluded the
program with La Styrienne,' by VOL
lenhaupt. Mrs. Faraday introduced
Mrs. Harry Warren to the club as "a
club woman Of New York" Mrs. War
rem gave a few words of greeting. A
social hour followed, and refreshments
were served by Mrs. George Jewell
and her committee.