The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-16

but ashes. and art 1anguisheth in the
LAND. though her admirers WOO her
with votive offerings and gaily deco
rated temples are bedecked in her
name.
We have met together here today to
pour libations at the foot of our god
dess Art. Woe is me! / plead extern
uating circumstances AS one of the
founders Of our Art League I have
made myself liable and my punishment
is upon me, and now you have been
made to share it.
Did | not feel that some of US will, in
a measure, redeem ourselves at the
coming exhibition of our society. I,
for one, would never have consented
to appear before you to talk about
what I can so much better feel in color
than express in words.
| After the rendering of the overture
Queen of Spring" by Prof Berger ana
his band, Mrs. Frear, of the Literary
Circle. made a short address. She
spoke of the great inspiration which
| spring brought TO literary people in
general and particularly to poets. OF
the many beautiful verses, which had
been cal ed forth by the new abundance
of life which is seen at this season,
she quoted a number and told of how
| the spring brought the cry to all TO
| come away from the sordid and world
ly pleasures TO the true and simpler
beauties of life.
In closing Mrs. Frear called attention
to the uplifting of spirit which is
brought by spring and pronounced il
the real fountain of youth.
Mrs Won Holt, of the Musical Circle
was the next speaker. She said in
part:
Music is. as one of our greatest
poets has said, both spirit and matter,
and in spring we find the glad assur~
ance of the resurrection of all things.
We mortals need ever to be reminded
of this great truth, giving the inspira-
ton which springs from creation to
all the arts, to music, to literary feel.
ing and to the artists who use the
brush and canvas.
In speaking of spring in connection
with music one can see the effect which |
the season has by the beautiful works |
which have been dedicated to the sub |
ject. This theme brings out the idea |
OF new life everywhere. The idea OF /
young men and maidens, of things |
fresh new and good, and of joy in
everything. Perhaps no composer has |
ever brought out the true feeling of /
this season so much as Wagner, with I
the witchery of the spring feeling COM
+ Il 4hn
ling with his beautiful music
Mrs. w. w. Hall, in speaking for the
Dramatic Circle, stated that she had
between spring and the drama, and
that she feared that for this reason
some of her auditors would be disap>
pointed, but she procee6ed to give a
most interesting account of the history
of drama. She started with its origin
from the worship of the Greek gods, in
the festivals of the ancients and finally
brought it down to the present age.
She told of the various influences which
had retarded or assisted the drama
throughout the many centuries and of
the manner in which they had been
used.
The final address of the day was male
place of H. P. Wood who was to have
represented the City Improvement Cir
Gle. She said:
.'The work Of the artist of the soil
is to assist the forces of nature in the
ever increasing demand to garb the
earth in beauty. 1t is just as much a
studied stroke to place tree where il
viii grow to the best advantage as it
is to balance a picture, finish a sentence
or complete a melody.
In the past the City Improvement
Circle has not been always fortunate
in its undertakings, but from now on
we expect to take up practical work
and you need not be surprised to see
Gov. .Cleghorn, myself and some of our
other members, out planting trees
along both sides of Kalakaua avenue
In the near future. We expect all to
join in the work and with the inspira-
ton brought by the spring and its
beauties we will complete what we
start out to do
Among those present We're:
Mrs. A. F. Judd, Mrs. Sophie Pratt,
Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Major Van Vliet,
Miss Van Vliet, Mrs. A G. Halves, Mrs.
Mrs. Hall, Chief Justice
Frear, Mrs. Frear, Mrs. Gartenberg, .
Mrs. Sprinks, Miss Sprinks, Mr.. and
Mrs. du Roi Canon Macintosh, Miss
gon Holt, DR.. and Mrs. Moore, Mrs.
Geo. Renton, Miss Lawrence, Miss L
Iynes, Mrs. Schaefer, Miss Grace Rob- .
nson, Mrs. Brock, Mrs. Kluegel Miss
Dean, Mrs. Augur, Mrs. B. f. Dilling- 4
nam, Mrs. ingalls,, Miss Vancouver, DR.. 4
Ind Mrs. Emerson, Rev. and Mrs. Do- 4
'enlus Scudder, Mrs. Crockett Mrs.
<nudsens Mrs. George Robinson, Mrs.
Z. +. King, Mrs. Rice, Mrs Blatchford.
Mr. and Mrs. f Church. a