Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14

ernoon. June -. with a fine musical pro-
gram in charge of Catharina van Rem
mes. the most eminent woman composer.
who has set to music a cantata written
for this occasion and has spent several
weeks training the singers. 300 women
eighty little girls and sixty young boys
Both music and words are full of grace
and spirit and carry out the idea express
ed in the title. "Old Hollands New Time.
The cantata opens with a fine chorus of
womens voices singing of 1.-The new and
happy morning that ushers in the days of
golden luster.' Then comes the melody
of the birds as the sweet notes of the
little girls begin: I'VE. voices of the sum-
heard on all sides the song of the new
time" Here the clear soprano Of the
boys rises pure and strong. telling the
STORY of the Netherlands" how in all
the ages Holland has stood for justice
and right, and now in the peaceful. es
tablished government the time is at hand
when the women must share in the power
All the chorus then joins in the Song
of the Sea-" "Out of the glorious past
comes the promise of freedom for all,
which young and progressive Holland
shall answer by giving this precious boon
to women Women alone now interpret
with much feeling the Song to the
Queen: Sister. full of majesty. SOW
ereign of the realm. whose woman s
hand has banished prejudice. be thy word
given 10 the cause of all women The
boys voices again ring out, 1--WE. the
coming men of the new generation, with
the soul of our ancestors which defled
oppression. We are cOnsecrated to the bat
tie of liberty for woman. And the Wom-
en- answer with a song beginning. What
ever is true and good. will triumph" and
ending with solemn prayer of loyalty
and faith. All at the last join in the
great chorus of hope and joy. Born in
glory. the day now dawning will see the
victory of the long-oppressed. and the old
nation in its new spirit will maintain the
prestige of its splendid past
The imagery of both music and words
one might expect in France Italy. but
they come as pleasant surprise from
A people whom We are accustomed to
associate with the prosaic and magma
tive 1t only illustrates however. that an
intimate acquaintance with the people of
any country will cause us to revise every
preconceived opinion.
Press Well Represented.
The cantata will be followed with an
address of welcome by the president of
the Netherlands Suffrage Association, DIR.
Aletta III. Jacobs: three-minute greeting
from a delegate of each affiliated national
association. and the speech of the presi-
den. of the international Alliance. Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait of New York The
Press Association, large and influential
organization of home and foreign report
ers. has made application for 100 seats.
which have been arranged for them, with
every facility for their work. 1t seems
fror, what we can learn of this organiZa-
:iOrs that there is a remarkable co-Opera-
ion among it's members. and that they
frequently agree to boom" or kill a
movement. Fortunately. they elected to
help the for woman suffrage, and
number of them are members of the
suffrage society. There is no longer any
opposition from the secular press, and
many of the papers speak strongly in
favor of enfranchiSing women and have
given a large amount of space to the
apprOa ching congress An exception must
he made of the socialist papers, which. al
though theoretically in favor. are hostile
to the present movement declaring that
its promoters, in demanding the fran
chise for women on the same terms as
now exercised by men, are asking only
for lady suffrage The chairman of
the congress press committee, who has
been doing the excellent preliminary work
is the talented Johanna Naber. who has
received a gold medal from the govern
ment for her historical writings. For
several weeks the city papers have been
publishing portraits and sketches of the
officers and delegates and of those prOmi-
nent in the woman's movement through
out the world. with just as much enter
prise. as any American paper could show
the smaller papers have taken the cue.
and now the people in all parts are APP
plying for tickets to the first interna-
tional meeting of women ever held in the
Netherlands.
Reception for Visiting Delegates.
On the first evening the entire Concert
Gebouw will be thrown open for a re-
ceptiOn to enable the season ticket hold
ers who are called members of the
congress-" to meet the distinguished
visitors One room will be set apart for
the reception: the big auditorium Will be
transformed into a banquet hall. and ON
the stage during the evening a number OF
Young men and women in the native cos
tune will illustrate the national dances.
Before the banquet begins another group
of young people 0hese from The Hague)