The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23
WOMEN WORKING
At FEDERATION
Second Days Sessions Bright
ened by Addresses, Music
and Open Parliament.
REV. Mr.. GOSHEN SPEAKS
M. j. BRlNES GIVES PAPER ON
FOLK SONGS.
REV. Mr.. GOSHEN SPEAKS
BY ELIZABETH H. coRAY.

Mant Oct. 22-The second day Of the
General Federation convention closed with
an evening meeting which was attended
by as nearly the entire population as the
AIanu tabernacle would accommodate
The one great feature OF the convention
was the address of Rev. Elmer l. Goshen
on 1.-THE Cost of Liberty" and in addition
10 II some fine music was rendered by.
the Manti choir and also a vocal solo by
NJ. J. Brines. and America" was sung
by the audience.
Two splendid papers OF the afternoon
were given by Mrs. c. H Mcmahon, pres
ident of the Woman's league, and Mrs F.
w Hayt of the Park City AthenaeumN
While widely different in their theme and
presentation, each was a feature IN II
self Mrs Mcmahon had the subject THE
Philanthropies Of Our Nation" and after
giving brief report Of the local charities,
she reviewed at some length the work of
Jacob Riis, the Hull House movement
the crusade against the great white
plague" and the establishment of new
Explained parental school in New York,
which is in effect something like a COM
binatiOn OF the local detention home ana
Canyon Crest ranch. The speaker fin
ally summed UP the whole in a brief eX-
PLANTATION OF the puTport and purposes
of the conference of charities and cor
rections. She then showed how, despite
all this philanthropic work. The number
OF dependent and defective children is in
creasing each year, instead of decreasing,
and she attempted to trace the cause 10
the fact that the great mass of children
born in the United States are the Off
spring of alcohol and cigarette-using and
poorly developed and undergrad people
The 2O00.O00 childless homes in the coun-
try are offset by hundreds of thousands
OF children born TO underpaiG, underfed
and undesirable parents. The factory chill
dren, the coal mine children and the shop
girls are given as samples of classes
that cannot be bettered till these classes
are paid at least a living wage
An interesting Paper.
Mrs. Hayt's subject was THE Story OF
the Bell" and il was well Illustrated with
a rare collection Of bells OF various kinds
which the writer had been collecting for
years. Mrs. Hayt traced the origin ' of
the bell and followed II through history. |
dwelling on its significance in all times
as far back as history goes. She recount |
ed some of the most interesting Legends !
concerning bells and showed many instan- |
ces where the bell had figured prOmi- |
nently and critically In history.
NJ. J. Brines of salt Lake discussed /
Folk Songs" He said in part:
Folk songs as the word implies, are /
songs of the folk or people, and hence |
those songs which are most beloved by /
the people. and, finally. the lasting songs /
Of the nations The origin of the folk /
song Is often humble and frequently, as |
songs. they have first been neglected by |
the publishers are worthless. Because of |
the limited knowledge of those, who, in |
splred by the divine muse. may give to |
the world some stirring lines of love OF
valiant deeds. the music is often used for
two or three settings-the plcughboy, the
soldier. the shepherd. the statesman. or
whomsoever II may be- writes his lines, !
and then sings them TO some familiar
tune Indeed. the rhythm of the tune is
often responsible for the meter in which /
the verse is written. For example, our !
Banner" The music was first heard as /
the setting for bacchanalian song /
known by the title OF To Anacreon in |
Heaven" and sung sung by the jolly band |
of bohemians who called themselves the /
Anachreonites. Their meeting place was I
at the Grown and Anchor, in the Strand. |
London. The song was composed by one |
John Stafford Smith. II was very popu- /
lar in England during the Eighteenth cen
fury and before Francis Scott Key used /
IL for his famous words many others had |
made It a vehicle for their verses"
Folk Songs by MIR. Brlnes.
Mr.. Brines then took up the worlds
song" Home, Sweet Home" The words
are by an American. John Howard Payne,
first heard in the opera "Clari," lbretto
written by Payne. and music by Bishop.
The tune became famous quickly. Bish-
op at first did not claim authorship. but
later admitted thar he wrote the music.
The time being limited. the remarks
werv confined to the songs as they were
sung. The program of songs sung by Mr..
Brines was as follows:
English folk sOngs-'My Pretty Jane"
Bishop; The Lass With the Delicate
Air" DIR. Arne.
scotch-.'Loch Lomond." Blue Bells of
Scotland"
Irish-"Believe Me if All Those Endear-
ing Young Charms" My Loves an Arbu-
tus'' Robin Adair."
French-"NIa Mie." 'Jeunes Filettes"
Welsh-'Au Thro' the Night
Gypsy songs, founded on old folk
themes Songs Ny Mother Taught Me-"
"Cloady Heights"
SlavOnic-''The Sacrifice" probably the
oldest folk song in eNistence).
German--'Ach Vie ist Moeglich."
American-''My old Kentucky Home
Mrs. Brines assisted with beautiful ac-
BY far the most interesting session OF
the convention was that devoted 70 the