The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
NEWS IN BRIEF
Interesting News Items Gathered by a
Caucasian Representative.

NAMED over by invitation of DR.. Spear
| ing and gave a great lecture at St
Marks church on the Passion Play
He told how in remote Bavarian val
ley at the village of Ober-Amrnergat
the Passion Play, the last Of the grea
medieval dramas still exists, having
become fixed institution, occurring
every ten years since the valley wa:
swept by a terrible plague more thar
two hundred years ago. The terrified
survivors made VOW that they would
portray every ten years for the instruc-
ton of mankind the story of Christ's
life and sufferings, if their village
should be spared further ravages OF
the plague. Their supplications have APP
parently been answered, and OberAm-
mergau has become known the world
over for its presentation of the Passion
Play. The villagers have felt it to be
both a dutay and privilege to carry
out the promise of their ancestors, be-
queathing it from generation to genera
ton as a sacred obligation The villag-
ers enter into the celebration with the
deepest feeling Of solernnity. Before
making choice of participants, the COM
mittee who has the arrangements i'll
charge, attend Mass in church, thereby
realizing that what they do will be done
under the influence of the surest mo-
tives and for the good of the people.
None but the people of Ober-Amnler-
gau may take part in the play, and Of
them only those whose lives have been
reasonably blameless. Not to be able to
appear at all is disgrace, while to en-
act the part Of Christ is the greatest
honor of which they can conceive.
Arehdeacon Webber gave a graphic
and Accordingly interesting picture OF
this great religious drama With his
wonderful command of lang,lag Ii. de-
picted the essential features of the
drama, and explained the spiritual sig
nihcance of the symbolic groups and
tableaux of the worlds greatest trag-
edy, emphasizing the meaning of the
lessons taught from the acts of hurnil-
ity, love and sacrifice of Christ's life.
PELICAN CHAPTER d. A. r.
The deferred annual meeting was
held, Wednesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. r. II. Mayfield, Mrs. ]. NJ. Fos-
ter, regent, presiding. The regents
opening remarks we're on the beauty and
glory and gladness of the springtine,
with sympathetic words for one Of the
chapter in sorrow. whose bereavement
has called forth the ter1derest sympathy.
ALI standing. were led ii the Lords
prayer by Mrs. Williams Reports of
committees and unfinished business fol-.
lowed, after which the regent announced
that the annua ELECTION would take
place. For the good Of the chapter il
was the generally expressed wish that.
he same officers should serve for an
ofher year The election resulted as
follows: Regent Mrs. J. Nc. Foster ]:
vice regent, Mrs Peter You're; record.
ing secretary. Mrs. John Hutchinson !;
treasurer, Mrs. r II. Mayfeld: regis
.rar, Mrs Mary Field. The positions
of corresponding secretary and historian
having been made vacant BY the election
Of Miss Furman and Mrs. Williams
1olding these positions to State Offices
If registrar and historian, the vacancies
were filled by the election Of Mrs. Alice
Wallace as corresponding secretary and
Mrs John Land historian At the re-
quest Of Mrs Williams the time for the
Of the essays for the medals
,ffered BY the Pelican Chapter was ex
ended to May 90.
4 very pleasant social meeting fol-
owed a delicious little repast served
y the charming hostess.
HYPATIA.
The meeting last week Of Hypatia
With Mrs. NJ. IT. Williams at the central
choo1 library, while not exactly an an
liversary celebration, was important,
because much Of the history Of the club
vas recalled, and the value Of the splen-
lid work done by Hypatia was more
lilly comprehended in the presence Of
he books, pictures and artistic furfli-
ire of the beautiful room, the pride Of
he teachers and pupils Of the school
srorn Hypatia's record book IS was
cad that the first contribution OF books |
Or the public school library was $500
made May s, 1903 And thereby hangs
tale, which is worth telling. The City
Souncil had appropriated $500 for trash
'oxes It occurred to a clever member
f Hypafia, that this amount might be
ecured for some educational purpose,
means could be devised to supply the
lfy with the much needed trash boxes.
finally, the matter was thought out and
proposition made to the Council. ask