The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-16
WILL INTEREST MANY.

WILL INTEREST MANY.
Much spirited discussion has been
heard recently concerning that old IA
miliar song, Home Sweet Home" and
the following to the Editor Of the In
dianapolis News will interest many:
"Sir-If the arguments in the
Home Sweet Home" controversy APP
pearing recently in the columns OF
the News are not already closed, I
should be glad to present my opinions
to your readers. The interest which
the composition may or may not hold
is hardly standard Of merit. The
most sensational and vicious phenome-
ma may often be the most generally
interesting, such as war, prize fights
or flights across the Atlantic. Again.
what is interesting to half the world
may be altogether monotonous to the
other half.
Home. Sweet Home" is good mu-
sic. There is not single tone or har-
mony in it open, technically. to criti-
cism. To say that Home, Sweet
Home" is not good music is about as
reasonable as saying the expression
"2x2 equals 4" Is not good mathe-
matics. Home. Sweet Home" is sim
pie music, and of no overwhelming in
terest to the musician who works in
the more complex musical forms.
However. to reject is as generally un.
interesting, or even poor. on such
grounds seems to me an example of
shortsightedness and ignorance of the
fundamental principals of judgment.
FRITZ KRULL.
Mr.. Krull is well known here as he
formerly had a vocal class in this
city.
GUESTS AT RECEPTION.
Washington, Nov. 16.-General and
Mrs. John w. Foster entertained last
night at reception In honor of W.
l.. Bryan. of Indiana University, and
f, Mrs. Bryan asking the members of the
alumni OF that institution and a few
other distinguished Indiana men and
women to meet them.
1t was an occasion of more than or
binary social interest owing to the
presence Of former president of the
university, DR.. David Starr Jordan,
now the president of the Leland STAN
ford, Jr., university graduates of a
quarter OF century ago and more the
graduates of the last few years, and.
more interesting than all, a graduate
OF more than fifty years ago is the
host himself. DR.. and Mrs. Bryan re-
ceived with Mrs. Foster Mrs. William
Haywood, a daughter of the late Judge
J. Wilson. her debutante daughter,
Miss Daisy; Mrs. Alpheus Snow.
daughter of the late John NJ Butler,
Of Indianapolis. and Mrs. Rose Thomp-
son, formerly of Indiana assisted
There were about hundren guests
Gener Foster gave a "swoh talk" to
General Foster gave "swoh talk" to
the company. which assembled in the
room in which the souvenirs OF his
diplomatic services in many foreign
lands, on the university as it was
when he entered it, one of thirty-two
students. along with Walter @. Ores
ham: Representative r. r. Hiatt, of
Illinois. and the late Judge Wiley, Of
| this city.
DR.. Bryan then gave an equally in
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university, which had $500 students
! last year. DR.. Jordan followed with
talk on the seven years of his presi-
dency at Indiana. This was the first
reunion OF the alumni of the Univer-
| sity of Indiana at Washington in twen-
ty-seven years, the last meeting being
/ held in the home of General and Mrs.
Foster.
| A buffet supper was served late.
Among the guests were DIR. Harvey W.
Wiley. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson.
Louis T. Kitchener, DR.. Walter Pen
field, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott C.. Bone.
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| TO LEAVE CITY.
| Mr.. John e. Collins, who has for a
number Of years been connected with
the Division Freight office of the Penn
sylvania, has been promoted to Col
umbus, Ohio Mr.. and Mrs Collins
who have been residing in the Har-
rington Apartments in South Eighth
street will take up residence at Col
umbus. Ohio, soon. Their large cir
Gle of friends will regret to see them
leave but will wish them success
| In their new home Mrs. Collins was
formerly Miss Mary Harrington and
has always lived in this city.
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TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Miss Edith pske has gone to indian