Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-06
W0MAN,S CLUB MEET.

WOMAN'S CLUB MEET.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Club of Perth Amboy, was
held yesterday afternoon. After the
usual business had been transacted
the president, Mrs. Fletcher, an
nounced that the reception would be
given on Monday evening, January
9. The guests of honor will be Mrs,
Frank A. Pattison, president OF the
New Jersey Federation, and ex-Gov-
ernor Stokes. Miss Williams IA
vored the club with songsICradle
Song by Hildach, and Thistle-down
which were sung in a charming man
ner.
DR.. Bevier, of Rutgers College
then gave his lecture on "The Rise
of Literature" Literature is a pro-
cess of evolution. Every depart
ment of Greek literature grew as
resultant Of q public In sympathy
with the author. Greek literature If
a pioneer. There were anteceden1
Iiteratures back to the Sanscrlt, Du'
those were not brought In contact
with that Of the Greeks, who were
conservative of a type. The Greer
literature was the vital result OF
two forces, a poet and a people Ia
sympathy with the author. INT
fliad and ODYSSEY we're the outcome
of a poetic feeling which went on fol
generations, the result OF a desire
for poetic recitation by great pub
lie. The bard read, chanted, or suns
his stories to a critical public. WneI
they did not suit, the stories per
sshed. 1t was an evolution, a sur
gival of the fttest. Out of vital con
tact between audience and poet the
poems or dramas arose.
Greek litera re was not given IL
books. There\ re two types OF lit
erature, poetry and prose. Poetry Ii
the easiest form and existed centu'
ries before prose writing In BOOKS
Literature before writing, anc
poetry is retained by the memory
much easier than is prose.
Literature Is an organic CROWN
Shakespeare could not have writer
without all the art which a pre-
eeded him. Milton could not have
written his great epic but for al
which had come before him, nor, III
our time could Tennyson or Brown
ing have written. English litera'
ture cannot be discovered from the
preceding literature of other coun'
tries and that ~antedates American
literature.
DR.. Bevier then read selections tt
Illustrate epic, lyric and dramatic
poetry from the ODYSSEY OF homer
a martial strain of courage In bat
tie. the story of Danae and a selec
ton from the drama of Medea pA
Euripides. Great literature grew II
Sbe past, and in it's unfolding haf
been the inspiration Of all ages.
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INTERESTING PROGRAM.
An Interesting literary program
was rendered In connection with the
monthly meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Danish M, e. church that was hello
In the chapel last night. TIE meet
ing was we'll attended by the mem
bers of the society and congregation
After the singing by the congrega-
tion. Mrs. J. #. Hansen, president
of the society, made the prayer and
read from the Scripture. The usual
reports of the officers were read and
the program carried out as an
nounced yesterday. with the addi-
ton of singing by the male quartet
composed of Chris. Harry and John
Nielsen and George M~ortensen. The
choir sang and Rev. and Mrs. Han
son sang a duet and Mildred n
Ruth Hanson sang o duet. Rev. MT.
hanson and G. F. Nelson a C read
q paper on missionary work.
SIT. NNTHoNYS PLAN.
An impt tant meeting of the st.
Anthony Baseball Club was held In
their new headquarters Sunday al
ternoon. 1t Is planned to make the
rooms resemble a college den and to
this purpose pennants have been Or
dered and other necessary decora-
tions procured. 1t was also decid-
ed to secure pins for the organlza-
ton. The loving cup that was
awarded the club some time ago by
the management Of the Bijou the
atre has been engraved and is now
In the club rooms. Several new
members were taken in yesterday.
After the meeting a social time was
enjoyed.
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INVITATIONS ISSUED.
Invitations have been issued for a
private dance and reception to be given
In Washington Hall, December Is under
the auspices of the Y. M. II. Assoe'a-
ton. II is planned to make this affair
one of the leading social functions OF
the season and to this end the commit
tee in charge are earnestly working.
Those who are arranging for the affair
are: David Isenberg, chairman; assist
ed by Meyer Friedman, Hyman Fried
man. Samuel Borak, Louis Isenberg,
philip Greenspan and David Gluck.
MARRIED IN PARSONAGE.
The marriage of David Roy
Eldridge. of 721 Parker street. and
Miss Helen Katrina Mosiniak, of 721
Parker street. was solemnized by
Rev. DIR. George G. Wilding in the
Simpson M. e.. parsonage at $50
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