Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-13
ADDRESS ON COLUMBUS.
Interesting and Instructive Address
on the Great Discoverer---Flne
Musical Programme.

The celebration in honor OF the 419ti
anniversary OF the discovery of Amer
lea bv Christopher Columbus, unde
the auspices OF Fitzgerald Council, No
459 knights OF Columbus. at the Yount
Men 5 Sodalitv Lyceuln Hall last night
was 10 interesting and pleasant event
The auditorium OF the hall was tllle(
with an appreciatiye audience OF repre-
sentative people OF the community, a
we'll as members from, Washington ane
many ladies OF the organization, VINO
had assembled to hear Rev. Charles
Warren Currier, D. D., OF the Catholie
Indian Bureau, Of Washington wne
WAS orator of the occasion. and to ilsten
to vocal and instrumental music Wnicn
was a pleasant feature OF the evening
The sneaker WAS mas,er OF Els sub
;ect and be enlisted the close attention
] ~ his hearers during the entire time
/ ba smoke, He bad visited most OF toe
! n,aces rendered interesting in the his
torv of Columbus, and bis address was
an education to the mass OF his au-
dance who have not ihad the opportu-
nity to study the places and the close
history OF the great discoverer. The
reverend gentleman portrayed the early
struggles OF Columbus and the darling
idea of his soul, and showed to his
hearers that Columbus was OF the true
,yn. NJ man. great enough to rise
above all his troubles and setbacks un-
I'll he had accomplished the great aim
Of his life. The speaker took the Gen
oese out OF school histories and placed
him before his hearers in light which
caused him to shine, as he should, as
one OF the great men OF the earth, out
like many which came before him as
we'll az MANY who have followed, his
true worth was not realized while he
lived an, moved and had his being
with his contemporaries. The speaker
gave a rapid, but interesting glimpse at
the history made by America since Go
lumbus brought the old world IN touch
With the new, and alluded to the fact
that four hundred years elapsed before
it occurred to the civilized people OF the
world, who owed SO much to Columbus,
that it was fitting to observe a centen-
,nial anniversary Ut the Discovery OF
America. The reverend gentleman g
address abounded in pathetic passages
aud was interspersed with pleasantries.
He said that in 1892, when the idea
was advanced to hold an anniversary
celebration in honor Of the discovery OF
America, gentleman went to the city
where Columbus died and asked a
native Of the place to direct him to the
house in which the great Genoese paid
the debt OF nature. The man said he
never heard OF Columbus. The speaker
mentioned this incident to show that
while Columbus had virtually gone out
OF history before his death. succeeding
generations, even in the city where he
breathe,l his last we're ignorant OF the
fact that such mau ever lived. There
was no record in the city, he said, to
show when, where or under what cir.
,cumstances Columbus died. The
speaker rejoiced to see that the present
generation had awakened to the fact
THAT honor should be shown Colu"h"s.
There we're, he said, two notable
in the history OF the world-that
broke over Bethlehem over nj
hundred years ago, and tho risil
as Columbus beheld it sheddi
beams upon the new world. Gr
plause greeted the speaker at Il
OF bis address.
The other features OF the prog -~....
which we're rendered in an &C ,.*>
manner, we're as follows:
Quartette, ''Sextette from
Donizetti, arranged as a quart
/ Alto solo, The Slumber T
L. Gaynor.
Tenor solo, May Morning. L.
Denza.
Duet, "Barcsrolle, ~. Offenbsch.
Soprano solo, The Mountain Low
J ers." Squire.
/ Bass solo. "Vulcan's Song" c.
Gounod.
ouartettc, Good Night, Beloved, :"
(C. Pinsuti
The folloaing wellkuown soiolsts Of
Washington participated:
Mrs. Anne Grant Fugitt, - Hno;
Miss Anna @. Rogers, alto; Mr.. Mel
willie D. Hensey, tenor, and Mr.. Thos.
IA. Murray, bass.
The musical programme had been
karranged by Mr.. Armand Gumprecht.
There vas rear.en1 collision oil
Electric trains at King and Henry streets
yesterday afternoon. No one was in.
hired. The platform OF the cars were