The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-05
Social and Personal


Discussing John Keats. whom he de
clared 10 be his favorite poet, Dr.
John Cowper Powys. of Cambridge.
England; in the Church OF Our Father,
Saturday evening. gave particularly
sympathetic Interpretation OF the
poets work and life. Or. Powys de
clared that Keats was not philoso-
phsr at all but poet pure and sim
Pile" and so essentially English that
his work is entirely untranslatable
into other languages. Or. Powys viii
discuss Byron, Saturday evening
Dec. 3.
A large audience attended the Al
lance Franchise meeting, Saturday
evening. in the green room OF the
Hotel Pontchartrain, when Nj. Gus
tave Lanson, of the University OF
Paris, gave an interesting talk on
The France OF Today. Music and
French conversation completed the
program.
The regular meeting OF John Paul
Jones chapter. Children OF the Ameri-
can Revolution. will be held In the
home OF Mrs James II. Mcdonald, No.
6S Erskine-st.. Saturday afternoon,
Dec. 9. at 230 o'clock The Rev. Lee
IS. McCollester will tell the children
the story of Paul Revere.
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The annual holiday sale and supper
OF the Emmanuel Presbyterian church
will be held in the church parlors,
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
There was lively interest on the
part OF the musicians OF the city 10
hear Alfred Calzin, the young pianist.
who was born in Marine City and re-
cejved his early musical education In
Detroit. play. Sunday afternoon. In
the Garrick theater. and an unusual
ly large audience was present. Mr..
Cabin is in his mid-twenties, and with
all that he has accomplished in the
past 10 his credit the future should
be as complete in fulfllment as the
present is in bright promise. The
young artist offered program judici-
ously selected from the classics In
every pianist's repertoire. AS a pupil
OF Alberto Jonas, he showed the In
| fiuence OF that master in delicacy
of touch and musicianly feeling and
technic sufficient to meet the de-
mands made upon N in the scores
PLAYED. Two compositions by Mr..
Jonas. a Toccata and Valse, which
have been heard frequently on De
troits concert platform. found vel
come place on the program. Mr.. Cal
Yin was assisted by Cyril Dwight Ed
wards, a singer quite wellknown TO
Detroit
AS 'house-warming" for their
beautiful new home, No "a Boston
blvd, Mrs. Julia Ferguson Cobb and
Miss Cobb will give large reception,
Wednesday afternoon, from to
o'clock.
o.
Mrs. I. J. Marcellus will give a song
recital, Friday evening. Dec. s, in AL
lance hall. assisted by Mrs. w. r.
Connor. Mrs. George Dean and Ray
mond DLlitZ. Miss Florence Saxby
and Miss Marguerite Mannebach will
play the accomplishments.
Miss Rebekah Olive Farrand gave
prettily appointed luncheon, Monday
noon, in her mothers apartments in
the Pasadena, in honor Of Miss Mary
Hinchman O'Brien. and Miss Virginia
Jefferson, the latter OF Louisville, Ky.
o.
A home department Sunday school
rally will be held Monday evening, In
Westminster Presbyterian church.
The speakers will include the Rev.
John Britain Clark. Eugene G. Foster
and Dr. NJ. w. Lau. Following the
program, the ladies of the church Will
serve refreshments.
o.
Golden Rule lodge, Star OF Bethle-
hem, will give a complimentary dane
ing party, Tuesday evening, in the
hall, No. as Grand River-ave.
Wayne temple, No. So. pythian Sis
tiers. will hold the annual election Of
officers, Friday evening, Dec. s, in
Bamlet hall.
The marriage OF Miss Margaret
Frances Higgins, daughter OF Mrs.
George Higgins, TO James Bushaw,
took place Thanksgiving morning In
Holy Trinity church. The Rev. James
Hennigan offlciated.
O.
Instead OF giving the lecture on
Nuremberg" In the Museum Of Art,
announced for Sunday afternoon, d.
rector A. H. Grifith deferred 1t week
and in compliment to the exhibition OF
the Hopkin club, now being shown
in the museum galleries, devoted the
afternoon TO an interesting talk on
the canvases shown and their Gre
ators. Following the talk the large
crowd present visited the gallery to
view and study the pictures.
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The child labor committee OF the
Twentieth Century club will entertain
Perry F. Powers, of Cadillac. Mich.
state labor commissioner. Tuesday az
ternoon, in the Century building. Mr..
Powers will address the club on Child
labor at home and abroad" After