Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-02
aEv. C.. n. MORRIS NOT SO SURE.
LoNeFELLow WAS CORRECTLY
INFORMED.
NATIVE OF LAND HIMSELF,
KNOWS OF OLD ARCADIA
Graf. Aetuates People Of Grand Pre-,
and Chapel Told Of Where Peas
ant, Wsrs lmprisonsd, According to
Poet, 10 Not in Faet-Travs' Depart.
mont in Charge Of Club Meeting.

The regular meeting Of the Marshall
Town Woman's Club was held Wednes-
day afternoon in Red Mems hall with
good attendance,
The afternoons program was IN
charge Of the travel department. OF
which Mrs. Susie White is chairman
1t opened with two very pleasing vo-
cal numbers by Mrs. Jasper Fisher.
VINO sang The Pine Tree by Mary
Turner Salter, and "Recompense," by
Hammond. She responded to an en-
core, singing When Mabel Sings ard
playing her own accom- paaiuent for
the latter. Mrs. Howard Wilbur was
the acco,npanist il the first two num-
bers.
The talk Of the afternoon was on the
subject, THE Land Of the Evaugeline,"
and was given by Rev. {. II. MorTis.
The fact that the speaker is a native OF
the land Of which he told added an at
,ractive phase to the talk. as he was
familiar personally with the things
whereof he spoke. Rev. Nj. Norris said
that while he had lived under the
American nag for about dozen years,
and is deeply attached to this country
and its people, he had not lost his 10y
atty to his own land. He gave a good
geographical description of Nova
Scotia, and conducted his hearers on
an irnasi.ary trip, taken in reality by
himself many times, from Boston to
ina, country, entering Nova Scotia thru
the Yarmouth gateway or harbor. The
varied topography Of the country was
described furnishing varied scenes. as
almost anything, lakes. valleys, hills.
plains and wooded portions. may be
found there. A description was given
OF the town OF Disby. which is the be-
ginning Of the land Of the Evangeline,
and known as the location Of the high
est tides In the world. those in the
Bay OF Funday. a stop was also made
at Annapolis Royal, or old Annapolis,
called Fort Royal in the days Of the
French regina Wolfville, the head
quarters for tourists who go to the
land Of the Evangeline. Port Williams,
and CORVALLIS valley. were touched
upon before the arrival at Grand Pre-.
the home OF the Arcadian peasants
made famous by Longfellow's poem.
Rev. Nj. Morris said that he did not
like to take away any pleasant illusions
about Grand Pre- and its people, but
that graft actuates the people OF that
country as much as it does in our own
America The chapel pointed out as
the very one in which the peasants Of
Longfellows poem were imprisoned, is
in fact not It at ALL but one built many
years later by the Scotch Covenanters.
The good qualities OF the Arcadian
people, he thought, were also over
esrawn, and the ideal aspect given
everything by the poet. he thought was
partly due to the fact that the latter
got hts data from a French priest, who
was anxious to paint everything in its
best light, to attract the peasants in
his native land to the new country.
AS 70 the attributes OF the people
themselves ne cited Parkman's his
tory as describing them as treacherous
and thievtng. The expulsion itself was
really necessary. but the cruelty Of the
sne.hod Of carrying out the order.
which was done by Americans too, is
the inexcusab!e part OF the matter.
Several specimens of ore and
other articles from Nova Scotia, owned
by Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris, were on
display. and these were explained in
detail by Mrs. Morris. That country
is especially rich in deposits OF several
valuable minerals. and specimens Of
smy.hests were among the display.
During the business session dele
gates to the app-oa ching Fifth district
meeting at State Center, Nov. 1911,
were elected, IN the persons Of Mrs.
". II. stipp and Mrs. s. P. Knisely.
Their respective aiternates are Miss
afinnine Russell and Mrs. P. L. Hayz-
lett. Mrs. H. J. Howe read a paper
telling In detail OF the movement OF the
general federation to provide scho!-
arsh;p fund Cor girls seeking an educa-
ton but unable to pay for It, and ex-
planning the revolving loan fund plan.
which has 80 many commendabe Feat
ures.
Guests present from out Of town
were Miss Lissetee Goldsmith, Of Chi
easo: Mrs. P. A. Stern, rom Kansas
City: Mrs. Wallace Collins, Of Free
port, Ill: and Mrs. Carroll Johnston, Of
Ottumwa.