Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-01-16
SOUTHERN FOLK LORE
MISS WILLIAMS PLEASES
An Evening in Dixie Land at
Carvel Hall.
THE GOVERNORS PARTY PRESENT
A Representative Audience Enjoy
Stories Of Way Down "SOuP'. by
Georgia Girl.

With all the grace and charm that
characterizes the young girls of
Dixie Land, I" Miss Louise A. Will
Jams, of Georgia, again found her
way into the hearts of a fashionable
Annapolis audience last night at Car
vel Hail.
The occasion was q recital and con-
cert, or an Evening in Dixie Land, ;"
given under the auspices of a com
mittee Of St. Anne's ladies for the
benefit Of the parish house fund. The
large private dining room at Carvel
Hall was filled with a distinguished
audience including Governor Philips
Lee Goldsborough, of Maryland, Mrs.
Goldsborough, her sister, Mrs. Bow
man, Ct Springfield, Ohio, and a
house party from the Government
House. President Fell, of st. Johns
College, Provost of the MARYLAND
University, was also in the audience.
and others present included many ma
val officers and their families from the
Naval Academy, besides many we'll
known citizens.
Miss Williams, who gave in her
inimitable style several Southern
folk lore selections, vas assisted bv
the st. Johns College mandolin and
glee clubs, both OF which deserve
credit for the excellent manner in
which tney played and sang. The
Glee Club never sang better and was
obliged to respond to several encores.
lnterspersing the program vocal
selections were given by Mr.. w.
Morris Feldmeyer, of Annapolis, and
Mrs. Duncan Campbell, of Wild
wood, N. j. In his deep rich, BARI
tone voice, Mr.. Feldmeyer sang 1.-The
Song of Hybrias" and other selec-
tions. Never was Mr.. Feldmeytr
heard to better advantage. His tones
were we'll rounded, clear and musi-
cal and his voice we'll attuned and
mIdulated. His singing gave great
deal of pleasure.
Mrs Campbell, who had cen heard
with so much pleasure the afternoon
previous at Mrs. Coles musicale,
sang beautifully She was accompa-
MED on the piano by Professor Wilkiu-
son, choirmaster of St. Anne's. Mrs.
Campbell sang the lullaby of Nine.
Schumann Heinck and Matilda, by
Liza Lehman, both Of which gave
great pleasure and delighted her
hearers
Pref fessor Wilkinson's piano solos,
March Grotesque," by Sinding, and
Birds, as an encore, by Grieg, were
artistically given and appreciated.
Miss Williams, who has been heard
here on two previous occasions, found
warm welcome awaiting her. She
was received with enthusiasm. Bv
her charming personality and magnet
ism she at once found her way into
the hearts OF her audience, as did
her Negro Ghost Story, her Log
Cabin Anecdotes" and other seec-
tions. Ii is difficult to discriminate,
but probably the most fetching of
Miss Williams selections was her
''Lookin' for Marsa Willie, :" in which
she introduced "Swihg Low, Sweet
Chariot, Comm fer to Carry Me
home" and Rock-a-Bye, Baby This
was most effective selection, neau-
tifully and impressively given in that
rare old Southern dialect now almost
obsolete.
Miss Williams, in her dainty
white, berufiied dress of the "Beto de
Wah" times, in striking contrast with
today's fashion, her large hat with
pink roses, her little black slippers
with straps that peeped out from be-
meath her gown, all made her the
typical Southern girl, the old datkey
"mammy's baby" of the land OF
Dixie, and lent that charm which is
part of Miss Williams, the daughter
Of a Confederate officer, who fought
and died for lost cause.
Many of Miss Williams audience last
night thought she appeared even at a
better advantage than on her two
previous appearances here, and she is
always assured a warm welcome in
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