The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-27
AlfredNoyes Chorus
Brilliant Audience
READS NUMBER or HIS POEMS.
WHICH ARE GEMS or Eng
ITSH LITERATURE.

England In Maytime" Tho Couu-
qyside Ahloom with Hawthorne"
THE Fragrance of the Lilacs in Kew"
Not Many Miles From London"
sherwood In the Twilight with Rob
in Hood Awake" Tales of Gallant
Adventure on Ships All Shining
White" and Phantom Lovers A-rldinE
over Roads Which Are Ribbons Of
Moonlight. these and many more
canvasses Of freshness. beauty and
great richness OF color were unfolded
last night. as Alfred Noyes read a
number Of his poene before large
and fashion able audience in the au-
dttorium of tho Jefferson Hotel
The poet was introduced by Dr
J. C. Metcalf. dean OF Richmond COL
iege, who paid a charming tribute 20
Miss Elicit and the Alumnae Associ-
alton. under whose auspices the lee.
ture was given. He spoke of Mr.
Soyes as the Ambassador from the
court OF Shakespeare TO the American
world Of letters"
Mr.. Noyes said that in reading his
poems. he wished TO give them ex-
actly as they occurred 10 him at the
time he wrote them. ana rs certainly
carried his hearers with him almost
20 the Inner shrine for one felt the
heart throb. the glory ana wonder
.ine as he read tt,
The Barrei Organ" whose music
IS not immortal" but gives the
world a glimpse OF all the colors il
forEets." was the FIRST poem that he
read. and its refrain Of Come Down
TO Kew III Lilac Time" was The essence
OF spring itself The SoHrchiGhts"
which was written shortly after the
outbreak Of the present war, and an
No thar hyiSnsA
raiity differs from government moral
tty. was his second selection. The
ta3rd poem lie read. The AdmiraTs
Ghost" is founded on tale OF Devon
shire. that declares the great Nelson
Is no more or less than the ghost of Il
dead pirate who returns ION a ship all
shining white at the sound Of il
drum beat which is a signal 10 him Of
Enxlands need. The Forty Singing
Seamen.' his next selection is u
quantity humorous account Of strange
lands and mysterious animals. As told
OF by one of the band
The Origin OF Life" was, perhaps
he most wonderful of all the pocrns
Mr. Noyes read, and the. language in
this selection is grandly sublime
The Htghwayman." swinging
melody of love and adventure In a
moenlit world. was read after The
Origin of Life" oxford Revisited. -
Song or Sherwood" where love is In
the green wood and dawn IN in tn,
sEies"; Tale of the Mermaid Tavern. :"
IN which the poet re-creates an atmoa-
phere OF the Eiizahethan age In Lon
t!on and the country, and two other
beautiful short poems were also read
Mr.. Soyes, for his final selection
gave a poem recently written on an.
tereession Day" which was held
throughout England In January. In
his he petitions for England "the
single heart that rnocks no sacred
trust" and ends with tie sublime
words that while the soul in dark
7ess dnells. we know that thou ar,
sod"
Midday Dinner ut Razaar.
The most important feature Of the
general meeting OF the Blues Ra-
ssar Committees at the Jefferson Ho-
Ell YESTERDAY morning was the decis-
on that a midday dinner will he
s6erved in the restaurant of the ha =
saa- in the armory from la to 3
o'clock each day of the week during
the bazaar. No admission fee will
De charged those who come for din
ner during these hours, and Il is
hoped that ali Blues. and the public
In general will help swell the fund, by
having dinner at the restaurant dur
ing this week.
Many interesting reports We're made
which showed plans we'll under way
Miss Tn ierwood is a daughter OF
rhe late Judge John G.. Underwood.
of Kentucky. at one time Henry Clay's
colleague in the United States Sen
ate, and later an officer in tho Con-
federate army Miss Underwood is
also near relative OF Hon. Oscar
Underwood, senator-eiect from Ala