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artistic expression. 1t is given out ut
the outset by the string basses and
becomes the germ out of which the
principal theme Of the composition is
developed. This theme by contrapunt-
al devices and otherwise is worked up
to climax, and then gives way to an
idyllic episode, in which bird calls, the
challenge of chanticleer and sugges-
tions OF forest sounds are blended. Here
there is descriptive music Of an obvi-
Gus kind which gives way to symbol
ism in the next section. The compost
tion is continuous, though the formal
symphonic divisions, much contracted,
are indicated by changes of tempo and
style. A broad melody (moltO cdntr-
bile. Mr.. Laucella would have his
hearers listen to as the Whitehouse
theme. IL is scarcely to say that the
theme does not attempt to delineate
the mansion, but is a tribute to the
character of It's host and hostess,
whose generous hospitality to the
members of the festival orchestra pro-
vides the topic on which the band dis
courses next. There is trumpet fan
fare blended with the chimc-tune which
the initiated will find no difficulty IN
associating with a call from reheaI sal
TO the lawn, where it is the habit OF
Mr.. ard Mrs. Stoeckel to serve re-
freshments to the musicians. Incidents
of the hour of relaxation and refec-
ton are indicated in the third section
of the composition, a grotesque
scherzo in which the horns become
hilarious and play the chime-tune in
inversion 10 harmonization in the
whole-tone system. a common expert
ence in festival work is "a thunder
storm and d musical representation Of
such a storm now interrupts the merry
making Of the musicians. Il dies away
and a new episode with a Lgrgbetto
melody and harmonies from the mutcd
strings is designed to awaken impress
sions Of the garden through which the
guests wend their way to the Stocked
mansion. The chimes ring out again,
mingled with the music Of the flowers,
and The piece reaches its end.
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yond list Of the instruments en-
rloyed in 10 and the fact that it is in.
three movements, we venture the sur
mise that it is bit radical at least IN
its general tendency, with. perhaps, con-
siderable stress laid upon rhythmical
uttcrance This would seem 20 be
natural conclusion from the circum-
stance that, in addition TO all the in
struments Of the modern symphonic
orchestra, it employs four kettle
drums, celcsta, glockensp.el, tenor
drum. side drum. triangle, tambourine,
tarn-tem, bass drum, cymbals, casta.
nets, bells and harps.
The other composer who will have a
first hearing at the Norfolk festivals
has had literally part in them, though
q modest one, for several years. He is
Nicola Laucella, a member Of the or
chestra, who has written a compost
tion which he calls "Whtehousc;
Symphonic Impressions Of Norfolk
Mr.. Laucella came into notice as a
composer in New York when a sym
phonic poem entitled "Consalvo," based
on the poem of Giacomo Leopard, was
played by the Philharmonic Society in
the season of l9ll-l9l2. The COM
poser was then, as he still is, fautist
IN the Philharmonic Orchestra He Is
an Italian, having been born in Nusco
lAvellino) on July !, 1852, but has
been resident of the United States
since 1895, and all his studies in com
position were pursued here. After
spending eight years in New York he
Joined the Pittsburgh Orchestra under
Emil Paur, and remained member Of
that organization for three years. Mr..
! Mailer enlisted him in the Philhar-
monte ranks when he reorganized the
society's forces. "Consalvo" was not
his frat work He had written a trio
for wind instruments which received
commentator from the judges at
competition held under the auspices
Of he Art Society Of Pittsburgh in
1896. and had followed il up with
ether works in the chamber music
forms az well as a nocturne and fan
tastic overture for orchestra before he
achieved a metropolitan hearing. On
April 10. 1914, a second symphonic
poem, entitled SUNDAY at the Village"
was performed at n concert Of the
Italian Symphony Orchestra, and in
January, 1915, he figured again in a
Philharmonic scheme with two pieces,
a Prelude and Temple Dance" White
house" was begun last June at the
festival and completed in October
Norfolk Scenes Done into Music
The title TO Mr.. Laucellas compost
ton, though calculated to cause either
curious questioning or a mistaken con-
cluson outside the immediate cnvirons
Of tho festival, has an obvious enough
meaning in Norfolk and TO It's visitors
during festival week. The "Whitc-
house" Of the symphonic impressions
is not the Executive Mansion in Wash
ington. but the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Stocked, near which, in a
| spacious park, stands the music shed in
which the concerts arc held. Hard by
is the Congregational Church, with its
graceful spre. in the tower OF which
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hang .he bells which melodiously pub
lish the time Of day to the citizens Of
Norfolk. The bells were the gift to
the church Of the late Robbins Battell,
father Of Mrs Stocked who also
wrote the chime-tune sounded for the
,lalf hours and quarters. Mr..
Ba,tcllc was an ardent music lover and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Sir Charles Stanford's Irish
Music

There is no need az all TO introduce
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford to Trib-
unc leaders. They have known Of him
as a contributor 70 their digniied de-
light ever since his Irish Symphony
had .ts first performance in a local
concert-room at concert of the Sym
phony Society in 1898 That is over
twen,y-nine years ago. Since then
only recently, in fact), the work has
been repeated by the society, and per-
formed, also, by the Philharmonic, and
has been found to have as much fresh
ress and vigor after two decades as 1t
had when it was first heard-and per-
haps a greater element Of interest be-
cause of its appeal 10 the ever-growing
spirit of nationaism and raciallsm IN
music. To the growth Of that spirit
Sir Charles has contributed much. The
work which he has sent to Norfolk -is
the fifth of a series of Irish Rhap-
sodies whose smaller brothers are sets
of Irish Dances" for orchestra, Irish
Fantasies" for violin and orchestra. all
Of whom have a big brother in his
Irish opera, "Shamus OBrien," which
had a run in New York, and deserves
to have another. What Sir Charles
has done for Irish folk music, not only
in these compositions, but in his re-
settings of the melodies for which
Moore wrote words, and in his editing
Of the colossal collection Of Irish airs
made by DR.. Petrie is quite incalcu-
liable. There is a story for the genu-
inencss Of which we do not vouch, that
Arthur Sullivan once said that Stan
ford would be better musician if he
were not so good an lrishman. But
Stanford has shown himself first
class musician not only in his settings
Of melodies of his native land (Which
no one can blame him for loving. but
in works of large dimensions which
have nothing 70 do with folksong
If anything, very little, as is the case
with the pianoforte concerto sent TO
Norfoll. two years ago. Such works
are the opera The Canterbury Pill
grims" (Which, like the Irish Sym
phony," had TO 20 to Germany for
first hearing). the cantatas "The Re
vcngc" and "Phaudrig Crohoore,' the
music to "The Eumenidcs' and many
others. There is nothing narrow about
Sir Charles, even though he did pro-
claim that he had found decay in the
sririt of German music when he re-
visited Leipslc few years ago. That
decay is a product of the times which
is quite as noticeable in other forms
Of German art, thought, morals and
manners IA it is in music.
Sir Charles's Rhapsody is not an
elaborate composition. II has three
sections which are contrasted in mood.
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| the middle being Of a mournful char
acter which had its inspiration, no
doubt. in the memory OF one of the
| dead heroes of the present war. to
whom homage is paid in the dedica-
ton Of the work-Earl Roberts. Per-
hans Sir Charles also wishes to have
poetical purpose attributed to the
melodies which, in whole or in part, he
/ has used in his Rhapsody. The first
/ Of these is a march, "The Return from
! Fingal," to which DR.. Petrie attributed
/ the fabulous date A. u. 1850. Legend en-
tcts quite as much into the musical his
tory Of Ireland as into its political, and
! if the story which is told of this time
/ is founded on fact il would antedate
A. d. 1860 by nearly half century;
for "The Return from Fingap (also
known, We believe. as Gathering
/ SoundD is reputed to have been
played at the Battle Of ClOntarf, at
which King Brian Boroimhe Brian
BorU was killed, and this battle took
/ place, according TO Irish historians. on
Good Friday, A. d. 1914. King Brian
is not a bad prototype for Earl Rob
orts, who made it his mission after
his campaign in South Africa to pre-
pare Great Britain for the war which
she is now waging. Brian led his
Gaels against the Danes, and filed
them with so hot a zeal for battle that
10 is said even the wounded in his
army at their request fought alongside
the sound men, held erect by being
f. tied TO stakes driven into the ground.
Brian was TOO old to lead the van, and
left that duty TO his son Morroup 3,
who fell while his father was praying
for victory When he heard Of his
sons death, however, he put on his
sword and Joined the fighters. lie slew
the Danish Prince Brodar and two Of
his companions; but the third reached
I him with a death-blow. But the Irish
carried the day, drove the Danes to
the sea, burned their ships and COM
nletcly and permanently subdued them.
The second melody In the first sec
ton Of the Rhapsody is an air Of un-
known origin, but Moore wrote stir
ring words for It:
ooh, for the swords Of former times!
Oh. for the men who bore them!
When arm'd FOR right they stood sub
lime
And tyrants crouch'd before them!'
The fo.ksong material Of the second
. (slow) section Of the Rhapsody con-
sists of the air Sweet Isle" and the
tune to which Moore wrote "Silcuce
Is in Our Festal Halls The poem being
a lament for the death of Sir John
Stevenson. who was Noore's collabo-
rator. The air is old Irish, and was
printed by Bunting in 1909 with a
translation of the original words be-
ginning On ring.cts curld thy tresses
flow" Il seems to be version Of
The Moreen," 90 which melody he
wrote "The minstrel boy 70 the war
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Two of them are by composers who
have figured on the Norfolk list here
tofore; two by men who, though not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
CLUB NOTES

The Motion Picture Players Division
of The Stage Women's War Relief. Mrs.
j. Stuart Blackton. chairman. and Miss
Beth Mcredyth, vice-cha.rm8n. held a
dinner dance &C the Hotel des Artistcs,
L west Sixty-seventh Street, last Mon
day evening. for the benefit of the
Comfort Kit Fund
The features Of tho evening were
tableaux and cxh bit.on dances.
Among those who took part boo me
tablcaux were Anita Stewart. as Bel
GUM. In q scene from "The Cir. Phi
.ippa'; Dorothy and Lillian Gish, as the
Girls FROM Dixie; Naomi Chiiders. as
America: Alice Bredy. as France. Alice
Joyce. az Italy. Ruth Roland. as a
Howard Chandler Christy Girl; Com
stance Talme5ee. MS % Plnrhyn >tau-
laws Girl. and Mo.lie King, Norma Tai
madra. Leah Baird. Jane Gail. Edna
Hunter. Mae March and Peggy O'Aeill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

Manhattan Chapter Daughters Of the
American Revolution. held its annual
meeting on Thursday, Nay "a Mrs.
William Arrowsmith was reelected Sc
gent for third term. and Miss Flor
snce c.. Finch, Mrs. Hugo Wintner,
Wrs Everett Barnes. Mrs. ". II. Dra-
pier, jr.. and Mrs Daniel de Cardenas
were chosen vicc-regents.
The other officers elected we're: Re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Harvey Tyson
White: corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Charles p. Stern; treasurer, Mrs. Jo-
seph K. Butler; registrar. Mrs. II. Z,
Davidson; historian. Mrs. A. l.. Craw-
ford; board Of directors, Mrs. d. I.
Calhoun, Mrs. II. ". Lille, Mrs. A. F.
Masury. Mrs. Y. r. Cameron. Mrs. John
II. Porgos, Mrs. r. II. Lyman, Mrs. W.
D. McElhinning and Mrs. Clara II.
Thomas. The chapter voted TO buy a
Liberty bond with the money in its
treasury.
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Four new compositions will have'
their first public hearing at the festi-
val which is TO be held on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Of this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01
Why Not Fast ON Thanksgiving:

Herbert Hoover, food administra-
tor, thinks the American people
should fast this year, instead of
feast. Why not? He has put the
idea up to President Wilson, sug-
costing that the president make the
recommendation when he issues the
usual Thanksgiving day proclama-
ton. What the president thinks OF
the proposition has not yet been dis
closed. 1t is Hoover's thought, how
ever, that by fasting on that day
millions of dollars can be saved for
Waf work. The American people, he
says, spend more money for food on
Thanksgiving day than on any other
day of the year, Christmas not, ex-
! cepted. They gorge themselves
That's true. In the average family
of moderate means the extra outlay
for food is anywhere between s.
and SIS. This money, he says, car
be put to a much better use at thi:
! time when the entire country is try
ing to raise funds with which Il
prosecute the war. Without doub
MIR. Hoover's thought fits logical.
into the work he is now doing. Tn
president could we'll follow TIL
Hoover suggestion. The Thanksgiv
ing day proclamation will be issue
in a short time. This will be Ameri
cas- first war Thanksgiving day sin !;
Lincoln's time. The war with Spai
was all over before the fall month
of 1898 rolled around. There
much to be thankful for. much t
: petition for. Fasting and prayer g
: better together than gorging an
PRAYER
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01
The Mistakes We Are Making.

Editor Leon Reporter-With your
indulgence | am going to ask for
space in the columns Of your paper
calling to a friendly account what /
think are the mistakes the citizens OF
Leon and the people of Decatur coun-
ty are making in the amount OF mon
ey which is sent by the farmers TO
the city department stores; IS there
a legitimate reason for it? If SO,
some one is at fault for it. Let's
see if we can find whom to blame,
and right or cure it for more reasons
than we can name. III it is the mer-
chant and businessmen of the towns
and cities let's find it out. they are
selling on rising market on every
are not making anything above
living, and we have reasons to be-
! lieve this is true. We know one
thing, and that is if there is road
| to build or improve, or church to
build. if you will examine the sub
scription lists, especially on roads
leading to Leon, you Will l, ma 5ae
more money for. it than all OF the
townships adjoining the township of
| Leon. We know if we haven't the
money to send away for the articles
we need to go to the home merchant
! and ask him to carry us for time.
| Go, and j know of others that do. :,
1 | have recently spent several
weeks in western and northern Iowa,
securing buyers for our lands: You
can hardly get man to look at a
farm unless it is located on we'll
Established trail Suppose we had
to pay the expenses of James Harvey
NV. A. Hopkins and others for their
| time and money spent in securing the
Jefferson Highway in the last five
years, and had the anti tax league to
fight all the time, and how quickly i,
died after serving it's political pur-
pose. Just drive out in the country
and take look at the farms which
James F: Harvey, c. NJ. Axes, c. NJ
Keller, the Bradford people and 9TH
you will find them all on a trail. and
new houses and barns and good
fences raised the value of their lands
$50 per acre and also raised the val
ue of all the land adjoining theirs.
There are dozens Of others doing the
same thing. And don't think for a
moment we real estate men don't
have our troubles. After spending
our time and money securing BUYERS
to have men watch when you are NOT
present and learn what farm you ere
showing them, and then tell them
there is hard pan on that farm. and
that ne can sell him a better farm
Tor less money, and the same man
comes to you and tells you if you will
give him $50 he will help you make
the deal. That class of men don't ali
live on the farm. Your client has
cost you perhaps $50 to get him here
and how often we have men urge us
for year to find them buyer and
when you succeed in doing SO how
you develope into a scoun-
irel, when you ask him for your
commission.
Go anywhere in the state and thew
will tell YOU there are more knock
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01
New Postage Rates.

Beginning November I'd all letters
must bear postage at the rate OF
three cents per ounce or fraction
thereof, while all postal cards will
require two cents to carry them
through Uncle Sans channels to adj
dressed from the mailing Office, will
still be accepted at the old rate of
two cents per ounce or fraction
thereof, but if letters are to go
through another postoffice before de-
livery they must carry increased
postage. This order comes as part
Of the war tax made necessary by
increased expenditures and is very
fair method of distributing part OF
the big burden. Circular mail will
be carried at the old rate, hut news
paper postage, or secOnd-class mat
ter, has been boosted "out of sight. -
Ii those mailing letters and postal
cards will bear in mind the facts
stated above they will save undue
delay and much annoyance in the
alspatch and delivery Of their mail.
Remember that all postal cards must
bear two cents even if for city deliv-
cry, while letters delivered in Leon
or on rural routes need two cents
postage. All other letters must be
stamped with three cents cents post
age
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

ers in our locality than any place
they know OF. Some Of our recent
troubles with buyers have been when
we show frst-class farm and price
it, the first question they ask is what
is the matter of the fa"m?' Ny
answer is nothing that | know OF,
why do you ask that question:?
'Wel, ii there wasn't something bad
wrong, you would price it higher.
They see we have better crops than
they have and their land is selling
for $500 per acre more than ours.
We have the best county in the state stan
as stock and grain proposition
Now, if the merchants are to blame
if it is the farmers 3sfs d for ss aedhaT
and right that wrong. The people OF.
Chicago don't build our churches or
our roads, or our school houses, nor
pay a cent Of taxes in our county.
The people of Decatur county do not
suffer in comparison with the people
anywhere, Intellectually or. in good
citizenship All we need is to get
! together, keep our money at nome
build up our county and our towns,
| A. M. Pryor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

Funeral director H. o. Tuttle. OF
Van Vert, made quite lengthy
drive with his motor hearse on last
Thursday afternoon when he trans
ported the body of Mrs. Martha Hall
from the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
Scadden, of Weldon, to Grant City.
Mo-, for burial; distance of over 65
miles. The rain and mud made the
Missouri end of the trip quite diff
cult but the funeral party made the
trip without mishap, and returned
on the following day. This is only
has made in the past year with his
auto hearse. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01
Methodist Church.

The Epworth League is planning
to observe Win-My-Chum WeeE
November tn to 18th. The firsf
service will be on Sunday evening
November 11th. and there will he
services each evening on through the
week, except Saturday evening
III men on Sunday evening there will
young people will have charge Of
Inese services. and we all extend 70
YOU a cordial invitation to attend
Every young person in and aron,,j
Leon. who can do so without nag
ieetlng your own church services Is
uIsed TO meet with US in these SER
wees. Come and bring your friends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01
Brethren Church

sunday school next Sunday at 10
Q clock. LessoH-"Defeat fhroueb
Drunkenness,' l Kings 20:10.S1
Golden test-Let not him that grid
stn on his harness boast himself as
ne that putteth it off PREACHING
services at 8. Christian Endeavor at
-; frayer meeting at the usual hour
m 1nis evening. The race between the
true Blues, or the ones on time. and
the Beds, the ones tardy, was start
go OH last Sunday morning with The
Blues in the lead by several inches
SO II you, want to be a Blue be out
next Sunday promptly at 10 O'Clock
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

The members OF the Priscilla sJlub
and their husbands were entertained
as the country home of Mrs. Clay
Harris Tuesday evening at a Eallow-
cen party, and from reports the
guests had a most enjoyable evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

Hon. F. A. CARRIER has our thanks
for a copy of the 1917 Official Regis
ter. Several parties have asked Mr.;
CARRIER for copies Of this book, ana
he has left several books at che Re-
porter office, where parties who had
spoken for them can secure them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

A Halloween dance WI. be held at
the X. of p hall this Thursday even
ing Music by the Leon orchestra,
dancing and cards, and a general
good time
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01
Mayor Morris Gardner. Of Leon, NJ

Mayor Morris Gardner. Of Leon, M.
F. Thompson, of Van Vert, and A.
H. Smith, of Lamont. have been
chosen as the Decatur couDty mem
bers of the Federal Fuel Administra-
ton. Their duties are to Investigate
complaints of prices charged by To-
cal dealers. report to the state fuel
administrator any shortage or failure
to supply coal to people of Decatur
county, and if you have any com.
plant to make along these lines, call
the member nearest you and report
the matter, and they will take it up
with the authorities.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

George Waight, of Alex" Illinois,
who was visiting at the home of his
brother. DR.. w. F. Waight in this
city, went to Mt. Ayr Saturday even-
ing to visit few days with relatives
in that vicinity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

Mrs. B, o. Meadows, OF Chart
ton, came Thursday to visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. a.. Elliott, o
south Of town. Mr.. Elliott accom-
panied her to Leon, having been Wis
iting for few days with his daugh
ter at Charlton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

T. w. Vanpelt, of near Leon, re-
turned Tuesday from few days Wis
| it with relatives at Norwalk. His
brother, John Vanpelt, of Norwalk,
accompanied him to Leon for a few
IdayS visit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

Friends of John Cowl, sf this city,
who was stationed with the S3rd Co
9Th Reg. U. S. Marines at Quantico,
Virginia, have received word that the
regiment left their barracks at Guam
tico for over seas service in France,
on Oct oath. A card passed by the
censor has also been received dated
on board the U. S. S. Van Stuben,
Oct. 9th. Mr.. Cowl is a Brother of
Mrs. F. S. Stewart, and she is an
xiously awaiting a cablegraaa which
he promises to send as soon as he
lands in France.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

Frank Morgan, formerly Of this
city, who has been living at Sourls,
II. D., for couple of years, returned
to Leon last week, and has accepted
position with Henry Wilson hiS
wife and baby arrived from Scnris
Saturday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

Mrs. J. w. Robinson returned
Thursday from Humeston, where
she stopped for a few days visit
with relatives, after attending the
Federated Meeting OF Women
Clubs at COrydOn,