South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
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w 18TH a rich scotch accent anu
w an inimitabie charm y pre-
w senting Scotch true 20 life. Or.
/ William Colledge. editor in -hief OK
/ the New Standard Encyclor edia and
/ a Fellow OF the Royal Geographical
/ society Of London. entertained 200
members OF the Progress club yes
terday afternoon with his lecture,
Scottish Literary Characteristics'-'
Up 70 the 18th century according
TO DR.. Colledge. the scotch paid no
/ attention 10 the fine arts, so the
I Scotchman Left his native country
and claimed he would die FOR the
/ land OF his birth. but could not live
+ IN 81 In speaking o. the present
| day novelist who writes Of the life
/ in Scotland DR.. CouedEc declared
+ Il 20 be a mixture OF wit, wisdom and
/ Scotch whisKey. and referred 20 Sir
/ Walter Scott as the only writer OF
l the age in which he lived whose pen
+ did not have TO be apoloEized sor.
( Even Robert Burns the greatly
4 loved poet. he said. sometimes had
/ q touch Of vulgaritv in his lines In
/ referring 10 wit and humor. the
/ speaker drew "A distinct line between
I and claimed humor for the Scotch
and wit for the Irish giving many
I illustrations 10 prove his statement
/ true. No person can Zoe great with
/ out a little humor in his soul be-
/ lieves DR.. Colledge.
Much time was given TO Robert
| Burns. whose love songs are con-
! sidered by critics 20 be the greatest
/ in the world. and his poems inter-
preted by Dr. Colledge were a treat
| indeed to the appreciative audience.
Following the lecture. Miss Jose
J phine Decker sang two Spanish
songs by Herman Lohr. NY Love
/ the Swallow Has Flown 20 the
/ South" and "Ah. That the silver
Moon Were Mine" Mrs James
/ Cover accompanied Miss Decker
Preceding the lecture an impor-
! tant business session was held. Mrs
Nelson G. Ault and Mrs. Frederick
| Mead gave detailed reports on the
| State Federation at Muncie. Ind.
/ The important issue discussed was
| the decision OF the state Federation
| 10 purchase the Fauntleroy home
| on the Indiana state highway New
| Harmony Ind
An announcement was made that
| Or. Edward Howard Griggs viii be-
| gin. his series OF lectures next Sat
\ urday evening at the Progress club.
/ The general subject Of his course
/ will be The Poetry and Philosophy
\ Of Browning" His first lecture viii
/ be The Life Of Browning; The
| Positive Message; Rabbi Ben Ezra"
DR.. Griggs has veen a public lee
/ turer since 1899. is president Of
Philosophy at Brooklyn Institute of
| Arts and Science and is a member
OF the American Academy OF Politi-
| cal and Social Science His home
IS at Orchard HILL Croton-on-Hud-
son. n. Y.
Mrs. A. L HoTowelI. 80 W Mad
ison St. was hostess Friday after
noon at a charming informal tea.
! A large basket Of white pom pom
! chrysanthemums graced the table.
/ The guests were; Mrs. Philip Nicar.
/ Mrs Philip Klingel. Mrs James Du-
/ bail. Mrs. Charles Gerhart. Mrs.
| Robert Kersey, Mrs Esther Freud
| enstein. Miss Lillian Freudenstein.
Mrs +. G. Collmer, Mrs. J. Kraus
and Mrs c. A. Dolk-
An exceptionally rare treat viii
| he given the art lovers OF South
! Bend for two weeks following the
! ] 4th Of November. made possible by
the art department Of the Progress
club. which is bringing 10 the city
/ for exhibition. thirty Fournier paint
] fr-r- II
Art Galleries of Toledo. o.. and in
| the Detroit Art institute where thew
/ occasioned especially appreciative
/ press comments.
Alexis Jean Fourier is an Amer
lean. but has done much Of his work
abroad and studied az the Julian
academy i'm Paris under Constant
7 Laurens and Harpignies and had the
privilege OF "a close friendship with
the great Whistler.
A lecture by AR. F0uruier viii 10
given At the Progress club Nov. "a
on American Art and Artists" and
in the evening Of Nov 81 another
lecture viii be given .n the Tribune
auditorium. by this noted man.
twenty-five members Of the Fri
day Friendship club were entertain
ed Friday afternoon ar the home of
Mrs. c. +. Carlton. 1901 ~. Lafay-
cite blvd. Mrs. Emil Reyer gave a
reading and the afternoon was spent
socially. The next meeting will 20
held at the home Of Mrs. Clarence
Fite, 1915 Randolph 81.
A meeting OF interest to women
will be held Wednesday afternoon
al 3:3O at the First Presbyterian
church. Or. A. F. Barker VIII be
present 10 address the women on the
subject or "A Mothers Relation 20
. Her Daughter" The meeting viii he
open for women and girls over 16
and no admission viii be charged.
Twenty members Of tho high
school orchestra Were entertained
4 Friday evening AZ the home n Miss
Hester Muessel. 1895 Portage ar.
The evening was devoted 20 games
and dancing and a delicious lunch-
con was served.
The Altrustic club. composed or IS
wives Of Studebaker men. mostly
new residents OF the city. VIII give
a charity card party ar the home u
Mrs. Sydney smith. z32 Marquette
av. Friday afternoon. Nov. IS
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dufen5ach.
1929 " ST. Joseph St. viii enter
tain the Monday Night Dinner club