South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-11
DR.. Griggs Clues
Exceptional VieW
OF Dante's Worth
Progress Club Hears First of
Series of Six Lectures on
Italian Poet.
(By Leila Is. Rostiser.J

Or. Edward Howard Griggs Of
New York. appeared Friday even
ing in the first of a series of six lee
lures to be given this winter before
the Progress club in the Tapestry
room of the Oliver hotel. This is the
fifth consecutive year which Dr.
Griggs has appeared before the club
and a large and appredative audi
ence heard him discuss The Mediae
val World and the Life Of Dante,
which was a sort of Introductory TO
the subject OF the course which is
The Divine Comedy Of Dante"
DR.. Griggs defined Dante as the
greatest voice of the middle ages;
the creator OF Italian literature;
the unequaled singer at once of the
morally terrible and the morally
sublime, and the most consciously
ethical OF all the world poets. He
said:
I'VE think Of Dante as the poet of
moral failure, facing unflinchingly
the working out Of misdeeds into
various forms of spiritual death.
Dante IS this, but even more Is he
the poet of morally sublime, rising
higher than any other in represent
ing the answer TO the human soul
in the light. love and music that
eliminate in the vision of God "
Throughout the discourse the speak
er pointed 10 the fact that the world
Dante voices has a strength that is
Complementary to modern life and
though It did not possess the meas
ure of political and industrial free
dom that we enjoy to-day. nor the
wealth OF discovery and science. IL
was broOded over by the sense OF
eternity. and he gave the poet ere
dit for vast moral aspiration so ne
cessary to round out the world view
born OF our over-hasty. restlessly
moving modern life.
DR.. Griggs' appeal 20 the heart
through sheer harmony OF word in
the Interpretation OF poetry is equal
~ on the same high level as his abb
lily 10 awaken the inner vision. The
second Of his lectures Will be given
in the Tapestry room Of the oliver
hotel. Nov Il. at which time his
subject will be The Problem OF the
Divine Comedy
The st. Joseph County Federation
10 Womans' clubs held it, fourth all
day meeting Friday at the First
Presbyterian church. The program
was as follows:
Morning Session.
Secretary's report-Mrs. Emmett
S. Webster
Treasurer's repor-Mrs. J. How
ard Wykoff.
Community Sing!ng-Mlss Erie
Harmon, leader.
Roll call of club presidents.
Biennial reports-Mrs. Lloyd E.
Greenan.
Social side-8lrs. Granville Zleg-
Ter.
Taik-Mrs. George Phillips, retir-
ing district chairman.
Greetings-NTrs. Elmer Funk. in
coming district chairman.
Afternoon Session.
Vocal numbers by Mrs. Harry
Barnes accompanied by Mrs. Floyd
Gaumer.
Talk. 'FauntIeroy Home--Mrs.
Elmer squirt.
Piano observation-disclosures VIII
son.
Reading-Mrs. Claire Leigh Sell
lers.
state Convention-Mrs. william
Shirley.
STATE Burstin-Nfrs. ". K. sher-
man.
Memorial 70 Mrs. Sarah Baer-
Mrs. Earl Hammer.
Memorial 10 Mrs. Harvey DelIer
Mrs. Nina Doolittle.
Report OF Resolutions committee
Mrs Richard EIbel
Credeuttals-AIrs. Leon Rerfck.
Observation-Disclosures Madrigal club.
Dinner was served at noon. and
music was provided by Miss Helen
Crofoot and Miss Charlotte Par
fridge pronounced the invocation.
Miss Maude Gray gave an interest
ing report Of the state convention.
Special features OF the meeting were
talks by Mrs. Fred Woodward. MIS-.
L. &. FSckenscher and Miss Jane
Huford. Mrs. Harry .. Matthew