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Show , aVOETS AND I'llETHV. K UU rnJ Oilier luloreitli Tlirmea K Cimpolcd tbo Uit l'rogran of tbo B y.uilitt' hocleljrfiirthefeaioa. m At tbe aLtuilenls' Bodily Friday evening IheXolhwIng lutertiatlug pro- M gruiwas carVled ouli All (naay by p Mlu Aggie Hliiirp; tho theme waa J "I'otto and loetry. Tpe titsylat staled that as tbe blrda oosia in tho epilog from vrheWe we kuow not; as tho brooks oomo Vrom tbe gnund and , tbojtldo from Hid ug, M corao Ibe et aud bit sonrt, fu7, u,e mlaty tealmsof the grut unknown. 'Ibe miction of tho pant Is to mln men ftol IhepreaoncoortU eternal lovellne.j until all loulsntfaint with lougltx forthelr home, yet nt n,e aame time are itrengtheuoJ toVulnll Ihdr work.ou aatlh that they vah eventually find Ibelr way to tbo lauu 0f light. lu all ngtt psett hvo beei the Interpreters of tba Huer feelings if bumaully, mid the greatest have trebled the loftleit tbcDitsthat can emtloy tho human mind and heart. 'die poet la an artist who palnta plclutia on tho bumin mind with lili bruih of thoughts end (during of wuiilt. In olden tlruis. the poets sang thtlraougaandbence vfere known as mlnstrele; and bo fettlval wis then complete without some of ttuso cenili-men cenili-men and their liarpa. Where'er be weut this son of song found a welcome resting place. Tbe poets sing of earth Willi Its gorgeous dlailsy of life with Its Joys and sorrows, of wars wltli Its vlctorlta and terrors, cf love with lis eigne and tears of heaven with its wonderful powers, of Hod with His mysteries aud mercy, of tho wind, when the forest trees are vocal with msjestlo melodies and every leaf tshis up Its tiny harp to answer back In sounds now soil, now loud, Tbe lady then graphically portrayed the characteristics of the rtotry of llurnt, Longfellow, Milton, Wordsworth, Words-worth, Tennyson, Kmerson, Ilyrou, Coleridge, Uoldimlth and (Iroy, All of theae men were true to their dlvlue gift, and oured their beirtand soul Into their works. The Isdy flttlnitly closed her motltorloue compoeltlou wllh the extracts LM ea tbea be up and doing, Kims heart lor anr tain, Bull acbleilnr, lull 1 uiauloir, Ltara to labor and lo wan. A song was sung by Miss Utile Criimon. Tbe Cannon Mandolin and Oultar club made their appearance In a papular pap-ular tune. Tblt organisation la quite a novel one, oonilttlug of seven guitar and II vu mandolin players, all members mem-bers ofone family. Instructor Woodbury In hltcharac-terlatlc hltcharac-terlatlc manner recited Tbe rmvilera and In reipoututo an enoorn fivorel tho audience with Tho lllllct-Uoux. Kextwasasopgby MlasMnbtl Coiper. l'rofeisor Done roclteJ Asilatiug a l'oetrss. Mils Addle folomon leclled ThoOld Man In theStylleli Church. Messrs, Cannon and Mackay rendered ren-dered tbo audience, Alice, WheroArt Thou? Mlaa I.ottlo Marcrolt recited and la Muteer cloaed the rogiam with a dellghlfulaong. Alter tbe announcement that thla would be the laatsesiiou for this acaaou, meeting adjourned till the nexttchoul tar. |