Show g r AMONG THE SOCIETIES c l 1 d Jl LIEUTENANT WRIGHT gave another interesting lecture before the last Tuesday The subject tr treated was Naval battles of the Civil War The great conflict between the Monitor and the Merrimac was first described in de de- tail The Merrimac a Confederate had been causing great havoc among w the Union fleets fk-ets at Fortress Monroe She had destroyed the Federal war vessels the Cumberland land Cumberland and the Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress creating great consternation and excitement This was on the of March 1 1862 62 but during that night Ericsson's Ericsson's Ericsson's Erics Erics- sons son's strange ship called the Monitor arrived from New York and on the following morning the two great ironclad vessels met and fought the greatest naval battle of the war The Merrimac finally wen went l' l back to Norfolk The Lieutenant next described the capture of New Orleans by Admiral Farragut and General Butler These two able commanders with their fleets had entered the Mississippi in the early part of 1862 and had i 1 as far faras faras faras as Forts Jackson an j i St. St Phillip which with the obstructions in the channel completely commanded the river Farragut Farragut Farragut Far Far- after having made the attempt to capture these confederate strongholds determined to undertake the hazardous enterprise of running past the batteries In this he succeeded and New Orleans with Forts Jackson and St. St Phillip fell feU in into to the hands of the Federals The lecturer concluded hI his remarks by giving a detailed account of how the commerce of the United States was so rapidly destroyed by the armed cruisers t carrying the Confederate flag The Alabama the principal Confederate vessel vessel vessel ves ves- sel which had caused so much I tion was finally destroyed by the United States war of the on the of June 1864 EXERCISES commemorative of Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington were held in the U University ty last Thursday evening The Zeta Gamma had the affair in charge and a most interesting program was rendered before a large and appreciative audience Mr D. D W. W Moffat opened the meeting with an address on the subject Washington as a General The gentleman spoke of the campaigns and battles of the distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- American and showed by comparison with other great military commanders that Washington was a General in every sense of the word M Miss M ss Fanny Holly a representative of the Normal then rendered a recitation recitation recitation tion which displayed a great amount of talent on the ladys lady's part Mr E. E R. R Williams of the Delta Phi followed with an eloquent speech on Washington as a Statesman As might be expected the speaker handled his subject in his usual delightful delight delight- ful manner and was warmly applauded Washington as a Man was pleasingly pleasingly pleasingly pleas pleas- given by Mr Cole who paid an eloquent eulogy to the hero of the Revo Revo- lu lution tion The duet by the Misses Ida Bates and Mae Price was a delightful feature of the exercises The throughout through through- out was rendered in an effective manner reflecting great credit on the Zeta Gamma Gam Gam- ma and the others who aided in the affair r. r AT the Edina Society Miss Lottie Pickett read a well written and interesting interesting interesting interest interest- ing essay on the life of Washington Irving Prince of American letters as ashe ashe ashe he has been called He was born in inthe inthe inthe the city of New York in 1783 just at atthe atthe atthe the close of the Revolutionary War and was given the name of Americas America's illustrious patriot During his boyhood and school life there is little of note He was a mischievous mischievous mis mis- chievous urchin and a writer ter of com composition composition compo compo- po rather than a reasoner of mathe mathe- matics At the age of sixteen he began to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1806 His literary career began in 1818 Before this time he had written witten for several magazines but his first work of note was The Sketch Book For full fun fifty years the power of Irvings Irving's sublime genius was devoted to the great work of creating for his native land a literature that should adorn and glorify his own and after ages He was the first American writer who Vho received commendation from the theOld theOld Old World and to-day to his name name is a household word on both sides of the thet K t Atlantic His principal works were II mentioned and his public career abroad as Secretary of Legation to the Court of St. St James and as Minister to Spain F was spoken of His private life was in harmony with his public one and all who had the honor of his acquaintance spoke in highs highest high high- s f est praise of h his is character He died suddenly in 1859 but his works still live and are as eagerly read to-day to as when they first fell from h his is pen When the thet t Yr petty revolutions of society and the bloody conflicts of the battlefield battlefield are r forgotten the monument which the affections affections aft af af- t of his countrymen have reared i to the of the illustrious It fj r memory living vIng shall stand unshaken and untarnished transmitting to all the record of his S. S virtues and achievement i ONE of the prettiest and most brilliant balls ever given in the University was r. r the one oae given last Wednesday evening February by the CHRONICLE staff l The Art Gallery served as the ballroom t and scarcely knew itself so transformed vas as as it from its every-day every appearance 1 13 3 Patriotic atrio ic colors were were festooned about in f charming profusion and the large double doors leading to the room were gracefully graceful curtained with the stars and stripes pes On the wall at at atone one end were fashioned with copies of the CHRONICLE the letters U U. U of U. U The University colors crimson and silver intertwining about and hanging from the chandeliers aroused reverent feelings in the loyal hearts of those present The cosy nooks adjoining the ballroom lighted with Chinese lanterns and supplied with sofas and settees offered enticing invitations to those weary of dancing and many retired thither to enjoy the deligh delightful strains of the wal waltz tz and to catch glimpses of the graceful forms of the dancers through the open doors At 11 1130 30 a magnificent banquet was served in the Library after which dancing dancing dancing ing was again resumed and continued till a late hour We but repeat the sentiment expressed by everyone present in saying that the affair was a success in every particular |