Show Womans Woman's Athenaeum A. A The regular meeting of or the Womans Woman's Athenaeum was held October at the home of or Mrs H. H I. I I Goodwin After routine business was discussed the fifteen members present was Wa enter enter- entertained tamed as well ell as enlightened by a very ery concise controversy on The Constitution tion of the United States given by Mrs Melvin Kidder As an Introduction Mrs Kidder traveled back to 1786 to explain the tho chaotic economic conditions of or the thirteen original colonies under the rule of or the British government go The following year there was assembled at Philadelphia n II Constitutional Convention It was one of the most notable bodies In American history The convention convened from May to September 1787 Its proceedings pro being In secret There were long and hot debates and agreement was reached only after a number of or com corn promises promiseS chiefly chiefly over slavery and the conflicting Interests of ot large and small states When tho the constitution was at last signed Franklin said speaking of ot a picture of the sun behind the presiding officers chair that he had not been able to tell whether It was a rising or a II setting sun now I know It Is a rising sun A bitter conflict followed before ratification was obtained by the nine states necessary ne ry to put the new plan In operation After Arter this Introduction Mrs Kidder presented the Constitution to the he club In a II reconstructed Deconstructed form so eo as to Include all points of or vital Interest On finishing the president Mrs Hull congratulated Mrs KIdder on the expert way wa she handled such a lengthy and In Involved In- In Involved involved I subject Some time In the near future the members of or the Athenaeum will hold a a. around around I round table discussion on the Constitution Constitution tion under the direction of or Mrs Kidder I To this round table session the club I cordially Invites s the public to take part Date of ot meeting will be announced later Tho The second topic of the afternoon was WIS I under the direction of or Mrs H. H I. I Good Good- win Who asked Miss Helen Watson In Instructor In- In Instructor Instructor In our high school to present Romance of Music As a prelude to Miss Watsons Watson's talk Mrs Goodwin and I Mrs Don Taylor sang The World is isI Waiting for the Sunrise Miss Watsons Watson's Wat ons on's I opening statement Romance In music might be 00 taken to mean one of or many manyI things proved to be the keynote of or her I I talk She pointed out that everything I i must have a beginning and a n back back- backI I ground The background of or Romance In Ini i Music was cited as the classic period For the first time music was drawn away I from the church and takes on a new meaning No doubt this was due to the Influence of or Mozart and that supreme master Beethoven n era provided I a newer aspect of music education In furnishing a basis of or understanding for I II I persons devoid of formal musical train train- I Ing lIng I Romantic music did not attempt I Ito I to depict actual n. n sounds from nature naturel I nor did cud It attempt to portray visual visual Images and scenes A spring song there 1 there there- therefore fore was not an attempt at presenting the picture of spring so much as to suggest to tho the listener something of or the I buoyancy and exhilaration which comes I to one ono during the first lovely days of or It was also at this period In I music that the world was that all phases of or art have things In com corn mon mono To emphasize this point Miss Wat Vat Watson Watsen Vatson son sen read excerpts from the works of or the poet Shelly In closing Miss Watson played Bee Bee- Beethoven's Beethoven's Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata followed by the song of or O 0 Belle Nult NulL from J. J comic opera Barcarole True to Miss Watsons Watson's teachings the audience learned that music as the vehicle of or the emotions possesses tre tre- tremendous tremendous tre- tre potency We had as a guest of or the club Miss Mame Robbie of or Los Angeles who was visiting at the home of the President Mrs C. C O. O Hull We Wo welcome Mrs John McClellan as asa asa a new member and Invite her to Join us at nt the home of or Mrs Victor Peterson Monday afternoon November Novem r 1st for another Interesting meeting EVELYN A. A TUGGLE Secretary I |