"on-Membe .. oan obtain thl8 publloatlon tram the Hon. Seoretary, po at free '1(. per annu,"

JANUARY, 1929.

Cb~ montbly R~cord of

Soutb plac~ €tbical SOci~ty, 35, Bloomsbury Square, w.e.1.

(TEMPORARY OFFICE).

"blect of tbe Society • .. The Object of the Society is the cultivation of a rational religious sentiment, the study of ethical princi?les, and the promotion of human welfare, in harmony with advancing knowledge. "

SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES are held in

THE LONDON INSTITUTION THEATRE, South Place, Moorgate, E.C.2.

The tollowing DISCOURSES will be delivered, the Services beginning at ELEVEN O'CLOCK,

December 30.-8. K. RATCLIFFE.-The Genius of Thomas Hardy, Uass SolaI-

Lovel iest. at Trees ... .. . '" Blow. Blow thou Winter Wind .. ,

Mr. G. O. DOW1Ul(.

Hymns {No. 172. Ring out, wild bells (Tune" Gounod "). No. 92. 0 beautiful, my country.

January 6.-8. K. RATCLIFFE.-England: The Unlit Lamp. B .... SolaI-

Htoa I for the oa.v I. P,,"Sll1l( (No. 53) ••• Ring out wild bells (No. 172) ... . ..

Mr. G. C. DowllU(. H { No. 5. Brltal,,'s fir,1 poet.

ymns No. 45. All R,'e architccts of fnte.

January l3.-H. W. NEVINSON.-Some Writers I Have Known. ;:'vH Una ill D, Op. 1:17, No. I, for Pi Ilwfol'te- and Viulin ... . ..

Hymn.

I Allegro Molto. 11 Anonnl •. III AIICl!roViv.ce. Miss ELLA. IVIMEY and Miss M.AlIlIi; WU.sON.

{No. 1. Be Irue 10 every Inmost thollght. No. 23. 'l'hero Is R song now tilnglng.

Ja.nuary 20.-8. K. RATCLIFFE.-Morals in the Current Novel. lla.s. Solos--

SOll~8 my Mother taught me o Mlstre •• mine

Mr. O. O. Do;i .. 1f.

Hymn. { No. 65. Born In eRch heart Is Impulle strong. No. 68. Happy they who are not weary.

80mervcll Serjca"t

Schubert

... J)vorak Roger Qutlter

January 27.-Dr. BERNARD HOLLANDER.- The Psychology of Matrimony. FRlItasla In F minor. Op. 49. for Pianoforte •..

HymlLl

Mr. MJ.URICE COLK.

{No. 112. There Is In every hum .. n hMrt. No. 79. Tell l1Ie not In mournful numbers.

The Committee request the audience to rejratn jr01I1 ap},laltS<.

Chopin

A Ilymn Pructtce. to which all pt/fIlO'" dC.lfOlU Of l11Zprovinu LIII hymn. .ing;1I.Q ar. Invited, i. held at the clo •• 0/ each Sert.ice.

Pialll8t: H. ,hIlTH ",.".TER. 53, Laralne Road. N.T. A Oollection i. mad. at each Servioe. to e"abl. tho .. pr"wt to contribut. to th •

• :o:pen •• , 0/ th' Sooi.tv MBlftBBRSHIV.

Any person in sympa.thy with the Object ot the Society Is oordjally invited to become ft. Mc:uuen. The OJ'!lount of lubscription is optiona.I, with a. minimum 01 29. Bd.. per quarter, or 103. per nnnum. Any pen;o-n interesh'd in tbe Society's work. but not wishing to become a. me.mbe.r, ma.~ join 8.S nn ASSOCUTE, the n:.inimum subscription being 5 •. per annum. Further partIculars mny be obta.ined betore Ilnd after the Sunday 8'rvicps. or on application to th" Hon. RearistrlU'. Mi ... n.. HALLS, 95, Bioomlbury Sq ......... W.C.l.

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Lending Library. A temporary Lending Library wjll be open free to M=bers of thc Societ,. at Si,

Bloomsbury "quare, \\ .C.l. Hon. 'J.'l'casurcr and Librarian, F. S'tUTTIG, 2, !>urnnd Gardens, Stockwell, S.\V.9.

lion" Secretary and LIbrarian, Miss Y. A. ALEXANDER, L. Hoputicld Avenue, Bl'onde.a. bury Park, N.W.G.

Rambles. Saturday, January 5.-The Home Office Industrial Museum, 97, Horseferry Rd.,

Westmmster. Must lnCel'eSLillg ~aleLy J"irst exbilJition. CUllliucteo by Mr . .H. W. CIW1'CHLOW. Meet auh!de 2 p.m. To ue 'followed by Lea at the EmerHoll Club, and 1nl er pit queue rur the U Magic Flut.e," at the Old Vie. . Saturday, January 12.-Cromwell House, Highgate Hill, N.6 .. which is "fine old

t.nnl.e, et1 re31tlCllce. Me9t. outside .:t.':W p.m. Aftel' ..... aras ltl time) :::it. Joseph's Uetreat, U(Jman Catholic Church.

Sunday, January 20.-Egyptian Galleries and Special Exhibition of Maya AntlqUltl"s at liritlsn Museum, Bloomsbury. Conducted by Mr. I'" W. l1EA-n. Meet outsi"e .!.aU p.m.

Saturday, January 2J.-Cheshunt, Aimes Green and Epping. Conrlucted by Mr. UOBKU1' ::)NJo:LLJ.G. Liverpool StrecLl.a9 p.Ul. ~l'ake wa lkill~ tour Licket No. 4 (Chc!:ihuut and Theydon Bols). Bring cbinese Inn tern. or torches for homeward walk.

" . . {Mrs. JAJllES, 302, Dalston Lane, E.a. lIon. Secretanes. 13. O. W AnwICK, 134, Highl;ury Hill, N.5.

Monthly Dance. The monthly danoo will be held on Friday, January 25, from 7 to 11 p.m., at

the ,Eustace MUes IWstanrant, Chandos Street, Olln.rmg Cross. TiJckets'J

3SI, ea.ch, in­cludmg refresh.n:ents, may be obtained fllOm the Rcgi\%rar on Sunday morningtl, or from Mrs. JoUlES, S02, Dal.t<>n Lane, E.8.

Special General Meeting. A speciJli General Meeting af men:.ber. of th& Society will be held on Thursdny,

January 24, at 6.S0 p.ll:.., in the Reading Room o~ Swoo<mborg H1luse, 20, Hart Street, Bloomsbury, W.O.I, to cO'DBJdcr what cbanges, If any, arc desiro.ble in the form of the Sunday morning service. Pormal notice of the meeting will be sent to member" in d.ue course .

2lnnual ehlldren's I?arty. The. Annnal QhiJdren's Party will be held on Mond"y, .January 7, 1029, at 5.30 p.m.,

at Eustnee Mile .. Restaurant, Ohandos Srtreet, Obaring Oress. Fancy Dres~ optional. There will be entertainment items by the children, dan.ces, games Bnd n. conjuror. Tickets, adults 2s. Sd., children Is. Dd., including supper, must be purch"""d in advance, trom Mrs. F. M. HAWKINS, 13, TllUrlow Park Road, S.F..21.

South I?lace Sunday eoncert Society, SUnday I?opular (!oncerts <ehamber Music).

The FORTY-THIRD SEASON will eOllltilnU(l every Sunday evening until April 2S (oxcept Easter Sunday, March 31).

The Concerts will al(aill be helil ill the GREAT HALL 01 the OITY OF LONDON SOHOOL, Victoria Embankment (r"cing Blackfl-ia,'s Bridge).

Ja.nuary 6.-THE SCnWIJ.LER QUARTET.-IsidlO'rc Scbwiller, A S1nint Amory, Robe'rt Joachlm, Ga~ton Mn.rinari. Solo Pianoforte: BnrkCl- Grondahl. Vocalist: Gilbert Bailey. At the Piano: Edith A.hby. Dvorak's Quartet in E Ont, Medmer's Piano Sonata in G minor, George llutterworth's Song Oycle, "Bredon Hill," Mozart's Quartet in A, K.46~.

January IS.-Pianoforte: Etbel Bnrtlctt nnd Rae Robertson. Brahllll'l' Variations on n Theme of Haydn, Op. 56B, and other CoonpoOlitic>DS for Two Pianos; Sobubert's Grand Duo in 0, Op. 140, for Piano Duet.

January 20.-oTDE MAnIE WIL ON STRING QUARTET.-Marie Wilson, Gertru~ Hi gbanl , Anne Wolfe, Phyllis Hasiuck. Pianoforte: Henry Bronkburat. Vocalist: Sltewart Wil­son. At the Piano: Phyllis Arnott. Haydn's "Sunrj..," Qnartet; Yaugh.nn Willin.rns's Song Cycle, "On Wenlock Edge," for tenor voice, String Quartet and Piano; EIgnr's Piano Quintet.

Doors open at 6.10 p.m. Concerts at 6.30. Members Tickets, 3s. euoh, for Half Seruson to April 28, may be bad by sencling

remittance and stamped addressed envelope to the Hon. Treasurer of the Ooncert Society, FRANK A. HAWKINS, IS, Thurlow Park Road, S.E.21.

For further particulars sce future announcements. "THE STORY OF A THOUSAND CONOERTS," by W. S. Mendmorc, together with

a List of Works, Number of Performances, Names of Artists, eto. One Shilling net. P_ost free 1/2, from the Hon. Treas.

Hon. Treas.: FRANK A. HAWEINS, 13, Thurlow Park Road, S.E.21. Hon. Seo.: ALrRED ,r. CLEMENTS, 8, Finchl.y W oy, N .S. H A. t 8e.· { Mrs. D. M. CLEMENTS, 8, Finchley Way, N.S.

on. , . 0.. W. S. MEADMon., S, Belsile Square, N.W.S.

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South "lace ~rchestra. Cond.uctor: RICHARD H. WALTRBW.

Pro.cticea are held a.t St. Paul's School ll.oom. Ba.n.ner Street, Bunhill Row, E.O., [rrun i-9 ~very l,.rtday evening. ~rhere is a. va.cancy for a. Dpuhie BIl..&8 player (instrument provwoo) also for Bassoon..

Apply to Hon. Secretary, F. W. OiNNING, 63, Killgaha.U Rand, Beckenho.m.

Dlscl1sSloD •• 1'ho Diocu8Swn Oi.rcle will meet at tile Society'. Ro<.m, 35, Bloomsbury Squnre.

(IIm tio r), on the following MondAy t>veningo, at 6.4!> p.m. J o.nuary 14.-" Ro.o Soience inlproved Human Happiness? " January 21._0 Life and Property," Mr. ]'. M. Overy. J o.nuo.ry 28.-" Doos LalbOUT wish to Rule?" ,

R. ".11. Lectures and DiscussioDs. 'l'ueo;dny Evenings, o.t the Essex RIlLl, Es ex Street, Strand, .. t 1.30 p.m.

J o.nun.ry !'- ltt. liun. J. M. Robcrtboll, . l' he l'l'et<;'IlaLOn" of 11<!ligioui lllmotion." January 8.-Mr. Robert Arch, "Thc Deoline o.nd- F.o.lI of AngliCl1al.i8llll." (In the

Library of tile It.P.A.). Jo.nuo.ry 15.-Mrs. Wi.ni.r.~d Who.le, .. lienri Barbu .. e." J OJlllary 22.-Dr. Bcrnard Hollander, .. Sound and Unsound Mind:' Januo.ry 29.-Mr. R. :;. l'\ehra, .. Ohribti!ln Miasiona ruld their influence on Africo.ns."

eonway Memorial Lectures. 'rhe Conwa.y Memorial Lectures. which are delivered nnnunJly in MarCh, were in..n.ugu­

r"tOO in 1908, .... a Memorial to Dr. Moncure D. Oonwny. 'l'he Oommittee is not. yet in po_ion of .the necessary capital for the permanent endown:.ent of the LectureshIp,. and in U1C mca.ntune ilt makes an e.nrnest I1Ppool to all renders of the MoN'I'D.LY R..£COlLD Olth.er for 8ubscri]}tions or dona.tiuus, to ensure tho continuance of the Jectures. 'I'hcse should be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Mr •. OOCKDURN, Perndeniya, 18, Northnmpton Rand, Croydon.

Nineteen leoture. ho.ve been given, and copies of these can be purohased at the book stnJl.

HOIl St ' J ER NEST OARR, "LYlldnll," E98endon Road, So.nderstend, u,-rey. • ecre ar1e~ 1 Mra. O. FLETCDER SlIITll, Sunny Dene, Souberie Avenue.

Letcbworth

The GENERAL C)(HUII'l"'f'EE will meet on Woo'I\csday, .Tanuary 2. OorrNpondencc denJ ing with ma.ttera fOT considera.tion should be forwarded to F. M. OVERY, Hon. Sec., 36, Ontcrbam ltoo.d, LewilslI.aJn. S.E.IS. at the earliest pos.ible moment. A 11 matters relating to finance should be nddr ... ed to the TreallUrcr.

eoretari.ea of sub-committees are rcque!rl;oo to note tb .. t any ",atter whlch they wish to insert in the MONTHLY REcORD should be in the hands of Mr. F. W. n"An not Inblr thnn 15th of the month. ,VI Iitera.ry matter should be forwarded to the Editor. Mr. O. ,1. POLLARD, as early in the month ... possible.

EDITORIAL ANNUAL CHILDREN'S PARTY.-Members are particularly asked to note

that tickets for the Party should be applied for early to Mrs. F. M. Hawkins. As the space at the Eustace Miles Restaurant is limited, the preference in allotting adults' tickets will have to be given to those bring­ing children.

REMEMBRANCE SERVICE, DECEMBER 31.-The Society is co.operating in the Annual Remembrance Service held on New Year's Eve at the Ethical Church, Queen's Road, Bayswater, W.2., at 8.30 p.m. The Service is fol­lowed at 9.30 p.m. by a Friends' Supper and Social. (Supper Tickets for Members of the Society, 2s.; non-members 2s. 6d.) A Watch Night Service takes place at 11.30 p.m. Supper Tickets may be obtained from the Secretary of the Ethical Church as above.

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KEATS.-Dr. Caroline Spurgeon has recently published a book of unique interest under the title of " Keats's Shakespeare." It is based on a careful study of the actual copy of Shakespeare's Plays owned by the younger poet and freely marked and annotated by him. The original is in the library of a wealthy American.

For South Place readers, however, a more personal interest attaches to the spirited water-colour sketch of Keats, by his friend Joseph Severn, which forms the frontispiece to Dr. Spurgeon's volume. This drawing has never before been reproduced. She says of it: "All that I have as yet ascertained for certain is that it was in the possession of Mr. Eustace Conway, of New York, from whom it came over to London recently, and

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was sold at Sotheby's on July the 27, 1928, when I bougllt it." So the Spiriled liltle drawing may possibly once have been among Dr. Moncure Con way's treasures, after undergOlng one cannot guess what adventures since Keats's death in 1820. Perhaps Mr. Eustace Conway or Mrs. Conway Sawyer can enlighten us on the matter. (Co=unicated by Mr. Ernest Carr.)

'"""" ""'" '"""" COALFIELDS DISTRESS FUND.-The Committee arranged for a special collection in aid of the above fund, which was made at the Sunday morn. ing service on December 16. The sum of £9 14s. 3d. has since been for warded to the Coalfields Distress Committee of the Society of Friends, Friends House, Euston Road, N.W.I. The Secretary states that there is greal need of footwear and underclothing for boys and girls, and bed clothes. Clothing for men and women will also be most gratefully accepted ,

All parcels should be sent to the Coalfields Distress Committee at the above address.

CONWAY HALL APPEAL FUND. £ s . d. £ s. d.

Brought forward 3487 o 10 Collected by Mrs. A. C. Y. Bell (5th F. G. Gould (Lough-

donation) 5 0 0 ton) 1 12 6 Misses E. and R. Bush 1 1 0 A. C_ Y. Bell (6th Mrs. C. Fletcher Smith 50 0 0 donation) 5 0 0 Mrs. E. M. Silk 10 0 0

£3559 13 4 All donations should be sent to Mr. N. Lidstone, 96, Blackstock Road,

London, N.4, the Hon. Treasurer of the Fund.

PERCY ANDRADE HA WKINS. Died December 3, 1928.

Although not a member of the South Place Ethical Society, Mr. P. A. Hawkins was well known to many of our members, particularly for his great interest in music-a subject in which his learning was profound­also for the great amount of work he undertook in support of the move­ment for Women's Suffrage throughout that campaign. He will also be remembered as a very regular attendant at our Discussion meetings. For these reasons we report below the address, given by his brother, Mr. Frank A. Hawkins, at the funeral at Golders Green on Friday, December 7. 1928 :-

Assembled as we are to bid farewell to our deceased brother it is fitting that we should contemplate the principal characteristics of his long and interesting life, deriving what comfort we can from those features which are good and which have won for him, in a remarkable degree, the affection and friendship of so many of his fellow men and women.

The life of Percy Andrade H awkins has been most decidedly an in­tellectual one. Born in 1853, of parents in poor circumstances, he never had the advantage of early education such as the children of to-day obtain, but he was fortunately endQwed with the priceless power of self-education. This quality made itself apparent, quite early in his childhood, in his love for music, which proved ultimately to be perhaps the strongest, or domi­nant, interest of his life. As early as his 7th or 8th year he was received in the choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, under the care of Mr. Buckland, the choirmaster of that time. Later he taught himself, unaided, to play the harmonium, piano, violin and viola. His studies of music and musicians never ceased and the knowledge thus acquired w~s always freely given to others who needed such help.

Later in I1fe he worked hard at the study of the principal European languages and rendered himself able to read and enjoy the literature of many countr ies, including French, German, Italian, Spanish and the Scandinavian tongues. In pursuit of this he acquired quite a large library, containing books in all these languages.

Thr oughout life he has been a most kind-hearted man and lovable

frieud, ever ready to render help to any who sought or r:eeded it. An appreciation which 1 received only yesterday illustrates, in better language than I can pen, this beautiful characteristic: it says, "The personahty of your brotber captivated me wben we first met, at University College, over ten years ago. We had friends and ideals in common. I do not know his creed (or mine) but I have not met anyone so closely corr~sp~nd. 109 to my idea of the early Christians-nor a more constantly well.wlshmg well· working friend. There must be many who join in sympathy and in grateful memory of bim who has gone on ."

I feel that expression embraces the whole subject. He passes into the unknown, leaving us, his friends, full of affection

and gratitude for his generous life.

OUR SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES. Early next year members will be asked to consider the question of

omitting the hymns from our services. As a member, whose musical taste is admittedly deficient, I would like to put forward some reasons for their continuance.

Tbe facts tbat community singing is a vogue, that the only religious body distinctly making progress (Christian Scientists) sing hymns vigor. ously, that the Labour Party and the Co.operative Societies find hymns encourage enthusiasm among their members, may not weigh with those who are guided, not by numbers or emotion, but by knowledge. But science teaches that singing is a healthy exercise and that emotional ex· pression may be beneficial. It is said that most of those who sing our hymns have poor voices; they will become poorer in quality if they are never exercised in song.

1£ young people sit still and quiet, doing nothing for an hour and a haU, they get fidgety, and their elders get drowsy. But our discourses require minds concentrated and alert.

Again, there is more ethical content in our first hymn than in any discourse or sermon that I have ever heard. As our hymns express en· couragement, consolation and fellowship, our lecturers are left freer to give us those purely analytical or critical discourses which we often enjoy.

The fact that many do not join in the singing does not necessarily mean that the hymn is not appreciated. For the last twenty years of her attendance at South Place, my mother rarely sang the hymns, yet they were to her a very vital part of the service, and our hymn book was a treasured possession at her bedside to the last, more hallowed than any other book of verse by its associations. Probably other members could give similar testimony to tbe affection in which it is held.

It is said that we sing the same hymns over and again. I doubt whether any hymn ever figures three times in the list in a year; but even then very few members would have been present more than twice. Is it suggested that our hymns will not bear that much repetition?

Naturally since we ceased to bave a professional choir the singing has lost leadership, force and quality. Is it not possible that in our new situation we may attract some of the hundreds of young students who live near, and that we could have fortnightly or monthly hymn practices in our Club Room? The move to a new site and to a hall bearing a new name seems to call for as much continuity as possible, at least for a time­not for the unnecessary snapping of links. Need we celebrate our removal to Con way Hall by discarding Con ",ay's verse?

This question is more fundamental than appears at first glance. If we drop the hymns our " Service" becomes merely a meeting for listening t) music and a lecture; Ollr congregation becomes an. audience and all feeling of co.operation and voluntary assistance disappears. It is a little significant that the former" Sunday Lecture Society" has ceased to exist. It is doubtful how many of our members who can more conveniently attend lectures and concerts in town on a weelt.day will trouble to make a special journey for the purpose on Sunday.

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sight of the first of the Society's avowed objects-namely, " the cultivation of a rational religious sentiment" 1

Finally, I hope that if any of these considerations are new to those who wish for this change, and that they feel that they have force, that they will not be influenced by any vote that they have already given on this subject, but that they will remember that we already have excellent pro­fessional music both in the morning and the even.ing and that South Place has hitherto generally shown sympathy to minorities.

F. HERBERT MANSFORD.

MEMBERS' PARTY. When some of us older ones who work in the City all day have to kick

our heels for a couple of hours in the cold before going to an entertainment, it is a decided temptation to make a dash for home to a big fire instead, but in the case of the congenial South Place Parties and the prospect of meeting old friends it makes one cry, "It's worth it," and this time we were all particularly well rewarded by the splendid programme which did not allow of a minute's flag, but at the same time gave us an opportunity of greeting our friends.

We found new talent in the Society in the form of beautifully rendered recitations and singing and were pleased to see one of the older members come forward who had not honoured us before.

The piece de resistance of the evening was a play-reading entitled "The Marble God," by . , . which caused great merriment, and we hope to have more of such delightful entertainments.

Community singing added another feature to the evening. At the sumptuous feast, which helped to fill up the interval but not the

guests, caps were provided to add to the gaiety, and we wound up our evening with dancing and games.

The success of the evening was obvious as practically all of the guests appeared to have stayed to the end. THREE OF Us.

A VISIT TO KEN WOOD. (Concluded).

The house has not been turned into a picture gallery, but allowed to remain in the form of a nobleman's house of the eighteenth century, with much of the domestic furniture which was there during occupation. The pictures are distributed throughout the rooms as they may be conceived to have been during occupation, and the visitor has the illusion of seeing them as the appropriate decoration of a beautiful home. Archi­tecturally, the most interesting interior feature is the A'dam room, which is said to contain some of the books salvaged from the wrecked house in Bloomsbury. The pictures represent several schools of painting. There are two Van dykes, two Rembrandts--one a fine portrait of himself in old age-three Bouchers, a Frans Hals, a Cuyp, a Turner. But after going through the rooms the main impression of the visitor will have reference to the pictures which belong to the house historically; the fifteen Reynolds, the ten Romneys, the eight Gainsboroughs, the Crome, the Morland­images of the age which witnessed the expansion of England, and .was ended by the fall of Napoleon, and the birth of the industrial revolution. There are four portraits by Romney of Lady Hamilton (Nelson's); one of them representing her as a vestal, another at prayer. The memory lingers most over two or three other portraits by the same artist-superb delinea­tions of lovely womanhood.

When we have admired the art inside the house, there is the art which belon~s to Nature outside. This has been subje.cted to formal arrange, ment m the gardens, the terrace, the avenue of ancIent trees, and the choice of situation. But, after all, the greatest impression of natural beauty is made. by the sweep of the descending lawns to the lily covered lake, the magmficent belt of woodland, an impenetrable curtain, sheltering us from the roar!ng tumult of humanity on the other side. The human surge is ever behmd us also, but here, again, the woodland and tbe rising ground

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shut us off, and we sojourn for a while in a veritable paradise regained of almost perfect beauty.

Our historical and poetic associations are by no means exhausted, but there is no space to detail them all. If we leave by the farther gate leading t::> Hampstead Heath, we can stand on the spot where. Wordsworth stood with Crabbe, and recalling the circumstance after h1S death, la~ented the death of his poetic contemporaries, seeing in the spectacle before hIm an image of human life.

Our haughty life is crowned with darkness, Like London with its own black ,wreath, On which with thee, 0 Crabbe! forth looking, I gazed from Hampstead's breezy heath.

Turning to the view behind us, on most days the spire of Harrow Church, with its memories of Byron, is visible. 'Londonwards, the Vale of Health, wbere Leigh Hunt lived and talked with Shelley and Keats, is just below. A short distance lower is the house where Keats wrote some of his greatest poetry. On the left of the prospect is Millfield Lane, where Coleridge and Keats met for the only time in their lives. After a brief conversation Keats moved away, but returned, saying, " Let me carry away the memory, Coleridge, of having pressed your hand." When he had gone, Coleridge remarked to his friend, "There is death in that hand "-a premonition which was only too soon verified. .

When Carlyle tallted with Coleridge and looked out from bis room, over a hundred years ago, this is what he saw:

A really charming outlook, in fine weather. Close at hand, wide sweep of flowery leafy gardens, their few houses mostly hidden, the very chimney-pots veiled under blossoming umbrage, flowed gloriously down hill, gloriously issuing in wide-tufted undulating plain-country, rich in all charms of field and town. \'laving blooming country of the brightest green; dotted all over with handsome villas, handsome groves; crossed by roads and human traffic, here inaudible or heard only as a musical bum: and behind all swam, under olive-tinted haze, the jJlimitable limitary ocean of London with its domes and steeples definite in the sun, big Paul's and the many memories attached to it hanging hi gh over all. Nowhere, of its kind, could you see a grander prospect on a bright summer day, with the set of the air going southward-southward, and so draping with the city smoke not you but the city.

Tbe modern visitor to Ken \l\lood cannot quite see what Carlyle saw, but he can almost do so, especially if he is gifted with a little imagination.

. A. S. TOMS.

SOUTH PLACE SUNDAY CONCERT SOCIETY. November 18.-SCHUDERT CENTENARY CONCERT.-There was an air of

pleasureable anticipation as the large audience seated themselves, for an entire Schubert programme was in store, with an extra treat in the shape of the Octet. This was under the capable leadership of Mr. Isidore Schwiller, assisted by Messrs. A. Saint Amory, Robert Joachim and Gas­tone Marinari, while the double bass, clarinet, bassoon and horn were respectively played by Messrs. Claude Hobday, Charles Draper, E . W. Hinchliff and F. Walding. The lengthy work is one of the earliest to show the full strength and beauty of Schubert's genius. The several move­ments exhibit the play of melody, gaiety, and even a touch of melodrama that sometimes tinges Schubert's writing_ When it came to an end one only wished to hear it again. Mr. Leslie Holmes, who is a worthy pupil of Mr. Plunket Greene, gave eight lovely songs .and an encore, to the accompaniment of Miss Vera Wise. Another feature was the solo piano playing of Miss Phyllis Arnott in the Andante in C and .Impromptu in A flat, Op. 142, No. 2. She also played the piano part in the Nocturne Trio in E flat, Op. 148, very creditably . The string ensemble gave the charming little unfinished Quartet in C minor.

November 25.-This concert was a series of well-defined contrasts especially in the first two numbers. It opened with a sonata for pian~ and 'cello by Arnold Bax, expressed in his own particular idiom and bril-

liantly played by Miss Ethel Attwood and Miss Adelina Lean. Miss Bessie Rawlins followed with a sonata in G minor, by Tartini, which came like a hreath of sweet summer air after the sturm und drang of Mr. Bax's work. Then came a group of Schubert's wonderful songs, the most notable one of which was "Der Doppelganger," given by Mr. Mark Raphael with rare artistry. He and his accomplished accompanist, Mr. George Reeves, to­gether evoked a: series of encores. Miss A. Lean was heard again in three 'cello solos. Miss Harriet Cohen won the deep admiration of the audience by her masterly playing of Bach's most exciting Prelude and Fugue in A minor and also a set of interesting Etudes by Chopin. She gave as en­core her own setting of one of Bach's Chorales. Mr. Mark Raphael sang another group of songs, old French and English, and Miss Cohen was heard again, but in conjunction wiwth Miss Bessie RawIins, in Brahms' Sonata in G, Op. 78, which they rendered with great breadth and insight.

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dustrial Museum (see page 2) 6 Service 11 a.m. 6 Concert 6.30 p.m. 7 Children's Party 5.30 p.m.

12 Ramble: Cram well House (see page 2)

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