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DECEMBER 1982

Vol. XXVII

FEATURES

2 President's Message

3 Our New President

6 Holly Tea

Mabel Matson

7 Birds on the Winter Bay

Katherine Hammett

9 The Bells of Newport

Uana Magee

12 Book Review

Virginia Covell

14 Lioyd Anthony Robson

Virginia Covell

17 Christmas Carol

18 window Candles at Christmas

No. 6

STAFF

Helen Holland Editor

Virginia Covell Catherine Hamn.ett Katharine O'Br ien

Robert L. Stephenson PubLu heA

DEPARTMENTS

Another Year - Annual Meeting

Executive Board Meeting

Traffic Report

Membershi p

Cook's Corner

Letters to the Editor

Red Letter Days for 1983

LATE BULLETIN

At a recent joint meeting of Newport's civic and business organizations, representatives of 11 groups unanimously voted to consider forming a joint committee to further their mutual aims. The proposal to form a joint committee was made by Curt Bunting.

PRESIDENT'S

MESSAGE

T h eGREEN LIGHT

I want to thank you for the trust and

confidence you have d i s p l a y e d by electing me

Presi d e n t of The Point Association. I will

honor this trust by w o r k i n g hard for you

in this capacity.

OFFICERS

CHARLES Y. DUNCAN Pn.utde.nt

JACK MAYTUMl i t I/. Ph.ulde.nt

WILLIAM H. FULLERTON 2nd V. PfieJ>i.de.nt

THEO DUNCAN TfieMJ>u/ieA

MARY JO OGUREKRec. SzcAetaAy

MARY SARGENTCon.. StcAetaAy

The most important t hing I want to say

at this time is "thank you" to Bill Fullerton

for the long and devoted service he rendered

you and me as President of The A s s o c i a t i o n for

the past four years. It is t h r ough his efforts

and those of the people who w o r k e d with him

that The Point A s s o c i a t i o n has become the

active, strong, viable n e i g h b o r h o o d group that

it i s . T hank y o u , B i l l , from all of u s .

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RED L E T T E R DA Y S F O R 1983

Pot Luck Supper(1st Sunday in Feb. - 2/6/83)

Plant Sale( S a t u r d a y , May 21st )

Point Picnic( T h u r s d a y , Ju l y 7 t h )

Fair Day on the Point( S a t u r d a y , Au g u s t 13th)

One of the f a s c i n a t i n g facets of life on the Point is u n c o v e r i n g the past and present of our n e i g h ­bors . He r e ' s a glimpse of our new P r e s i d e n t - - C a p t . C h a r l i e Duncan of Ch a rles S t r e e t .

C h a r l i e g r e w up in Ke n t u c k y and P e n n s y l v a n i a and at 18 set off on the M i s s i s s i p p i River as a d e c k ­hand . As he v i e w e d this cross- sect i o n of A m e r i c a , he w o r k e d his way up t h r o u g h the license ladder from ma t e to pilot to the t o p . He holds a U.S. M e rchant Marine license as M a s t e r on the M i s s i s s i p ­pi R i v e r System. For those of us who are used to seeing barges p u l l e d past our "Green L i g h t " on N a r r a g a n s e t t B a y , Charlie wi s h e d to r emind u s , as p i c t u r e s d o , that the M i s s i s s i p p i v i e w is d i f f e r e n t .There he p u s h e s , not p u l l s , acres of bar g e s tied t o g e t h e r . Traffic on the lower River between New O r l e a n s and B a ton Rouge is worse than our e x p r e s s w a y s at rush h o u r .

.Also r e m i n d y ourself that the River is in a constant state of c h a n g e . Ch eck C h a r l i e 1s M i s s i s s i p p i Bar B o o k w i t h its ma n y s k e t c h e s , n o t a t i o n s , and l o g s . S p eaking of b o o k s , life on the Mississippi,M a r k T w a i n , e t c ., C h a rlie has w r i t t e n his o w n - - t e l l i n g about River p e o p l e—-as it i s --with his own c a r t o o n s .

N ow for N e w p o r t . In the 6 0 1s , he v i s i t e d our City by the sea as a tourist and felt c o m p e l l e d to r e ­turn as a resident in the 70*s.With a large p e r c e n t a g e of the R iver fleet tied up these last few y e a r s , he has tur n e d to another love and t a l e n t - - a sign b u s i n e s s .H e 's p r o u d of his w o r k w h i c h is an e x t e n s i o n of his interest in the art of c a l l i g r a p h y .

H e 's also p r o u d of his many years in Boy Scouting. C u r r e n t l y , h e 's active as a S c o u t m a s t e r of a troop of sc o u t s from P a r k H o l m and■T o n o m y . We want to add our c o n ­g r a t u l a t i o n s to his wife,. T h e o , w h o ' s just r e c e i v e d a l i c e n s e , t o o—

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When does Charlie have time for the Poi n t ? H e ’s spending more time in Newport and less on the M i s s i s ­sippi. Why does he have time for the Point? B e c ause he loves our City and cares about its p r e s e r v a ­tion and protection.

A N O T H E R Y E A R - AN N U A L MEET I N G

N e i g h b o r s and friends shuffling thro u g h the falling leaves gathered in the G u i l d H a l l , O c t o b e r 21st , for the Annual M e e t i n g of The Point A s s o c i a t i o n . Our S e c r e t a r y , Mary Jo O g u r e k , rem i n d e d us of last y e a r 's b u s i n e s s w i t h her t horough r e p o r t .Theo Duncan p r o v e d to us that w e 're big b u s i n e s s w i t h her new accrual b asis of a c c ounting in the T reasurer's annual financial s t a t e m e n t . Auditors appoi n t e d were John H o w a r d , Art N e w e l l , and Pam C o o p e r .

The new off i c e r s p r e s e n t e d by the N o m i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e and v o ted by the m e m b e r s w e r e : Charlie D u n c a n ,P r e s i d e n t ; Bill F u l l erton , Second Vice P r e s i d e n t ; and Mary Sargent , C o r r e s p o n d i n g S e c r e t a r y . Also voted upon we r e three m e m b e r s for the N o m i n a t i n g Commi t t e e for the coming year: D o n n a Mayturn, Sara W e i s s , and A n g e l a V a r s . The other two members of this c o m m ittee are to be appointed by the E x e c u t i v e B o a r d .

John H o w a r d discu s s e d wi t h m e m bers the p r o p o s e d changes in our By-Laws w h ich will be v oted upon at the April meeting. C o m m i t t e e reports were m a d e on M e m b e r s h i p by Rowan H o w a r d , B e a u t i f i c a t i o n by Mary R o m m e l , the C o o k b o o k by Eileen P e t e r s o n . Our h i s t o r i a n , V i r g i n i a C o v e l l , to l d us the s c r a p b o o k of new c l i p p i n g s are u p - t o - d a t e , and for anyone i n t erested in h i s tory on or of the Point , c heck wi t h Virginia. Dede El s t e r spoke on p r e l i m i n a r y p lans for The Point A s s o c i a t i o n s p o n s o r e d H olly T e a , D e c e m b e r 26, in the G u i l d Hall. This will be a d e l ightful and d e l i c i o u s way to e n t e r t a i n your friends and greet your n e i g h b o r s .

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State l e g i s l a t o r s , Paul Crowley and Bob M c K e n n a , gave a brief up-date on p r e l i m i n a r y d i s c u s s i o n s c o n c e r n ­ing state o w n e d land near the r a i l ­way s t a t i o n . More l a t e r !

Our new Presi d e n t e x p r essed the w a r m thanks of all to r etiring President Bill F u l l e r t o n and p r e ­sented him with a g a v e l . Bill admitted he really has enjoyed his j o b !

We all felt we were in a front row seat for the '83 A m e r i c a 's Cup races w i t h d esigner and s a i l o r , Dave P e d r i c k , our speaker and p h o t o g r a p h e r . The even i n g was topped off w i t h O c t ober fare of cider and d o u g h n u t s , thanks to Sally M a c k a y .

See you at the H olly Tea on D e c e m b e r 2 6 t h , and the Pot Luck Supper on F e b r u a r y 6 t h .

-Kay O'Brien

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E X E C U T I V E B O A R D M E E T I N G

The E x e c u t i v e B o a r d met at the home of P r e s i d e n t , C h a r l i e Duncan, on N o v e m b e r 2nd. The heads of s tanding co m m i t t e e s w e r e d e s i g n a t e d as f o l l o w s :

Beautification - Mary Rommel

Street Fair - Bill Fullerton

History - Virginia Covel1

Liaison, City Council - Bob Ogurek

Liaison, Council of Neighborhood Organizations - Bob' Stephenson

Publicity - Betty Stephenson

Green Light - Helen Holland

Membership - Rowan Howard

Cookbook - Eileen Peterson

P o s i t i o n s yet to be filled are T r a f f i c C o m m i t t e e , P l ant'Sale, Progr a m s , P u b l i c a t i o n Di s t r i b u t i o n , and Pot Luck Supper.

The topic of the annual Christmas pageant was discussed. E n t h u s i a s m for the pageant has been wa n i n g since the death of its pr o d u c e r and director, Em e l i a Cresswel.1. The c o n ­sensus was the A s s o c i a t i o n did not have the time or commitment to develop a p r o g r a m for this year that w ould be in k e e p i n g with the quality of p r e v i o u s performances.

In lieu of the pageant, there will be an e v e ning of ca r o l i n g on the P oint on Sunday, Dec. 19th at 3:30 PM. If w e a t h e r allows, m e m b e r s will be e n c o u r a g e d to v e n ture out of S t .John's and sing t h r oughout the neighborhood. R e f r e s h m e n t s will follow in the G u i l d Hall.

In light of the p r o b l e m s that have s u r f a c e d wi t h the custom of trick - o r - treat , a m o t i o n w a s made for the A s s o c i a t i o n to sponsor a Hallo w e e n p a r t y for c h ildren living on the P o i n t . The B oard v oted to add this to our list of act i v i t i e s for 1983.

-Mary Jo Ogurek

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TRAFFIC REPORT

4s a result of The Point Associ a t i o n ' s letter to the City Manager concerning our r e quests for changes and additions to the traffic pa t t e r n s on the Point, the following actions have been taken by the City administration:

1. The city did not think theaddition of stop signs on Second S t . , Third St. and W a s h ington St. w ould be cost effective. Instead, radar p a t rols have been added to the Point area during heavy traffic periods in order to slow the traffic down.

2. The w i d e n i n g of Farewell St. inthe south - b o u n d direction atA m e r i c a ' s Cup A v e . will be looked at during the next review of the 5 year capital i m p r o v e ­ment program.

A d d itional speed limit signs will be pla c e d on Was h i n g t o n Street.

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4, Truck traffic on the Point is less than 10% of the total t r a f ­fic volume. Thus, additional informational signs concerning t r u c k traffic will not be placed as requested.

Wrong - w a y signs will be added at v a r ious locations.

Areas of the Was h i n g t o n Street free p a r k i n g lot that have not been p aved will eve n t u a l l y be used for the e o n t r u c t i o n of a s t orm w a t e r facility. Thus, the City Mana g e r does not ■recommend e x p e n d i n g funds on these areas at this time, e s p e c i a l l y in view of the d i s ­c ussion about a t o u r i s m f a cility that may be c o n s t r u c t e d in this area.

- Bob Ogurek

H O LLY TEA

For the celebr a t i o n of "Christmas in Newport", The Point A s s o c i a t i o n will be host to a "Holly Tea" in the 18th century m a n n e r on D e c . 26th at Saint John's G u ild H a l l . The c o m m ittee p l a n s a leisurely a f t e r ­noon t e a , a quiet inter l u d e in the

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Tea, coffee, and fruit p u nch with C h r i s t m a s br e a d s and cakes will be se r v e d b e t w e e n 3 and 6 o'clock.

Hosts and h o s t e s s e s in colonial dress will add to the atmosphere' of 18th c e n tury elegance. There will be a small and i n t e r e s t i n g exhibit by Con n i e Seeli n g e r of ca r v e d m i n i a t u r e s of C a p a t t o 1s W o r k s h o p and e arly A m e r i c a n furniture. T here is an a d m i s s i o n fee of $1.00.

The afternoon, wi t h the w a r m and friendly h o s p i t a l i t y of the Point, will be a w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y to greet old friends, and meet and enjoy new ones.

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Ir. Vincent Au b o i s Mrs. P h i l i p Coburn Aa ron & B e r n i c e Jasper Mr. & M r s . Mart in Johnson Se n ator Robert J. M c K e n n a A y l w a r d & K a t h l e e n No r t o n M r s . John 0 ' Hanley B rian P e l l e t i e r B a r b a r a Walzer

S e c o n d , our s i n c e r e thanks to all those who paid t h eir dues for 19 8 2-83 so p r o m p t l y .

And t h i r d , our hope that t h ose who let O c t o b e r si ip away will ma k e instant use of the cut-off renewal b l a n k in this i s s u e .

B I RDS ON THE W I N T E R BAY

A l o n g the W a s h i n g t o n Street c o a s t ­line , or in the Bay w a t e r s , several t ypes of b irds are s e e n , some of

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w h i c h are here only in the w i n t e r . They may all be "sea gulls" to you but that is a common name given to most large sea b i r d s . Look a litt] c l o s e r , and you can dist inguish v a r i o u s s p e c i e s , and may call them by their pr o p e r n a m e s . Here is a partial l i s t i n g of such b i r d s .

G u l l s : E v e r y o n e knows the H e r r i n gG u l l , the most common of the sea

birds h e r e . It is a year 'round r e s i d e n t , a s c a v e n g e r ,

fishing boats, and inviting itself to shore picnics in hopes of h a n d ­outs. For three years, the young are brownish, but as big as adults. In the fourth winter, the adult b l o s s o m s into a sleek grey bird with b l a c k wingtips, w h ite u n d e r ­pinnings, a w h ite head and a red tip on the bill. It is probably the bird you see p e r c h e d on lights on the bridge.

A n o t h e r gull is the Great B l a c k - Ba c k e d Gull , the largest of the gulls, w i t h a 31 inch wing spread.It has a black back and w h i t e u n d e r ­p a rts and head; it also has a red spot on the bill.

The Bon a p a r t ' s Gull is a winter visitor. It is the smallest of the A m e r i c a n gulls--12" to 15", and has a grey b a c k wi t h a w h ite triangle on the front edge of the wing. When here, its head is white; in summer, the head is black.

Me r g a n s e r s are ducks. You may see the large R e d - B r e a s t e d M e r g a n s e r .The ma l e has a b l a c k head glossed with green, b lack ba c k w i t h white s tripes and a reddish brown breast s t reaked with brown. Its s u m m e r ­time red band at the throat is not seen in the winter.

(Remember the Smew? It is a E u r a s i a n Merganser.)

Scoters are large, chunky b l ack ducks. They w i n t e r along the A t l a n t i c coast. The male American (Black) Scoter is all b l a c k wi t h an o r a n g e patch on his bill. The female has light cheeks and a dark c r o w n .

The Surf Scoter has a b l a c k body with w h i t e patc h e s on the crown of the head, which causes it to be called "skunk head".

The Bu f f l e Head is a small bay duck (13" to 15") often seen on the Bay.

It w i n t e r s along the c o a s t . The ma l e is m o s t l y w hite with a puffy head m a r k e d wi t h a w h ite patch that extends from the eye around the b a c k of the head. It has a b l ack beak. The female is a dark little

duck with w h ite cheek spots and white wi n g patches.

Canada Geese are familiar along the Ocean Drive and in fields all over the Island, and are sometimes seen on the Point and flying o v e r ­head. Note that they are Canada geese, not C a n a d i a n . They are large geese, gray-brown with a black head and neck or "stocking" co n t r a s t i n g wi t h a light colored breast. A w h ite cheek patch runs from under the chin to the side of the head. They'll be overheat, in V-formation, honking as they'fly.

Other birds you see may be Common Loons, H o r n e d or Red - N e c k e d Grebes Ame r i c a n G o l d en-Eye or Greater Scaup Ducks.

Our thanks to Timothy T r a v e r , c o ­d i rector of the No r m a n Bird Sanctuary who sugge s t e d this listing, and gave information for i t .

An excellent refer e n c e book is Roger Tory P e t e r s o n ' s Field Guide To The B i rds (Eastern land and water birds). The 4th edition has i n teresting m a p s showing many sea bird habitats from the Eastern coast in winter to inland Canada in summer.

- Katherine Hammett

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THE B E L L S OF N E W P O R T

To call the Fold to church in time,

We chimeWhen joy and mirth are on the wing,

We ring

When we lament a departed sou l ,We toll.

- Old Rhyme

B e lls have be e n a part of life for centuries. The w o r d 'bell' comes from the A n g l o - S a x o n w o r d 'b e l l a n ', to b e l l o w or roar. T h eir s ound can be joyful and m o u r n f u l by turns, r e ­jo i c i n g at b i r t h s and weddi n g s , m o u r n i n g d e a t h s and disasters.P o e t s and w r i t e r s use b e l l s to set m oods, to tell a story. Who does not r e c o g n i z e John D o n n e ' s "and thexe^oAe neveA -6 end to know £o a uihom the belt toiti, it t o l U £o a thee." Or M a c B e t h , " ioA iX a knelt that summons- thee to heaven on. to hett." And on ah a p p i e r note , C h a r l e s L a m b 's "---alt went meAAy as a maAAiage belt."

The idea of one large bell hung in a tower or s t e e p l e for all to hear ra t h e r than a bell ringer going about the s t r e e t s , came from C a m p a n i a , Italy in about the year 400. V e n e r a b l e B e d e , the father of E n g l i s h h i s t o r y , r e c o r d s that b e l l s we r e i n t r o d u c e d into E n g l a n d by m i s s i o n a r i e s from I t a l y . They a r e , w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of the o r g a n , the m u s i c a l i n s trument most c l o sely a s s o c i a t e d w i t h d i v i n e w o r s h i p .

T o d a y , as in t i mes p a s t , bells summon p e o p l e to s e r v i c e s and ma r k the m o r e solemn p a r t s of the act of w o r s h i p . They are s o u n d e d to "bless the h o u r s " , and in the A n g e l u s , rung at d a y b r e a k , n o o n , and sunset to call the faithful to p r a y e r . The great feasts of the ch u r c h as we l l as civic c e l e b r a t i o n s are a n n o u n c e d with the r i n g i n g of the b e l l s .

B e c a u s e of t h eir c l o s e a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h sa c r e d s e r v i c e , church b e lls w e r e , from e a rly m e d i e v a l t i m e s , b a p t i z e d , c o n s e c r a t e d , and given C h r i s t i a n n a m e s . F r e q u e n t l y the n a m e s w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e inscript ions

and the name of the donor were e n g r a v e d on the b e l l . Since the "baptism" gave the bell a s a c r a ­me n t a l c h a r a c t e r , it was be l i e v e d that they had the p o wer "to act as a p r e s e r v a t i v e against thunder

I and l i g h t n i n g , and hail and w i n d , and s t o r m of every k i n d , and that they may drive away evil s p i r i t s ." (B e l l s , by Satis N. C o l e m a n , 1928)

One of the p l e a s u r e s of living in Newp o r t is the sound of the bells that ring throughout the d a y . F r o m the r a u c o u s w a r n i n g clang of the b u oys in the Bay to the great bells w h i c h call from the s t e e p l e s , their m u s i c is always about u s . Saint John's rings out and m a rks the h o u r s . Saint Joseph 1s sings out at noon w i t h songs of praise. The w e l c o m e s o und of T r i n i t y 's bells c a r o l s , h y m n s across the e v e n i n g s k y .

|Sunday m o r n i n g s are filled with the j oyous sound of b e l l s .

The n u m b e r of bells in Newport chu r c h e s va r i e s from a s i n g l e , large one to a c a rillon of 25 at Saint J o s e p h 1s Church on B r o a d w a y . The bell of T r i n i t y C h u r c h , whose f amiliar spire is a Newport l a n d ­m a r k , is the s e v enth one to ring from the b e l f r y . The first one was

I given by Q u e e n A n n e . There i s , in j a d d i t i o n , a peal of eight bells cast in 1899 by the M e n e e l y C o m pany of T r o y , N e w Y o r k , The s e v enth bell "into w h i c h the a m a l g a m of the six e n tered" (B e l l s of T r i nity C h u r c h , Ar t h u r N i c h o l s , 1916), b ears the fo l l o w i n g inscript i o n :

Vivo6 voco; moAtuos plango,When I do Aing, God'6 pAai&eJs 6ing,When I do toute, pAay heaAt and soute.

The giit ojf Queen Anne to TAinity ChuAch, NeuipoAt, Rhode Island, 1709. Recast and doubted in weight, 1175,

This inscript ion is not literally t r u e . The s e v e n t h bell contains no p o r t i o n of the m etal of the f i r s t , and w e i g h s more than four times that given by the Q u e e n . Cast in Troy by the M e n e e l y C o m p a n y , it is used as a c l o c k bell and is t u ned to low C . The bell is rung when the Rector calls for the "to l l i n g of the Great B e l l " p r i o r to G o o d Friday services and at f u n e r a l s .

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The chime of eight bells is played (rather than rung) from a keyboard and the range is from C to C . No accidental can be played. Every afternoon at 5 o 'clock and before each s e r v i c e , the bells of Trinity sound across the I s l a n d . The chimes were m e c h a n i z e d in the early 6 0 ' s .

On the Point, the tower of the Zabriskie Memorial Ch u r c h of Saint John The Evangelist holds three fre e - h a n g i n g bells; one t u ned to E flat and w e i g h i n g 3,000 lbs.; a n ­other to B flat at 1 ,500 l b s . ; and a t h ird to G flat at 900 l b s . These b ells are rung by ropes and depend on a bell ringer for their s o u n d .They are always rung at Christmas and E a s t e r , and frequently on other great f e a s t s . A fourth b e l l , not part of the p e a l , is rung only at the C o n s e c r a t i o n du r i n g M a s s . The largest of the three f r e e -hanging b ells was m e c h a n i z e d in the 6 0 ' s and strikes the h o u r s , a familiar s ound to Point r e s i d e n t s . The bells were cast by the M e n e e l y C o .

E mmanuel C h u r c h , given as a m e morial to John Nic h o l a s Brown by M r s . B r o w n , was c o n s e c r a t e d in June 1902. A year later on S e p t . 6, 1903, at the service of dedicat i o n , two bells were rung for the first t i m e . The larger bell w h ich w e i g h e d 8,000 l b s . c a r ried the i n scription "Domine exaudi o r a t i o n e m m e a m " , the smaller b e l l , "Et clamor meus ad te v e n i a t "; the two p arts of the first verse of the 102 psalm.

The b e lls at Emmanuel we r e made by the c e l e b r a t e d foundry at W h i t e ­chapel in L o n d o n , the same foundry w h i c h cast the original L i b e r t y B e l l . They are rung by the sexton before Sunday service and o c c a s i o n a l l y fcr e. f u n e r a l .

The first bell hung in Saint P a u l 1s M e t h o d i s t Church was m a d e by Paul Revere. It was, alas, later removed by the donor. The single bell which now graces the belfry is rung on Sunday m o r n i n g be f o r e the service by some w i l l i n g young p e r s o n . It may be rung for w e d d i n g s and special o c c a s i o n s , and is always rung on

C h r i s t m a s morning.

The single great bell w h ich hangs in the belfry of the Church of the Pa t r i o t s at the corner of Spring and P e l h a m Streets was cast in 1869 by Jones and Company Found r i e s in T r o y , New York. The bell is 3 5” across at the top and 53" at the rim. The inscription r e a d s :

S o tl Veo glofUa ■in exo.eJU>l&

Unite.d Conqfie.QoJu.onat ChuAch Neuipoftt, R.I.

There are two ropes attached to the b e l l ; the heavy one swings the bell in p e a l s , the lighter one m o ves the clapper to sound a single n o t e , but the ringing depends upon the good graces of a v o l u nteer bell r i n g e r .

At C h a n n i n g Memorial Church on F e l h a m Street there is a chime of nine b e l l s , eight keyed to an o c t a v e , the ninth to E . The bells were cast by W i l l i a m B l ake Company of Boston and p r e s e n t e d to the church by M r s . A l f r e d Smith on D e c . 25, 1881. The E bell is of great weight and difficult to p u l l , but one e n t h u s i ­astic ringer p u l l e d too v i g o rously and tu r n e d it over the bar from w h i c h it h a n g s . Until it can be r e t r i e v e d (a difficult and dangerous t a s k ) , its m usic will be m u t e . The chimes are.played from a k e yboard without a c cidentals and occ a s i o n a l l y some of the youn g e r m e m b e r s of the church attempt p l a ying them.

Saint J o s e p h 's on Br o a d w a y has an electric carillon rather than true b e l l s , and it is this music that is heard wi t h the greatest r e g u l a r i t y . Given by the Smith Family in memory of Constant S m i t h , Sr., it is a Schumeric C o r onation C a rillon of 25 English b e l l s . There is also an Angelus b e l l , given in me m o r y of

Rose Celeste Lalli w h ich rings automa t i c a l l y at noon and at6 o 'c lock every d a y . The c a r i l l o n , w h i c h is h eard for 10 m i n u t e s before e very M a s s , may be pl a y e d from the great organ in the church or may be con t r o l l e d a u t o m a t i c a l l y . The largest b e l l , w h i c h tolls for f u n e r a l s , is d e d i c a t e d to Saint Joseph, another to the Vi r g i n M a r y , and the t h ird to the C hild J e s u s , thus c o m pleting the Holy F a m i l y .

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On C h r i s t m a s mor n i n g , t h ere is a festival of bell ringing, each one g i v i n g v oice to its joy on this, the loveliest of all feasts.

And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas Day, on Christinas Day

And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas Day in the morning.

I Saw Three Ships

- Dana Llagee

LE T T E R S iQ THE EDI T O R

Dear Sir:

In 1978 I p u r c h a s e d the home and barn at 16 B a t t e r y Street from Mr. & Mrs. H o w a r d Nagel. Recently, in d o i n g some rep a i r w o r k on the front p o r c h of that building, several old, r o t t e d b o a r d s we r e r e ­m o v e d and replaced. One of the old b o a r d s had an inscr i p t i o n w r i t t e n with lead pencil on the inside of the board, w h i c h I thought might be of interest to some old Point r e s i ­dents. The i n s c r i p t i o n is as follows:

"This addition erected by H.J. Peckahm,

Second Street, May 5, 1983.

Dan Boiani

Harry Benson Gilbert Howie

Plans by A . G . G i b b , Jr."

It is intere s t i n g to note that the re p airs took p lace just a little over 50 years after the addition was added. I have heard several stor i e s about the h o use on 16 B a t t e r y S t r e e t - - o n e b eing that it was formerly a t tached and a part of the Chri m a c house on the corner of B a t t e r y and Washington. I have been told that it used to house the servant and kitchen wi n g of that house but was s u b s e quently d e t a c h e d and m o v e d to its present location. P e r haps some old boards on the inside of that house will carry additional information if the time should ever come to do any r e c o n s t r u c t i o n there.

In the m e a n time, however, I thought it was somewhat i n teresting to u n ­cover the above i n scription and p e r h a p s the indiv i d u a l s n a med may recall that day when the addition was erected.

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The G r a n d e s t Dames by Stephen Birmingham.

Books about the G i l d e d Age seem ever popular. This new volume p r e s e n t s uninhi b i t e d ladies from the entire sp e c t r u m of 19th century America. F r o m Boston, there is the familiar story of Isabella Stewart G a r d n e r ; from H o u s t o n , Go v e r n o r H o g g ’s d a u g h t e r , Ima; from C h i c a g o , E d ith R o c k e f e l l e r M c C o r m a c k . T h e i r s , like many others in the b o o k , is the story of fabled w e a l t h and what could b r i n g in the way of s umpt u o u s e s t a t e s , art w o r k s , f u r s , j e w e l s - - t h e life styles w h ich i n f l uenced the cultural patterns of our c o u n t r y .

Two of the ladies B i r m i n g h a m writes about had Newport connect i o n s ; Mary Ho p kins Emery and E l e anor Robson B e l m o n t . Both of these w omen o u t ­lived their husbands by ma n y years and had the resp o n s i b i l i t y of h a n d l i n g huge sums of m o n e y . How they did so makes fascin a t i n g and e d i f y i n g r e a d i n g . Mary Emery b y ­pas s e d the social w h i r l , and devoted her life to what she b e l i e v e d was her sacred duty as a custodian of r i c h e s . Her one luxurv was her garden on her e s t a t e , M a r i e m o n t , w h i c h was re g a r d e d as one of the finest in the c o u n t r y . M a r i e m o n t , by the w a y , was off G r e e n End A v e . in the area now o c c u p i e d by C o n ­tinental Village. M r s . Emery 1s list of b e n e f a c t i o n s is s t a g g e r i n g , the most important one in Newport b e i n g the Service Y.M.C.A.

The o t her Newport subject, Eleanor B e l m o n t , was the second wife of August B e l m o n t . She was c r edited w i t h , s i n g l e h a n d e d l y , saving the M e t r o p o l i t a n O p e r a in the early 1 9 2 0 1s , and by forming the O p era G u i l d , a ssuring it of many years of operat i o n .

So often the personal foibles and e x t r a v a g a n c e s of w e a l t h y people are given the s p o t l i g h t . It is h e a r t e n i n g to read of several w omen who made a real contribut ion to the Ame r i c a n s c e n e .

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He is rem e m b e r e d especially for his interest in Newport history. He was very active in the Newport His t o r i c a l Society, serving on the B o a r d of Directors. He was a trustee of the P r e s e r v a t i o n Society of N e w ­port County. He w r o t e "Newport Be g ins" to help orient teachers coming to Newport from other c o m m u n i ­ties .

Many N e w p o r t e r s w e r e s u r p rised to learn that he was also a t alented a r t i s t , p r o d u c i n g many b l ock prints of Newport s c e n e s . A few of these are still a v ailabe for sale at R e d ­w o o d L i b r a r y .

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Clarke St. at the corner of ”ary St.

Linoleum block print by Lloyd A. Robson

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2 . Put n u t s , dates, orange pee l , cherries in b o w l .

3 . Measure flour, sugar, baking powder and sal t . Sift over nuts and fruits,

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death, hell and sin. Which A - dam's trans-gres-sions in - vol - ved us in. J sor - row to stay. Be - cause that our Sav - ior was Born on this day. f

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Soon ma n y w i n d o w s in the houses on the Point will be lighted at night by c a n d l e s . This colonial c u s t o m— then u sing wax or tallow instead of electric candle s - - i s one revived by "Christmas in Newport", and now is a d e l ightful part of Chris t m a s all over the I s l a n d .

The old cu s t o m was an invitation to the C h r i s t - C h i l d to enter homes and h e a r t s . A Chris t m a s song relates the tradition.

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Little taper set tonight

Throw afar thy tiny light Up and down the darksome street,

Guide the tender wandering feet Of the darling Christ-Child sweet.

He is coming in the snow,As he came so long ago,

When the stars set o ’er the hill,When the town is dark and still;

Comes to do the Father's w i l l .

Little taper spread thy ray,

Kake His pathway light as day;

Naas.

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So the bells on Christmas morn Glad shall ring, "A Christ is born!"

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