PENWOMEN'S CLUB
A paper on Robert Burns was read by Mrs. Howie at the Penwomen's Club yesterday afternoon. The speaker, touching on the life of the poet, emphasised the manner in which his father, a simple peasant, had gained a thorough education for his son. In opposition to the verse of the period, which was stiff and formal, Burns wrote graphically and was both racy and forceful. His verse had entered into the very life of the people who learned it as children, not from the written, but from the spoken word. During the afternoon poems were read bv Mrs. Howie and Mrs. Barr. Mrs. Griffiths gave an excerpt from H. V. Morton's " In Search of Scotland and Mrs. Richards i-enderecl two songs " Charming Chloe " and " Whistle, anci I'll Come to you my Lad." A talk was given by Miss Amy Holland on " Art Experiences Abroad to members of the Arts and Crafts section. Mrs. Ryburn presided.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22100, 4 May 1935, Page 21
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