The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-07

Two Days OF Pleasure anu Amuses
ment In the Queen city of South-
east MissOuri-An Anal that will
be Thought OF with Pleasure IN
Years TO Come.
The gathering at the Court House
Tuesday, TO extend a welcome 10 the
Medical Association of Southeast
MISUNDERSTANDING the Cir
cult Court was in session at jackson.
the Emma Warren Theatre Company
with their fine musicians occupied
the Opera House. and a protracted
meeting at the baptist church-was
a. pleasant and entertaining affair.
The house was well filled by the elite
of the city, aud the hearty greeting
extended by our people to the medi-
cal fraternity was we'll calculated TO
leave pleasant impressions on the
minds of the strangers. and will be
thought OF with pleasure for years to
conc.
The meeting was called TO order by
DIR. Harris, of Pocahontas, President
of the Association. After a magniii-
Gently executed prelude by the musi-
cal professors of ST. Nincents College
and the Normal, followed by vocal
music. Prof. II. G.. Norton delivered
the welcome address. which was u
master piece of dictiOn and o%ratory
and well worthy of Il place in the
Medical .JoHrn0l. He reviewed the
beginning, the slow advancement fer
centuries. then the unparalleled pro-
gress of the profession of medicine
during the last fifty wears. The facts
calculated were instructive and very
interesting, and well calculated TO
make the physician proud of his
chosen profession. His culogy. TO
this city, and the people therein, was
timely and well deserved. and the
audience present was proud OF the
President of the Normal. proud to
know that we have a Inan in IL
midst that has knowledge and ability
to do our city. cur section of the
State and our people full justice. and
capable of Interesting such educated
men as listened TO his exhaustive adj
dress.
The quartctte was all that could be
desired to CRAFTY a refined musical
taste: but Rev. McElroy surprised
and captured the audience by his
rendition of Waiting" 1t thrilled
the listeners with rapture as his voice
gained strength and steadiness with
confidence, until il rose and fell with
a soft. full cadence, that filed the
house with melody and the car with
rapture.
After several short speeches and
pleasant rcpariec, the evening cNcr-
ciseS were brought To a close by DIR.
HILL. of Potosi, who was called on TO
thank our people for their kindly wei
come and enjoyable entertainment,
which. a, the speaker stated, was the
moe and higher appreciated as beng
wholly unexpected. The Doctor IS
a very pleasant and interesting spcal :
or. highly educated, well posted and
at home before large gatherings, II
his off-hand speech was listened to
with ma kcd attention.
1t is a great qualification to know
that we have the talent. both oratorial
and musical. to entertain i'll a suitable
manner the strangers who visit u
CITY. both on business and pleasure,
and when the medical professors re-
turn to their homes. they cannot help
but speak Il kindly word for the
queen City of Southeast Missouri
and the hospitablc people who reside
here.
Early Wednesday morning a num-
Der of carriages were in waiting ana
thc members of the Medical Associa-
tou were driven to the State Normal
School, where. in the spacious chapel,
they were introduced i'll a body 10
the four hundred pupils there IN al
tendance. 1t was a pleasing sight to
witness over thirty physicians-a iine-
looking body of men-togcther with
the faculty of the school. occupying
seats on the platform while the pupils
in their working dress, occupied the
benches in the body Gfthe hall. Altel
the usual words of welcome and re-
Spouse, Interpreted with songs from
the pupils. DIR. Hall drew the earnest
attention of all present by his pleasant
words af wisdom. At the conclusion
of DIR. Halls remarks President Nor
ton arose and stated that Mrs. Fuhr
had consented to sing a solo. ant
taking her scat at the Grand piano
her soft well trained voice warbled IL
measured credencc that very touching
song. "Jcssie's Dream, or, the Release
of Luaknown." bringing forcibly tt
mind the scene on which the song /
foundcd-the handful of heroes be
siegcd by a hoard of well traine'
savagcs thirsting for their blood-tn'
force march of the llighlanders-
the sound of the pipes in the dream
er's car-all creating a vision tina
impressed the mind and moved tn
hearts of the listening audience.
After a silence that seemed woui'
never break Prof. Vaudiver was calle'
out and in his happiest mood stirre'
the mirth of all and Kept them in
roar of laughter. Some of his hits a