The herald., 1893-07-25
THE CHAUTAUQUANS.
INTERESTING FEATURES OF YES.
TERDAY'S SESSION.
A Notably Large Attendancc-Mr. La.
mars Lecture on the South-A
Concert OF Note-Today's
Programme.

The large attendance at the Long
Beach Chautsuqus assembly remains
unabated. The session yesterday was
full of good things from musical and
literary point of view.
The forenoon was taken up by the de-
votional exercises, the Bible class. and
the various schools and departments.
The devotional exercises were led by the
Rev. Mr.. Bennett.
DR.. Charles Kent conducted the nor
NAL Bible class, the subject being Ma
hum, Study in Foreign Prophesy.
At II O'Clock the schools of conchology
and cookery met in their respective
places. The chorus rehearsed in the
tabernacle under the direction of Mr..
Taylor.
The afternoon session was taken up by
bass solo by J. R. Logic, a lecture by
Lev. A. W. Lamar and the round table
exercises. Mr.. Lamar's subject was Re-
collections of Dixie During and After the
War.
He began his lecture by telling how
the colored people prophesied war by
the comets and strange portents of the
heavens. Their children thought Lin
coin some strange black being. He and
Lee were thought to be the greatest
characters of the century. After much
argument as to the existing conditions
in the south during and after the war.
Mr.. Lamar sang a cong of southern
chivalry to the tune Wait ofor the
south did wait and took ride,o pulling
up in the union. 4dj 1sN
He told how in 1894 the southern
army in his section of South + Carolina
was composed mostly of boys, giving
long description of their sutferings. He
was loudly applauded. tmos
The round table exercises at 5 O'Clock
were presided over by Professor Grove.
Professor Anderson led the exercises,
taking for his subject, How to Approach
the Study of English Literature. The
subject was treated in his usual mastery
manner, introducing to his audience
some of the best methods OF reading and
naming some of the best authors on how
and what to read, and the choice OF
books.
The evening was devoted to elocution-
ary and musical entertainment under
the direction of O. Stewart Taylor, as
sisted by the other musicians.
The entertainment opened with
quartette, The Silent Night, by Misses
Fowler and Park and Messrs. Taylor
and Logic The selection was rendered
in the usually fine manner.
Miss Naoma Alfrey gave two recita-
tions entitled The Senator Abroad and
She's Engaged. Her manner ia very
fascinating; her presence charming.
She ia an eiocutionist of no mean merit.
Miss Neatly Stevens gave several piano
selections in a manner exclusively her.
own. The first selection was entitled
Carnival Scene in Venice.
A vocal solo entitled 'Tis Alone Can
Tell, was sung bylO. Stewart Taylor.
This love song wes one OF the best selec-
tions of the evening. He responded to
an encore.
The recitation, Lssca, was given by
Miss Alfrey, after which Miss Nellie
Fowler sang the Magic Song in very
effective manner. She was compelled
to respond to an encore.
Miss Stevens played the Hungarian
Rhapsody by special request. j.
The Three Lovers was the title of
another recitation given by Miss Alfrey.
after which j. r. Lagie sang the Bedouin
Love Song in very fine manner.
Miss Park, the soprano, sang the solo
The Wind in the Chimney. The even
ing programme concluded with drill in
the Jenness Miller physical culture
school by Miss Alffey.
Next Saturday a sketching excursion
will be made to Point Fermin by the
art cass. which is UNDER the direction
of Mrs. Garden Mcleod. The party Of
gay students will make the trip in pri-
vate conveyances.
ToDAY's PROGRAMME.
Following is today's programme:
500 a. m. Devotional hour.
900 a m. Normal Bible Glass, DR.. Charles
r, Kent Subject. 'Zephaniah-
Reform Tract"
1000 a. m. American Literature, Prof. NJ. B.
Anderson.
School of Art
school OF Art and Physical Gull
ture.
IL 100 q. m. Conchology.
School of Cookery
o,3On m. faeture "Why and How of Bible
study" DR.. Chas. F. Kent.
800 D. m, Round Table.
7:3O o. m. Prelude. Lecture: "Dixie as She
Was and as She Is." Rev. A. W.
Lamar,
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Produces badness. tits cheaper to buy
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than a wig; besides, wearing your own
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