Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-31
FIFTH DAYS SESSION Of the Alabama Chautauqua As- sem4ag Very Interesting. COL. F sG's THREE LECTURES
 JS Prov San Interesting Item in 3he Proceedings-A
 ju Great Success.
COL. F sd's THREE LECTURES


 Correspondence. 1.-The fifth day of the Alabama Chautauqua assembly was opened with prayer meeting, conducted by Dr. Jones, upon the subject of Knowledge.
 The round table was devoted to the con- sderaiion of the inner workings of the c. L. s. c. In connection with the reading course, Miss Caller of Tuskegee told of pr. Winchell's discovery in our own Clarke county of the bones of the mastodon called by the ignorant natives horse bone rock, and used for wood blocks, door steps, etc.
 The Il o'clock exercises were held in the grove for the accommodation of the larger audience which had assembled to do honor to ''the Georgia cracker'' in his famous and inimitable lecture upon "The Snolly- goster in Politics. '' This excrescence upon the body pohtic he defined as "mug- wump in jeans, continually side wipiu' around for the photography Of a little office be can't get and ain't got sense enough to hold if he could get. o
 The chief characteristics of this creature, whose name Colonel Ham so happily intro- duced to the world some two years ago, are his loquacity, hls thorough corruption, his monumental and toploftlcal assumacy, his pessimism, his determination to rule or ruin. Colonel Ham, however, asserted his faith in our country's bright destiny when he declared his firm conviction that the days of the snollygoster are numbered.
 At 3 o'clock the assembly hall was crowded with an expectant audience, eager to listen to the good things in store for them. Mir. Leonce Joseph's excellent or chestra furnished it's usual fine music. Miss Hobson, the accomplished teacher of vocal music, sang ''Oh, Promise Me-" with such effect that she was compelled to respond with "Annie Laurie' to the ap- plause of her delignted hearers.
 Miss Brown, the gifted elocutionist of the assembly, recited "rhe Ruggles' Din- ner Party" and negro sermon, and, by special request, 'Little Rockets Christ mas.'
 Although not upon the afternoons pro- gramme Colonel Ham very kindly con- sented to make an address upon "Some Breaks in Our CiviliZationp notably, 1.-the pestiferous politician, the self seek ing preacher, the professionalssSnr agita- tor, the dude, the society girl, taeSGrit of discontent, the tendency to rush fromthe country to the town to help run society.N Messrs. Neil and Beunish, the flute and l piano players of Joseph's s orchestra, having l gone away for the night, the/ ID dsic this l evening was furnished by Professor Joseph, Masters Bray and Henry Vaughn on the mandolin, Mrs. P. T. Vaughn pianist, and MT. N. A. Hunger.ord on the cornet. In spite of the orators intima tion that there was possibility of an overdose of Ham, Dr. Jones introduced "the best part of the hog" to tell us about ''that boy.' His lecture was in Colonel Harris own in- describable style, mingling his wit and wisdom in such manner as to win with out effort the hearts of his audience. He considered the why, the how and the what of 'that boy," because on him rests at last the perpetuity of the institutions we love. Teach him sef-respect, honesty, perseverance, industry, the dignity and nobility of labor, truthfulness; and the agencies to do this great work are the school, the church, the home, with it's altar at the mothers knee.
 At the conclusion of the lecture the la dies, through Mr. West, presented Colonel Ham with tray of flowers, for which he returned a neat speech of thanks. The excursion today considerably swelled | the numbers of the Chautauqua family, | and if the railroad schedules were better | arranged and better advertised there would | be a much larger, although hardly more | enthusiastic company. few of those who | arrived today are Maj. J. w. A. Wright, | MT. and Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Vandiver, Miss | Jones, Miss Lera Jones, Miss Mel Smith of l TaIladega, Mr. and Miss Sibert of Gads- | den, MT. Brooks Harold of Shelby, Dr. E. | b. floss of Nashville, Messrs. Holcomb and Beanland of Calera and Mrs. Davis. | The Alabama Chautauqua assembly Is undoubtedly great, phenomenal suc- | cess. Colonel Ham, who has been upon tour of the western Chautauquas, compli- | ments in the highest terms the manage | ment of our assembly for the wonderful | programme it is presenting. Miss Love, | the Chautauqua secretary for the south, | says that in spirit and numbers the Ala bama Chatauqua is the very best she has attended.