Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-05
ALABAMA.
TALI.ApEeA.
An Interesting Letter Concerning the Ala
 bama Chautauqua. 1

DHuia OuhulduQuhs Talladega, July -3.-(Special Corre- Spondence. 1.-The beautiful bride of the mountains. arrayed in her queenly robes, has today extended a royal welcome to the second session of the Alabama Chau- tauqua assembly, and the first held in her domain. All day the skies we're so blue and the grass was so green" the flowers were SO fair and the people were so cordial that already our hearts are won and we are loyal subjects of the mountain queen.
 Many of the Chautauquans being teachers as well, it was a pleasant priv ilege in the morning and afternoon to meet with the Alabama Educational as- sociation. which is holding a. most de- lghtful session in the elegant chapel and recitation rooms of the Institute Tor the Deaf.
 An unlocked for, but, with many of us, a long coveted privilege was enjoyed this afternoon in the hearing and meeting or the marvelous child, Helen Kellar, and her scarcely less wonderful teacher, Miss Sullivan,
 At a speciaI session of the association. after the opening words by President Massey, Prof. James K. Powers read Helen's own story, written by hefselI, together with a leaf from her diary and a letter descriptive of the wonders she saw at the Worlds fair Then, in most happy manner. he introduced the child wonder. who made pleasant little speech to the teachers and recited quite dis tinctly Longfellows Psalm of Life"
 At 8 this evening, in the scommodiops new amphitheater, the Alabama Chau- tauqua assembly was formally opened with grand concert by the Laverty and Hayden orchestras. The programme as carried out was as follows:
 Overture, "Manoah," by the Laverty orchestra.
 "Over the Waves waltz, by the Hay den orchestra.
 Cornet solo. "Leviathan" polka, Mas ter Carl I.aYerty.
 March. "Aiexandria," Hayden orctes- tra.
 Vocal quartette, Let Melody Flow" Mcssfs. J. H. Hayden, J. Fl. Dumas, w. H. Boynton and r. E. Vance. This so pleased the audience that an encore was demanded. and the gentlemen responded with Annie Laurie"
 The teacher of elocution, Miss Goodall of Macon, Ga, was present, but the beat ing rain and mutterng thunder were deemed a sufficient excuse for her fail ure to favor the audience with one of her choice recitatiOns.
 MT. J. E. Graham was eloquently intro duced by Manager S. P. West and elo- quently did he welcome the Alabama Chautauqua assembly within the beloved city of his adoption. Dr. B. F, Meek, in the absence of pr. A. B. Jones, who was to have responded replied in his own Siy It.
 Among the many visitors who have arrived are President John Massey and Miss M. A. Caller of Tuskegee, Dr. Otis D. Smith. Dr George A. Petrie, MT. Wii- limore, MT Bondurant of Auburn, Gen. R. c. Jones, Dr. B. F. Meek and Colonel McCorvey of Tuslsaloosa, President J. K Powers, Messrs. M. c. Wilson and Der hard Smith and Misses Simpson, Pride Miner, Millikan and ten others of Flor ence, Chancellor Moody of Bailey Springs Messrs, l.. V LaTaste, John O. Turner, John G. Harris, W. B. Bowling Misses Cozart, Mcintyre, Anderson, CIisby and Mrs. L. " LaTaste of Mont gomery, MT. J. A. B. Lovett of Blounts- yelle, MT. A. Liner of Evergreen, Messrs V. E. Orr and E. F. Smith of Atlanta Misses B. M. and Mary Haley and Car olyn May Shields of Jasper Messrs. J. M. Dewberry and I. W. McAdory of Bir- mingham. Maj. Solomon Palmer and Rev. MT. Giles of East Lake Miss Irby Of Marion, Miss c. F. Cooper of Shelby Springs Miss Olive Andrews of Sum merfield, Miss Sallie Callin of Selma Miss E. L. Shaver of WoodIawn. Miss M. E. Oden of Childersburg. MT Jacob Forpey of Jacksonville and MT o. D. Bynum of Bynum's
 In spite of the rains the prospects are exceedingly fine for great meeting of the Alabama Chautauqua assembly