The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-11

Discussed-President'sA Addiess-Ob9ect
of the Association-Theme and Studies
Announce for the Post Graduate Course
Full Program Given of the Yearly
Meeting-Sundower Circle Meet.
The Winchita Chatauqua circle al
umni held its yearly reunion yesterday
at the residence of A w. Oliver, cor
ner of Second street and EmpoTia ave
nue..
A table was placed through the two
parlors and han which was beautifully
decorated with ivy and forget-me-nots.
around which was seated the fifty mem
bers of the Wichita ChauUauqua Circle.
including the three graduates or the
Sunflower Circle. who will become
members of the circle after they re-
ceive their diplomas at the Chatauqua
assembly at Winfield. The addresses
Of Mesdames Piatt Cwho served as
toastnistress and supplemented each
address by careful and eloquent in
production of the subject of the ad-
dress)' Mrs. r. P. Murdock and Mrs.
C. G. Cohn Would space permit each
of the addresses would have been CIV
en- as shown by the program.
Mrs. Piatt served as toastmistress OF
the occasion and a better selection
could not have been made. Each mem
Der made a short response TO the sub
ject Of Nature, after which Mrs. Piatt
spoke as follows in her address ofTel-
come:
I greet you today as one who on
journey comes upon a group Of friends
gathered in some pleasant spot for an
hours refreshment and a word of sym
pathy and cheer. We met a year ago
end whatever the year has held for us
/ doubt not that we have all been both
stronger and brighter for the goodfel-
lowsbip of that day. Anniversary oc-
casions are rich in memory and hope.
Thoughts Of the past crowd in, plans
for the future spring up. The Chautau-
qua spirit of good will is a benediction
in itself and Chautauqua anniversary
to those who have studied the wind
and the works Of God" under the gentle
guidance means a real addition to the
zest and inspiration Of living. 1t is not
the least of the wholesome influences OF
Chautauqua that much of its work is
done out of doors. At the summer as
| semblies while the preachers preach
and the teachers teach, natures tonics
the air and the sunshine, are bringing
physical and mental and moral vigor TO
many tired soul. 1t is as though
Mother Nature takes her children on her
lap while she opens the book and hears
the lessons.
CHATAUQUA BANQUET PROGRAM
Gloria Patri.
Reading Of Quotations.
A Song of Today.
Toastmistress. .......M Mrs. r. NJ. Piatt
The relation Of art 10 nature.
...... Mrs Murdock
The music Of Nature. Miss Walker
The ministry Of flowers. Mrs. Sickner
Living near TO natures heart..-...
..-...-.,....-.-.. ..----MrS- HoWeli
The poets of nature (Woodsworth
and Bryant. t......-.. Mrs Wht1er
Human nature. Miss Caldwell
Class song. Graduates or 80
Mrs Hill. Mrs. Cohn, Miss Kin
caid.
Reading OF class poem...... Mrs. Black
Roll call of classes.
Anniversary song of Wichita Cha
tauqua Union, composed by Mrs. H.
Imboden-
MRS. r. P. MURDOCH.
My Dear Dame Nature.
deep humility, to learn of you of our
relationship. Our Chautauqua friends,
friends ever more Of nature and of art.
are desirous of learning more of that
rela ton. Now, as you know Chautau-
quas are supposed to know everything.
but on this subject they seem to need
enlishtment. Indeed, after reading
what men have said about US, 1 too
shall need the lamp of history 10 shed
its streaming light upon our exact gen.
ealogy. That We in our several
branches, rule the world, am certain.
It has been conceded that art and Ma
ture are the most comprehensive quera
Of whi the human mind has form
ed the conception" and furthermore,
Under the genus Nature or the genus
Art we include all the phenomena OF
the universe" What more ] ask All
the marvelousi All the wonderful
All the miraculous are oursl Your
family may be older than mine, for na-
ture thrtved and formed in those long
eons Of the past when man lived not.
But there are those who think art itself
is nature. II this be true we must be
very closely related, and you cannot
claim much prestige. Like yours, my
family is large and greatly divided.
B
be bestowed II has both fts aristo-
cratic and its plebian branches. The
useful arts were made known to Adam
and Eve when in the garden Of Eden.
They were taught to sew and from this
primitive beginning comes tne era Of
frills and ruffies which we are permit
ted 10 enjoy. The arts of war and the
arts Of science are widely known, and
10 their development early history is
much indebted. The arts of Cupid have
sometimes acted in conjunction with
the arts of war. as you may remember
in the case Of Helen of Troy, OF Queen
/ Dido, and OF Cleopat-A. Your own son
Human Nature was much interested
these contests. When the Argan shep-
Z herds roaming over the Bactilan hills
I begun that great nature worship which
afterwards filled the hearts Of Greece
/ they but planted the germ which
/ fiourished and reached It's climax il
Athens under Pericies. when art was
/ glorified in the splendid beauty OF the
/ Parthenon Of Athena. and the marvel
| Gus sculptures which accompanied them.
When Pindas wrote and burning Sap
| pho loved and sung" and Phidias carv-
ed and Plato taught. the art from which
the world has formed was being estab-
| lished in those Isles OF Greece. II has
/ again been said that art Is bu; the en-
/ ployment Of the powers OF nature for
an end. and again, that the employ
ulent is the end. l must maintain the
glory OF mine own The Liberal Arts
are younger children while the Five
4 Arts known as a separate family. are
the youngest OF them all There are
I nve great branches OF this family-ar-
} chtecture. sculpture. painting, music
and poetry Men disagree as 20 the
! greatest Of this Quintette. but the in