Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-17
CHAuTAUaUANs GLAD TO BE ABLE
TO PLAY LAZY.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME.
PROFESSOR CRAVEN's CHORUS HAS
GROWN TO 800 VOICES.
Mrs. Sherwood Discusses French Art
Kansas Y. w. c. A. Bible Class
Organized - First Regular
Concert Last Night-TO-
.. day Is Labor Day.

| Especially This has been an intensely warm
day at Ottawa assembly. and people were
only too glad Of the opportunity to play
lazy. The tenting colony gathered in social
groups, and many were the house parties
during the off hours of the programme. At
the different headquarters registering went
on briskly and people are beginning to find
out who are here and where they are at"
But the great trouble is that Ottawa Chau-
tauquans do not stay at any one place
very long. They drift around to the vari-
GUS meetings, TO the river. to the shady
places. to the camps of other friends, and
to everywhere else on the grounds where il
is possible for man to go. Then, too, the
local city people come in large numbers.
but they can almost always be easily dis
tinguished from assemblyites. There is an
air of care freeness in regard to bangs and
other small details of toilette among the
ladies and a carelessness regarding the eX
act location of hats among the gentlemen
which mark the resident Chautauquans.
To-day's meetings were interesting ones.
There was Professor Craven's chorus.
which is growing fast, already numbering
300 voices; Professor Palmer's morning
classes, DR.. Graham Taylors Biblical and
normal classes. the art conference, where
Mrs. Sherwood discussed French art and
artists, especially those OF the BarbizOnian
school, Milet, Corot, DiaZ, Daubigny and
Rosseau. Mrs. Sherwood touched but light
ly on the impresSiOniSt work. The photo
graphs shown in illustration were especial
ly beautiful, being copies of many of the
most famous paintings of the French art
world Mrs. Sherwood's conferences are
among the most popular features of the reg
ular programme work. and, in spite of the
small admission fee charged, the art gall
lery is crowded every morning with women,
to whom Mrs Sherwood's talks are the
rest places" of the day.
AT the w. G. 7. U. school Of methods Mrs.
Jones gave the opening paper of a series
which will represent the work of the W.
c. 7. L.. by departments: Each depart
ment. as far as possible, will be represented
on the programme by the state superintend-
ent of that work.
Mrs. Jones talked of Bands of Mercy,
the children's humanitarian work for tenn
perance, and the afternoon hour was filled
by Mrs. c. B. Reed, of Clay Center. Mrs.
Reed is one OF the unique women of the
Sunfiower state, and her work along tenn
perance lines has made her popular among
thinking women everywhere.
Preuszner gave picture work talk"
showing In connection, many of the new
est Illustrative appliances used in the
teaching of very small Sunday school
scholars
Mrs. Preuszner also filed the woman's
council hour and urged the club women
suits the more Immediate needs of the lit
tie children.
The Kansas Y. W. C. AS Bible study
class was organized at the Hall of Phil
osophy with a fairly good attendance. and
the girls meetings" will be one Of the
popular hours for the young people.
At the joint council and c. L. 5. c. tent
the first of the noon conference hours was
flied by DR.. Francis R. Storrs, of Topeka
who began a series OF talks on the de-
Yeiopment of the physical life of women.
The tent was crowded, and after the talk
the ladies discussed the subject freely,
The most delightful informality always
sonal enthusiasm and pleasure in their
success lends TO the attractiveness with
which Mrs. Prentis presides at this. the
women's hour.
There is plenty of good music, too, scat
tered among all these good meetings. Pro-
fessor Behr and his orchestra are getting |
very popular and their appearance con |
business intent is sure to attract a crowd |
and bring hearty applause.
night, and among. the best numbers was a |
piano solo by Nine. Pehr, who played |
Iiszt's Hungarian Fantasia, with full or
chestral accompaniment. Nine. Behrs |
marvellous rendition of this difficult number |
at recent Symphony concert in Kansas
City is still remembered, and her CONSENT
ing TO again appear in this number was |
certainly great concession TO Kansas mu- |
sic lovers. |
talked Of brains" The doctor discussed tsssS |
the material brain, and made specially |
plain the theory that weight and size of |
brain do not always denote intellectually. |
1t IS the achievement of the mind" he /
said, that counts. The history of civiIi- |
cation is the history of the brains of the
world. Mans progress Is denoted by the |
education Of the brain" The doctor gave |
special attention to the idea of brain de- /
velopment in the educational work of the /
public schools, and recommended especially |
the practical education which gives to /
child the knowledge of self"
At the afternoon council meeting Mrs.
Kellogg talked of the value of the c. L.
5. c. course in reading, and told of the /
course OF study for the coming year. Mrs.
Kellogg also presided over the round table |
and varied indeed We're the ideas brought |
Dut in the discussion of What book I'm /
the G. /. $. c. course the members had |
most enjoyed reading during the last |
year?"
DIR. McClintock's opening scientific liter
lry talk at O'Clock brought a large crowd |
)f the doctors friends and admirers of last
year and genuine ovation was given the
speaker.
Professor Graham TayIor's second Iect-
1re was at p. m. The Social Aspects Of
Family Life" was its theme.
Rev. Frank c. Burners last lecture on |
the. Brown Button" was particularly ac-
ceptable to the G. A. r., for the brown |
button is the official badge of the G. A. r.,
and the speakers intense loyalty and ear |
ciated.
Tomorrow is Labor day and will bring
Z. NJ. Arthur, of Cleveland, as speaker. |
The Woman's pavilion will also be dedi-
,ated tomorrow and named in honor of |
Mrs. Noble Prentis. DR.. Graham Taylor |
will also talk at o'clock. Rev. James G. |
Dougherty. Of Kansas City, Kas., is here |
md Will take charge for the rest of this |
week of DR.. Hurlbut's classes.