The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1897-06-03

lie U0nuS Ulu0 Reception.
;, The ANNA reception of the Com
: Club in honor Of tue Normal Saiol
Commencement occurred last Sasurda
night and was lIliy in keeping with tn
= reputation OF thatpopular organization
= Indeed, the program presented for tn
entertainment Of the guests was per
haps trifie more elaborate than usuaI
, but this was to have been expected a
| the Comus is scarcely satisfied with pas
successes; the coming event must eclips
those which have gone before.
The announcement that Mrs. Addi
McGrath Lee, Miss Florence Huber.
wald and Prof. c. c. Kramer were t.
participate added largely to the interes
Of the occasion and served to draw 6
large audience, and these distinguished
guests fully sustained the enyiable re-
putatiOns they enjoy for intellectual
ability, adding very much to the plea
sure of the occasion both on account of
their charming personalities and the en-
tcrtaining papers read by them. Mrs.
Lee is too well and favOrably known to
the people OF Natchitoches to require
any encomiums at our hands The
original poem entitled The Picture
with which She favored the assembled
guests was fully up to expectations and
sustained her reputation as talented
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take pleasure in presenting the poem to
its readers feeling that its persual by
them would prove more acceptable than
any words of commentator however
strong that we might utter.
DIR. C. Kramer fNew Iberia brought
out an old friend, the doctrine of
single tax, but clothed in new dress
that is to say, he treated the subject in
manner never before presented here.
and his paper was attentiveiy listened
to. The Professor is not to be classed
as an orator, bat he talks plainly and
directly to the point. He is earnest and
fluent, and it may be readily seen that
he is thorough master of his subject,
and, what is more, has the happy facul-
ty of imparting his ideas to others in a
manner that cannot be misunderstood. |
Miss HuJerwald came in for a greater
share of attention probably than any
one else, for Miss HuberwaId is an lad |
yanced woman to the extent that she |
wants right of suffrage conferred upon
her sex. so far as the writer can see |
this is about as advanced as she is. She |
does not wear boomers, nor does she
Affect any manner or air, or habiliment
hat would proclaim her other than a
woman. But Miss Huberwald
possesses talent, and an ability to make
Use of it.
Her arguments are clear and forccful,
md are backed by inc0ntroyertble
acts; her illustrations were pleasing
mi her manner of delivery convincing.
THE ENTERPRISE comedies
hat the lady made out her case, and
he had the undoubted admiration, if
ot the sympathy, of brilliant and
ritical audience who greeted her with
Ounds of applause. Miss Huberwald
an excellent voice, and her s
lnging was as thoroughly enjoyed as
as her plea for woman's rights. Miss !
Luberwald is alright and we trust she /
lay soon visit US again. There is a
earty reception in store for her when
yer she comes among us. i
The CoInus had placed its guests and t
5 friends under renewed obligations C
II its excellent entertainment, The u
NTERPRIsE on tn ,ir part extends the t
opular organization its congratula- r
ons. May it live long and prosper. t