The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-07-03
GETTING ACQUAINTED.
Unique Session Of the Young Ladies' Out
look Club-Dr. F. y. Eastman on
Witches-The College Students.

Miss Eva NJ. Shontz captivated the
audience in the "Medley" with which
she opened the afternoons exercises
yesterday. "Hush Chilln, Hush "The
Old Spinning Wheel" and Eugene
Fields "See'in things at night" brought
down the house in ra%pturous apprecla-
ton.
Miss Chambers song and encore was
also we'll appreciated.
WITCHES
was the title of Dr.. F.. G. Eastman's lee
ture aud in his beautifully analytic way
be unfolded the relations of superstition,
~hypnotism and mesmerism to one
another. A small minority believe 10
spooks, ghosts and presentments, and
the large majority yield a silent assent.
A sense OF fear which awakens a super
stitious dread abides in all of US to a
greater or less degree, and through this
avenue of weakness the idea OF witch
craft has found Judgement in u minds.
The Salem witcheries we're an outcrop-
ping of it. So OF spirit rappings, slate.
writings and other things we think
supernatural.
But there is nothing supernatural that
Is not directed of God. Sp,ritism has
cleared away many Of these delusions.
The element of fear predominates 10 q
belief OF such supersutions; reason has
no part in it. Closely associated with
this indefnable fear is abstraction OF the
mind, and by taking advantage OF the
opening it affords, hypnotism and mes.
merism get iu their work. These con.
ditions of the mind give rise also to q
dual personality in some instances as IN
the case OF the French woman, Leona,
who will do things in one personality
that she has not the least knowledge Of
in tie other.
The real force and enjoyment, how
ever, of DR.. Eastman's lecture is IN the
cunning and charming way he expresses
his ideas ard one needs to hear him to
enjoy hun.
YOUNG LADIES RECEPTION.
4 unique reception was gwen from j
to + last evening by the Young Ladies
Outlook Club, to which ali the yonng
men and lady friends on the grounds
were cordially invited. Over loo res
pended aud the occasion under the di.
rect,on of the Clubs instructor, Mrs
, Hattie Whalen jenkins, proved u most
successful affair. The young men and
young ladies AS they arrived were each
labeled with their own name and Il ross
and every one was expected III this wa.
, to get acquainted at once with ever,
D other person. After u short season o.
e general h~andshaking gentlemen were re
5 CURED to choose partners and enGags
them in conversation regarding Chau
e @tauqua, and shortly change partners ane
G renew the talk. Then the guests were
I treated TO lemonade, aud Il program
Miss Shontz recited that beautiful
Scotch poem, 'Cuddle doom" and Joh1
Lindsey sang IA solo. Further acquaint
anceship making followed and u most de
/. lightful hour spent.
T THE OUTLOOK CLUB.
h The general subject Of study this tern
under direction of Mrs. Jenkins in Thu
club is 1.-The Lady Beautiful" The sub
ject is divided up into ten topics, one 10
each day of Chautauqua as follows:
= /. Her ".Apples OF Gold"
> Her "Plain of Ono"
3. Her knight.
: 4. Her Horizon.
Il 5. Her Thought Life.
& g.. Her Idea of Fun.
e :. Her Book in the Hammock.
8. Her Souls Temple.
3. Her Attire.
e 10. Her Scrap book.
q These are discussed each day by tn
. young ladies under the leadership G
Mrs. Jenkins, and furnish rare occasion
for picking up ideas Of manners, dress
behaviour and ladylike conduct in ever
respect and are very profitable meeting,
&c SCHOOL OF MOTHERS.
Miss Whited held u mothers meetin
ar in the Grand View at l p. IN. and read
a. thoughtful and carefully prepared &C
g dress on kindergarten training for chi
dren and tried to impress upon mother
it's worthy aims and objects, aud its al
= in the home training. She also read
paper on "Child Culture" before til
School of Methods.
II BROOKINGs COLLEGE STUDENTS
held forth ut the auditorium last ev,
ming in excellent glee, beginning Wit
the college yell from three quarters
the auditorium and responded to fro1
Aho x,laffoHn bu Tho nlnvora lNho han