The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-26
Ebell Sections


ley Ebell, furnished a charming paper on
the work Of this section, which was fol-
lowed by poem by Miss q. Talbot and
a recitation by Mrs. Bishop
The tourist section. Mrs. II. S. Lunt, Long
Beach, curator, was represented by a
paper on siberia and the Nihilists." by
Mrs. II. b. Cushman, read by Miss Nina
Clarice Cuthbert.
History Of art section was represented BY
Mrs. William F. Bartlett curator, of Santa
Ana Velley Ebell, who presented graphic
paper on THE Value Of the Study of the
History of Art"
The following excellent musical pro-
gram was rendered at intervals during the
session:
Plano duo-Italy minimum. Moskowski
Mrs. c. w. Seeley, Miss T. Riley.
Violin solo-Selections from Lohengrin.
Miss Alice Maxon.
Plano solo-Norwegian Bridal Procession.
Mrs. Strange.
Vocal solo-Dte Moi. Goddard
Mrs. Alice LIE Doux.
A paper on the power and influence of
music as an art and science led to
an interesting discussion, in which
the following ladies participated:
Mrs. Ashley, Mrs. Pettigrew, Mrs.
Gibbon.
Vocal solo-From Linda de Chamonnix
Miss Ethel Graham.
Evening Session
There was large audience present last
night, and they were more than pleased
with the entertainment furnished The
solos by Mrs. Princess Long and A. II.
Cogswell preceding the lecture were, as
usual, delightfully."- rendered.
Mr.. Conary's lecture, around the
Stove" proved to be a unique and original
humorous sketch. around the Stove" is
a story made up of stories. The scene is
laid in country store of fifteen years ago
in the state of Maine, one of the old
fashioned kind, dry goods on one side.
groceries on the other and the postoffce
in the corner. AS the author paints 1t,
we have the pompous proprietor of the
store, chief politician of the town and dis
trict. who tells how his speech in congress
breaks the famous "Garcelon ring in
70. His son. the Harvard college stu
dent, dudish and conceited. who criticises
each story because II is not classical, who
tells how Planes was sent out of Egypt for
attempting to kill cat. O'Rourke the
genial Irishman, recounts how he worked
his passage over. The village barber,
who, like all men engaged in that business,
is musician in n way, sings a song that
was popular fifteen years ago. The pc
dantic old schoomaster thoroughly good
and eminently pious, tells the Indian le-
gend that explains how the ghost of "Eg
gemoggin Reach" came there; which, by
the way, is a true story of the coast of
Maine. for the schoolmaster, so fond of
precision. will tell no other kind. The
good-natured drummer" who happens
to be snowbound for a day or so, tells a
Drummer yarn" little bit out of the
common run If drummers' yarns. Last,
but not least the old deacon, lean and skin
nv, so full of jokes that he can hardly re-
frain from using them in his prayers, tells
of the fun ME and Henry ulster hev down
on the old farm" The sketch, poetic and
pathetic, was vet designed by the author
to make people laugh.
Chautauqua Notes
The decorations today were very beauti-
full, the platform holding wealth of
flowers and plants. At the rear was the
word "Ebell' in the club colors of pink
on green background, under which was
the club insignia, an anchor of pink roses.
The song, 1.-THE Maine Remembered -
was sung by a mixed quartette consisting
of Mrs Princess Long. Mrs William Schil-
ling. Jr., DR.. A. T. Covert and William
Hewitt
John Temple Graves, who Is to lecture
here tomorrow and Wednesday evenings,
can talk faster and ask more questions in
three consecutive minutes than any news
line. He is genuine newspaper man
from his finger tips to the toes of his
boots-bright, alert, quick to catch point
and "nail' it. He began his journalistic
career 10 years ago as managing editor
of the only daily in the state of Florida
the Times Union. After that he became
manager in chief of the Atlanta Journal
which position he still holds. A few years
ago he turned his attention to the lecture
platform, and has met with the most
marked success. Mr.. Graves Is grand
nephew of John C. Calhoun.
Today's Program
7:30-Devotional hour.
S:OO-New Testament study. DR.. Frost.
s:oO-S. s. Normal, Miss Morris.
10:OO-Lecture in Cookery, Desserts
Mrs. Dutton.
2:30-Prelude Reading, Miss Wright.
3:00-College day program.
7:30-Prelude.
Piano solo, Miss Phillips.
Reading Miss Beulah Wright.
Solo, Miss Carrie Hart.
Architecture. "Politics and Patriotism"
John Temple Graves.
Redlands Gossip