The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-04
THE AUBURN CHAUTAUQUA.
Additional Features of Last
Weeks Program.
THIS SEASONS START MAY BE FOL.
LOWED TO FUTURE ADvAN-
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Our report of last week closed in th,
midst of the weeks program.
Tuesday evening Miss Ragsdale ap
peared in her well-known role ant
completely captivated the entire audi
ence. Miss Thigpen, of Magnolia, the
Aria Quartette and Miss Hubbard
Terry's artistic violinist, furnished the
music. Besides addresses from the
Hon. w. b. Lockwood, of Crysta
Springs, and Rev. A. A. Lomax, oi
Batesville, the well-known and mimi
table impersonator and expressionist
Mr.. Booth Lowrey, of Blue Mountain
lent the charm of his native talent to
the attractions of the Chautauqua and
brought every listener to his feet
Much interest was centered about
Thursday evenings program, which
embraced the elocution and declama-
tion contests. The medals we're W on
respectively, by Miss Lucy Conerly, of
Pike county, and Mr.. J. e. Carruth, of
Lincoln county. Miss Sara Storm, of
this city, In the opinion of the judges
and many In the audience, narrowly
missed the medal. She gave Naughty
Zelf', In an almost perfect manner,
the winner, Miss Conerly, recit-
ing "Perdita" in a way that showed
unusual power, especially in one so
young.
Prof. J. l.. Logan with his 20 beauti-
full young girls of the McComb City
Institute rendered a choice program
on Friday morning, which met with
the hearty appreciation it deserved;
in fact, Mr.. Logan's gifted and we'll
trained pupils greatly augmented the
reputation his school already bears.
Friday night the Whitworth College
musical and elocutionary faculty ex-
hibited their skill and culture in a
select program which won for them
many expressions of appreciation and
praise.
Prof. Henry l.. Capps lecture Sat
urday morning and Miss Annie Cas-
sedy's recital that evening ended the
regular exercises. Returning home
Saturday morning, we failed to hear
either of these latter.
Sunday witnessed the gathering of
an immense congregation to enjoy DR..
w. c. Blacks lecture, after which the
first meeting of the Auburn Educa-
tional Association was brought to a
close.
The Adams Camp Ground, where
was held this meeting, is beautifully
located and the cooless spot we have
found this summer with its almost un-
broken shade of oaks, gum and beech
trees. The large tabernacle is emf
nently comfortable and suited for "the
finer arts, and the display of culture
and education, as we'll as for prayer
and praise and the exhortations of
the man of God. In fact, we were all
impressed at Auburn, after hearing
Professor Trawick's chaste and inspir-
ing admonitions to the teachers, that
education is very nearly allied to re
ligion.
The people Of that vicinity have a
rare opportunity of nurturing and
developing a pregnant enterprise that
seems destined to bear the fruits of
success and future good to the com
munity. By another year many i'm
provements and comforts will be added
for the pleasure and entertainment of
guests. May the enterprise become a
permanent institution.
Returning to Bogue Chitto Saturday
morning via the Brister Dummy Line,
which by the way is the greatest A r
L N E on earth Ito which any one
will testify who has enjoyed its breezes)
we were invited by Mr.. Brister to enjoy
for brief while "between trains" the
hospitality of his elegant home, a
courtesy which was gratefully accept
ed, and which made more endurable
the remaining half-hour of our warm
trip toward home.
A few years ago the first stop after
leaving Brookhaven bound southwark
on the 1. C., was Bogue Chitto. Lo
what change hath Father Time and
the lumbermen wrought! A few mo-
ments after leaving the home of
"Jeems" which, by the way, has itself
improved wonderfully in recent years
the conductor called out "Cold
Springs, then "Thayer", then Hart
man., and then, our beloved city
all included in the ten-mile run.
Verify, there is no stagnation in these
parts and person or business that
fails to move on with the procession OF
progress will be left behind, for neither
time nor trains wait for any manor
woman. They don't have to-there
are plenty of people like the people OF
Auburn and the school teachers OF
Lincoln whose ambition and aspira
tions inspire them to meet the de-
mands of the times and to be true tC
"the voices" that beckon them onward
and upward to higher and better things
both for themselves and for the gener
alton to follow on. l., M. III.