The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-24
BIZ WICHITA DAY
Slight Early Rain Adds to
Pleasure of the Event
EQUAL SUFFRAGE TALK
Personal COmfOrtOfth Guests
Carefully Studied

Winfield. Kan, June pa slight rain
this morning was followed by another
beautiful day.
Wichita days attendance was as large
as the largest Of last week.
DR.. Lynch conducted the devotional ser
vices at O'Clock.
At the Equal Suffrage meeting in the
charge Of Miss Helen Kimber, DIT. Lynch
made the address and the Wichita High
school girls sang suffrage poems set to
familiar tunes. The address at this hour
had Tor its theme, why Women Should
Want to Vote" Hon. Jere Botkin also
spoke.
One thing very much appreciated by the
campers on the ground is the interest the
management shows in their condition.
Each morning some member makes tour
OF the camp TO find if anything can be
done TO increase their comfort.
Mr. Beck, the efficient tent man, and
his able assistant, 1Ir. Beloof, are par
ticularly kind in arranging tents and the
tent equipments.
Much credit is due to Mr.. Spence the
untiring janitor, VINO does not spare him
self 10 give every convenience to the Wis
itors. He is very helpful in arranging
seats to everybody's satisfaction.
Prof. NJ Edwin Johnson's chorus re-
hcarsed at the close Of last evenings lee
ture and campers went to sleep to the
music Of the cantata Esther" This can
tata VIII be given on Friday night and
VIII be the musical event Of this years
assembly.
The entire management of the assembly
visited the kindergarten this morning and
were so much interested in the work done
there by Miss Carrie Shuts and her
Friends University kindergartners and
their excellent success that a kindergar-
ten viii be a prominent feature of all
future assemblies
Ii is wonderful to see what these young
ladies have accomplished with the chill
dren under their care in less than week
The tiny lot Of three and the boys and
eirls of seven and eight are becoming
proficient in the use Of eye and ear and
hand and only need capable direction to
do excellent work.
The art school OF Mrs. Blanche F.
Mitchell Gourishes in Art hail. New pupils
enroll daily and al are enthusiastic Some
have never been trained to handle the
pencil before, and her work ranges from
the simplest black and white work to real
" difficult water colors. AIRS. Mitchell
has a studio in Chicago and this is her
second year IN the Winfield assembly
work
Mrs. B. H. Campbell. AIRS. Ash Means
and Miss Vester Charlton of Wichita
came down on an carl ymorning train.
Mrs. Bertha Kunz Bakers reading this
afternoon. Nance OldfoId." had large
audience. Her criticism of James Russell
Lowell and readings from his works were
excellent
MIS-. St John spoke at the W. c. T. L.
meeting ut II O'Clock in the tabernacle.
Hon Nat. IL Brigham gave his lecture
on The Grand Canon of the Colorado
instead of The Mormon Commonwealth
his views of Utah having been lost in the
late food.
Mrs. Bertha Kunz-Baker gave Nance
Olddeld" this afternoon to a large audi
ence in the tabernacle. This had been
lolad forward TO as one Of the chief at
fractions Of the assembly and in Mrs.
Bakers rendition no one W as disaP-
pointed The character Of the play &C
tor" MIS-. Nance OIdheld, with her vac
Hlations between trying to please severe.
stern old Nathaniel Oldworthy, or to at
tract his son Alexander, vas perfectly
done As gentle. loving. uusophiisticated
Susan. she was sweet and lovable. The
portrayal of the mems characters, too
was excellent. Mrs. Baker has proven
one OF the most popular people on the
assembly platform and the management
should be congratulated on having been
able to keep her for the entire ten days.
Her lectures each morning on American
writer's from Irving's time down to con-
temporary writer's have been wonder
fully attractive.
1t is safe TO say that of all the work
Of the various departments each morn
ms. that of DR.. George i. Robinson in
Biblical literature IS one Of the most sue
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