Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-28
SESSIONS RESUMED
CONVENTION OF ELoCUTIONISTS
DISCUSS NUMBER OF TOPICS.
Papers Read Reciting tho Relation
Which Elocution Bears to
Practical Affairs.

stunned this morning at 8 o'clock In the
auditorium of the Public Library. The In
teresting relations which elocution bears
to practical affairs were brought out in
several papers and addresses by the dele
gates. The president. Robert Irving Full
ton OF Delaware. Ohio. presided and intro
cuced the speakers.
The first hour Of the convention was TAX
en- up with a discussion of Interpretation.
Yesterday mornings session was devoted
entirely to a review Of the subject from the
ssndpoints Of thought and emotion. Today
the forms OF Interpretation constituted the
topic. Reading, defamation, recitation and
representation were talked of by the men,
bers in impromptu speeches. Henry Gaines
Hawn lead in this discussion.
THE Claims and Rights of Professional
Schools and Departments of Elocution" was
the subject of a brief address by Monteville
Flowers Of Cincinnati, Ohio. F. F. Mackey
of New York city gave thoughtful pre-
sentation of the subject rs the Practice of
Execution Profession, Business or an
Art?' Another paper which was manifest
ly interesting was read by Henry NJ. Soper
of Chicago, THE Relation of Elocution to
PRACTICAL Affairs" Preston K. Dillenbeck
of Kansas City, Mo-, amused the audience
with "a Few Facts and Fallacies of Pres
ent-day Elocution.'' Miss Jean B. Elwell
Of Xenia, Ohio, gave an elaborate dserta-
tlOI. vi EiOCullOu dilO the 1uDuC OCHOOl
Teacher"
Discussion Of Papers.
The entire morning session was taken up
with reading and discussion of papers. Fol-
loving the delivery of the essays the con-
vention was opened to the delegates for
debate on the subjects presented Five-min-
ute talks were given by Mrs. Anna B. Cur
ry, Boston, Mass; Miss Katherine Oliver,
Kenton, Ohio: Mrs. Jessie Southwick, Bos-
ten. Mass; Mrs. Frances Carter, New York
city; Mrs. Anna Baright Curry, Boston; w.
W. Chandler, Colleysville, Pa, and Miss
Laura e. Aldrich, Cincinnati, Ohio
Thomas c. Trueblood of Ann Arbor,
Mich, led an interesting discussion on
Methods of Teaching" Miss Mary A.
Blood of Chicago read paper entitled
Some Problems in Voice Work" This was
followed by a general discussion of the
topic, many delegates participating.
The nominating committee, which will
body for the next term. are: Prof. Soper of
Chicago, ILL.,, chairman; Monteville Flower
of Cincinnati, Jessie Southwick of Boston,
Lula M Blood of Chicago and Alice c.
Decker of New York. The report of this
committee will be made Friday.
Miss Lois A. Bangs, principal of the Ma
tional Cathedral School for Girls at Mount
st. Alban, Tenleytown, will entertain the
this evening at a reception to be held at
the cathedral school. An elaborate pro-
gram has been arranged.
At $50 o'clock this afternoon the mem
Washington Readers Club, on a sight
seeing tour, visiting different sections of
Washington of historic interest. Many of
the public buildings and grounds were
visited. The party was under the direction
of the officers of the Readers Club They
are Mrs. Elizabeth r. Walton, Mrs. NJ. A.
B. Brown, vice president; Miss Alice B.
Paret. recording secretary; Miss Emavieve
Rose, corresponding secretary, and Miss
Edith Marshall, treasurer
Last nights session of the Association Of
Elocutionists was interesting in that a con-
test was held in which several well-known
orators competed. Three men. all winners
of Intercollegiate contests. entered. and the
large audience thoroughly enjoyed this fea-
ture of the program
]. NJ. Devers of De Paw University spoke
on THE Solving Principle of Industry"
Eugene Lawrence McCallum of Cornell
University, on Catholicism and the State,'
and Walter Damn Gilleland of Ohio Wes-
leyan University and a native of Chile pre-
scented 1.-The United States of South Amer
lea"
The Judges were Rev. Wallace Radcliffe,
Rev. Teunis F. Hamlin and Mr.. John Dux-
bury of Manchester. England.
Each of the contestants acquitted
himself creditably. and while the judges
were deciding the awards, which they did
by ballot, Mr.. Duxbury recited The Bells
in highly satisfactory manner.
The Winners Announced.
President Fulton announced before read
ing the decision of the judges, that he would
like an expression from the teachers as to
who, in their Judgment had acquitted HIM
self most creditably.
The teachers responded as the several
names were called by raising their hands.
Mr.. Gilleland received the greatest recogni-
ton from the teachers. The judgment of
the committee, however, was that Mr. E. l..
McCallum of Cornell had received first hon.
ors. and Mr.. w. D. Gileland of Ohio Wes-
leyan University was second best. The
audience showed great surprise over the
verdict. 1t was afterward learned that the
judges We're divided over the award, Mr..
Duxbury voting for McGilleand.
The early part of the evening was devoted
to the telling Of imaginative and exper-
fence stories by the masters of elocution,
piano solos by Miss Alice Burbage of Wash
ington and a recital of THE Hour Glass"
by Mrs. Lily Wood Morse of New York
Those who told stories were Mr.. Slvernail,
Mr.. Hawn, Mrs. Melville, Mr.. Mackay Mrs.
Mccoy, Mr.. Duxbury and Mr.. Fulton. The
latter was followed by the oratorical con-
test, which did not conclude until II 80