Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-03-03
A FINE PROGRAM
AT CHAUTAUQUA
Sam Jones Drew a Very Large
and Appreciative Audience.
he TALKS AeouT PAVING

Ollel on "The Bedouin Arabs'-Lou
j. Beauchamp's erIlllau, Lecture on
Taking the Sunny Side"
The program for the Chsutauqua
assembly, at the morning session,
which opened at 1880 o'clock yester'
day, contained only one number the
lecture by Dana @, Johnson on "Thom'
as Jefferson, With a subject so dear
to the hearts Of the people. the large
audience was highly entertained, for
In the hands OF Mr. johnson, who
showed himself to be fluent speaker
and a thorough student OF his subject,
the lecture was voted by many TO be
one OF the anest they had heard for
years. Not only did he gloriiy the
name OF the eminent statesman whose
fame be put before his auditors, but he
paid high tribute 70 many OF che states
men OF our land. Mr., Johnson won
many friends for bis able handling Of
his subject and his refined oratory.
The auditorium was filled with a
large and apprccatiye audience on
Thursday afternoon, the pupils Of the
Gainesville Graded and High School
being present Ia a body, and large
number OF the l., +. s. students being
In the audience, Or, Strouse spoke
briefly to the meeting.
The first on the program was the
entertainment by Miss Ben.0liel, tax
ing for her subject The Bedouin
Arabs, their customs aud habitsn A
large number OF young ladies and gem
tlemen were dressed in she costumes
OF the country, and representations In
many Instances were quite true TO life
She gave several illustrations, among
them being the mode OF grinding grain
for food, the process being so slow that
the grind has to be kept up TO supply
tho family with the scant necessities
Ia this line,
The Bedouin she said was very hospi-
table Il you meet him az the door Of
HE tent, but woe be unto you il you
meet hy chance IN the desert and you
happen to have anything he wants.
He roams tie desert Tor plumber, while
the women stay a. home aud keep
up grinding food and Il is remarkable
how little they can subsist on, as a
handful Of ground date stones would
last them for a week She said they
were considered very nourlshing, but
&c almost seemed a miracle shat they
could 90 sabsist
Some oi the representations Of the
religious services were very interest.
ina and novel. the young ladies who
assisted Miss 0liel doing their paris
admirably Their mode Of greeting
each other wss very novel, and the
singing not 50 Unmusieal AZ some might
Imagine,
The missionaries have been IN The
lands OF thcse'peoplo for many years
and labored With much persistence, set
ia an these years they have never been
able 20 change the religion or habits Of
the Be3oujo, he roams che desert at
his own sweot viii and his home Is
wherever the womeu pitch the tent as
the men oniy stick ,he stake down and
she does the rest,
rae iectaro aud enioytsinmCnt 90
Miss Oliel IS % intense iuterest, as she
has been Ga that couatvy many years
snd speaks frona observation. She has
been q careful student q these people,
has voice adapted Tor speaking De.
tore q large scdience, aud a tsee sui
eyes that materially help her 20 pat
expression Ga her speaking She won
popular favor smong nearly every lads
present
Ghe next event was the address 81
Rev, sam Jones ot CarteHville. who
seemed is h.s usual mood He said Re
took a r,3e ju the aorang With Major
rhomas C. see ihc uew piece Of rcs3
bejug 6o.H oy tbe goverameet sc an
experiment, ana pa.t a high ccmpd-
ment to the aayog ana the Interest De
toos .u che city. TIE ecyercgd genile-
man sa,i thst Gainesville Is thc comiog
eity oi Florida battee proper JhioE to
90 Wts 90 h1at the gi,F asa havs the
streets pave3 dett uell right tR.
6 Cor gosd tang, be SAD. oetscse
see are hoona 90 uske money srcorh
oot Of % ca pay jk
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