The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-01

tions as the nations of olden times,
and unless some remedy is devised,
we will drift to the same destlnation.
After referring to the great good
accomplished by freeing the slaves Of
the South, Mr.. Stevens said that
America has entered a slavery more
binding than was that of the negro.
Men like Hartman are the slave
masters and the American people are
the slaves. Such men laugh at hon
esty and seek every means to evade
the law.
In closing, the speaker expressed
the hope that the people shall rise
In o mass and seek 10 break down
this growing barrier to progress and
prosperity.
| A tribute we'll written ana forcibly
delivered was paid to one of the
greatest American patriots by Miss
Lulu Bland in her Grafton on
Charles p. Sumner" It was the
Civil war, she said which brought
forth his oest qualities and showed
In opening her Grafton, Miss Bland
reviewed many OF the incidents lead
ing up to the war of the rebellion,
and showed that throughout this try
ing time Sumner always stood for
the complete destruction Of slavery
and would brook no compromise.
Then when the slaves were liberated,
Sumner was the first TO introduce a
resolution for the reconstruction OF
the South and was the first to pro-
pose schools for the colored people.
with Sumner there could be no dis
tinction because OF color. He fought
for equality and irr the rights of ev-
cry man, no matter how lowly he
might be. He was q strong force for
righteousness. He had absolute faith
in the principles Of free government
and in this faith, he and Lincoln were
,one.
''To Sumner more than to any
one man does the colored race owe its
freedom" said Miss Bland. "And
to Sumner more than any other one
man does the country owe a debt OF
gratitude for the prevention of a wal
with France and England"
Following a pretty piano selection
''Scherzino," by Miss Marguerit,
Krause, nicely composed grafton or
The Spirit os War" was forcibl,
given by Mr.. Mandred Monnett Fl,
said that at all times and in all thing,
we sould have that spirit which win,
, in time of war, that aggressivenes.
: which carries us forward to heights
Iof glory and achievement.
In times of peace, are culture an,
morality should prevail. He spok
of the wars of Greece and Rome, an,
showed that in time of peace tn
works of art and literature were pro
, duced. This Is q time of universe
peace, when America is putting fortl
her best literature, the sane as wa
done in the times of peace back il
, ancient Athens.
We are now in the greatest CONNER
Icial era the world has ever known
the speaker said. 1t is a time whel
everyone must be on the alert an
must strive to help make the condi
ltions better. The arch peril of tn
times is the Indifferent citizen, VIII,
seems to take no active part in pro
moting the welfare of his country an
his fellow man. We should perform
our duty in the time OF peace a
lwell as in the time of war.
Our Debt to Grecian Art" was
Isubject nicely handled in an inter
esting Grafton by Miss Bertha Unca
pher. 1t Is to the examples set b
the artists and sculptors Of ancien
| Greece that the world today owes 1t
development of art along all line!
: said Miss Uncapher. The inspiratio
of all true geius really has it's. foun
u tain head iii the works of the oil
Grecian masters. The Greeks are ou
y superiors and our school masters
3 Their art reached the greatest heigt
5 ever attained by man.
II The paintings which adorned tn
Walls vi IHe IdTIHtlOH more una
: 500 years B. G. have come down [
u us only through history, but even 9
Q described in the writings OF the hi!
& torians they serve as an insplratio
i to the genius Of today. For the al
e of today, our chief debts we owe [
It the men of ancient Greece, who III
Ir consciously paved the way for arti,
J tic development many years aftt
/ them.
Miss Uncapher named over a numbt
e of the most famous Grecian artis
'e and said that never since their tin
h has there been a man whose woT
n would compare with them. Their
1t was the real genius, inspired by &C
l. and by nature.
n Miss Hilda Ga'bersan spoke of II
1t great Importance or transportation |
'e la factor of mod2rn commercial lif
l. in her Grafton on the subject, "Tran
rs portation-the Dominant Factor
l. American Life" Miss Garbersc
v brought out many excellent though
4 on this subject, which is now deman