The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-06

Alice Wicker,
Matthie.
kindly sympathy. genial hospitality,
quiet nerves and healthful sleep. The
quiet landscape clothed in green, and
the blossom-laden atmosphere invite
peace. Thus she showed that to
fully appreciate nature we must live
the outdoor life and let sunshine into
our soul. The hearers realized the
true meaning of her Grafton as they
never had before.
Political Duty.
James Matthie, the next orator.
came forth with an Grafton on "Polit-
ical Duty" and pictured in an excel
lent manner the present status of our
citizens as regards their duty to their
government. He explained how the
mighty powers of ancient Greece and
Rome had crumbled because their cit
liens had shirked in their duties and
gave vent to personal welfare. in
stead of upbuildingg their nation.
They submitted to tyrannic rule and
became slaves, soon losing moral and
manly respect. which finally placed
them incapable Of ever again govern
Ing themselves. This will be the con-
dition of affairs in this or any other
country when few of its citizens at
tempt to control the votes of the whole
community while part of that COM
munity are willing to sell their votes
for brides. thereby making our pol
itics so corrupt and dishonorable that
honest, upright, God-fearing men will
not mix in them; will not even vote.
He said: "If these things are true,
then the citizens of the U. S. need an
awakening to the fact that they have
political duties to perform that are
just as important as those which de-
volved upon the founders of our gov
eminent. 1t is a hard task to start
new government. but it is still
harder task to stay the downward
course of decaying nation, and nei-
Their will the efforts nor eloquence of
\ Theodore Roosevelt be of any avail to
stay the forces arrayed against the
prosperity of our nation, unless ev-
cry citizen arises and says, L will
support you; Il have political duty
which l will not shun.'" He closed
by declaring that the nation has as
great need for heroes and patriots
today as it had when the declaration
OF independence was signed and that
the machinery of the government
could not be run by the scum OF the
population" These closing words left
their imprint on the audience. who re-
sponded with hearty applause.
The next number was the rendering
of two beautiful selections by the girls
glee club. The first was "The Spring.
tide" by G. c. Cow, and the second
was "Oh! Carita," by Reginald de
Koven.
Genius of Unrest.
The Genius of Unrest" was the
splendid Grafton by Ira Oertlie. His
graceful delivery and air of freedom
at once held the audience to every
word. He took them back to the days
of Darwin, saying that since then
there had been continual strife to
discover whether man is result of
gradual evolution from the lower ami
mails. but whether it be true or not,
there is a certainty that the animal
lacks that which has caused mans
progress. The animal accepts condi-
tons as they are and never wishes
for condition which it has not eX-
He is forever dissatisfied with exist
ing conditions and wishes for some
thing better; then strives for it, and,
IN the end, gets it-and then does not
stop, but is forever seeking remedies
for imperfect conditions. This. ne
says, is the genius Of unrest" Some
OF its results are the rapid spread of
Christianity in the industrial world;
whitney, with his cotton-gin, and Ste
phenson with his LOCOMOTIVES; in the
political field the trainers Of our con-
stitution risked new plans. because
old ones failed, and SO set the example
for the generation of today and
brought about our great political
awakening" In closing he said these
things had led man from paganism,
poverty, ignorance and savagery to our
present high standard of living. and
we still hope that this genius may do
as much in the future as it has done
in the past.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Miss Florence Secord, the last
speaker. took for her theme our noble
and honored president, Theodore
Roosevelt. Her first paragraph was
brief summing up of his many vir-
tues and characteristics which have
made him the embodiment OF Amer
icanism." She then told, in her ad-
mirable and interesting manner. the
pretty story Of his life, including his
youth and athletic college days, and
then as a soldier, statesman and pol
itician. She said in part: His career
In those days Of college life differed
very little from the swift and fearless
march he has since made to the noun
tain peak OF Americanism. He was
not so strong of body then as he has
since grown to he. but he did not hes
itate to join in any reputable sport
or serious task attempted by his fell
lows In one Of his later essays,
Roosevelt says, One plain duty of ev-
cry man is to face the future as he
faces the present, regardless of what
1t may have in store for him and turn
ing toward the light as he sees the
light. to play his part manfully, as
man to man. A similar spirit seems
to have animated him in all his ac-
tions-even before he had announced
his intentions Of starting public ca
reer. Roosevelt was the right man for
the nation, and came when the ma
ton needed him most. His whole
life seems to have been dedicated to
q preparation for the work, which