The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-04

success althOuBh most lndustnlouS'
A defeat may sometimes be a sue
cess and after the most continuous
disaster in the battle OF life they
arouse courage and go on Mr..
Marx interestingly brought the at
tention of his hearers to the con-
sideratdon Of many of the characters
of history, whose perseverance IN
life was worthy of the greatest con-
sideratbon on tine part Of those
now struggling with the world.
Savonarola, Robspierre and Cromwell
are among the greater characters.
Many attain to something which
IL far beyond their grasp, they
|strmgglh and meet their Waterloo.
Shakespeare said "vaulting ambi-
tion o'erleaps Itself Let us not
hesitate but launch into the battle
with the waves with each stroke
bringing us nearer TO the goal OF
our ambition" Mr.. Marx concluded.
IIe was givsn much applause and
his oration was highly pleasing to
the audience.
Miss Margaret Harris gave a
very pleasing oratlon as the next
number on the program OF the af-
teupoon and she selected for her
thsme shakespeare Women. She
enumerated the various characters
moulded by the great genius and
spoke briefly of each. None OF the
characters is so pleasing aud 80
Iwell known as that of Portia. The
wifs of Brutus Is also an admir-
liable character, and in one respect
more so than all the others In that
she is perfect woman, dignified
and august. Lady Macbeth, although
not by any means superbly admir-
able Is one who can we'll be studied
lfWIe cannot refrain from compar-
| Ing them with the women of the
world" concluded Miss Harris. "In
this respect they are worthy studies
We seek their Successes and fail
ures snd compars them with the
everyday lie OF people.
An Grafton showing most mark
cd orator,cal ability was delivered
by Mr.. Karl Howssr. He made a
decided hit with the audience with
the beauty and pow-r OF his ora.
tory. He was given rounds OF
Applause aGl his efforts were much
Iap.7eciGtc1 "specters OF tbh West"
was eaken as his theme and in his
remarks he sought 10 bring the
l'ves and hardships OF the early
pioneers, before the eyrs of his hear
crs. lie spoke of those gallant men
who with toll and hardship went
west In the early days OF our
Irountry and drove out the red man.
l"The West today is rapidly disap-
pear!Dg under the advance of civil
lization, speaking In the sense to
which one re'en,ed TO that section
lof our country In the earlier days.
Yet those men who first dared the
advances irto that territory were
possessed of magnificent virtues Far
too few have been the books, which
have been written or the deeds of
these men" said Mr.. Howser
"TNhey won but with what privatlon
by what fathers pangs OF pain, by
what mcthsr's tears did they win.
That rNac of sturdy pionesrs is fast
disappearing as the sun of oivi-
ilization sinks dlmly on the vast
tern sky. to rest.
Following duet Parade Re-
viewn by Howry Warner and Rod
ney Hume the program was again
taken ur aud Miss Ethel Uncapher
gave hsr oratlon '.slary, Queen OF
IScotts"
Miss Uncapher reviewed the life
of the beautiful queen with pa
thct'c words Queen Mary had been
brought up a Catholic and her par
tents had be'm Prc.sstants. Alone
amorls the people bacauss of her
religion she suffered agony, no
doubt, which none can realize. She
was alone against the whole world
Did sh' find friends? asked Miss
kUncapber. No. Instes1 of favors shc
Perceived curses" The speaker told
1.-THE pathetic story of her bstrayel
lin'o the hands OF the treacherous
HF'izabeth and hr ultimate end lay.
Ing her head without a murmur
On the block after nineteen years
lof Imprisonment.
MISS Uncapher's grafton touched
the heart Of her audience and she
levoknd rounds Of applausA
| Miss Jeanette Turner gave q
Ney entertaining Grafton on "Abra
ham Lincoln. ''Nct like a kin.
he could not trace his ancestr,
EbacK TO the parents OF noble birth
| by his own Efforts Lincoln waI
what he was and Ia today amons
the foEmost OF Americans. Mis-
lTurner stated that the influence o
The mother OF Lincoln, who diet
lwhen the lad was but ten years o
age was very great and la
lsn'ater influence than Is general,
known. His fame lies largely II
lhis moral character.
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