The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-08-24
A
F|NE LECTURE


session for this year wss the best
night of all. The management seemed
to have held back the best for the last
and an excellent program was pre-
sentedt The solos by Mrs. Westall
were good, the short speech of Mr..
Toms was good, and the lecture by
Hon. JOS. G. Camp was among the best
ever heard in the city.
The songs of Mrs. Westall in her
1nal appearance were peculiarly sweet
and tender. She seemed to feel that
this was her farewell performance an :.
her voice was correspondence tenn
pered and modulated to suit the occa-
sion. Mrs. Westall has won host of
friends in this city through her re-
markable singing and her charming
personality who will regret tc see her
leave.
Mr.. Toms Speech.
Mr.. c. F. Toms was then called on
10 say a few words concerning the
speaker of the evening Mr. Toms
spoke as follows:
81 have been requested to perform
a pleasant duty, to say something of
the Ghautauqua and to introduce cur
speaker this evening. All have profit
ed from having with us this season
such an excellent array of talent for
the Chautauqua, and on behalf of the
citizens, the visitors. and all who
have attended I want tc thank our
genial Superintendent, Mr.. Hodges,
and express to him the appreciation
of the people for his efforts in their
behalf. Hendersonville has been call
ed the Lake city. the Club city, and
almost every other kind of city but
the Twin city and the Convention city
If the present pace is continued it may
reach the distinction of meriting the
former name but we want this city to
be known as the Convention city. The
only way to accomplish this is to-
to make the necessary arrangements
for holding the conventions then to go
after them. Next year we are going
t0 have a Chautauqua with a pro-
gram twice as long and one with the
very best talent the country offers.
1t gives me considerable pleasure
to Introduce the speaker of the even
frg. When we have feast we al
ways. save the most tempting viands
fer the last; in like manner with the
Chautauqua program Georgia has
produced many distinguished men in
all lines of. endeavor, and tonight l
have the pleasure of introducing to
you one particularly distinguished en-
the lecture platform of the country,
Hon. JOS G. Camp.
Mr.. Camps Speech.
fhonL ho for hic nnot
introduction of me, also the occasion
which granted me, this visit to your
delightful city which is growing, pros
porous, and progressive. Henderson
Vile Is the largest city >to. it's size of
any place in the whole south. MY
visit to ycGur city has been a perfect
revelation to me. / have often neard
Of your magnificent climate and gorg-
eous scenery but never before have
had it brought before me Sc forcibly
as upon the two very delightful davs
spent in your invigorating mountain
air amidst scenery of the most pleas
ing type:
My talk tonight will by no means
include the sum tc'ta1 of human
knowledge but if it serves to bring
home some every day truths then will
I feel that my trip has been produc-
tive of good Swift says that who
ever can make two ears of ccTn or
two blades of grass grow where one
grew before deserves better of man,
kind than any other class of people.
True manhood is the on'F foundation
for success. A great man in anv
profession must primarily and funda-
oh
real man is the greatest thing in the
world. I do not mean the physical
attribute of man but the big-brained,
big-souled kind of man.
The highest type of man is tC ap-
pear in the United States. We do not
realize the advantage of living in
such country where the young man
OF today. comes into the Inheritance
Of all the fruits of industry and all
the stores of learning. To secure it
does not call for expenditures of eth
er money or energy, it is free gift
for the asking. The supreme ques-
ton is: What are you going to do
with it? Will you be a spendthrift
or will you add to this Inheritance?
We must do more of our own think
ing. Mans slavery is measured by
the extent to which he allows another
man to mould his opinions. Thinking.
not growth, makes the man. ANY one
with average inteligence can learn
to think. There are too many echoes
in the world and not enough voices
too many men with nothing on their
mind but their hat.
Materialism, if unchecked, will
iZ
to see a nerson long on money and
short on character. Money should be
a means to an end, just in the same
relation that courtshiD is to marriage.
The real man to hold in check the
mighty forces of this country is the
plain, honest. untitled, intelligent cit
izen Only intelligence is capable of
government; ignorance and ty-
ranny go hand in hand.
Lack of space has prevented more
0f Com Sc