The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-26

| mas Do6Q looked FORWARD 10 Will
much pleasure and anticipation, is
here in all its glory. 1t brought edu-
cational and entertaining features
and above all that which inspires.
The Chautauqua is God-send to the
public at large and especially to the
people of Honesdale. Everybody
who has attended the afternoon and
evening sessions since last Thurs
day, the opening day, feel better, act
different and are praising the good
Bishop Vincent, the founder of Chau-
tauqua, who by the hearty co-opera-
ton of the Chautauqua Association
| of Swarthmore and the guarantors in
Honesdale, made it possible for this
community to enjoy the best talent
on the American platform to-day. 1t
is safe to say that Honesdale will be
stronger mentally, morally and
spiritually at the close of the Chau-
tauqua than it ever was before. All
hail to the Chautauqua.
Thursdays Program.
The Honesdale Chautauqua was
called to order last Thursday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock by Vice-Chair-
man Wallace J. Barnes of the local
committee After brief address he
turned the session over to DR.. E. A.
| Turner, platform superintendent.
The doctor told how it became pos
sible that the people of Honesdale
might have the privilege of enjoying
the Chautauqua, how the guarantors
pledged themselves to sell 700 tick
cts at 50 each, which is only about
seven cents for each entertainment.
DR.. Turner also told of the excellent
program which had been prepared,
| of the best talent in music, science
and platform speakers. Dr. Turner
then introduced the Florentine band,
which entertained the large audience
with music, its like having never
been heard before in Honesdale.
Every number was enthusiastically
applauded which brought forth en-
core after encore. Before the con-
cert closed DR.. Turner presented
Miss Melicent Melrose, of Boston.
She, too, was heartily applauded.
She possesses a rich mellow voice.
The evening performance consisted
of an entertainment by this great
band. Miss Melrose also sweetly
rendered a few solo selections.
Thursdays program closed, crafty
ing a large and appreciative audience
Motion pictures were shown after the
musical program.
DR.. Turner spoke Thursday after
noon, as did he also Friday and Sat
urday afternoon on a series lecture
on Sociology"
No feature of the Chautauqua pro-
gram has aroused more interest OF
been more appreciated than Dr..
o,Sc 1no
first afternoon he gave an outline up
on which the later lectures were to
be based. He began by defining So
ciety as " An aggregate of related
units achieving certain ends by CO.
operation" Sociology was defined
as "A study of the phenomena
through which society achieves it's
ends" He further remarked that
sociology is constructive in its pur-
pose and wholly altruistic in its
aims. The lecture on Friday dealt
with the problem of the city and the
country. After tracing the develop
ment of the rural community from
pioneer condition of society, DR..
Turner pointed out the characters
tics of the rural group as distin-
guished from the city and then dis
cussed the forces which tend to OBJ
scure the difference between the two.
Among these forces were mentioned
modern means of communication,
the department store, the rural high
school, and the raising of farming to
the dignity of a profession. In clos
ing, he considered briefly the farm
er's boy and the hired man. The evil
dent purpose of the lecturer was to
- show that there is vital relation
. between the city and the country and
that the maintenance of the spirit of
country life is wholly to be desired.
Saturdays lecture had to do with
|, Sociology and Social Custom 1t was
clearly shown that in this relation
no man can be law unto himself.
! Good citizenship involves a proper
adjustment of every life to society,
business, politics and religion. The
straight edge which sociology ac-
quires to all customs is the public
| welfare is the supreme law" Re-
gardless of purely moral considera-
tions, such quest ons as polygamy
; slavery, and the regulation of the
liquor traffic would be taken up by
the sociologist and tested in view OF
the question whether they are social.
, ly wholesome or pathological. The
> dominant note of the lecture was
/ altruistic. 1t is to be regretted thai
every adult citizen of our community
did not hear this attractive presenta.
tion of vitally important theme.
Friday Afternoon and Evening.
2 Despite the rain of Friday the
mammoth tent was we'll crowded
: hardly a seat being vacant. This
pleased DR.. Turner and he stated
2 that he thought that Honesdale tru
/ ly had the Chautauqua spirit. At the
/. evening performance he announced
that Honesdale turned out in larger
numbers on a rainy day than any
other town in which 1t had been hi