The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-11-27


under date of October 18th,
from the members of the Chau-
'tauqua Circle to attend their
meeting on Sunday, Nov 10th
l have been holding up an an
swer in order to see whether /
could get away but l find that
l will not be able to be with
you next Sunday. 1t is posi-
BILE that on some Sunday in
December may be able to at
tend meeting and shall be
very glad to do so.
Thanking you for the in
vitation, | am,
Sincerely yours,
CHAs. E. VAsALY.
We were favored by the attendance of
number of distinguished visitors, among
whom were DR.. Shastre of Benares, Albert
II. Hall, Minneapolis; Warden Wolfer;
Hon. {. ]. Swendsen, of the Board of
Control; Professor Stoneberg, of the
University; Charles Wolfer; Doctor New
man; Rev. Benson, and Professor Hol-
lands.
AS previously arranged, Mr.. Hall de-
livered an address before this body, his
subject being Education He laid
stress upon the importance of truth, and of
the education that leads toward the good
and noble things in life. At intervals Mr..
Halls address was of the nature of a ser
mon, and perhaps did more good than any
sermon ever delivered because it came
straight from his heart. Mr.. Hall has
that rare gift-a strong personality COM
bined with brains, and he also knows the
human heart; SO it is easily unoe rstood
why he occupies an exalted position in his
profession.
DR.. Shastre, learned Hindoo, who is
travelling in this country, delivered short
address in which he compared the human
lzing methods of reformation in the prisons
of this country to the rigorous and cruel
treatment, and the damaging effect there
from, of the prisons in his country Undial
on the wrong-doers. Or. Shastre stated
that ne would convey the fact to his own
people in India, and also throughout the
length of the land in his travels, that the
Minnesota State Prison is one of the best
governed institutions of its kind in the
world.
Miss Verna M. Lean of Saltwater, enter
tanned us with couple of songs. Miss
Lean has voice of unusual beauty, and
the grace with which she sings adds to the
natural tone of her voice. Her songs
were thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Warden Wolfer delivered a brief adj
dress in which he expressed his approval
of the work done by the Chautauqua Cir
Gle, and then in troduced Professor Stone
oerg, of the University of Minnesota, who
made a short address. Prof. Stoneberg
told us he was impressed particularly by
little story as related by Mr.. Men, in his
paper on ''Tammany, of the early life of
the late Timothy Sullivan. He said this
little story was worth going long distance
to hear, because it was about a mother and
a child. The professor stated that the
good influence of mother was responsible
for the success of many of the great men in
the worlds history.
The first paper delivered by the men,
oers of the Circle was one entitled "Wom-
en- And Their Proper Place and Position
In Life This paper was only reviewed
at this time from its originality at a pre-
vious meeting; and requires no further
other than to express our appre-
citation of its reiteration.
The next paper in line, ''The Rise of
Women was composed and delivered by
Mr.. S., ,(Pendennis;) and by the usual
inasterful and impressive oratorical qualities
of this gentlemen, and the subject touched
upon being most live and current one,
the attention of the audience was strictly
held all the way through his reading.
Next OH the program was paper which
had as its subject, con The Road For
Swift & Co. and was delivered by Mr..
B., (Blackstone.) 1t is needless to men,
ton that this paper carried originality as
we'll as many humorous phrases, and
clearly illustrated the hustle and hustle
of the travelling salesman; and also mpart-
ed an idea of some of the writer's personal
experiences as a road salesman. This
paper, as all Others of this gentlemen's
was well delivered and held
the undivi ed attention of the audience.
The last paper, but by no means the
gram, was composed on the subject
Mem, r-double-o-one,) whose writ
per, under the nom de plume "Bluebird,"
mans associations with various news
paper for his audience which
commanded their strict attention; and
which touched upon some of his personal
This paper brought forth
much applause between its respective para
graphs, which evidenced the pleasure of the
audience on the subject in hand; and, as
related in another paragraph, its conclu-
sion, touching upon conversation held
with the late Timothy Sullivan, was very
impressive.
In short talk by Prof. Stoneberg of the
University. he reviewed the subject carried
in this paper, of the promise made by this
and noble statesman to his dying
mother to refrain from intoxicants, and the