The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-01
THE WEEK At
CAAUTAUQUA
POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS AT
DEFuNIAk SPRINGS BRING OUT
LARGE cRoWps-BIe PROGRAM
PLANNED FOR SATURDAY.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

| SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL
| DeFuniak Springs, March 31-Ma-
sonic Day at the Florida Chautauaua
| brought forth a large number OF Ma
sons The column formed at 1870 in
| front of the Hotel Walton several
hundred strong and led by the Chau-
| tauoua band marched to the audi
torium where addresses were given by
Hon. A. G. Campbell, Rev. DR. Sgd
ney Johnson Cats and Kenneth
Bruce. Music was rendered by the
Chautauqua orchestra and Emma
Daudy Seasons. the popular singer Of
West Florida, was heartily encored
There is probably no person in the
Southland who is more popular rs a
singer than Mrs Seasons For a mum
Der of years she has been the leading
soloist at all of the meetings of the
Scottish Rites in Pensa cola, and in the
Southland and she knows how to sing
in the way to reach the hearts Of all
true Ma6ons. The rally was a great
success and all the members who at
tended were very enthusla site and
day has been planned for next wear
In the afternoon a. strong lecture
was given on Race Betternent BY DR.
Carolyn Ceisel Of Battle Creek. Mich
igan. This gifted woman handled the
subject in manner that drove the
points home and made 4 deep and
lasting impression upon the audience.
DR.. Geisel is a magnetic. sympathetic
and forcefuI speaker. The concert by
the orchestra in the afternoon hour
was unusually good and the reading
by Quincy Simson Bail was heartily
encored.
Miss Hettie Donavay presented
The Lady of the DecGTa ton" in the
evening hour. This was given in
most delightful and entertaining man
ner with several changes of costume.
\ very large audience gathered both
a the afternoon and evening hours
Both DR.. GeiseI and Miss Donaway
held the rapt attention of their hear
ers. Miss Donaway has a remarka bly,
pleasing stage presence and a very
conts gious laugh which imme dia teiy
places her on the best of terms with
her audience. Altogether the program
presented last Saturday was one of
the best and every one was delighted
with the trip to DeFuniak An excur-
sion of about 1000 people came TO the
city last Saturday and it is believed
that 5000 or more will attend on April
4th.
The work of last week was espec-
tally strong. The morning hour has
been devoted to the department of
health and Domestic science and has
been conducted by DIR. Carolyn Geisel,
the head of that department of Short
er College and who is professionally
connected with the great institution
at Battle Creek. Every morning a
crowd Of several hundred gathered 70
listen to these wonderful lectures and
the public schools, the Industrial
School and Palmer College and Acad-
envy adjourned en- masse to hear this
gifted woman.
The work of Inez Todd King is un-
usually artistic. The perfect poise, |
richness of voice and artistic inter
probation OF Mrs King are remark
able, and her readings were greatly |
enjoyed by all. Mrs. Lindseys rem
dition of the Earl King" on the piano !
was encored again and again. She is |
a gifted pianist and her interpreted |
tions of the great masters is truly |
wonderful. Miss Helen Grimes, solo
ist, pleased the people and received |
hearty applause.
On Friday night Byron ". King as |
sisted by members of the School of |
presented Midsummer Nights !
Dream" This was unusually good |
and brought forth one of the largest |
uOteflCGS u lHS yCdL IHC pldC4HS CL |
these plays on the stage al DeFuniak |
S springs by DR.. King has done a great |
deal to popularize Shakespeare among |
the students and the older ones. This |
is great gain along the line Of bet |
ter reading, which is one OF the vital |
needs OF our modern education. 1t has |
been currently reported among the pa
irons of the Chautauqua that many |
scenes, especially those performed by |
the rustics or the play within the |
play. notably the rendition of Pyram-
mus and Thisbe, were superior to that
Of the celebrated Ben Greet players.
DR.. King is doing a great work in
DeFuniak Springs. and his school of
speech arts is steadily growing and
becoming permanently established in
this section Of the Southland.
The song recital on Thursday night
oy Emma Daudy Seasons was one of
the features of the Chautauqua. The
program was divided into four parts,
the first section being given over to /
of German music, and
the others dealing with the more pop
Ilar classical numbers. There are few
in the country which ca
put on a singer of real artistic abil-