The Ocala evening star., 1915-03-17
The Chautauqua

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The sessions of the Chautauqua are
proving more interesting day by day
and the artists are being greeted by
enthusiastic and large audiences.
Mr.. Raymond May, musical mono
logist, and his accompanist, Miss
Johnson of Chicago, filled their third
engagement on the program yesterday
afternoon, delighting their hearers
with many attractive numbers. Miss
Johnson gave two difficult piano selec-
tions.
Dr. Charles E. Varney was the or
ator of the afternoon, delivering his
famous lecture on Goods of Clay" DR..
Varney has served his country as
chaplain in the army and is noted
pulpit orator and psychologist and one
of the greatest lecturers in the coun-
try Before coming south he appear
ed in the Redpath Chautauquas.
|. DR.. Varney is a magnetic speaker
and his lecture will be the result of
much good fruit borne. No individual
is insignificant, he says, and every in
f1uence has a certain definite value. A
person is the result of influence. I'm
conscious or conscious influences en-
anate from all of US and we should be
careful that the influences are always
exponents of our better selves. The
speaker referred to the writings of
Booth Harrington, especially the per-
iod stories and endorsed them for all
children. Children select gods of clay
and unconsciously they follow their
selections, whether good or bad. 1t is
serious, continued DR.. Varney, when
you realize that boys and girls are
walking in your footsteps and as GER
tain as you are living you are assert
ing influence over some one.
The speaker made strong and
forceful plea for boys rights. There
is no boy who is we'll that is bad and
he should have the rights and com
forts of home that are denied him ex-
cept in rare instances, and not be
pestered with nagging parents who
are always full of donts. DR.. Varney
pictured the average home as having
no place for the boy. The parlors
must not be upset, there is no place
in the kitchen, and the average boy is
stomach with pendages; no place
anywhere except in his own room and
rarely is that what a boys heart de-
sires. Many are left to roam in the
streets and the city authorities object
to them being there Saloons, poo
rooms and alleys bid them a smiling
i welcome. When the area of boys
activity is diminished there is an in
creased tendency toward crime. There
is more idle time and fewer directed
tasks than of old and to produce bet.
ter boys that must be changed. Do
mestic science and manual training
should be in every school for the de-
velopment of the hand develops brain
Deficiency and imbecile children's
mentality can be restored by use OF
| hands and the state realizes the i'm,
portance of trades by having them il
| the reform school.
DR.. Varney concluded by urging ev
eryone to live their lives as they
should be lived.
| The evening program opened will
Mr.. May and Miss Johnson who gave
another pleasing entertainment Mrs
H. NJ. Hampton exquisitely sang "If
We're a Moth" TO which she gave {
charming encore. Miss Gertie Peysel
accompanied her on the piano.
Captain HobsOn's Lecture
i Richmond Pearson Hobson, the here
largest audience that has ever attend
/ ed a Chautauqua entertainment. Tht
w. C. T. u, of whose cause he is tht
most noted champion in America, wer,
especially in evidence, almost thei
entire membership being present, ant
the stage being profusely decked will
flowers which they sent in honor O
the speaker.
II 1dpId4H 44ODSO4k Was AiAIAOOACC0 u.
Secretary Rooney. 1t is not general!
known, but Mr.. Rooney was one o
the gallant Americans who manned
the fleet that held Cervera so man.
weeks in blockade at Santiago, ant
finally decided the war by smashing
his ships. He well knew Hobson il
those strenuous days, and was one o
the first to greet him when he was Sc
free.
1t is not the Stars policy to re
print speeches-it is its opinion tina
all interested go to hear them. Sufi
cient be it to say that Captain Hob
son gave an excellent address on tn