The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-11-25
THE cHAvTAUQvA
A GREAT SUCCESS,
VAST AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTION
AND AMUSEMENT GIVEN AT
VERY SMALL COST.


AND AMUSEMENT GIVEN AT
VERY SMALL COST.
The chautauqua which opened here
Wednesday afternoon of last week
for a three day festival of high class
entertainment for the people of
Kingstree and the surrounding coun
try with a musical programme by
the Columbia Concert company, and
Col Geo A Gearhart as lecturer, fol-
lowed Thursday by j H Durno and
Eugene Lockhart. closed Friday night
with delightful programme by the
Tyrolean Alpine yodlers, a musical
organization, and Harold c Kessen-
ger, lecturer.
Since the chautauqua closed we
have frequently had this query put
to US: What feature of the enter
tainment did you like best?" This is
a small and seemingly easy question
to put aside, butt is not, for the en-
tire programme was brim full of in
terest from the very moment Col
Gearhart appeared on the stage
Wednesday afternoon until Friday
night, when big, good-natured Frank
Graus and his company of musicians
bade the audience good night.
The Columbia Concert company,
composed of Misses Rubie STAN
ford, Richie Mclean and Mrs jean
nette Jewell Kellogg,is certainly one
! of the best combinations of its kind
ever heard in this community. Miss
Stanford, as violinist, is a trained
musician and has few superiors,
while Miss Mclean, as singer, won
the favorable commendation OF eve
ryone who heard her.
Mrs Kellogg, as reader, is an artist
of great ability. possessing high pro:
fessional attainment and beautiful
simplicity of character. Everyone
who heard her selections was we'll
pleased.
Of Col Geo A Gearhart as a lee
turer one cannot say too much. he
is man of commanding appearance
and impresses his audience at the
outset. His lectures were forceful
presentations of truth, and for
rhythm and beauty of diction were
remarkable. He deals in those vital
truths tending to make great people
and a greater nation. He discussed
the questions that are most vital in
our every day life, and the messages
he left will live perhaps long after
this gifted messenger has been for
gotten. He takes high moral and
spiritual ground and those who were
fortunate enough to hear him in
Kingstree may feel satisfied that
they have listened to a man OF rare
accomplishments.
Thursday noon Col E j Watson.
Commissioner of Agriculture, spoke
to a good audience. The Commits
sioner was in his usual form and
made a rousing address. Every
word of it was timely and to the
point. A large number of pupils Of
the Kingstree High and Graded
school were present to hear him. and
we regret that there were not more
farmers and business men from the
rural communities. In addition to
Col Watson's splendid address in
connection with the chautauqua, DR.
Paul B johnson of Washington made
a highly interesting talk on the sub
ject of hygiene and sanitation. DR.
johnson had animportant message for
the people of this community, mas
much as he previously examined To-
cal conditions and found deficiencies
in our sanitary system, especially in
the sewerage exhaust plant or sep
tic tank located on the south edge
of town. He also found that in this
locality mosquitoes are bred by the
millions. He suggested remedial
methods for checking these pests
and their partners in the spread of
disease house flies. We hope at an
early date to give in this newspaper
a fuller account of DR. Johnson's
valuable address.
Perhaps the most amusing as we'll
as highly entertaining features of
the chautauqua programme came
with the appearance of Mr. ] H
Durno and Eugene Lockhart. Durno
is one of the most interesting char
acters we have ever met. He was
neared on farm but, as many farm
lbeps do, he tired of the granger's
life and went to a city to seek his
,fortuae. In the city he ran milk