South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Augustine smith,
72O Park av.. announce the engage
ment OF their daughter. Miss Dona
Regina Smith. 20 Lieut. william
Middleton Quisley. T.. s. n, Of
Brooklyn. y. Y Lieut. Quigley
served on board the T.. S. S. Chicago.
the L. $. :. Indiana and the battle
ship Michigan in the Atlantic fleet,
and has just completed his three
years Of service on the Asiatic sta
ton. having served on board the u.
S. S. Monterey and the T.. s. S. VIII
mington in China waters lie rs at
present in command Of the L. :. s.
Al. and will be stationed at Brook
Ign navy yard on shore duty after
May IS. Miss Smith. VINO has been
with her brother-in-law. Gov. Guy
Rohrer. OF the Province Sulu of the
Philippines. formerly Of South Bend,
for more than a year is on her way
home. and is expected TO arrive here
the first part Of May. she is well
known here, having attended the
high school In this city. The date
of the wedding has not as yet been
set.
The Busy Bee club OF Lowell
Heights Sunday school entertained
the members OF Roy Davis class
Friday evening In the church par
lors. After a business session pro-
gram was rendered at which Misses
Marjorie Keller. Edith Taylor. Violet
Waidlow and Mildred Clark and Mrs.
fr.T1
ed by games and contests and favOrs
were given to Albert Evans Miss
Mable Wise and Ernest Wise. Re
freshments were served at the close.
That the question Of freedom, 50
widely and vigorously discussed in
the present day, is not a new agita-
ton. and that the idea Of freedom is
i'm fact quite ancient, were the main
points brought out by Mrs Anthony
French Merrill Of Chicago in open
ing her talk on "Tke question of
Freedom Yesterday and Today in the
United States" IN the fourth Of
series Of Lenten lectures Friday af-
ternoon at the oliver hotel
1T has taken a long time 10 reach
our present state of development in
the freedom the country knows now"
said the speaker. "and though the
people are almost absolutely unre-
strained, without the certain de-
mands OF the law TO draw the line
between right and wrong, conditions
would be indeed dangerous 10 the
freedom we so strongly seek.
The Pilgrims sought freedom and.
q
of difficulty in maintaining it,"
In the early period Of history the
state Of Massachusetts, knew very
little Of liberty, said Mrs. Merrill.
Even the cut Of the hair was regu-
lated in those times, according 20 the
speaker. No musical instrument
save the drum. trumpet and jews
harp. those mentioned in the Bible.
were allowed. said Mrs Merrill. and
mothers were not permitted TO kiss
their children only in days set aside
10y the church as special days of
prayer.
TO Alexander Hamilton and John
Marshall" Mrs. Merrill said. 1--WE
owe as much of our practical free
dom as TO such men as Washington,
jefferson, Franklin and other great
men OF the nation. The Federal
ist." published anonymously by
Hamilton IN the Independent Journal
of New York. contained a collection
of essays in favor Of and explaining
the United States constitution, prob
ably did more for the cause of free
dom than is generally believed.
The country has at times fallen
away from public freedom. as in the
cases OF slavery. child labor and
numberless others. But these are
not mortal sins They were hardly
premeditated and not done with the
fun consent Of the will and might
he termed ignorant sins"
II is the popular belief that the
reformers of the country are driving
people to distraction. she explained
hut this is false : comparison Of
the statistics pro-e that these small
groups Of hus,hng ambitious work
ers springing up everywhere aye
actually accomplishing results. said
Mrs Merrill.
The general public forgets easily.
but the group of reformers never
tire i'm their efforts TO better condi-
lions of those too listless or other
wise unable 10 look after themselves.
she declared.
The class of so-called idle rich. ."
said Mrs. Merrill. .'is very small; in
fact. I know positively of no such
persons Even though possessed of
wealth. they form a living. moving.
active mass Of humanity looking into
the general welfare OF the com
munity.
Mrs Merrill spoke Of the New
Map of Europe" as one of the proofs
that the question of freedom is on
every tongue. The book by Herbert
Adams Gibbons presents the cause
OF freedom in "a very clear and COM
prehensible manner she said But
the soldiers i'm the warring nations
ind greater interest iu romantic
stories as q relief or relaxation from
the scenes or conflict than i'm Glib
hons book.
Next Friday afternoon Mrs Mer-