The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-05-10
Dear Advertiser Readers:

The great pleasure Of attending the
Laurens Chautauqua was vouchsafed
me and was enjoyed to the fullest.
laurens has never had before the op-
portunity of seeing and soaring week
of such high class entertainment Just
closed. The only regret | had was
could not go every time. The lectures
in the morning were educational-per-
haps literary would be better word
and | missed all those! Rest assured
of this fact If not providentially hin
dered, III hear 1t all next year! When
| went in the tent Saturday afternoon
the schedule for the afternoon was the
stories for children by Miss Dunning
and concert by Weatherwax Broth
ers. AS l sat there resting III body
and mind and heard the we'll modulat-
ed voice of the entertainer as she be-
gan the story SO dear to the heart of
a child Once upon time'-my mind
could not help but contrast the child
hood Of the present generation and
that Of the one to which belong. On
ly once that l remember were we chill
dren ever especially entertained and
that was in the long long ago, at old
Lisbon church at Grange picnic. ct
was long before the Farmers Alliance
which organization took the place OF
the Grange). Here in this tent the
children had o SPECIAL entertainer, a
piano to make sweet music, to which
childish feet could keep time. Our
setting was the woods around the
church and a clean, we'll swept spot
of ground. Our leaders were Joe
Holmes and Mary Anderson and the
folk dance" we learned was
IL put my right foot in
take my right foot out
give my right foot shake. shake,
shake
And turn my body about"
And that was a red letter day in my
childhood! How childish voices rang
out on the air that summer day-with
what enthusiasm we went through our
part led hy such enthusiastic leaders.
That evening as we drove home in the
cool, our father and mother talked ov-
or the events of the day while we
chaps rummagcd in the picnic basket.
had just succeeded in getting a piece
of custard and a slice of sponge cake
(why don't somebody make sponge
cake nowO from under my little Sis
ters' vigorous pushing away when my
young ears caught a phrase from Pa
Yes, he said, Ain answer to my
mothers question 81 think Joe Holmes
is a coming man" Quick as that new
phrase penetrated my consciousness
[ pushed my face over the front scat
and querricd What is coming man
PAP He gave me QuiZzical look
with grin at Ma, while he touched
up Black and Bay Brustus with a
switch, he said Answer your young
hopefuls question, Liza :.
lived to see his prediction fulfilled.
Joe Holmes, q Laurcns county boy
lived to be man Of international rep
utation-Drcctor of Bureau Of Mines,
member Of Mr.. Wilson'S cabinet
his death seemed to me untimely.
Men and women are merely children
grown up. There we all sat, gray
haireed men, grand mothers, tired
wives and listened and enjoyed Miss
Dunning's stories, "Why the Bears
Tail is Short, "Why the Magpcs Nest
Is Poorly Built, "Why the Little
Sparraw Always Flies Close to the
Ground"
The WcathcrwaX Brothers concert
was entertaining and helpful. Songs
and recitations made their time pass
quickly and pleasantly. The humor-
GUS selections "The ugliest man alive"
by William (and he was not a pretty
fellow himselD made splendid hit
and brought out a hearty laugh. The
four made splendid music on their
cornets Q recon they were cornets-
tho leader told what instruments they
were but did not catch the name but
they looked like cornets to mc) BE
what they may they made good music.
Their vocal selections were good and
made decided hit. "Dixie Land,
THE Rosary, Lucky jim, and for
the children they delightfully."- sang
THE Goblins will get you If you don't
look out, Little Jack Horncr" and
"Slow Joe"
The rccitations by the leader were
highly appreciated. The sentiment in
the pocm/"Dad" was good, "May | be