The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
CHAUIAUQUA is
DRAWING MORE
INTEREST With
EACH SESSION

The Chautauqua gains in interest
with each session, and today at the
! morning hour the audience had the
pleasure of hearing DR.. Little, who
conducted the morning Bible Hour,
and Mrs. Grace Lamkin- Given.
'.The Home, the School and the
Playground was the subject of
very interesting lecture delivered
this morning at the Chautauqua by
Mrs. Grace Lamkin Given, the play
ground worker and organizer Of Jun
Tor Chautauquas.
Mrs. Given declared that the life
of the child was divided between the
home and the school, and that the
environment Of the home influenced
largely the progress made. by the
child in the school. Health is the
foundation stone in the life of
child, and every child" said the
speaker, has the right to be born
free from disease. If child is we'll
fed, and well cared for and has the
right viewpoint of life, he ge'-
fair start when he enters school. To
be well fed, child's parents should
study the food elements and the COM
bination of such foods in an intelli-
gent manner as will build up, rather
than tear down. A child, on entering
school should be well trained on
physical. mental and moral lines.
The ideals instillei into the child at
home should be of the hi2 hest and
loftiest that the atmosphere in which
he has his being should be of the
hest .
Speaking of the playground work,
Mrs. Given stated that Chicago has
set aside over 100000 to maintain
her Fairgrounds, and that no other
city i'll the country has taxed it's peo-
pie 100000 for this purpose ex-
cept Chicago. In Chicago's west side
tenement district, a block was set
aside five years aAo for playground
purposes, and today field houses have
heen erected in which two million
people enjoy shower and tub baths
and ether advantages. Judge Lind
say," declared the speaker, Says
that the safest and best investment
is the playground; that 100000
spent in such manner will save $5,-
100000 in police protection in the
next five years.
Mrs. Given showed how the play
ground would be a splendid invest
ment for Lakeland, and as the Wom-
ans Club is. interested in the junior
work, as well as many others, her
lecture was greatly enjoyed.
This afternoon two of the Chau-
tauqua's most talented artists-Jas.
H. Shaw and Ruth Hemenway Shaw,
gave a program which was enjoyed
from first to last. Mrs. Shaw Is
reader of plays, and this afternoon
she gave 1.-THE Fourth Estate" in a
manner which elected enthusiastic
applause and appreciation of her
hearers Dr.. Shaw spoke on "Hor-
ace Mann and the Public Schools"
and this interesting speaker was Civ
en- the closest attention of all. DR..
Shaw has a most pleasing personal
ity. and as platform manager and
lecturer he is most popular with
ChautauQuans here and elsewhere
: over the country.
TonRht one of the big features of
Chautauqua week will take place
when music lovers will have the OPP
portunity of hearing Ora Padgett
LANCER, one Of Chicago's leading vo-
calists. and her accomplished ac-
companist and pianist. Mrs. Chas.
Orchard, in a musical recital, which
will precede the lecture Of Mrs.
Leonora M. Lake, who will speak on
the Divine Rights of the Child