The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-14
LAST TWO DAYS OF
CHAUTAUQUA
ARE BEST
Two Fine Programs for Tuesday
and Wednesday
ALSO BIG MUSIC FEATURES
DR.. Turner Warmly Greeted Saturday
Two Addresses by MonteviIIe
Flowers of California.

The continuance Of large audiences
at the Chautauqua programs Of Satur-
day and Sunday prove that the enter
tainments this year are up to the
standard set by previous Chautauquas
and that in some ways even exceed
past performances in variety and
quality. The programs Saturday con
sisted OF two violin recitals by Mr..
and Mrs Henry Such and two lee
lures. Watch Your Step by DR.. A.
Il. Turner and Rebuilding the
Temple by Montayille Flowers. Sun
day evening, there was a program to
which there was no admission
charged and which consisted of deyo-
>tional exercises conducted by the local
pastors and an address by Mr.. Flow
ers on The Fashion Of his Counter.
ancu
Dr. Turner, who spoke Saturday af-
ternoon on Watch Your Step is
popular with Bennington people.
His personality brought him into close
touch with the community when he
was superintendent of last years
Chautauqua. His address was filed
with Information combined with a
sparkling humor which made his lee
TUE seem entirely too short.
DR.. Turner instanced the precau-
tions taken by railroads in the coun-
try against the loss OF life on their
property and declared that the people
of the United States should take SINH
lar precautions in conserving national
property and resources and in defend
! ing national issues. There are sever
al forms Of community waste, educa-
tional waste. efficiency waste, hygenic
waste and commercial waste. all OF
which are endangering the very exist
ence Of our country.
The speaker said that we should
train ourselves to lead life of sym
pathy, sincerity and serenity and that
parents should provide their children
with something TO do SO that they may
render real social service. There
was one other community loss men
toned, a loss which is laying waste
in Europe. the loss of war. Ii was de
clared that while there will probably
be a recovery in the financial affair.
of the involved nations within com
paratiyely few years, 1t will take NOR.
than 200 years to recover from the re
paired intellect, moral standing, an,
injured physique OF the nations en-
gagged in the conflict
The address closed with the warn
ing that the struggle between capita
and labor in the United States nigh
prove just as dangerous as a struggl
between nations and unless there /
an appliance of more OF the milk q
human kindness in the affairs of mer
there will be no marked bettermen
We have been living in a state G
charmed optimism during the past fe'
years, but Il will be no protection i
the near future.
Following the address of DIR. Turne
was the initial violin recital rendere
by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Such Nj
, Such Is n famous yiolinist who ha
studied his profession In many coui
tries and has reached a position wher
he may be ranked with best violinist
in the world. Mrs. Such isfa splendi
q musician and pianist and plays Wit
| part in the success OF her HUSBAND
[ Five selections were given, some 4,
4 which were composed by Mr.. Such an
/. each was rendered in manner whiC
Z leu no criticism i'm the minds OF Il
3 listeners.
|. Saturday evening a second conce
}. was given by Mr. and Mrs. Such whiC
d was even more greatly enjoyed ths
$ the one in the afternoon, Judging fro
the encoros which were demanded
q the audience.
II Rebuilding the Temple by Mont
n Vile Flowers was the final address
Q the day. His lecture stimulating
- making his audience think fer the
10 selves on the great issues discussed.
,e Mr.. Flowers spoke of the collapse
n. the temple OF civilization at the ol
10 break of the European war and Of {
,e fact that this temple must be rebu
re- after the war. War was brought abe
by errors IN government, violation
n The rights OF nations, and In the d,
$ nation of nation itself. II we wot
or rebuild the temple of civilization up
,d a stronger foundation, we must elii
IN nate belief In the divine rights
Ie kings. secret diplomacy, present i'd
#. of empire. and the present concept
,c of international morality. The fol
dation OF all human progress is vi
,r. men think is right and wro
nl and the new civilization mi
or he built up. not with the noise
ak industry and the clink OF gold,
dc with ideas which move the spirits
men.
The belief by some that We sho
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