The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-08
COL. BRYAN MAKES
STRONG IMPRESSION;
IECTuRED ON WAR
PALMETTO AUDITORIUM PACKED
BY AUDIENCE THAT FREQUENT
LY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY
APPIAUpEp.


yesterdays issue OF the Hotel News.
was entertained as foreshadowed IN
that article. By Mrs NJ L Stanley,
president OF the Palmetto club, ar lun-
cheon at the Ridgewood hotel; during
the afternoon with an automobile
drive about the city and vicinity. in
Guiding points OF interest in the towns
OF Seabreeze and Day-ona Beach. a
spin upon the unrivaled ocean beach
and q visit to New Smyrna over the
picturesque Daytona-New Smyrna
road Mr.. Bryan -reatly enjoyed this
motor trip and expressed his IN
bounded admiration Of the magnif-
cent ocean beach and Of the beau
tifuI scenery Of the drive 10 New
Smyrna In the evening Mr. Bryan
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. STAN
ley at a dinner given in his honor /
at their beautiful winter home on
North Ridgewood avenue
At p m Colonel Bryan delivered !.
his great lecture on The War in Eu- /
rope and Its Lessons for U.s." before /
a large audience in the Palmetto |
club house. The handsome auditorium
of the building was crowded with In
terested residents and visitors, includ-
ing large number of Elks who were
the guests for the evening Of Commo-
dore c. G. Burgoyne-
| Before the advent at the club
house OF the distinguished speaker,
the audience was treated TO several
selections by Saracinis Royal Italian
band. the members Of which formed a
semi-circle on the stage. The band
also played a selection at the con-
cIusion of the lecture.
Mrs. Stanley very gracefully intro
lduced to the audience Commodore
Burgoyne, referring to his great in
terest IN the welfare Of Daytona and
his well known generosity toward the
city and its people She expressed
appreciation Of his courtesy in pro-
viding the band for the evening and
noted the presence OF large number
Of Elks as the Commodore's guests
at the lecture.
Commodore Burgoyne in turn in
troduced Colonel Bryan, speaker of
|. the evening, stating that 1t was the
: second time that he had enjoyed the
! pleasure of introducing Mr.. Bryan to
a Daytona audience and aptly quoted
the contents or telegram received
: by him yesterday from Hon ]. E.
Alexander, referring to Col. Bryan as
!. the greatest living American"
Mr.. Bryan expressed his pleasure in
! again visiting Daytona and apprecia
Ition Of the courtesy extended him and
the entertainment offered him. He
paid high compliment to the Palmet
TO club and TO the city in its possession
I Of so important and progressive al
= organization and gave 70 Commodore
= Burgoyne due praise for his evidenf
deep interest in Daytona and its i'm
provement and advancement, in which
he had so materially assisted. He re
ferred humorously to the ideal wealth
er of yesterday, saying that it wa
- the kind that people U. ually stated Il
visitors was what they generally haa
when it was not that kind and thel
) took up his subject for the evening
Mrs. Stanley, Commodore Burgoyn
and Colonel Bryan were received wit
hearty and prolonged applause an
dDr -hza Nv olo
there was frequent and insistent az
- plause OF the strong points made b
him against the propaganda of pr,
nd paredness for war in this country, an
let his audience was evidently hearth
10 with him in his stand against it.
e. Following the lecture the Elks, VIII
- had held a brief business meeting {
- the lodge, which was closed to perm
the members to accept Commodor
Burgoyne's invitation to hear Colon,
of Bryan. returned to their home TO e.
joy a social session in which the
were joined by the country's gre;
=. peace advocate.
- Following are extracts from NJ
- Bryan's lecture;
No matter by what standard VI
"a. measure this war, it is without prec
dent or parallel. will not call it Il
- greatest war in history, for the wo
great implies something more tn;
-. bigness When we speak of gre
institution or a great movement, '
have in mind something more tn:
mere size. There have been, 1 thin
greater wars than this. but none th
approached it in bigness. 1t is {
biggest war ever known if we measu
II by the population of the nations
war-never before have so many d.
ple lived in hollscoror,A