The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-03-20
CHAUTAUQUA ENJOYED
BY EVERY ATTENDANT
DAWSON PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE
EVEN BETTER ONE FOR
THE NEXT YEAR.

Proof positive that Dawson is a
chautauqua town was the liberal pat
ronage given each entertainment put
on by the Radcliff company, whose
engagement here ended with the per-
formance Wednesday evening.
Tuesday afternoon the Yodlers in
their quaint Tyrolean costumes and
native songs caught the audience at
once, their singing and acting being
full of vitality. Several numbers
were heartily encored, and every ap-
pearance of this group of entertain
ers was received with enthusiasm. DIR.
Hyde gave his second splendid lect-
ure, which carried strong local APP
peal, as it had to do with THE Rich
est Man in Dawson" The vote did
not go to the citizen with the largest
bank account, but to the individual
who goes forth with a heart full of
the milk of human kindness to make
life less difficult for his neighbors.
DR.. Hyde, who is director of the
Chautauqua, by his genial manners
and high ideals made many friends
in this section. His lectures were
heard with profit and pleasure by
large audiences.
In the double program put on
Tuesday evening the Tyrolean Yod-
lers were again heartily greeted,
while Miss Powers and her company
furnished entertainment of a high
order in folk songs and dances with
we'll selected readings. The talented
pianist by her brilliant execution of
difficult selections furnished no small
part of the evenings pleasure. Miss
Powers gave strong evidence of dra-
matte ability and her costumes suited
to each character impersonated gave
a splendid background to her artistic
skill.
Durno Failed to Arrive.
Wednesday afternoon carried a
disappointment to the assembly. Pro-
fessor Durno, the widely advertised
magician, failed to appear. Prof.
Durno was the hero in the disaster
that came to the chautauqua folks
in the burning of their tent at Bos-
ton, Ga, several days ago, when to
save the audience from harm he
caught up an exploding gasoline lamp
and was terribly burned about the
neck and. arms. With remarkable grit
he continued his performance and ex-
pected until the last minute to fill his
engagement in Dawson, but on advice
of physicians he hurried to Philadel-
phia to put himself in the hands of a
specialist The audience had come
out to be amused, and it was hard to
get them in tune for what was substi-
tuted, but Mrs. Helen B. Paulsen
measured up to the difficult task.
With table full of dolls showing the
favorite characters in Mother Goose,
each typifying a certain period in
child life, she set forth wonderful les
sons showing how by proper handling
the young life of a community can
be developed and moulded to bless
the world instead of by harsh meas
ures being turned into criminals. Her
plan for community betterment was
profoundly impressive. Some of her
sentences should be burned into our
consciousness. "It is better to be a
good mother than too splendid a
housekeeper." "The best taught child
comes to the least harm" at is bet
ter to teach than punish" Justice
is not enough-children need mercy"
why allow weeds and cockleburrs
to grow in child's nature when roses
are so much more beautiful" eff
your boy or girl is allowed to cult
vate the habit of wanting something
for nothing blame yourself" The
influence of Mrs. Paulsen's visit to
Dawson has been wholesome and edu-
cative, and the 'child in the midst
should have more sympathetic con-
sideration after these talks showing
such deep study and advanced
thought on a subject engaging the
attention of the civilized world.
Mr.. Carl Albert Jesse, who pre-
sented miscellaneous program, was
quite clever in his representations of
Paderewski, Bill Nye and other nota-
bles. He gave several piano solos
one of James Whitcomb Riley's
poems, and closed with humorous Sc
lections which were much appreci-
ated.
Didn't Sign for Another Year.
The managers, with seeming de-
sire to be fair, deducted $500 for
Prof. Durno's failure to appear. The
guarantors came out all right with
the company, but did not see fit to
make contract for another season.
This does not mean that Dawson is
not to have a Chautauqua in 1918.
The fact is, the people want it, but
there are other companies, and it is
well to consider each one before
signing up. The best attractions
come high, but nothing else will sat
isfy the public, and the high-priced