The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-24

lost the magic thrill which always re
turns when we hear the rousing strain
OF a good band. Yet even in the BAN
has the idea Of unusualness been .car
ried out, for it is a singing band tina
will be featured this year. The Whit
Hussars will appear OF the program
on the closing day. Their combina
ton of stirring band music with voca
work has made them one of the mos
pleasing successes of recent years.
At the present time with the sub
ject of national defense receiving at.
tention, it is interesting to know thai
Professor Wood is the inventor of the
"hearing torpedo" about which Sc
much has appeared in magazines anc
newspapers. This submarine instru'
ment is noted for it's humane posi-.
bilities and its almost human intelli.
gence.
At n point in his lecture-demon'
stration, Professor Wood allows mem.
bers of the audience to come to the
platform and wrestle with a 28-pound
gyroscope running at a speed Of near.
ly 5000 revolutions a minute. Later
he demonstrates the application Of the
gyroscope to the aroplane and mono.
rail car by actually sending small
models Of these twentieth century
carriers out in midair on a slender
wire stretched above one of the aisles
of the auditorium. His demonstra-
tions Of the ultraviolet ray are alike
marvellous.
In the early days Mr.. Wood was
closely associated with Thomas A.
Edison, and in 1899 was appointed dis
trict engineer for the Edison COM
pany for the Pacific coast. He is the
inventor of the two-button electric
switch and nearly a hundred other
practical and familiar devices. A few
years ago he was honored with an ap-
pointment as aerial postmaster in
Chicago.
Convincing, vivid, thrilling are in
adequate words to describe the mar
rative of personal experiences Of
Lieut.. Donald H. McGibney in the
great war. This lecture takes one to
the very center of the titantic strug-
gle. That a man can live through
such diabolical apprehension con-
tinue, day and night, for months amid
such surroundings, to minister to the
and dying, puzzle human
credulity.
When the war storm broke, this
typical young American collegian was
a teacher in the Protestant college at
Beyruit, Syria, within q days journey
Of the scenes of the ministry Of Jesus
of Nazareth and of the plains where
Joshua led the Israelites against the
heather hosts of Canaan.
Almost before he had become accus-
to the ways Of the East, there
marched out of the historic Noun
tains of Lebanon and through the
Of Beyruit, m hundred and
fifty thousand turbaned Moslems
against the defenders Of Suez, that
pathway Of civilization, only to meet
with slaughter by the British veter-
ms, and death by thirst in the desert.
80 came the conflict before his very
eyes. Although under the protection
If the frowning guns Of two great
American warships, q position OF COM
'aratively safety, q man Of McGibney's
mould could not complacently pursue
lis congenial calling, with the world
,onfagration spreading by leaps and
He went at once to Paris,
md soon became a lieutenant in the
American Ambulance Corps. There
,is duties called him to the very GEN.
Ter Of the maelstrom Of fire. His lee
lure will be illustrated by stereopti-
.on slides made from photographs
aiken by him at the front.
Another big feature Of the 1917 Red
path program will be the Parish Play
ere from Chicago. The Parish Play
srs have the unique profession Of be-
ing the first professional theatrical
organization in the United States to
,e established by q church. They will
present three ons-act plays, 1.-THE War
Zone" Accounts Overdue" and 1.-THE
Man Outside"
The Great Reno will appear on
another evening with ! thrilling pro-
zram Of mystery, magic, and illusions.
when he ID introduced, he
will rise from the audience, dressed
n evening attire, walk upon the stage.
md with one wave Of his handker-
.hief produce from apparently no
where ! bowl running over with water
md with live gold hsh swimming
lbout.
knight MAcGrsgor, the Scotch bari.
one, has been secured for . recitsl.
he will have IN abb assisting artist
Il the piano.
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