Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-21
RALPH PARLETTE GIVES
A TALK ON BIG
BUSINESS
ALBERT MAKES HIT
ROTARlANS PRESENT IN BODY
TO HEAR t.EkDER--TWO GOOD
CONCERTS THIS ERNOON
AND EVENING.

Good weather for farmers, but
bad weather for Chautauqua put a
crimp in the program last evening
and today.
This afternoon the chief attraction
is Ralph Parlette, who Will take Tor
his subject Big Business. The
Hadley Concert Co will give Two con
certs. one this afternoon and anOth-
er this evening.
The rain at Chautauqua did not
stop the little children from being
on hand at nine o'clock shap for
their kindergarten work this morning
1t is very interesting sight to
watch the tiny tots working with
their bright colored papers and yarns,
A story period is also conducted ey.
cry morning by Mrs Selby. About
thirty children are ont every morning
for the work
The older girls were forced to prac-
tice under a large tent for their page
ant
Miss Eustis is giving them very
pretty and beneficial course in folk
dancing.
Many Ottawa housewives were dis.
appointed after making the trip to
the Chautauqua grounds III the rain
TO find the demonstration had been
called off on account of the weather
Mrs. Jones Is a great favOrlte with
the women of Ottawa, and it Is with
much regret they are missing her ap-
pearances here.
Mr.. Charles T.. Varney made his
audience His subject for the morn
ing was "'rhe Psychological Back
ground OF the war
Mr. Varney says he is SO interested
in the war he cannot help talking
about it, His only son. Charles f.
Varney Jr., has recently been accept
ed as an aviator for Uncle Sam. In
terest in these talks continues to grow
from day to day.
Chautauqua Notes.
Mrs. Nellie kedzie Jones often
meets rain at Chautauquas. AT re.
cent demonstration Of Mrs Jones,
when she opened the kitchen cabinet
the -four had been rained on until 1t
was paste, boys had made off with
the raisins and nuts and a trail of
sugar ran from the cabinet to the
side door of the auditorium. A kindly
grocer came to her rescue with ma
terial and the demonstration con
tinued
The Monday evening session was
called off on account Of the severe
rain. The storm reached the thau-
tauqua grounds just at five o'clock,
when Mrs. Jones was giving her dem
onstration The people in the amphi-
theater quickly scattered to their
tents The rain continued in torrents
for several hours and quite a number
of The campers went to their homes
for the night.
The electric lights were turned OIL
for q few minutes early in the even
ing, leaving the grounds in total
darkness The stakes of n number
of tents were washed out by the rain
The lunch counter tent fell complete
ly down. and The Thompson tent Went
down too Mr. Farrell was on tn,
job with sledee hammer thruout
the storm and kept several Other
tents from going down The rain
blew in the amphitheater so badly
II was impossible to use it for the
evening session.
Rotary Session.
The Rotary Club attended the after
noon session in body to hear Alel
ID Albert deliver a most excellent ad
dress on "The City of Ottawa"
There has always been cities
since the beginning" said Mr. Albert
"A city is a company made up o
Gods children Held together by th,
unity of economic and spiritual con
ditiOns. All cities are alike and hay,
corresponding stages in their growth
Ottawa, and all cities, began as place
OF refuge"
He traced the early growth of n cit.
thru the periods of trade, manulat
tnre, and the beginning of a richie
life. He spoke of the advantages o
building large city on n river, fo
commercial purposes Indianapolis /
the only large city in the world tha
Is not built on river. II is con
mon trait for all cities divided by
river, to be Jealous one side or tn
other
Mr.. Albert gave many interestn
statistics of Ottawa He said onl