Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-20
APPEALS FOR AID FOR
RED CROSS
WORK
ROTAR|AN DAY
JOE r. HANLEY m HIS MODERN
CRUSADE TAKES A FALL OUT
OF THE MONEY "GETTERS"-
CHARLES E. VhRNEY LEG.
TURES TODAY.


This is Rotarian day at lue Ottawa
Chautauqua. Allen D. Albert, past
president of the international Rotar-
ians, addressed large audience this
afternoon. Mr Alberts subject was.
The City of Ottawa
A large sized audience was on hand
al the morning session to hear Mrs
kedzie Jones Mrs Jones has an.
peared here many times before. She
is the wife of a Wisconsin farmer,
and before her marriage was a school
teacher Her .alk this morning was
along the lines Of conservation
The American people have been
ashamed to be thrifty" said Mrs
Jones She asked the women 10 con.
serve their food, suggesting the use
Of fried mush rice. Spanish rice and
dnmplines as substitute for potatoes
when they are high Barley -four was
suggested as a substitute for wheat
f'onr and corn meal.
The saving of postage by deliver.
ing the checks. instead of mailing
them for the mon hly eas, electric
light and other bills. was another sug-
eestion for saving.
Conservation Of strength was also
urged by Mrs Jones. Women were
urged to judge wisely in choosing
their recreation and not affect heir
nerves by too much fancy work
Many women said Mrs. Jones. are
in their collins with folded hands to.
day who would still have been with
Ms if they had learned how to rest d"
Mrs. Jones announced she would
have a question box placed in the
auditorium whore Questions ON house.
hold work could be placed for dis
cussion and answering at her ro-
naming talks
Mr. Varncy followed Mrs Jones
with his second talk on Psychology
taking for his subject "rhc High
School Problem According to Mr.
Varneys talk a high school education
IL for the most part luxury, because
so few people obtain one. Only 10
per cent of all the people that enter
the first Prade graduate from the
eighth grade, and OF this 10 per cent
only Is per cent of them finish high
school
Outside of diet and sleep, the things
that growing chlds need most are
love and sympathy Sympathetic un,
derstanding is the only proper rela
tion between a parent and teacher or
child. and in the Philadelphia schools
they have Instituted 4 conference
hour TO promote such an understand,
inf
That a high school boy or girl
should not have any outside social IN
1uences to detract from the SchooI
work, such as parties, dances or
shows. is the belief of MIR Varney.
The percentage Of tendance IN
the high schools has decreased IN
proportion to The increase H. expense
of maintaining them in the last few
years Mr. Varney suggested Junior
senior high schools and vocational
schools as a method for increasing the
attendance.
The talk was closed with a iifteol
minute open discussion and question
period
The chillren's hour at 9 o'cIocl
showed an Increase in the number o
children out for the classes. A larg'
crowd of grown people gathered It
watch the children The li,tle girl
practice every afternoon under tn
direction of Miss Eustis for their page
ant Saturday afternoon.
Sunday was a banner day at th
Chautauqua. The crowds greatly out
numbered the attendance Of any da
last year. People began coming earl
in the day Every interurban bronsh
load and hundreds of machine
were parked in the grounds
There was a good attendance al tn
church service Sunday morning NJ,
sic was furnished by volunteer chO
from the audience, under the directio
of Mr.. Mitten. Thomas b. Fare
sang solo.
The sermon was preached by Key
A. G. Waits, pastor Of the Presbyte
ian church of Mendoza A part {
HIS sermon dwelt with the war. II
explained we were living in di'fe
en- age from the age of forty yea
ago. An age in which the air is ee
,ric with possibilities. All the oI
securities Of life have gone from II
All that we have and all that we al
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