Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
Large Crowd Attends Meeting.
Splendid Program Rendered.

The Three day Chautauqua held
here Friday, Saturday and Monday
by the Radcliffe Lyceum Bureau of
Washington, D. c., proved "a decided
success both from a standpoint Of
entertainment and attendance. The
meeting was held under a large tent
erected on Main street where the
Aeetze Hotel formerly stood and
each performance was well attended.
The opening program for Friday af-
ternoon was given by Capps Orches-
ira, composed Of five young finished
mu- clans, and they delighted their
audience in the afternoon and again
that night with splendid music, select
ed from the most classic opera to the
present day ragtime. Following
Capps Orchestra, DR.. Henry Clarke of
Chicago captivated his hearers with
a lecture entitled "Wake up America
IN which he appealed to the patriot
ism of our people to get ready to
meet the emergency that must come
during the present war. Again Fri
day night DR.. Clarke entertained the
audience with anotherslecture equally
as interesting entitled "The Call of
Democracy" This was another ap-
peal to patriotism, and DR.. Clarke
was well received on both occasions.
Saturday morning at II o'clock
Miss Margaret Sturgeon personal
representative of Herbert Hoover lee
tured and gave practical demonstra-
tions on "Mobilizing the American
Kitchen to Help Win the War" She
also gave demonstrations of how to
use substitutes for meat, wheat etc.
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Prof. Louis Williams of the Univer-
sity of MINNESOTA gave an exhibition
of "Some of the wonders of Science
consisting of chemical experiments
which were very interesting and in
structive. Prof. Williams was follow
ed by Miss Sturgeon with lecture
on stPatrioUism Expressed in Domes-
lie Science" Saturday evening at
$50 DR.. J. G.~Cornwell delivered an
eloquent and highly entertaining lee
ture entitled "The Call To The Col
ors,' in which he made an earnest ap
peal to his audience to Loyalty re-
spond to the call of the Nation in
the present crisis. DR.. Cornwell en-
deared himself to all his hearers and
OF all the enteresting entertainers
that were here during the Chautau-
qua, DR.. Cornwell came nearer win
ming the hearts of all Lexingtonians
than any Of the others. Again Sun
day night DR.. Cornwell preached in
st. Stephens Lutheran church and de
spite the down pour of rain a large
congregation was present. He chose
as his subject "The Man in the Moon
and What He Sees in Some of You
Lexington People" and delighted his
audience with his eloquence and
sound logic.
Monday morning Miss Twitchell
presented the authorized message of
the American Red Gross "The Pre-
vention of Disease as a Patriotic
Duty" and was followed by DR.. Corn
well in a short lecture on "The Red
Cross Helping Stamp Out the "White
Plague" Monday afternoon Miss
Twitchell spoke on ''The Story of
the Red Cross in Peace and War. "
The Mills-Andrus Co. gave a de-
Ightful concert with Miss Martha
Morrison Reader, and their part of
the entertainment was highly enjoy
ed by all present.
Again Monday night DR.. Cornwell
lectured on "Wheels Within Wheels
or Making Your: Home Town the
Best Town in The World" and again
delighted his audience with his e!o'
ouence and forcefu1 words as was de-
monstratcd time and again during hi:
speeches by frequent applause. DIR
Cornwell proved himself universe
favorite in Lexington and the guar
antors were flooded with. request:
that the Radcliffe Bureau be- urgec
to send DR.. Cornwell here next year
This was the. closing number O.
the ehadtauoua' and everybody: il
Lexington was delighted and congra
ulated the guaurantors UPON bringing
such creditable entertainment h
eur town. : -"
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