The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-02
SUCCESSFUL ENDING TO
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM

conscripted and sent thousands OF
miles from home to fight for no tan
gible gain to themselves. He SAID
that the father and son" draft, Sep.
TENDER IL, will be one OF the finest
things in history.
Peace. according to Rev. Whitman.
will come about October or November
of next year, but the greatest danger
peace which Germany may offer 70
the nations as last stand toward
maintaining their system OF govern
ment and being able to wait twenty
years and then come back more power
full and deadly than ever before
Allies Must Save Russia.
Germany can give back Alsace-Lo-
rraine, can release Belgium and stop
menacing Holland. can let go her
grasp even on Turkey and yet by hold
ing Russia under her power will still
be able in the next generation to pro-
duce an army that all the allies OF the
world, including China and Japan.
can scarcely face" declared the
speaker. And he made the most stir
ring plea for the United States and
the Allies to put their arms about
Russia" and save her.
The Hruby Orchestra which gave
four concert programs during Satur-
day and Sunday were very pleasing
to the audience. Their numbers In
cluded many novel attractions, such
as humorous representations OF Sousa
and Creatore, an electric anvil which.
when played during dimmed lights,
ma de a most vivid representations; and
no 81 OILY their
closing number.
Douglas Malloch, humorist and poet.
who delivered the lecture Saturday
evening on 1.-The Seven Sinners OF
Business" was so greatly appreciated
by Francis H. Green, who remained
after his engagements with the Chau-
tauaua had closed in order to meet the
noted lecturer. that he at once ar.
ranged with Mr.. Malloch to deliver
the same lecture to the classes IN
English literature at the West Chester
Normal school.
The "seven Sinners" according to
Mr.. Malloch, include the Liar. the Cos
sip, the Crouch, the Pessimist. the
Gutter, the Loafer and the fiend for
work
Humor VIII Win the War.
Douglas Maloch is thorough be-
lever in humor. why, it Is humor
which is going to win the war for u.s.
he said. "The boys go over the top
grinning; they take everything. even
hardship, in good humor, and with
their morale kept up in the way 1t Is
we're going to win, we're bound to
win. we can't lose. You can't knock a
man out while he's still playing the
game with smile. And you'll find
that our boys will come home laugh
ing"
Mr.. Malloch believes that the Amer
lean people are the most humorous In
, the whole world. "Of course" he ad-
mitted. "the Irish do have a great
cdlaim on their reputation for humor,
but then there are more 11shmen In
| America than Ireland today. so what's
the difference?"
Mr.. Malloch is known to many OF
the citizens through the Motion Coun.
ter" in Judge. which he contributes
every week. Also he has written sew
eral books. "In Forest Land" RE.
sawed" Fables" "The Woods, and
| Tote Road and Trail" which have
spread his reputation as poet.
Sunday school was a great success
with between two and three hundred
present. E. H. Hasemeier made a
plea for greater leadership among the
young men and women for Sunday
school teachers and workers, and also
that the Chautauqua Sunday school be
made even greater next year than this
The four-minute speakers for the
! day were Miss Mary A. Stubs, F. w
! Riggs and ]. T. Giles.