Gunnison news-champion., 1918-08-09
INTERESTING SESSION Is
HELD BY WAUNITA SOCIETY

Continued from First Page)
Friday, August End, was given over
10 solos, trios, and choruses. by the
members of the Montrose Choir.
The speaker of the evening, the
rose, gave q mastery address, entitled
Our Country" in which he treated OF
the .Permanency of Our Political In
stitutions." IL was n marvellous and
forceful discussion of Righteousness
of Christ as a pattern and
the World War as a background.
II became apparent to all who sat
within range of this speakers far
reaching and powerful tones and to
those who listened to his clear-cut and
forceful, simple logic, that no public
office of this commonwealth would be
too great for the abilities and capaci-
ties Of this man. A man with his
high ideals would ill the governors
chair with dignity and credit to both
himself and the people of the state.
and would bring to US an administra-
tion which we need and of which VIC
would be proud. The speaker Of the
evening was introduced By a few ap-
izen and former law partner, Edward
fisherman, the silver-tongued orator.
On Saturday. August Bird, in the
afternoon. there were solos by Miss
Alberta Rogers, Mr.. J. C. Redding,
Mrs. r. B. Vote, assisted by a ladies
chorus.
Mrs. Land, the acting president,
read 4 paper on Loyalty and Patriot
ism, emphasizing the fact that all
Foreigners should be compelled 10
learn to speak the English language,
and the wonderful power of the com
munity singing of war songs.
Miss Cecilia kilroy, of Chicago,
read a paper entitled: MY Blunder
Book" which proved TO be collection
Of cute and apt sayings of little child
ren, and which demonstrated the quick
sense Of children TO grasp a situation.
Mrs. DR.. Charles Gilbert Davis, OF
Chicago, and of Waunita Springs, de-
lighted the audience with her beauti-
ful and wonderful voice in a number
Of songs
Mrs. DR.. James Morgan Grove. Of
Chicago, read a paper on Tmagina-
tions in Childhood" showing how
carefully we should deal with such,
not condeming it or considering II
desire TO deceive, and showing that to
the child these things were real and
that we should enter into their mag
inings and enjoy them with the child
ren.
The little Misses Anna Jerrald Davis
and Carolina Gilbert Davis. both of
Chicago, sang the Southern Hush
Song: They were dressed as Hol
land Dutch children, and were receiv-
ed with rounds of applause. For an
encore they gave song depicting the /
of spelling. and showing
how, in spite Of such difficulties, they
had learned to spell "Mis- -sippi."
For second encore they exempiified
IN song and rhythm, "Whcn the Flag
Goes Marching By" In all three
songs they exhibited real dramatic
talent. Baby Helen Groves. took part
in the flag song. and though she had
no preliminary training, she display
ed a ready ability to catch on that
could easily be the envy of much older
persons. All three little girls were
iressed as Red Cross nurses.
The recitation by Betty Wilson. of
Oklahoma, was so well done that she
vas obliged to respond to two encores.
md was then asked to repeat her first
"Billy Brad and the Big Lie."
This little elocutionist, like the char
lcter she was portraying. was SO fil-
ed with lively imagination that she
vas enabled, in inimitable style, to
ring to her hearers a vivid picture
# the personality of the hero of her
,iece.
Esther Roe gave as her reading,
Jimmy Browns Sisters Wedding."
esther told how Jimmy fixed things to
uit himself. |,
Miss Dollie OLeary, of Chicago,
ang Lullaby" from Jocelyn. For
n encore she sang. "You'd Better As
ie.' Her second encore was ave
iaria.' Miss OLeary possesses an
xceedingly sweet and well trained
oice of fine range and volume.
This being the last meeting of the
'ession, the acting president called
pom the founder of the Society, DR..
'harles' Gilbert Davis, to close. The
octor was so filled with the inspira-
ion of the occasion and with the many
Interesting themes, scientific, philoso-
hic, political and artistic, which had
cen advanced throughout the Ses-
ion, that he took his hearers into his
onfidence and impaired to them the
nformation of a few Of the great
hings which he had planned for the
uture Of the Society and for Waunita ,
lot Springs.
On Saturday, August Bird. came the
,rand Annual County Ball. Dancers
rom the East, West, North, and I
'outh. and revelry and mirth prevail
d. DR.. and Mrs. Davis led the Grand
iarch. Next came Mr.. Moynihan, of
iontrose, the newly elected president
or next year, and Mrs. s. E. Land, Of
Denver, the acting president. There
ollowed many couples of beautiful
,irls and ladies and Of handsome men
Intil hundreds were in line.
The proprietors of the Waunita Hot
springs hotel, the Sitter brothers,
erved a supper at midnight, and all
!anced until the wee small hours of
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