The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-18
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49,. famous singer and
S1oaAer, who has been enter
sxNo boys in France. will ar,
sn1onmond this afternoon and
rE0nent at the meeting tonight
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prsaeh from a subject
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- = ext,rsme ely esoduens in ha
Is the young manhood and
Nod represented In his audi
- abandon the frivolous, use
nN41ccs that end In the funk
7 He. and ne fiiled his address
nofN spicy remarks that drove
H&a home with great force.
- nEvATOR TO SUCCESS. ..
1F1 - no elevator to success
them, s.tAke the stairs- ne
n1nn God condemned was me
~ hid his talent in NAPKIN
nn1An.f let IL work" in depior-
- aaothfulness of the lives of so
~ yu0nE people, but pointing 70
5n he said: God said. David,
- man after fny own heart
- his own magnetic way. the great
h1RoftSt made the young people
ana kept them laughing, and
Nh sermon with "a series OF
neous ftttle stories that brought
30od -naturcd crowd 10 the friend
1ktltude that Ia said TO be MS
o&onk asset In his career.
n fefrAined from bitter utter
- and did not eriticise the hVes
those Of his hearers who fnigh.
Se been guilty. But he painted
40 - 1H show
~ ITEM how II is easy to amount 10
~ eehinF In the world by elm bing
Keeping on climbing. stop
oe1E1n' and so to ciiubin'. he ask
S ~ Them, ~f want to tell you
aofhing that will help you put your
W n italics, A good many fellows
I@nxH n third base but that run don
sMlfaay fellow didn't know
&IAeflaer God wanted him tn be col
|E1lW professor or an AnctToHeer, ana
IE0uld have starved to death II ne
init married a decent girl VINO
6anicured her f,ngernails over
1I6anfub while he wen, around chew
- and splitting and whiting MS
= away" he declared. and while the
900 OF the last applause was still
f1natug In the air another peal burst
-. and he had to stop until the noise
CUT OUT SLANG t?l.
4. ~ cut all the slang out OF my ser
noS,s because ! knew | was coming
~ Richmond" he ironically told tho
xN0ience, and a little later. IN de-
reribfng a certain sort OK person
no h continually a source Of caustic
comment from him. he gave up, ana
I'D, Good night Words fan me.
Oh. mercy alive,"
He spoke of Geraldine Farrar. ana
ID . reminiscent way, said ny. !
lrssNd to hold Geraldine on my knee,
When her daddy played bail the same
line wns playins---old Sid Farrar.
Al the Phiiadelphians. Tate, one OF
vcur cops out there, used to catch.
Il .ynung folks. know as much as
you can without blowing the packing
out Of your cylinder heads" he hurl-
"a at the crowd and they shot back
= roar Young man. don't get so
fresh you'il have to he put on ice 70
Keep you from spelling, scored again,
and ST you itch for fame you've got
10 keen on scratching, that's cinch'
added another TO the long list OF sun
day saying that have gone on record.
Referring again to the prohibition
amendment that has made America
ary. he recalled the great fight he has
made for the last twenty
rrar~ nrainst John Barleycorn. I've
been damned and villified and lied
n6cut more than any other man tn
America he declared, because I've
kried 70 bring about just what has
Sunday Defines Education.
~ .sHAucation ia knowing what you
1T. Knowing where TO get It, and
|noyf1nx what to do with it after you
lInt n = and illustrated the uselessness
Z unsnG kind OF edurntion by the
Ehou9ht. "A COW dies when she stops
giving milk You don't keep a cow
Tor company"
He opened the soft srot IN his heart
lAat II there for General Lee and said
mat de battles OF the late war in
Europe were patterned after Lees
plans for the battle OF Gettysburg'
'T.1I ny that with my hat OFF TO Lee.
thcuxh my father fought on the other
ode. and never came home" This
note struck the flame Of devotion to
a6arse Robert that lies in the breast
pf every virginian, and the big audi
enee acclaimed the speaker.
ssBe a live wire. young folks, ne
pleaded, with his face distorted with
what always seems TO his audience a
xrfmace of pain. ''Be a live wire
Rave .ysm. ginger, tabasco sauce and
In your veins. Don't be
milk and water, cider. chalk and
vinegar
The conceited follow. who gets 30
Duffed up "Ex- President Tafts over
coat won't make vest for him. was
not overlooked among the forces OF
lie that do not win, a concerted
NAN In like some cheap restaurant It's
N In the window, nothing inside
kH hot air"
smiling. Happy Religion
And he appealed to them TO look on
he bright side OF things. His re-
|iRSon. ne says, is a smiling. happy re
|jG1On. and there is no auinine or VIM
- IN it. You can't tell n man
II the noise he makes he reminded
~ frog makes more noise than
VSn1n. And he painted splendid
nfcemro Of the life of Abe Lincoln,
h0m hard knocks had stamped with
~ &adge of hardness and Of man
- And he held up this life be-
eD IT, young men of the audience as
$50 70 follow and never fear.
4DAfo was no doubt that sunday
nt1yAted his hearers last night. He
S1loA 1t them, told them jokes. de-
prod all his pet gestures. and used
n pet stang phrases He quoted
Goery for them at length. and cheers
- laughs and applause told him that
NaS putting II over"
r = Waat-te help -yeung folks
1T N introduction OF yourself TO
111IrEnalf. and don't be like a tack in