The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-05-25

startling in the truths it contained,
and if people generally followed her
wise advice they would have better
health and correspondingly more
happiness and success, because
healthful bodies and sound minds,
along with clean morals and good
hearts, beget success and happiness.
DR.. Geisel, like the other lecturers,
told people some things they did not
know, and which everybody ought to
know that is, some of the people
were told truths they did not know.
There are always some in a crowd
who can't be told anything new. So
gifted and grand parsonage as DR..
Geisel is a benefactor, benediction
and blessing to any nation.
The concert by the Mendelssohn
trio Friday afternoon delighted a
large part Of the audience, a smaller
portion of the spectators preferring
to have musicians come along and
play such pieces as BILLY in the Low
Grounds" Sugar in the Gourd," p"
"Haste to the Wedding" etc. The
music by this trio was fine, the rem
dition of "The Mocking Bird" on the
violin, being the grandest we have
ever heard. There may have been
some in the tent who have heard a
better rendition, although we don't
see how that could be possible; but
! the reporter ventures to say he has
never heard it equalled. Then came
"The Wonders of Burbank" in a
lecture by Henry A. Adrian. Right
here we have to stop to take breath.
We confess our inability to handle
the mighty and weighty NATTER. so
powerful in it's essence, so wonderful
in its scope and so eloquent in its
delivery. 1t was just simply master
ly and magnificent, and we wouldn't
like to hear any man dispute it. This
world would blossom as the rose and
deserts bloom, with waste places soon
humming with life, if we all had
sense enough to get busy along Mr..
Adrian's line of talk. The country
would be rid of bugs, including hum
bugs; potatoes and tomatoes would
grow on one spot-above and below
new and better varieties of vege-
tables and fruits be more abundant,
with acres holding more in the higher
state of cultivSstion, and prosperous
people sitting in the shade of apple
trees in summer time eating seedless
watermelons Of various colors of
meat, each with different flavor.
Adrian was great and Burbank is
wonderful.
Friday night Miss Louise Stallings
appeared with the Mendelssohn trio.
When. we remarked to an intelligent
citizen that we liked Miss Stallings
he dampened our ardor by asking if
we could keep up with such singing,
as it was too high for him. AS there
are others like him, we pause here
to say, s'No, and we don't see why
SO many singers present their songs
in French, Italian and other foreign
languages, instead of altogether in
the language of this country" Many
people like it; we do not. But not
withstanding the use of French, Miss
Stallings is an eloquent song artist
with a voice rich and full of the
melody of sweetness and beauty.
Any one not understanding French
could tell that, and when she sang
the songs all of US know in this COM
munity everybody within the sound
Of her voice, except the grouchy,
were delighted. She is not only an
excellent singer, but her appearance
is very attractive, in gracefulness as
well as modesty and beauty. In fact,
we were struck with the bearing OF
all this chautauqua talent. Aud to
those who have adverse criticism OF
the ability Of any one of the enter
tainers, we would just like to say that
all chautauqua entertainers are nee
essarily attractions, else they would
not be where they are. They are
good. better and best.
We come now to the New York
opera singers and Opie Reads mimi
table lecture on "Human Nature and
Politics." Saturday night. The con-
cert was charmingly refreshing, due
greatly to the fact that the quartette
sang home songs. The members OF
this concert company took with the
audience, both because of the excel
lent singing and the pleasing de-
meanor of the performers. The in
spring music was followed by lee
tl,re that has never before been ex-
celled in the riveted attention of a
Newberry audience. Opie Read is a
marvellous speaker and his lecture
was thrilling, alike in the intensity of
it's execution and the strength of its
conception Opie Read is known
throughout the nation, his great abil-
ity having long since been recognized
and appreciated and his works ac-
+ complishing much good for humani-
ty. No one hearing him could fail
: in receiving benefit. To minds capa-
: BILE of understanding and souls re-
sponsive to the call, the four lectures
already given are alone worth the
price of a ticket, to say nothing OF
the other features Of the attracting
/ chautauqua. The lectures contained
wholesome food for both mind anc
heart, and if the minds and hearts OF