The Monroe journal., 1920-05-04
CHArTAUQUA PROGRAM UP
To USUAL HIGH STANDARD
So Far the Lecture of DIR. Carolyn
Geissel stands out As Predominant
feature--AIiss Louise stallings to
Give Concert Tonight.

Geis>el Stands Out As Predominant
feature--AIiss Louise Stallings ca
Give Concert Tonight.
The Redpath Chautauqua which be-
gan its annual seven day engagement
here on Saturday afternoon. is up TO
its usual high standard of excellence
with the best programs yet TO come,
The ticket sale has been splendid and
each program has been rendered TO a
large audience. The tent in use this
year is rectangular in shape, as are
all the new ones belonging TO the Red
path company. and the acoustics of
these are said to be much better than
that Of the old, round tents.
Mr.. J. j. DeBoer. the superintend-
ent. is a minister and man of very
pleasing personality. His introducto-
ry remarks are short and to the point
and he has eliminated the wranglings
with the children which displeased
so many MoEroe people at last years
chautauqua. We may state here. how
ever. that the behaviour of the kid
dies is much better this year: they
seemingly realize in a measure the
advantages which this university OF
the people brings to them.
Miss Higginbotham. who conducts
the childrens hour. and who is arran-
ging the childrens pageant Thrift" +"
for the seventh afternoon, has al
ready won the hearts OF the little
folks. She is young woman OF much
att tPna
sonality and is an experienced play
ground worker.
Notwithstanding the interest given
the Sybil Sammis Singers and DR.. II.
f. Rompel's mQsterly address on
Pacing the Task" il is the concen-
sus II opinion that the lecture OF DR..
DR.. Carolyn Geissel given last even
ing before large audience is the out
standing feature of the programs rem
dered so far. DR.. 'Geissel is a men,
Der of the Battle Greek Mich. sana-
torium stan and Is personally known
TO a number OF Monroe people. She
has medical degrees from three Amer
ican universities, the universities OF
Paris and Russia and has attended
clinics in all the European countries.
Her talk on "How TO be young at 20
or old at 40" in addition to being a
great health lecture was incidentally
powerful sermon. She addressed
her remarks chiefly to the men OF
middle age. on whom the task OF re-
constructing the world and Of keep
ing the peace treaty will fall. AT the
outset she impressed them with the
absolute necessity of keeping sphysic-
ally At in order that these herculean
tasks may be accomplished; and this
can be done only through man power,
lust as the war was won with this
very potent factor with the help or
American dollars and American acres.
DR.. Giessel stated that eleven mill
iA people died Of preventable dis
eases each year In the English speak
Ing countries alone, Bright's being
the chief cause of this enormous
death rate. The eminent physicians
advice was to cut down the bill or
fare. drink two and one-half quarts
Of water each day, have competent
doctor examine the entire body once
each year, and thus ward off those
chronic diseases which are absolutely
incurable, once past the incipient
stage.
Statisticians, according to Dr. Gels
sci. have computed that the loss OF
Germany IS an integral factor in.the
civilized world has set civilization
back a century and half, while the
loss of potential parenthood In the
war and during the three months OF
the influenza epidemic is loss OF six
" years. The twentieth century
stands on the mountain tops OF civil
lization along with ancient Greece,
Rome and the Italian Renaissance.
Each OF these previous great periods
have been followed by dark ages due
to degeneracy caused by dissipation
and sinful excesses. Will history re-
peat itself In our case? According to
DR.. Geissel. congenital idiocy and IN
sanity have increased Ave hundred
per cent and unless this Is stopped
our civilization will stand with that
of ancient times. In pleading with
the men OF America to "Be strong for
the task" and carry on the work De-
gun by the bows who gave their lives
In the war. DR.. Geissel quoted 1t.
Col. McRae's matchless poem IN
Flanders Field" as follows:
In Flanders fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses, row by row.
That mark our place, and In the
sky.
The iarks. still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead; short days ago
We lived. felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
| I.oved and were loved. and now we
lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe.
To you from the falling hands we
throw
The torch: be yours TO hold II high
II We break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies
grow
In Flanders fields.
The monologue "The Fortune Hun
ter" given by Mr.. V. s. Watkins yes
terday afternoon is generally conced-
ed 10 be the best dramatic reading
that has ever been rendered on the
platform here.
The preludes to the afternoon and
evening performances by the Emer-
SON. williams company. consisting OF
Scotch songs and piano selectioss,