Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-16
PERSONALITY THAT
CREATESL|FE'SMOST
DESIRABLE ASSET
FRANK WALLER ALLEN. CHAU.
TAUQUA SPEAKER TEL l. S
WHAT GOES TO MAKE FOR BET.
TER JIVING--F o URTH DAY
GETS UNDER WAY.

me lOHftll uay Oh tlle Ottawa 4 ldI'
tauqua bid fair to be one of the
best of the entire assembly when it
opened this afternoon Tho attend
ance yesterday was far above eXpec-
tation, and the 1920 Chautaqua has
been assured Of success b. the croWaj
SO far This afternoon the a tendance
vas very good By the time the pro-
gram opened at 3 o'cloek.
The Avondale Players. one of the
best and highest class companies be-
fore the public today, gave IA humor-
Gus play. When Mother Goes on 4
Strike. AT the close CT their pro-
gram the Ernest Toy Concert com
pany which Is composed Of four pao-
pie, was to give musical en- ortain.
meut. This evening the same two
companies are to stage the pro2ram.
Frank Waller Allen.
Only 300 people heard the address
on Saturday evening delivered by
Frank Waller Allen, newspaper man,
editorial writer and hort storJ writer
His talk on Creative Personality"
was one of he finest ever delivered in
Ottawa and held the audience during
the hour he occupied the platform. \
magnetic speaker who vas deeply in
terested In the subject of psychology
and had the courage and conviction -
tell what he believed, Mr.. Allen could
not help but be one OF the biggc $
drawing cards Of the assembly. II his
talk Was TO be repeated tomorrow II
is likely that not "A single seat in the
auditorium would be vacant.
Assembly gOcrs feel that they were
cheated In having Mr.. Allen slated for
Saturday night program, which is
always the most difficult OF the week
to attend.
He launched his address By explain
ing that often we are won by Il per
son possessing a winsome personality,
personality that cannot be analysed,
but thai bogets money, love ana the
other things that make life worth lis
ing. The personality that is so win
some is something VIC would all rather
see than anything else, is extremely
useful. but is rare. He stated that
about 30 per cent Of the people Of the
country are miserable. that they were
either hope dopers or memory men ofI
women
He explained that the hope dopeIs
We're the men or women that believed
they would be happy in the future, as
soon as they got the mortgage paid
OF, or could move % southern tal!.
foInia, and that the memory mon and
women were those who lived in the
past. remembering that they were AZ
one time happy. Happiness he said
could be found right here and AT the
resent dag by an individual creating
n care free and pleasant state of mind
Everyone is born happy, all children
are happy, and it is only after the
man or woman allows unhappy
thoughts to creep into their minds
that their lives become miserable ana |
unhalN.
The three great neutraIi2ers Of per .
s0nality were then taken up by Mr.. /
Allen poverty, ignorance and fear
He explained that he would spend the /
greater par, Of his time speaking on
tear which destroys Winsome per /
sonaity.
The first thing the human being /
thinks of when fear is mentioned, he /
said is terror. Terror. however, is /
experienced by yers few persons He
then skctched the sinking OF the l.usi- !
tania and showed the difference il /
which the trained minds acted over
the unframed.
jealousy is a manifestation Of fear, 4,
for the man or woman afflicted Ov
Jealousy fears someone else Will win
the affection of the person they are
jealous OF. When a person is in a
jealous state Of mind fear overcomeS
their reasoning power and destroys /
their personality
when fear is manifested in plain, !
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