The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-14
LUNENBURG
PLEASED WITH
CHAUTAU0UA

The weather man was kind on
Wednesday afternoon, lifting the
clouds at the time of the afternoon
program but repenting and send
ing the rain in bucket-fulls as the
people went to their homes. How
ever, the usual number gathered,
listening with pleasure to Mrs.
Smith, who spoke first of trees,
giving Kilmer's poem, "Trees" eff
fectively and afterward talking of
"Spectacles." She told of a Ger
man in this country whose spec
tacles were "made in Germany"
and who did not change his view
till his khaki-clad san was saved
miraculously from a death from a
German submarine and who then
changed his spectacles for Ameri-
can made glasses. Also of being
at Ladies' Aid" where, she said,
no two women ever have the same
view, when the president, finding
she had left her spectacles at home
borrowed the secretary's who, in
turn, used the same lenses, finding
both could see through the same
pair of spectacles, and urging each
one to try on the next fellow
spectacles before coming to ire
vocable decisions. Mrs. Smith
spoke of Helen Keller, the wond-
erful blind woman who has made
such a success of her life by don
ming the spectacles of imagination,
and closed with a fervent appeal
to every listener to wear the spec
tacles of imagination, not as
dreamers, but, like Edison, to help
others on through life and bring
good to all who were encountered
in the daily life.
Following the Superintendent s
address Margory Gage Smith and
her Festival -Four were introduced,
giving a varied program with VIC
lin, cello, cornet and piano, Miss
Smith singing two selections ac-
companied by violin piano, a duet
of saxaphones with piano accom-
painment, completing the
program with a saxaphone quar-
tet in a medley of old songs, Miss
/ Smith joining gowned in an old
fashioned, hoop-skirted gown, and
singing "Sweet Genevleve."
The house was we'll filled in the
evening. A little delay was made
/ while the guarantors were signing
1 for another year, Rev. c. w. Kel-
w being called on by Mrs. Smith,
gave glowing tribute to the
/ Chautauuua movement in general
and the Swarthmore in Lunenburg
snecially. and Mrs. Silsby, the sec
rotary of the local association an
nounced 81 names signed and 9th
ers who would when they had
their spectacles in evidence, show
inc Quick results from the after
noon lecture.
The concert by Margery Gage
Smith and her company was even
more enjoyable than in the after
noon. Miss Smiths charming voice
showing to better advantage than
in the afternoons choice of songs,
/ while the other young ladies were
given several encores and respond
ed GRACEFULLY. The last number
was given by the four ladies with
saxaphones in costumes of black
and white pantaloons with pointed
caps with Miss Smith as Pierettc.
Mrs. Smith then introduced Hon.
Charles H. Poole, of New Zealand,
a man of tremendous political and
official influence in his own and
other countries, who gave a COM
prehensive and interesting lecture
on the manner in which many of
the social problems of the day
have been successfully worked out
in his home country and his sub
iect Social Redemption wa,
thoughtfully and fully explained.
This lecture was full of informa-
ton and one of the most worth
while features of the entire course.
and gave food for Thought for
! many days to come.