The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-31

The story of Ruth was beautifully
related at the Thursday afternoon ses-
sion of the chautauqua by Mrs. Mable
Guam Stevens, in her lecture, THE
Scarlet Band" She laid special stress
on the custom of the people of the
Holy Land even to the present DAY Of
swoddling their children in various
bands of cloth to denote their lineage
She stated that when the wise men
found the Christ child in the manager.
he was swaddled in these bands, one
of which was the red band of Ruth
and Boaz.
The first scene of her story is laid
In Bethlehem. Clad in the Bethlehem
shepherds white tunic, she stands be-
fore her audience describing the life
of Boaz. Later she discards this garb
for the varicolored raiment of the
women Of Bethlehem.
The next scene is in the country
of Moab where Elimilek and his fam
lily went to avoid the famine IN the
land of Bethlehem. The story de-
scribes the castle of King Eglon at
the royal city on the Arnon river.
Ruth, the daughter of the king, learns
of the coming of the family of Elimi-
lex to the city and welcomes them.
Pictures Old Scenes
Ruth and Orpha, daughter Of the
general of the Moabitish army, mar
ried the sons of Naomi and Elimilek,
Naon and Kelion. The husbands of
these two women died later and Ruth
and her stepmother Naoma returned
to Bethlehem. Ruth's decision to re-
turn with Naoma is beautifully pic
tured for her hearers by Mrs. Stevens
when she recites the Hebrew vow.
Upon her return to Bethlehem, Ruth
becomes the wife of Boaz and Incl
dentally the immediate ancestor of
Jesus Christ.
The Bible lesson story was followea
by statements and information which
was of especial interest to club wo-
men who are working for the better
ment of the schools, the churches and
social life generally and for those
women willing to become community
mothers. She also told the story of
the perfect women as found in
America.
Mrs. Stevens grips her audience
with her first appearance and her
words do not have the effect of an
instructive lecture but are more in
the form of an entertaining story
Last Time Here
Thursday afternoon was her last ap-
pearance before the chautauqua here.
Solos, duets, quartettes and special
ty numbers featured the prelude per-
Torrance of the Davies Light Opera
company which appeared on the chau-
tauqua preceding the lecture of Mrs.
Stevens. The quartette number, Isn't
It Great to be Happily Married." was
perhaps the best received of all the
musical offerings of the afternoon,
while the comic songs by Harry Dav-
les were in high favor.
The Davies Light Opera company
consists of two sopranos, Misses Irene
Heinberg and Florence Conant; con-
tralto, Louise Nichols: tenors, Harry
Davies and Harry Smith baritones,
Earl Anderson and Herbert McCIel-
land; bass, Harve Howard. They will
appear on the program Thursday
night in Richard StahPs light opera
Said Pasha." and will present two
programs Friday
Sketches Joseph's Life.
A sketch of the life of Joseph, his
character. personality and superior
bearing were outlined in the lecture
given at the Chautauqua Wednesday
night by Mrs. Mabel Guam Stevens.
Mrs. Stevens has travelled in the
Holy. land and wore one of the beauti
full garments which is worn by the
chieftains of the tribes there. 1t is
known as the coat of many colors and
is such a coat as was given Joseph by
his father back in Bible history.
She told the story of Joseph, who