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SPOTIIGHTS
ON
PEOPLE q
Anniversary of A Song
elders

| oiliIC 1IoIIc, OWett I1OI1le was flrSt
sung in public. Contrary to general be-
| ilet, this song was not written under
the stress of inconsistencies but was
from the opera Maid OF Milan" now
! long forgotten. Not so this song,
| which bids fair to last as long as
home itself. Payne was at that time
wandering actor and composed the
entire llbretto for this opera. Pavne
| continued to follow wanderlust all
through life and at his death was the
American consul at Tunis. A move
ment to return his body to American
soil gave rise to the thought that his
exile might have been involuntary and
that the sentiment of the song had
Geen prompted by lonely condition.
Ii was simple touch of genius that
ne should tathom the very depths of
/ the emotion that he set out to portray
i'll verse, a characteristic of all true
poets.
DO Not Talk Enough
Ot all things to say of woman, yet
NO less an authority than Mrs. Percy
V. Pennybacker OF Texas and chair
man OF the department of citizenship,
III the General Federation of Woman S
| Clubs has made that assertion. But
what she is Speaking of, is the dis
cusSlon of the important questions of
the day. She establishes these propo-
J sitions: To cast the ballot is to ex-
press an opinion, and to intelligently
form an opinion three steps are neces-
sary; to read both sides for infor-
nation, to talking with many men and
women of many minds, and lastly to
think, really think, because many
people can read and talk and still do
rot think. Discussion stimulates
thought and SO we get her idea about
talking. Good citizenship is the bur
den of her thought.
Generosity of Ponselle
There may be a difference of opin-
ion as to the quality of the voices of
! the divas in the Metropolitan operas
OF last week in Atlanta, but all are
agreed that never he's an opera singer
been SO gracious to Atlanta audiences
as has Ponselle, first, consenting to
take major role vacated by Kemp on
Friday night, and thus having the un-
usual and strenuous part of three con-
secutlve performances to which she
added most graciously a fourth con-
tribution by singing for the Stone
Mountain Memorial meeting at the au-
dltorium on Sunday afternoon, remain
ing over another day to do so. Singing
also for the Rotary Club earlier in the
week Ponselle has by these unusual
favors established herself fully as the
favorite opera star.
Making Speeches Rests Him
Chauncey Depew arrived at his 89th
year last week The day was marked
by scores of kindly greetings includ-
ing those from President Harding and
King George of England while his
office where he spent the day at work
was banked with flowers in token
Asked for his formulate for longevity,
he declared mo fads, no medicine, no
cures, no life-giving serums; good
wife, sensible diet and not much of
it. | have little time for exercise but
my great recreation in life is making
speeches and it is recreation because
i employs more of the brain cells than
those in use in my business. The real
secret of recreation is being able to
change from your daily vocation to
your hobby"