Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1901 — The Library Literary Entertainment. [ARTICLE]

The Library Literary Entertainment.

The literary given Friday evening in the East Court Room by the Bar, for the benefit of the public library, was rendered before an audience of a fairly proportionate part of our literaryp?opl E Owing to their absence,, many numbers of the program were omitted and there being no instrument the music was also dispensed with. But those 1 presented furnished some excellent selections. After the opening song and responses, W. H. Parkison gave his oration “Dignity of Labor” which was highly applauded. Then Jesse Wilson in the most eloquent mhnner presented and discussed the subject for debate ‘•Pursuit or Possession,” giving many forcible arguments thatjtbe pursuit of an ideal was Jfar Jthe greatest pleasure, that hope belonged only to pursuit and that pleasure itself is that agreeable sensation or emotion^ produced by the expectation of it. The jideal he seemed to have in view was a wife. Mr. Foltz next arose to expound his views on the possession, and began by destroying the beautiful illustrations of Mr. Wilson by producing some very effective arguments against, stating that lawyers usually dealt with the most serious—but Mr. Wilson had taken the sentimental point of view in this discussion, thus plainly showing his state of mind. E. P, Honan delivered “Antony’s Oration’’ in a very pleasing way, displaying his oratorical ability and Judge S. P. Thompson’s selection, “The Boys” was enjoyed by all. Last came the Colloquy representing a colonial family, Mr. and Mrs. McGuire —J. F. Irwin Mrs. Mills, and the widow —Miss Estella Parkison, and the son and daughter, H. R Kurrie and Mrs. Ray Thompson, entertaining the Elder. (B. F. Ferguson) at a Thanksgiving dinner. The Elder was a very particular individual as to the food partaken of, and gave long arguments on everything served him why one should not eat it, but was finally persuaded by the plausible arguments of the family to test all of the different articles of food, even to have his glass of sweet cider replenished.