Jo was an accomplished elocutionist, and a born mimic.

Among the number was the celebrated elocutionist, Alf.

Father, as I have already said, was a very charming elocutionist, and my mother read Shakespeare beautifully.

On the platform with him were Messrs. Ira O. Knapp, Joseph Armstrong, Stephen A. Chase, and William B. Johnson, who compose the board of directors, and Mrs. Henrietta Clark Bemis, a distinguished elocutionist, and a native of Concord, New Hampshire.

The sermon, prepared by Mrs. Eddy, was well adapted for its purpose, and read by a professional elocutionist, not an adherent of the order, Mrs. Henrietta Clark Bemis, in a clear, emphatic style.