The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-15
THE CHAUTAUQUA.
A Very Successful W. Q. T. q. Day-The
Popular Band Ooncert-An Excellent
Lecture by Dr.. Joseph Cook.
Friday.
TWO ADDRESSES

Two ADDRESSES
by ladies' were prominent features OF
yesterday afternoons work. 1t was w.
G. Il. u. day. The ladies had all after
noon,. the evening, and Joseph Cook
thrown in. 1t was q great day, we'll
spent in o good cause. At 2:30 the plat
form was occupied by Mrs. Emma A.
Cranmer, president OF the state organic
alton; Mr.. Emma Schwartz, state
evangelist OF the union; Mrs. Alice A.
Picker, Mrs. Emma p. Meyers; Mrs
G. E. Hager, Mrs. Geo. Bagley and Mrs.
j. /. Hubbell, all prominent workers in
the ause. After singing, reading OF the
Crusade" psalm-146th-and prayer by
Mrs. Schwartz, Mrs. Picker introduced
to the audience the young president Of
the state union
MRS EMMA A. CRANMER.
This delicate and handsome lady step
ped to the front in a voice wonderfully
clear, strong and sweet gave a short adj
dress OF great power on the necessities
OF the hour. "The enforcement OF
law" She predicted that the battles of
the future in all kinds OF reform would
be settled by the ballot, and then al
luding to the prohibitory law and it's
open violation In cases, proceeded to
give a clear detail OF the legal process OF
it's enforcement. She referred in strong
terms to the disfranchisemet of women
and the moral support it would bring
to the law and its enforcement, il women
had the ballot.
OTHER PARTICIPANTS.
Mrs. Meyers recounted in the diff
culties encountered In enforcing the law
in Clay county and said it required
hard work and lots Of money. Mrs.
C. E. Hager presented the cause of the
stockholders in the W. G. T. U. building
on the assembly grounds and urged
subscriptions to the good work. Stock
taken now will all be bought up by the
state union and money refunded. Mrs.
Melville followed in a reading aud Miss
Lille Runals in q recitation, "The
Mothers Prayer"
isabella WEE
OF Atlanta, Ga, leader In the school OF
methods, then addressed the assembly
on "The w. G. T. u. as a World Move
ment," and reviewed it's history and
growth since origin in 1873 to the pres
emit time. 1t had far exceeded the ex-
pectations of it's most sanguine friends.
Its educational, its social, it's suffrage
and it's temperance work were fully
dwelt upon ana the speaker showed a
thorough knowledge OF the scope and
character Of this great movement and
drew from personal experience many
rich and interesting illustrations
OF the character Of its supporters.
THE ROUND ABL
The G. l.. s.. G. tent was crowded to
its utmost capacity to listen to the inter
esting program of the Conference of
Chautauquans and readers OF the
American institute of sacred literature
course. DIR. Parks presided. The
question, "what can the business man,
the mother. teacher and others, do to en-
courage systematic study of the bible?'
was discussed in short, concise addresses
OF from five to ten minutes each,
b. Henry Neill for the business man,
Mrs. Pickler for the mother, r. N. Kratz
for the student, ID. p. Ward for the
sunday school worker, Rev. G. s. French,
for the pastor, DR.. H. E. Kratz for the
teacher, Mr.. VIM. Crawford for the col
lege professor and Joseph Cook for all.
DR.. Parks made a great hit in thus out
lining his program and produce a school
OF unusal p~ratical interest. The next
meeting will be OF a similar character.
EVENING EXERCISES.
The band concert was the usual draw
ing card and sustained its record. The
grand medley of the popular melodies
was delightful. Mr.. Ludwig Hanson
cornet solo was an exquisite rendition
and received with much favor by Mr.
Hanson's many friends here who rejoice
In a former Madison boys success as
musician, and the descriptive piece 0
the forge, realistic in it's execution, drew
forth unabating applause. For q
encore the band played that lively march
or rather reel ssSambo's Wedding"
JOSEPH COOK.
In preparing for the great Bostonial
on the platform, Miss Edna Rush playe'
one Of her sweet violin solos and Supt
Hager then introduced the creates
American thinker and orator, JOSEPH
Cook. The subject Of his lecture was
.No Sex. No Shirks, No Simpletons il
Suffrage" He explained that the word
ing of his subject, arose from q compac
he once made with the leaders OF the w
G. 7. u. movement to advocate womal
suffrage on condition that they woul
agree to an educational test and compul
sorry voting, which they did. For more