The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-12
THE CHAUTAUQUA
Recognition Day-Prof. DeMotte- Pro
gram for this Evening and Tomorrow.

Yesterday WAS Recognition Day at
C~hautauqua. but the Indictment weather
prevented :he usual gala decorations and
parade OF classes, but IN the afternoon
the usual exercises were gone through.
There were no graduates this year III the
regular Reading Circle course. but three
graduated from the Sunday Normal
school course. J. VI. Crow, Cora Boyce
Crow and Amanda ". KRAFT. all u Nit
ch.ll. DR.. r.. l.. Parks, OF Atlanta, Ga.
delivered the annuA! address which was
u strong and logical presentation % the
elements which enter into q successful
l,fe'- work. True success IN life comes
III obedience TO law. physical ss truly rs
moral law. Also "a vel! stored and we'll
trained mind. III. harder The thinking
Ia. greater the results. obedieuc. 10 the
Commandments. Tie MI. should be
directed by reason and conscience.
lil2h; choice OF calling. one for which we
p%crtuult, unscliish service 10 humanity,
thorough master Of oil the details o; the
work IL which we engage, honesty 10
business anu Il true home life.
J. Edmund Vance Cook. the poe, read.
er. entertained Ii. forenoon aud!-nc. ~
the auditorium In "A series Of r.citaiioLs
Of a high order and artistic .mi-rsonn-
ton which revealed Mr.. Cook a. one %
III. first ,~mpersonators AID readers on
ia. platform today. MIR. Cook also held
forth this afternoon 20 a large audience.
sustaining the hish opinion formed II
his work.
Before Prof. DeMo,i.s lecture as,
evening III. Lee Sisters evoked the en.
thus,asm Of the audience IN two musical
numbers and Edwin L. Barker. imper
senator and %reciter. established himself
II the good Sraces OF the people as "a
prince OF entertainers.
The lecture OF Prof. DeMot.e was de-
lisered 10 an audience u a. least 1900
people. the lar.es, gathered IN the audi
forum this year and WAS u magnificent
effort. For two hours be held the PEG
Pile intent on his every word aud AS he
proclaimed his great scientific and moral
truths. illustrated 10y s~tereopticou views
Of anatomical subjects aud other scenes
Snd enforced by incidents OF personal ex-
per,ence. he gave all "a higher inspiration
TO battle with the Python eggs within
them.
This evenings program nj Chautauqua
will include the band concert md chor.
MS. At s:l5 solo by Prot. Lee G.. Kraft
and u duet by the Lee Sisters. $50
Lecture 10y Pres. ". J. Graham Of Mitch
ell university ON "Gsdxr.nds," followed
by exhibitions Of strength by DR.. Ferrer
Martyr.
, Important features Of tomorrow
program. the last OF the Assembly. vii
be Prof. Bankers approximations at So
p. m. in Peaceful Valley. the great ora
,or,o OF the Assembl, chorus in the
evening. These two features alone vii,
be worth "a day at the lake. But there
are many other minor numbers Of spec,
: ial interest.
At2p p. III. in the large tent near the
auditorium occurs the stockholders al
nual meeting. 1t is very important ths'
every stockholder should be present Al
many changes are to take place. Pres
Williamson declines emphatically q re
/. election, having served the association
|. . for eight years and having given mucl
J OF his time and money, and seen the en-
{ terprise placed where he has laborsd TO
il TO be, out OF debt and on its feet. II,
rightly feels that the association ouRh
TO let him out. Changes in manage
, ment and bylaws OF the association
therefore require the deliberate consid
Grafton Of all the stockholders,
n Good girl wanted to do general house
work. Good wages.
Mrs. j. Il. JONES.