The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-01
4 C%HAUTAuQUA.
Interesting Platform Proceedings--A Big
rowd-Schooles- News and
Personal Notes.

The disappointment of the Chautau-
| Qua management yesterday afternoon III
| Eugene V, Debs' non-appearance YVES
more poignant than that even OF Mr..
| Debs' most ardent admirers. The lat
ter of course wanted to see and zeal
| him. the former we're extremely anxious
to fill every contract with the public.
Mr.. Debs' did not arrive, nor did ne even
make his whereabouts known, which
was all the more aggravatlng. They
! telepraphed in all conceivable directions
| where they thought he might be reach
! ed but to 90 purpose except that they
we're informed by the bureau that he
had left Chicago for this place on time,
but If by any accident he should fail to
| arrive, to set a date for him on july 4 or
5. With this explanation and the prom
,se of free admission to all now present,
| when he did come the large audience
seemed fairly we'll pleased. An hour of
his time was very p%rolitably filled by
Rev. r. Foster Stone who was pressed
into the service and under the circum-
stances, had a difficult place to till.
Rev. Stone illustrated the folly of
many ~preconcelved notions OF q people
and the difficulty of removing it owing
to prejudice, by relating in a humorous
as we'll as in a sarcastic way, the
peculiar ideas which prevailed in his
Pennsylvania boyhood days, and then
made many fine suggestions on good
citizenship. His ridicule of Fourth OF
July patriotism. worldly religion, mig.
gardly taxation, or anything that retard-
ed enlightenment, culture iand comfort,
was both humorous and pungent. His
plea for law abiding citizenship was fine
and in line with much that Mr.. Bryan
said the day before.
Before Rev. Stones talk, the Howard
Quartette had delightfully."- entertained
the audience for half an hour, in song,
assiste d by Homer Grunn OF Chicago IN
several instrumental numbers on the
piano. Mrs. W. II. Dempster is pianist
of the assembly throughout.
The evening entertainment after the
| bshd concert and assembly chorous was
filled in by the Howard Quartette in
several pleasing numbers, especially the
Chant Of the MI. Chapter Of Ecolesias-
teas, which was simply grand. Miss
kittie Wheeler sang a solo which evoked
a hearty encore and brought the young
lady before the audience again. MISS
Nellie Louise Woodbury., elocutionist,
| recited with humorous as we'll as dra.
matio effect 1.-The Day of Judgment"
Miss Woodbury. is an elocutionlst OF tine
compass OF voice and ease OF action.
Prot. E. B. Swift's spectacular enter
tainment on the "Wonders Of the Mic
rocope aud Telescope" was a fine exhibi-
ton of many of the beauties and secrets
Thin slices or CROSS sections of woods,
plants, sands, drops of liquids and other
substances were thrown on the screen
with startling magnitude and beauty,
and the telescope photographs of the
celestial bodies were equally arevelation.
Go and hear Prof. Swift tonight.
NOTES.
Schools organized up to date are the
physical culture class at 8 q. M, by
Mrs. Davidson, in kindergarten tent,
near Picgree cottage; Outlook club by
Mrs. j. P. jenkins, at 8 a. M, 10 large
tent, near auditorium; bible school at 9
g.. N. by Dr.. Parks, in tent near Grand
View, subject for this term, The Teach
ings of Jeeus, DR.. Parks taking up to-
day the method and form of Christ's
teaching.
The vocal drill OF Prof. Kratz is held
in the auditorium st 10 o. H., starting
out yesterday with a book class of Is
pupils.
The kindergarten is held at IL a. m.
by Miss Jordan, and the Sunday school
normal by Rev. 4. n. Kratz at IL q. m..
IN the Z. l.. S. C.. tent. Round table
this year is in charge OF Prof. MoClenon,
In the large tent of that name near the
auditorium, and meets at II q. M. The
various schools open up with nearly 1OO
students.
The assembly chorus this year will
take up the study and presentation OF
The Mass, by Gounod, which sffor1s
line opportunity for voices Of every
quality.
Inc dwellers Ga the grounds are en-.
Toying the greatest Of pleasure. The
tents IN the woods are thick and thioklv
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