Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-21
COURSE FINE ONE
Splendid Attractions to be Offered
by Y. ~. c. A. Next
Season.
SHOULD PROVE VERY PoPULAB
Include Haskell Iodian Band, Lulu
Tyler Gates. dorado Taft
and DIR. Willis.

What is believed Will prove the most
popular list of attractions furnished
by the Young Mems Christian aSsOcia-
tion in the years it has been catering
in the amusement line has been book
ed for the coming season. In the Sc
lection Of entertainments criticisms OF
the past have been taken into conSid-
GRAFTON and an effort made to appeal
To all classes.
The season that closed recently was
not a profitable one from financial
standpoint. the association Just break
ing even. While some excellent mum
berS were afforded, there was heard
among patrons no little amount of
complaint against the one-man show.
In former years orchcstras and dra-
matte companies had been embraced
in the course. but each year the assoc
citation endeavored to get something
new and exclusive. and while it has
succeeded in this direction, still the
results have not been what they
should.
For the next course the six best at
fractions under the direction of the
Slayton Lyceum bureau of Chicago
have been listed. They are:
The Haskell Indian band. of which
Oneida (DcnniSon WheeIocl). brother
of the famous football player. is the
leader. The band is composed of %
pieces. Mr.. WheeIock is an athletic
looking man of 81, modest of his at
tainments and leading his well-trained
organization by the simplest methods.
He has a good general education, and
was at one time editor Of Il paper at
Green Bay. Wis. In the band are 9TH
er interesting personalities. There is
Robert Bruce, a full-blooded Sioux.
He is a master hand on the eupho-
MUM, has played in the Bird regiment
band of Philadelphia. and led the
Union band, composed of whites. in
the town of Carlisle. \ war dance is
made feature of each concert the
band gives.
Tafr to Bring Studi" Here.
Lordao Taft. the sculptor, who
brings his studio with him. He is
native Of Illinois and a graduate of
the state university. Mr.. Taft's sculp-
turc Includes the statue of SCHUYLER
CoIfaN at indianapolis. Gen. Grant at
Fort Lcavcuworth. and figures on var
ioUS military monuments throughout
the country.
Lulu Tyler Gates and her company
of artists. including Helen Carter Nc
Conncll. prima donna contralto; Marie
Ludwig. harpi>t and II. Bennc Hen
ton, saXa phone and cIarionct soloist.
Few readers have grown into great
popularity rs quickly as Mrs. Gates.
She is capable of giving an entire cv-
cning without Il company, but for this
season the bureau has persuaded her
to star at the head of a company of
such artistic strength as to place
them in advance of any popular con
cert company before the public.
Gcrmaine. the wizard. Germaine is
a young man, but a complete master
of the art of mystifying deception.
Critics have pronounced him the equal
Of Hermann.
The Byron Troubadours, novelty
musical entertainers. There are seven
members of the company. They use
piano, harp, violin. mandolin, banjo.
saNaphone, and their own unique in
StrumcntS.
DR.. y. \. Willis, opposite of Sun
shine" DR.. Willis has been for half
Il century in the front rank of pulpit
orators and lecturers. He never faces
an audience that he does not capture.
Although he has been laboring for
fully 20 years. he is still in full
strength.